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Re: [ecs] fa403 ? Dan Carrington Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:37:50 -0800

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Yes, but a driveway alarm does not do the same thing.  I use the 
Inovonics sensors in my car, my wife's car, my motorcycle, my tankbag, 
an my wife's purse.  I also give them to visiting friends.  Thus ECS can 
determine who is home based on what sensors are here.  Thus turning the 
house on and off and asleep and such.  Changing the music.  Adjusting 
the A/C and Heater.  Basically, a people sensor to see who is home.  A 
driveway sensor can not do this.  Really, I am suprised that others are 
not using this convenience.  My whole automation programing is based on 
who is home and that is based on these sensors.  I am very suprised!

Do what you need to do.  Like I said, I am still using Legacy as I have 
too much programing invested into it.

thanks for asking at least!

Please post what you do, so I can know my future options...
dan


Mark Gilmore wrote:
> hi dan,
> i think there are a number of rf driveway sensors available now.
> some just sound an alarm, but i think such devices could be easily(?) 
> re-routed to a digital-input.
> one cheap one is at SurplusComputers.com (but it requires batts for the 
> receiver).
> 
> At 08:24 AM 2/2/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> 
>> I am still using legacy, but would like the option to still move to 
>> new some day if I found something in it I needed that I can't do in 
>> legacy.   I never moved forward as things were working nicely and I 
>> didn't want to have to rebuild lenghty programing.
>>
>> I am still using Vision Plus, and had always kept the thought that I 
>> could move forward with the FA403 if I needed.  I use the wireless 
>> security sensors extensively.  If it is not a trouble to leave it in, 
>> please do.
>>
>> Or is there any other way to sense cars or people coming and going now 
>> days?  I still use the transmitters for security where I can't get 
>> wires easily and for placing in cars to know they come and go, and 
>> thus who's home.  I find this car sensing absolutely necessary to my 
>> automation.  I don't know of any other way to sense this.  Using 
>> Inovonics receivers that feed a contact closure with alarm, can not 
>> send "not responding". Thus the use of the Vision Plus and someday the 
>> thought of moving to FA403.
>>
>> I don't want to have to have people hit buttons as they come and go. 
>> Where's the automation in that!
>>
>> thanks
>> dan
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Gilmore wrote:
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>>> if you are using the FA403, please let me know.
>>> if no one is using it, i am going to drop support for it, as they are 
>>> so anal about selling their equipment.
>>> thanks
>>> Mark Gilmore
>>> http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
>>
>>
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> 
> Mark Gilmore
> http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
> 

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