Touchscreen Question

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All of my doors only have keypads (one only the ELK-M1KAS Arming Station) and the touchscreen is on the wall near the kitchen, family room and dining room. I do have plans to put another upstairs in a common area next to the game room, but I think that is plenty for my needs. I do also have a pda (Dell Axim x51v) that I use as a touchscreen/remote control via 802.11b wireless.


Todd Tarkington

Todd -
That is really really impressive work.

I have another touchscreen question. In places of entry - front door, garage, back door, etc. Do people keep both a keypad and add a touchscreen or do they replace the keypad with the touchscreen?

I am not sure if I will run Elk RM or perhaps CQC with a custom interface. I am a little apprehensive about using a touchscreen to disarm the alarm - in terms of if the CQC server goes down for some reason, etc.

Thinking about it, I probably don't want to put touchscreens at areas of entry. Here is the list of areas where I want to prewire for an keypad and/or touchscreen.

Keypad Only:
Front Entry
Garage
Ready Entry

Keypad/Touchscreen (Wire for keypad - add touchscreens later as finances/advances allow):
Living Room Wall
Kitchen (Not sure where to put this in my floorplan)
Second floor hallway (touchscreen only?)
Both sides of where the bed would be placed (his and hers)

Any obvious places I am missing here for a pre-run for keypads/touchscreens?
I left off the basement because that is unfinished so I can run those myself.