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Thanks James, i did confirm now that the system isnt wireless & my relative got screwed over from a bad company trying to make money, so got overcharged for a outdated system. In anycase i have found out that i can wire a receiver to a zone then wire a PIR to the remote, its a 403 MHz Binary code remote but im not sure if it will reach inside the house where the receiver is sitting, if you can give me some insight about this it will be great ! Thank You Mmm... i could probably just run a wire into the roof then place the sensor closest to the outside room, that sounds like an idea.

I forgot to add, the main house has a alarm panel with siren & armed response, im assuming the alarm panel has a wireless receiver or not ? Damn im newb with this ....

Thanks for the proper response... Ill most likely start out with a sensor & some contacts. Once i set up everything together, ill be putting it through a test which can give me peace of mind that it works. Im a student studying so thats the reason for my budget..

Attached a pic of the window from the inside view, http://i61.tinypic.com/211p7qb.jpg

Chris thanks for your information that completely doesnt help me at all in any possible way. JamieWilson, thanks, im taking a look at what we have locally, little pricey though. Those 3 windows are all on one steel frame, would a vibration sensor detect vibration from all 3 windows if i put it on the middle window ? Thanks

Vibe detector you mean a vibration detector right ?

Allright thanks & would you recommend a vibration sensor on the windows at all or would that cause alot of false alarms ? Would you say its homemade though ? Im just putting together made parts.. Id say homemade was if i got a seperate pcb board, fuses,relays,resistors and tried putting that all together on a board which isnt the case, i dont see problems with this system, all i need to know is where can i place the sensors & how to wire things, thats why i posted in the DIY section. If you see in the links i dont live in UK though.. Regards

I understand what you mean James, the problem is i dont have the extra money to spend, im not hoarding it at all. Its all i have to give. If i have a PIR in a closed room facing that it protects the windows, what are the chances of having false alarms if there would be no movement in the room unless somebody tries opening the window ? I know a PIR detects heat waves but can you please elaborate more on what you mean by getting false alarms ? Im asking you people the experts to advise me where to place the sensor... im not saying i want it there, you guys know : ) Thanks for your help.

Hey james, if you read the topic and my posts properly you would see im on a budget. Regards

Sorry man, im pretty newbie at this, i couldnt find informative stuff online about what i mentioned. The motion light sensor will output to main to switch the light on correct, So its completely different cause it needs a maininput and the alarm is only outputting 12vdc, so thats out of the question ?

All good : ) thank you So then i was thinking instead of buying a new sensor i could use the motion sensor lights sensor & then just get a few contacts. Is it any different to wire one of the motion lights sensors to an alarm panel ?

Hey there Sixwheel, you're correct its because of cost, if i convert it from my currency it would be 13 euro's for the pcb. Okay so ill take the outside monitoring out of the equation, i was really considering a vibration detector aswell, do you possibly know any DIY ways of creating one ? Like i mentioned i have two zones so with the 160 degree PIR and maybe contacts for the windows i could come out with a decent system ? Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.

The one i pasted in the link shows up to 12 meters range at 160 degrees, so if he enters half way and it goes off, is it more than likely he will run ? Thanks

Hey there PeterJames, thank you for your reply. The PCB is the alarm system, its a 2 zone with a receiver and all the outputs like a 8 zone standard alarm. The property is a cottage so it wont ever get bigger & this will be temporary in its place, im only looking at securing the door into the mainroom & the windows at the back, the toilet ( small room ) doesnt need secuirity. Thank You

Hey everybody i just want to introduce myself first of all, im not from UK but im in desperate need of some help with this DIY system, any help will be very appreciated. So i am trying to secure a cottage in the back garden. See picture below As for the alarm im going with this pcb here Here , then ill add a standard 12v sealed lead acid battery maybe 12v x 1.3 AMP, Ill be geting a 220V to 16 VAC @ 1amp adapter to run the pcb board & a 12v 110db siren. I already have a 4 button & 1 button remote to program it in. The PIR motion sensors which cost about 8 € each they have a 12m range with a 160 degree angle according to its specs ( link : Here ) this is another one that costs about 10 € ( Link : Here ) i also have a flood light that i could take the sensor off and place that one outside by the two windows. As for the PIR's i wanted to run them outside but i dont think that will be a wise option at all ? So i thought of putting one inside protecting the windows & then out sitting outside under the roof by the two doors in the picture. If you have any other suggestions please give some input. Would you think the PIR's i listed would detect even a slight movement of the window opening ? I would prefer if it goes if before they are already standing inside the cottage, ill be really happy if i can get some feedback. I have a computer with two webcams would could act as surveillance and motion detection with notification, i was even thinking of putting the one webcam outside by the two doors with a small led attached, then doing the same outside but im open to suggestions about what the best, secure, failsafe method is. Thank You all : )