[NEEDS UPDATING] DSC/Vista Alarm Smartapp and devices based on AlarmServer

[joe64 (joe)]

Thanks @phiz118

@phiz118

if you have any pointers on compiling it with Linux, let me know.

I have been working on an app for the harmony hub/amazon echo so have not done much with the j64 alarm recently. I have been wanting to give linux a spin so will setup a VM when i have a little extra time.

@phiz118

1. You might add a section to your documentation on how to get this running with Windows on boot. I know how to do it, but others may not.

I use a mac so have not really set this up on windows to auto boot when the machine turns on so am also curious how you would do it. I “think” you would just put something in the startup folder but am open to any thought you have.

@phiz118

2. Will this sync with a manual arm at the keypad?

Yes, it should. I just tested it in stay & away mode from mine and it synced with the app and also SHM. Let me know if this is not working for you.

@phiz118

3. The last sentence after everything is setup states “your alarm system will NOT start syncing…”. I assume you mean “now”, correct? I had to take a double take to make sure you weren’t trying to tell me something about your code.

I can’t find that sentence in my current docs, maybe i fixed that?

@phiz118

4. If I hit “stay alarm” in your app, it will do an away alarm with the SHM. I have SHM to turn on my motion sensors if its set to away, so this causes a minor issue. Not a big deal as I’ve actually automated turning on/off the alarm using routines and SHM. I had this same problem with my app and it was due to envisalink not reporting stay vs away. You may need to sync the status directly from your device instead of the alarm.

The stay vs. away works for me in SHM. There is a little bit of code in the smart app that must be having a problem in your setup. Is that ArmingMode being set wrong for you?

        // Keep smart home monitor (SHM) in synch with the j64 alarm server
        // We sync SHM with partition 1 in the alarm system since it does
        // not support multiple partitions
        if ("${Id}" == "1") {
        	if ("${IsArmed}".toLowerCase() == "false") {
				setShmAlarmMode("off")
			} else {
                log.debug "check ArmingMode ${ArmingMode}"
        		if (ArmingMode == "Away")
            		setShmAlarmMode("away")
        	    
                if (ArmingMode == "Stay")
    	        	setShmAlarmMode("stay")
	        }
        }