natescook1
February 27, 2015, 6:29pm
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@Damien No problem on the help. I like Raspberry as well… nice simple and easy without the issues of a full blown computer constantly needing updates. You are also correct the alarm server program runs on the raspberry using python. Here is are the string on how it is done:
Starting a new thread for the DSC alarm stuff in particular anything related to the current DSC Smartapp and the AlarmServer software that runs it behind the scenes.
Current status is: Full support for zone and partition status(s)
Current setup difficulty: medium to difficult depending on your knowledge of Python and computers
Required components:
DSC or Ademco/Vista alarm panel
Envisalink 2 or 3 connected to your panel
A server or computer to run the Python code on 24/7
Some technical skills
Smartthings IDE/Developer account (free to anyone)
@lassenloop
@craig
I have an active ADT system that I use for security monitoring. Originally I loved the home automation configuration, but they don’t support many device types. I’m wondering if you have this working and if I it does work, would I need to break my existing ADT system? I was hoping to integrate the existing devices in ADT into smarthings, rather than adding duplicate sensors/motion, etc.