M1 rules - daily tests, loss of power, etc

[treo650]

I'm messing around with the rules and like to know of some cool ones that I'm missing.

I also read on the forum that the elk does its daily tests, is this true? What goes on during these "tests"??

I currently have the elk email me hourly as an update, is this essentially the same as the daily update?

---Also, what is the rule to email me if the AC power is out, and running on battery?
---and the rule to email me if battery is low?

 

[wuench]

Those triggers can be found under WHENEVER <Misc System...Troubles, Restorals, Other>.

 

[treo650]

@wuench, thank you.

1) I am trying to send an email alert WHENEVER the alarm triggers (meaning siren is on)

is this correct:

WHENEVER ANY BURGLAR ALARM, ANY AREA TURNS ON
THEN SEND EMAIL [email protected]

?
or should I use

WHENEVER ANY BURGLAR ALARM, ANY AREA CUTS OFF
THEN SEND EMAIL xxx/

whats the difference between any area turns on and any area cuts off/??


2) I also see this rule

WHENEVER BURGLAR TROUBLE, ANY ZONE IS DETECTED
THEN SEND EMAIL xxx


whats the difference between the three above?



thanks in advance

 

[tmbrown97]

Trouble would be a fault, not a trigger - so for EOL supervised or other trouble.

When burgler alarm turns on is probably the one for when an alarm is triggered - I'd test though to be sure. When CUTS OFF is supposed to happen when the alarm stops, but that rule actually doesn't work - it's not properly implemented in the Elk so it basically does nothing.

 

[treo650]

Thanks.

As far as daily tests, does the elk perform its daily tests on its own? At what time do we know?

 

[wuench]

I don't know anything about a daily test exactly but the Elk will perform a communication test at the interval specified in the Communicator...System RCs if you are reporting to a central station.