GalaxyGuy

A PA is global, with the system remaining in PA after the first press silent or not. You wouldn't be able to differentiate several different devices to different links. If you used the VMOD, the panel isn't programmed to respond to the fob button, it's the VMOD that would respond to that, and relay the press to a virtual zone state change.

The fobs are fixed function on the portal, so cannot be made to perform zone based operations. Have a look at the SelfMon VMOD, which can be used to collect received RF device payloads which are then passed on as MQTT. Depending on your application, I could write a special firmware to implement the feature that you require to take a specific RF device button transmission to trigger a virtual zone.

Yes, get a phone alert instead of annoying people with a siren sounding.

All looks fine. For ungraded domestic use you can have a pin or fob. When setting you need to keep the fob to the prox reader until the countdown starts. There's a natural reaction to pull away on the first beep. You've compromised your system security by showing the fob code online, as someone could program another fob with the same code. They would need to associate your TSI account with you in real life though ?

I was meaning a good option versus the gt40 - which will rarely (if ever) be installed as graded polled dual path.

The gt40 has Ethernet (RJ 45 onboard) and it also has GPRS for IP traffic with appropriate data SIM and GSM for SMS. The gt20 has Ethernet only. The modules were a collaboration between Chiron and Honeywell. I have a GT40 on the shelf for development purposes. I wouldn't advise buying one as they're not great. A better option is the IP module - either Selfmon vmod or Honeywell V4.16 module and buy a cheap 4G router to provide a backup IP path in the event broadband goes down. In fact, unbreakable broadband and a UPS on the router is a good option.

The trouble with the module is that it's very basic. With a professional panel, there are lots of features built in. Monitored power and backup is one important one for a start. If you connect to the SAB based sounder without any form of backup, the sounder will activate when power fails. If you do have a ups, will the konnected module let you know you're on backup and the battery status? There are options for Texecom and Honeywell Galaxy for MQTT. At least that way, you're getting a robust security solution with additional home automation capability. You can bolt on the konnected module to some panels, but not with many of the professional panels using balanced input zone circuits that the konnected module interferes with.

This is just how Honeywell have implemented flex. The 'ent' unsets but also enters the menu. Use 'A' or 'B' when unsetting instead of 'ent'.

On the Flex, you can also use menu 72 (auto detect) to find and delete devices from the bus. Also remember to avoid just pulling power on the Flex. You should always use menu 51.17.Shutdown and wait until the message 'safe to power off' appears.

The wiring in the sensor picture is correct. The zone resistance option (which is the default) is 1k Fault (BAL). This is option 9 on the keypad. The wiring in the zone schematic is wrong, to match what you have in the sensor, there is also a resistor going across the zone contacts in parallel. Where you have the two half dots. This means when the zone is open the circuit resistance is 2k and when closed it is 1k.

The Flex is the same as Dimension. Just leave as the default 'double balanced 1k/1k' unless it's impossible to add resistors in the sensors.

You can also use an RS232 lead connected to the panel. From your other thread, it sounds like you already have the RS232 connection sorted out, so the cheapest option would be to use that. Note that the upgrade wipes the settings, so be sure to perform a complete site backup before the flash upgrade.

While I would generally agree with the business comments, it's important to note, like most things in life, there's a spectrum of bad to good. While I'm less likely to be impressed with someone who has a degree in puppetry, I'm more likely to give greater academic respect to someone with a good engineering degree from a decent university. I'm biased towards electronic engineering and computer science though...

A tool that enters the Honeywell boot loader via Dimension / G3 RS232 port on boot. The Galaxy boot loader has a menu option to dump or write to memory in double words. The tool holds a list of address locations where the passwords are held (different firmware versions hold the codes and passwords at different offsets), or can also scan all of memory for them which takes longer. Since these codes and passwords are plain text in memory, it can read them out or clear them. To enter the boot loader, it does need the panel to be rebooted, so not a back door that compromises the panel. You can do it all manually from TTY, but it would take an age, so the program speeds things up.

1. The exit timer will be at 0 seconds for push to set. Increase it for a countdown. 2. The tag needs set to timed set in the max function within the user menu. Also keep the tag at the reader past the first beep. It's instinctive to pull away, but it needs to be held in place until the countdown starts. 3. Reprogram the A and B keys to do as you wish.

We have over 200 selfmon users using home assistant with galaxy. Keypad, logging, zones, outputs and control. No messing with relays or crappy slow apps.

Take a look at the Honeywell Dimension and Flex too. We have a few hundred customers integrating their systems with the SelfMon vmod. The vmod is a virtualisation module that also provides MQTT connectivity to gain control and status of the panels. It's about moving the complex logic into the HA system and away from the vendor lock-in of the control panel firmware, while keeping the robust 24x7 security of the panel. I would definitely recommend using MQTT as your main HA protocol going forwards, as it's open and really easy to use.

I think that means the Belden shield tied to the panel earth points at one end. Is this happening on multiple busses ? Any comm's device on bus 1 ? Are all the devices in 61.1.X sitting constantly at 100% ? It does sound very much like induced voltages messing with the bus traffic. You would expect to see the diagnostics showing a drop as the checksums get messed up though.

James, I think you're thinking about CAN 005 added to the G3 series V5.55 May 2007: Miscellaneous High Resistance Due to a customer request, an investigation was carried out regarding the High Resistance feature on the Galaxy 3 Series. After exhaustive testing, results confirmed that the panel is correctly reporting zone resistance problems as per the panel specification. This has highlighted problems elsewhere on the installations due to either wiring or detector/contact issues. High Resistance is a feature on the Galaxy that gives early indication of a potential problem with a zone.It is now thought by some of our customers that in some installations, this alert is simply not required. As this Fault condition is not required for compliance with any of the European Standards, we are releasing this new version of G3 software. It will suppress the audio and visual alert condition connected with the High Resistance event and will only log this in the event log, viewable by the engineer only.

I really wouldn't bother with the GT40. A better option would be to add GPRS backed failover to your router (a few suppliers are offering this unbreakable broadband type deal). Then add a UPS and ensure the area it's located in is protected by an instant alarm. If you add a UPS to your GSM backed broadband MODEM/router, then that combined with regular IP path polling provides decent coverage of any attempt at tampering. There are still some benefits of having a tampered self contained GSM communicator, but nothing is 100% infallible. If you're getting to the point where the value and risk are very high, then you really need to start thinking about professional installation with manned monitoring and high frequency polling.

SelfMon provides automated polled path checks, so that gives peace of mind that things are always being checked in the background. It also has several messaging methods to contact you depending on how you configure reporting. For example, you can set up Push Notification, SMS, Voice Messaging or Email. Combinations of these can be configured. I don't use the GX app personally, as it's too much of a hassle to log in. The latest release does seem to be stable enough though. The new SelfMon vmod also supports a keypad over MQTT, so with programs like home assistant, you have instant access to the keypad without all the login and connection issues. The Dimension does have a supported option for GSM (GT40), but it was really poor.

No, that's the MAX reader number printed on the black fob. The number scanned by the keyprox is correct. You need to configure the users menu to link the MAX tag to the setting function if you want to use to set the system - you then need to hold the tag to the reader until the setting countdown shows on the display.

Your panel has specific firmware loaded for ADT. This includes a set of pre-configured options for their ARC telephone numbers and various other ADT specific settings. Option 1 is their commercial settings and 2 is for residential. Whatever option you select, you should enter all menus and ensure that they are specific to your install. Better still, use a non - ADT panel.

The Dimension panels will accept the C079 based modules, but you need to ensure the firmware is at the latest. As above, for external gates Etc, you can use the D0DT800 contact and place it in a waterproof enclosure, then wire it to some sort of waterproof sensor. I protect external gates this way, but only include them in a log type zone, so that a trigger will only alert apps and not cause a full alarm. You could easily connect the wireless sensor to a Takex beam, but would need to supply it power.

What's the security like on Orisec as far as Ethernet, app and alarm reporting goes ? Looking through the manuals, the word 'encryption' is never mentioned. Anyone have any info ?