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Just moved into a new house which is about 25 years old.
An extensive WIRED security installation exists. Every door has the in-door contractors, several motion detectors (wired also), fire detectors. No wireless element i can figure out. There are many end elements such as DOOR CONTACTORS, GLASS BREAK SENSORS, MOTION DETECTORS, SIRENS which are wired back to the basement where the panel is, but much of it is not hooked into the most recent panel.
A DSC PowerSeries system control panel is installed with three keypads. This system DOES NOT CONNECT to the majority of the wired contractors - only to the fire detectors (the prior own seemed to be exclusively worried about fire, not security). Accordingly, most of the wiring from the rooms although well organized is not connected to the DSC and not well documented.
I am looking to replace the control panel with an ELK M1 in order to accomplish a few objectives including integration with ISY Lighting controller, internet access, third party monitoring and so forth.
My questions are primarily about how to wire the ZONES to the ELK panel:
1. In re-using the existing wiring coming into the basement (wether connected to DSC or not), do i need to worry about End of Line resistors and if so what can be done to RETAIN AS MUCH of the wired infrastructure?
2. How can i tell which wires coming into the basement are for the MOTION DETECTORS? any trick to finding that out? same question from the GLASS BREAK detectors etc. Any trick to more easily identify what's a door contractor vs. a glass break unit?
3. is there an easy to test wether a door contactor two floors above is working properly from the basement (if i have a friend opening and closing the door)
4. any GOTCHA i need to keep in mind or think about when re-using this wiring back to the M1?
You can see the images below for existing wiring.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/1.IMG_7982.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/2.IMG_7989.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/3.IMG_7984.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/4.IMG_7986.jpg
An extensive WIRED security installation exists. Every door has the in-door contractors, several motion detectors (wired also), fire detectors. No wireless element i can figure out. There are many end elements such as DOOR CONTACTORS, GLASS BREAK SENSORS, MOTION DETECTORS, SIRENS which are wired back to the basement where the panel is, but much of it is not hooked into the most recent panel.
A DSC PowerSeries system control panel is installed with three keypads. This system DOES NOT CONNECT to the majority of the wired contractors - only to the fire detectors (the prior own seemed to be exclusively worried about fire, not security). Accordingly, most of the wiring from the rooms although well organized is not connected to the DSC and not well documented.
I am looking to replace the control panel with an ELK M1 in order to accomplish a few objectives including integration with ISY Lighting controller, internet access, third party monitoring and so forth.
My questions are primarily about how to wire the ZONES to the ELK panel:
1. In re-using the existing wiring coming into the basement (wether connected to DSC or not), do i need to worry about End of Line resistors and if so what can be done to RETAIN AS MUCH of the wired infrastructure?
2. How can i tell which wires coming into the basement are for the MOTION DETECTORS? any trick to finding that out? same question from the GLASS BREAK detectors etc. Any trick to more easily identify what's a door contractor vs. a glass break unit?
3. is there an easy to test wether a door contactor two floors above is working properly from the basement (if i have a friend opening and closing the door)
4. any GOTCHA i need to keep in mind or think about when re-using this wiring back to the M1?
You can see the images below for existing wiring.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/1.IMG_7982.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/2.IMG_7989.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/3.IMG_7984.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659778/elk/4.IMG_7986.jpg