Dakota WPT-3000 & Elk M1

[tonti]

Happy 4th of July!
 
Can someone please confirm that I can hook up the WPT-3000 to an Elk M1 Gold? I have been reading up and only found a post which hinted that this would work. So how will this work?
 
In the manual for the WPT-3000 it states that it has a Channel 1 with 12V output. I assume this is to be used?
 
I do not like the wireless, I have two conduits that go to the driveway from the house that provide power & Cat5 at the driveway (approx. 160 ft). Is there a similar (simpler) system that is just hardwired and that I can plug in to the Elk?
 
Here the layout from an earlier post:
 

 

[BraveSirRobbin]

If you don't want to use the WR-3000 wireless receiver with this unit, why not just get a regular vehicle detector probe that provides contact closure outputs?

 

[RAL]

The receiver for the WPT-3000, which I believe is a WR-3000, has Form-C relay contacts for each channel.  These are what you should use to connect it to the ELK M1 as a zone input.  Don't use the 12V output from the receiver - the M1 won't work with that as an input.

 

[tonti]

Does anyone know if this hard wired Dakota system provides contact closure outputs? It says it has 12V outputs for additional sirens and light.
 

http://www.amazon.com/Dakota-Alert-Hard-Wired-Vehicle-Detection/dp/B007IZKOCE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 

[tmbrown97]

It doesn't appear that it directly performs the contact closure, but the 12V outputs can drive a Form C relay; one of the little Elk individual relays would work well or probably even just regular ol' automotive relays.

 

[Del91574]

I'd strongly recommending any system used for monitoring the driveway be isolated from the M1 with relays or similar and wired as a NO circuit.