Speak Violated Zone on M1G automatically via a rule

[jrooks]

Hi:
When I press the up or down arrow on the control panel the Elk lady tells me if anything is violated and if something is violated she tells me which zone is violated. I would like this to happen automatically at say 10PM via a rule. (We frequently forget to close porch and garage doors etc. during the summer) I can easily write a rule to tell me if the system is secure, but I can find no way to easily announce the particular violated zone automatically. I sure don't want to write a seperate rule for each zone (way too many zones).

Is there an easy way via a rule to announce which zone is violated if one is violated?
Thanks, John

 

[Lagerhead]

So you mean to say that at 10:00 PM, you want the M1 to begin announcing the list of all violated zones, whether one or two or a dozen? And you want this in one rule?

 

[jrooks]

In our house there is usually only one violated zone at night. It would be OK if the rule did the same thing that the up/dn arrows on the panel do. When one of them is pushed only one violation gets announced even if there are multiple violations. Once that violation goes away pushing an arrow then announces another violation if there is one etc.
Thanks, John

 

[Lagerhead]

You're not going to get the comprehensive announcement scheme you describe with just a few rules. Consider three or four rules that trigger by the time of day, each of which examines one of your most-likely violated zones and announces whether the zone is violated. One additional rule that checks for "not ready to arm" should cover any other conditions.

 

[jrooks]

Thanks, John