Yep, that comes with all the latest software pre-installed ready to plug and play. You may have to watch the videos in our alarmdecoder FAQ to learn how to hook up and program your panel to accept the alarmdecoder device, but we provide all this information on our website.
Plug device in, wire to panel and ethernet, add keypad address to panel via programming (depending on panel type) and then set up alarmdecoder device via web interface.
Once done and confirmed working you can follow the smart things instructions I provided in my previous post.
@kevin_nutech, I have been looking at several of the Smartthings/Honeywell integration paths and am interested in the AD2PI, specifically does it support real time or instant updates to smartthings when a sensor is tripped, door opened, etc? Is it possible to arm/disarm the system from Smart Home Monitor?
I have played around with integration via TotalConnect, but am unable to receive real time info from the alarm to smartthings. I looked into the EVL, but I have a Vista21iP which is monitored so that is out. This is my last hope.
The AlarmDecoder is fully real time. The webapp etc have no delays on anything. That said, with the current SmartThings implementation, there are some delays on the SmartThings side due to how we decided to implement it - but in a future release this will remove these delays and be instant.
Yes it is possible to arm/disarm, set actions based off of alarm/zone state, trip virtual zones, etc. Just the SmartThings device currently polls the alarmdecoder, we need to switch to a push methodology to remove the delays. Just one of the things weāre working towards as we learn the SmartThings ecosystem.
I canāt tell if this system is for people who are self monitoring or if itās being used to integrate a professionally monitored system into ST. Can anyone clarify? I donāt really care to be able to control the alarm with ST, but it would be nice if I could use the existing sensors to create automation while the system is professionally monitored.
Iām just a very-satisfied user, not part of the dev team, but Iāll jump in. I donāt think it matters if your system is monitored or not - your choice, but the benefits of ST integration apply either way.
You can use your alarm system sensors as sensor inputs to ST. However, the big limitation is that ST only knows about zone stati, not individual contacts, etc. So, for me, the alarm->ST communication is of minimal benefit. But you could definitely use your existing sensors for ST if the granularity of your zone implementation was fine enough.
But, donāt underestimate the value of ST controlling the panel - I rarely touch my panels anymore because ST automatically arms/disarms 90+% of the time. And the remote capability of ST telling me the status (normal or intrusion) and allowing remote control is very useful.
To repeat, I think all these features would be worth the integration whether it not I had a monitoring service.
Thanks! My zone implementation, while not ideal, is decent enough that I will get most of what I want. I have 2 hardwired physical panels, that I havenāt touched in years except to cover up the lights, and a central controlling panel that works with the takeover module the security company installed, which also rarely gets touched. It hadnāt really crossed my mind that I could automate a disarm, as Iāve decided that I wont be automating door unlocks, and it kind of seemed the same thing, but it would be handy.
It will work in either scenario - self monitored or professionally monitored. All you have to do is make sure your panel is compatible and install/configure it.
