James Peterson Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Since ArmType "0" = Disarm is area/X/cmd/arm?armType=0&code=XXXX equivalent to area/X/cmd/disarm?code=XXXX Or do they perform different tasks in some way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Peterson Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 ping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I think no one knows the answer. I have asked this on the Elk support forum.B.R.I.A.D.A.Best regards,Gary Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryllix Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Strange I typically read almost everything on the forum and this is the first I saw of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Strange I typically read almost everything on the forum and this is the first I saw of this thread.You were mowing grass that day. B.R.I.A.D.A. Best regards, Gary Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 This appears to be the API from Universal Devices so the ISY can send signals to the M1. Please contact Universal Devices Tech Support for confirmation on the string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Morlock Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I SUSPECT the answer is yes, since the Elk M1 RS-232 protocol does not have separate commands for arm and disarm. There is 1 command for both arm and disarm, which takes a parameter to specify what arm state to set it to. If the parameter = 0 it will disarm the elk. Again, my SUSPICION is based on what I know about Elk, not based on any knowledge of how the isy Elk module works. Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWareman Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I SUSPECT the answer is yes, since the Elk M1 RS-232 protocol does not have separate commands for arm and disarm. There is 1 command for both arm and disarm, which takes a parameter to specify what arm state to set it to. If the parameter = 0 it will disarm the elk. Again, my SUSPICION is based on what I know about Elk, not based on any knowledge of how the isy Elk module works. Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk The API of the ISY seperate it out, and provides two apparent methods to disarm. I use the discrete disarm command in my app, and it works flawlessly. I've not tried the type 0 arm command.... I suspect there may be differences depending on the Elk firmware of the various components... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Morlock Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Elk has been incredibly consistent with the RS-232 protocol over the years versions. I used some perl modules that were written over a decade ago that I only had to add new commands to -- all of the other code, including the arm/disarm command has not changed since the first release of the docs. I can't locate a public version of the doc, but will continue to search. Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWareman Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 We are talking about the http API to the ISY Elk module, not the serial protocol used by the M1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 We are talking about the http API to the ISY Elk module, not the serial protocol used by the M1.It's pretty much the same thing as that's how the ISY communicates with the Elk. I'm Gary Funk and I approved this message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Peterson Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 It's pretty much the same thing as that's how the ISY communicates with the Elk. I'm Gary Funk and I approved this message. I'd be nice to know for sure. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'll just default to the disarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I'd be nice to know for sure. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'll just default to the disarm.Let's hope Michel will answer soon. B.R.I.A.D.A. Best regards, Gary Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWareman Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 It's pretty much the same thing as that's how the ISY communicates with the Elk. I'm Gary Funk and I approved this message. Not really. The M1 expects a binary string, and the ISY is a REST API. The question presented is does 'armType=0' equal 'disarm' when sent thru the REST API. What's the difference? Does it have different meaning when the ISY has translated it into the binary string to send to the M1. It's valid (and helpful) to know that it is thought that there is only one disarm command in the serial API - but the specific strings sent to the serial port of the M1 via the M1XEP are *very* different to the API commands sent to ISY. I guess I could sniff the traffic and see - compare the two ISY API commands to see if they generate different strings to the M1XEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I wonder why there isn't a RAW function. That would simplify a lot. Then we could use the new Elk commands. B.R.I.A.D.A. Best regards, Gary Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWareman Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I wonder why there isn't a RAW function. That would simplify a lot. Then we could use the new Elk commands. B.R.I.A.D.A. Best regards, Gary Funk You can always use the network module and send commands to the M1XEP. It's documented somewhere, from when people were figuring it out pre-Elk module. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Hello all, Everything you can do with ELK is already defined ISY-WS-SDK-ELK (in the current WSDK). As such, I am not so sure what I'd be answering since that's the official API for ISY/ELK. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Hello all, Everything you can do with ELK is already defined ISY-WS-SDK-ELK (in the current WSDK). As such, I am not so sure what I'd be answering since that's the official API for ISY/ELK. With kind regards, Michel Michel; Since ArmType "0" = Disarm is area/X/cmd/arm?armType=0&code=XXXX equivalent to area/X/cmd/disarm?code=XXXX Or do they perform different tasks in some way? B.R.I.A.D.A. Best regards, Gary Funk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Hi Gary, It should be the same: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Developers:API:REST_Interface#ELK_Integration With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Hi Gary, It should be the same: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Developers:API:REST_Interface#ELK_Integration With kind regards, Michel Thank you, Michel. We expected so but one never knows what magic you do behind the curtain. I'm Gary Funk and I approved this message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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