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Re: [ECS] DSC Power832 Alarm System Tom Hutchins Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:20:51 -0500

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Kevin,

Sounds great to me!!

Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Keast" <libertyc@prodigy.net>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: RE: [ECS] DSC Power832 Alarm System


> Hi Jerry,
>
> I too would be interested in that, especially if it could tell me when a
> particular zone tripped offline.  I would think that you might be able to
> send the information coming in on the com port to a text file that can be
> parsed/read for the information you want.  I would definitely program the
> DSC to only report a few things so you are not overwhelmed with data
coming
> in over this.
>
> Let us all know how this goes.  Sounds great.
>
> Hey, would anyone be interested in maybe a DSC 832 Application Notes
> document or web site?  I just might get ambitious enough to do something
> like that.
>
> Good Luck
>
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nitewind@bellsouth.net [mailto:nitewind@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 7:17 PM
> To: ECS
> Subject: [ECS] DSC Power832 Alarm System
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have the DSC Power 832 alarm, and have a PC5400 serial printer
> interface hooked up to it.  Apparently it will report who has attempted
> to arm/disarm the system.  I would like to use this information to
> provide access control to my home.  Since I have never used ECS to
> monitor activity on a serial port, how do I go about getting ECS to use
> that information.  I have set a serial-byte item to the COM port used by
> the DSC, but don't really know where to go from there.  Anyone who has
> tried this?? Tips would be appreciated.
>
> Hopefully this will allow me to control who/when enters the house (like
> cleaning lady and/or her "representative" on Fridays only!!), but will
> also provide a little more reliability when it comes to reporting alarm
> system status, versus the X10 outputs I'm currently using.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Jerry
>

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