james.wilson

Thats a plus I must admit

As has been said have you tried the rest of the market or moved from risco to orisec?

Or press reset a few times

Don't use home kit but I integrate with home assistant. Easiest way is to upgrade as its an 800l it's getting on. Alternatively I'm guessing the voltage on the zone inputs is 5v. You may be able to pick that up into gpio or use trans relays. Alarms should be kept seperate Imo from automation but the sensor info and armed status is great for presence detection

As above hope its a better one for you all

Hi there

I don't see an issue assuming it's 12v input. Don't use it any more but the old castle stuff was solid

If a power cycle didn't help I'd say bin. Used to be OK but it 30 Yr old

At the moment its watch this space im hoping after discussions with HKC for a mqtt option for the app. There is alexa options coming but i havnt seen those yet. I currently use esphome and an esp 32 to connect all my i/o into ha while keeping the signalling going. You are right the sia options are not over ip so that wont help. I use output modules connected to the esp 32 and a 3.3v relay card for the inputs

Assuming the rest of it isn't 30+ years old

Most decent panels have prox on them now, or if low security and panel supports keyswitch you could add an access fob reader. Or upgrade to rf etc

qfa

I wouldn't get a power sonic one tho

So on your rear door, you have a contact that does or doesn't work?

Hi

very good OP the veritas is a very budget system

The bigger problem with HA and integration is the security side. IFTTT is great but what testing is done to ensure the system is secure. Also its totally cloud dependent. Without it the automation's wont work. Im a big fan of HA and use home assistant to control all my automation's. None are cloud dependant (apart from alexa commands as I currently have no choice) but heating, security, lighing etc is all local. If interfaced my HKC hybrid system to my HA instance using ESP32. This is a 1 way (by design) communication. My HA instance has no possible control of the security in any way. I use my alarm as 'presence' detection, ie its the only bit of kit in the house that knows when everyone is out, in bed or in. Triggers for full set will put the house into eco mode, turn off all devices that can be lower the temps of the rooms etc. I also use the movement detectors to alter comfort heating temps of the bedrooms based on if they are used in the last 24 hours. But only approved HKC products can arm or disarm my system, so keypads, keyfobs or apps. There is no way any HA part can be compromised that could unset my system. I also use dualpath coms for the app so when i lose internet connectivity it use a monitored gsm. A lot of the diy / smart systems require the cloud to operate. 'If' power was cut or lines cut etc these systems become inoperative until connectivity is restored. Completely useless IMHO

Engineer mode is the way or silence with user code. But yiu shouldnt have snything showing armed status. Burglars would look for it

All alarm cos and engineers are equal so it's just cheapest?

Never used a cpx but hated the cp8l used as a necessity after the 800l however quite stable hardwired

He will need it to service the alarm etc Id ask him to sort it. But im assuming you have no support contract on it?

Agreed but that doesn't change the work time?

Thanks for the follow up

Re an app or service for free how reliable do you expect it to be?