upstatemike
Senior Member
For me the main use for an alarm panel is to provide inexpensive dry contact inputs to an automation system. I use 32 zones on my Elk M1 for fire and security and everthing else is used as hard wire automation. The Elk M1 Gold has decent zone capacity but I am getting close to the limits (208 zones I think). I also like the fact that everything from Homeseer to ISY to Hubitat seems to have an Elk integration. If I was ever going to consider a change the main criteria for me would be:
Maximum number of zones (more than the Elk would be good) as well as the ability to define them as needed for automation use
How many different automation systems have an integration available for it
Maximum number of zones (more than the Elk would be good) as well as the ability to define them as needed for automation use
How many different automation systems have an integration available for it