andyb2000 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hi folks, Hopefully a simple one, I've installed a few of these Veritas R8, in this install I've added a remote arm/disarm (RF fob) to it by using a zone as a keyswitch, which works great. The user however wants to see/know when the alarm is armed/disarmed (They were hoping for a car alarm like chirp, etc). The strobe does flash to show when the entry/exit timer expires and the alarm arms but they can't see this very clearly. I'm trying to come up with a simple visual solution to show them when the alarm is armed/disarmed. Initially I've looked at the SW+ output, as setting this to option 8 "Entry/Exit" I'm guessing this will indicate entry/exit timer running (So by wiring a simple relay using AUX+ and the sink/negative to the SW+ in theory the relay will trigger during entry/exit and stop afterwards), which might produce what I want. Does anyone have any comment on doing the above? Or is there a better output/signal I can use for 'armed/disarmed' state that i could connect up externally (Something like an LED is what I'm thinking, hide an LED on/below the bellbox so it's a visual indicator to them). Thanks in advance. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Showing armed state does not comply under the regs mate Quote securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy™ Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 38 minutes ago, james.wilson said: Showing armed state does not comply under the regs mate maybe not, but an R8 has a LED on the RKP showing if its unset or not id be looking more at why they want a remote control instead of using the RKP to arm / disarm the system. if they really need to see if its armed / disarmed from outside, one alternative would be to fit an alarm like a texecom elite with IP module and use their app to see its status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixwheeledbeast Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Most of these little domestic panels are non-conforming or G1 anyway. It's just common sense not to display the system state outside the protected area, never mind regs. The panel is too basic to program anything useful from the outputs for indicating arm ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 1 hour ago, james.wilson said: Showing armed state does not comply under the regs mate I imagine a £5.99 ebay 12V RF relay doesn't comply either! Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova-Security Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) R8 has flash strobe on set Forget that just read initial post again Edited January 23, 2017 by Nova-Security Quote www.nova-security.co.uk www.nsiapproved.co.uk No PMs please unless i know you or you are using this board with your proper name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rulland Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 1 hour ago, andy™ said: maybe not, but an R8 has a LED on the RKP showing if its unset or not Not if EN50131 option is enabled it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb2000 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Thanks guys, yes I'm aware it's not compliant when indicating remotely. The reason is they have perimeter/external movement sensors so I can't relocate the RKP which is why they've got the remote arm/disarm rolling code RF solution. I'll have another rethink to see if I can solve their problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Just ensure the alarm is audible from outside the final door normally achieved by using =<£5 extension speaker. Using final exit to set, alarm would go silent when set ? Quote Mr Veritas God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb2000 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 MrHappy, can't believe I hadn't thought of that one! Yes, extending using a cheapy extension speaker so it's audible from their 'set' location (i.e. by their gates where they use the remote) they'll hear the exit tones and when it goes silent, alarm is armed. Unset, if it starts beeping then they've not unset it so they can fire their remote again! That's the ticket! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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