Area 2 Questions (M1G)

[video321]

My goal is to setup a separate set of contacts that would only be armed during away mode. These zones would be on "high target" areas - master bedroom dresser, closets, etc. All of this currently is working well as area 2 which is armed via rules with area 1. The zones are set as 03=burglar perimeter instant.

There are, however, a couple quirks that I'm wondering about:

1. When I arm at the keypad the voice will announce area 1 is armed - when I disarm the voice will announce area 2 is disarmed. Nothing about either zone any other time.

2. The zones for area 2 are configured as bypassable and NOT force armable. However, if I arm area 1 away (which arms area2) while a zone is not secure, then secure it after the exit delay, it will become active and can trigger the alarm. I thought only a force armable zone could do that?

 

[tmbrown97]

Any particular reason you didn't just assign those contacts to burglar interior? Those are only used when armed away... for motions, interior doors, etc.

The force-arm is because you're arming the zone via rules. It'd fail to arm if you tried to arm it directly with those zones violated, but because you're arming via a rule, it does the best it can.

 

[video321]

Any particular reason you didn't just assign those contacts to burglar interior? Those are only used when armed away... for motions, interior doors, etc.

Yes. I use keyfobs to arm and have logic in the rules to chirp the exterior siren if any zones are violated when arming - otherwise it still arms, but bypasses those zones. Basically, a notifier that a window/door was left open before I get in the car and leave. So, I wouldn't want this for, say, a closet that was left open.

The force-arm is because you're arming the zone via rules. It'd fail to arm if you tried to arm it directly with those zones violated, but because you're arming via a rule, it does the best it can.

Makes sense and follows what I've seen with the rules from above except I figured it was just bypassed and not also made force armable since it wasn't marked as such.