thanks guys for the reply
well what makes it worse in my case is that my house doesnt have an attic or crawl spaces or dry walls but its all concrete and masonry. so i m guessing i ll have to run new wire conduits cause i cant run security cables with electric cables cause the interference that can be caused by electricity i am right on this or not?
also in my country we have a problem in categorizing and selling electronic components people usually dont what they are selling and what does it supposed to do so i ll have to figure that out myself and thats hard bec i m not an electric engineer.i m just a dentist with some little skills. for example i go ask for gauge 22 wire they say what are u talking about i try the equivalent in mm still get HUH answer so i have to fiddle around till i find what i need. that what made me try to find a pro company to install it and design security but all they wanted either to supply and install their own brand or said they never installed this brand before and cant install it for me.
i have already read the user manual its fine but can anybody point me to where can i get the installation manual so i can read more.
i have some questions i want to make sure of please.
1- for all sensors, keypads, siren, pir cat5e or cat6 cable is good
2-if i have 3 windows in one floor on one zone if one is open i could never pinpoint it right?
3-if i have 3 partitions each sensor wire still has to be wired back to the control panel not the keypad for that partition ?
4-can the elk m1g be controlled from a sim card not from landline ?
i am having trouble as to figuring out what parts and cables are needed because i dont think i can find the cables easily here, so i have to make sure i dont miss anything out or i ll have to wait for a small $1 cable 6 more mon till my friend revisits again. can someone advice me on what works with what and whats needed to complete the job.
sorry if i seem imposing my self but i m really desperate anyway here i go
its a family house with 3 separate floors and one garage/basement and roof. i am thinking of puting a touch panel in each of the three floors in the living and arming keypad near the main entry doors. each floor has magnetic sensors on all windows and the main entry door and fire sensors in kitchen but some sensors are wireless. also i want to make a lived in look in some lights i was told i need a module to control that what kind?. 2 glass break detectors in basement and pir and smoke also i want to install a moistrure detector in one bathroom ground floor, also do some irrigation control garage door activate lights when occupied only in main stairs,also unlock front gate if needed without leaving . also if certain alarm trips i want to open the door of the dog house. besides i want to be able to put in it a mobile sim card and get it to call my cellphone not from land line but from cell.
as for the lighting automation i was thinking something so simple like plug and play just in 3 lamps just to give the feeling that someone is inside
i am attaching a pic of a typical floor plan the other 2 are identical
all what i came to from reading online is that i need
ELK-M1GSYS4
3 elk-m1xin 16 zone expander
elk-m1xep for ip communications
elk-m1rb do i need only one to controll the garage door and some shades or one for each ?
i am still new about this security stuff so this post is a mess.
thanks for you help