Programmatically disable a 24’hr burglar zone

[ddennerline]

I think I have found a way to temporarily disable a zone based on the user that disarmed system. In this case, I have a glass break that has triggered when maid was in home cleaning. She has her own time-windowed code. The problem is she will not have the password for alarm verification.

The glass break is an Ademco 1625 and it’s supposed to be less susceptible to false alarms. Unfortunately, it has false alarmed several times. Keys dropping accidently at the right distance, power tools, and finger snaps, or hand claps (was testing) have triggered alarm.

Will the rule below disable the glass break? Will the zone be re-enabled when maid arms system? The ElkRP programming manual is not very clear in this area. Documentation does mention the disarming system re-enables all bypassed zones. Do I need an "ARMED" rule to re-enable zone.

Just curious if anybody else has written a similar, “temporally disable this zone,” type of rule.

WHENEVER Home(Area 1) ARM STATE BECOMES DISARMED
    AND LAST USER WAS MAID
	THEN BYPASS FamilyRmGlassBrk

 

[tmbrown97]

In concept it should work - but that only means so much. Test it by using a door you can open instead of the glassbreak that's harder to test - when you're getting the desired result, then change the zone to the glassbreak.

Another method commonly used is a relay inline with the sensor - by turning on an output that controls a relay, it effectively bypasses the zone - so a rule like:
whenever system is disarmed and last user was maid, then turn output 17 on. Whenever system becomes armed, turn output 17 off.

 

[mustangcoupe]

Another method commonly used is a relay inline with the sensor - by turning on an output that controls a relay, it effectively bypasses the zone - so a rule like:
whenever system is disarmed and last user was maid, then turn output 17 on. Whenever system becomes armed, turn output 17 off.

UNLESS such zone is properly installed with an EOLR. If it has the resistor and is configures as such, then wont you put it into alarm by disconnecting the zone.

 

[tmbrown97]

well, two answers...

1. who actually uses EOLR properly? I have heard of very few people doing it.
2. If you did use an EOLR, you could also put a resistor across the short on the relay and get the same result - unless that momentary trigger is enough to set it off.

 

[mustangcoupe]

well, two answers...

1. who actually uses EOLR properly? I have heard of very few people doing it.

ME most of my zones have them

2. If you did use an EOLR, you could also put a resistor across the short on the relay and get the same result - unless that momentary trigger is enough to set it off.

I dont know if a relay contact switch is long enough to trigger a zone, guess that is a test that should be run one of these days

 

[tmbrown97]

ME most of my zones have them

You're a dedicated man

I dont know if a relay contact switch is long enough to trigger a zone, guess that is a test that should be run one of these days

I'd LOVE to, if my damn house had been pre-wired! Damn wireless

I strongly suspect you're correct since it'd be in the millisecond range.