GuitarBuilder Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I have an alarm system already and I'm wondering if there's a simpler solution to interfacing my zones to ISY other than installing an ELK system. Using an IOLinc for each zone is rather clunky - is there a better alternative? I would like my ISY to take over all alarm functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbates Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I think its important to have a core dedicated alarm panel that the ISY can talk to for management purposes, but not have the ISY in the center replacing that alarm panel. I am waiting to see what products come out this year post CES, as the market is changing. I believe ISY v5 firmware will open a lot of possibilities as well, allowing direct conversations with alarm panels that wasn't possible before. I am going to continue to look at new products and get V5 firmware going Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeG Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I have to add my agreement with paulbates about not using the ISY as an alarm system. It would not be accepted by an insurance company as the ISY is not rated for such activity. If the intent is to eliminate the alarm system altogether than hooking up some of the sensors to the ISY is fine but not as a replacement to the existing alarm system. No battery backup, no override access to phone line, and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarBuilder Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks for the inputs! I will leave the alarm system intact; I do want ISY to monitor all my zones, so I can run simple alerts or commands based on each zone's status. How about using an Arduino to monitor the zones? Can I get ISY to query status? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarBuilder Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 How about this product: NCS ZSCAN16PROXR_ZBMESH ZigBee 16-Channel Contact Closure Input Scanner Detector: https://www.controlanything.com/Relay/Device/ZSCAN16PROXR_ZBMESH Is there a way for my ISY994i ZS to communicate with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
io_guy Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 What kind of alarm system is it? DSC? http://forum.universal-devices.com/forum/40-dsclink/ Honeywell? http://forum.universal-devices.com/forum/80-honlink/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarBuilder Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Unfortunately it's an older Napco system (MA-1016). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Can you tell me what *specifically* you want the ISY to do when one of the zones are open / closed? Send a piece of mail, activate some lights, turn on the HVAC, open / close the window shades, turn off the main water, open / close the GDO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarBuilder Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 I'm thinking of a text message for open zones when everyone is away (using motion sensor as condition) for starters. I may add lights that were left on or garage door left open in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I'm thinking of a text message for open zones when everyone is away (using motion sensor as condition) for starters. I may add lights that were left on or garage door left open in the future. I gather this alarm system panel doesn't have a *Internet module* that can tell you this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarBuilder Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 I gather this alarm system panel doesn't have a *Internet module* that can tell you this? No, It's fairly old, but still functioning perfectly. That's why I was thinking of monitoring the zones directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 No, It's fairly old, but still functioning perfectly. That's why I was thinking of monitoring the zones directly. I would humbly suggest you just upgrade the panel to what ever brand you like with the features that meet your needs. Most of the current alarm panels offer remote access along with notification via e-mail, sms, etc. Most of them offer web based UI's that let you see each zone along with relay activation etc. Since you already have all the wiring in place just hook it up to the existing wires and bam, good to go! Obviously, it would be good if the panel supported X10, Z-Wave, etc. I know its not Insteon but it would let you interface *some how* via X10 / Z-Wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi GuitarBuilder, Unfortunately not. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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