How to write custom security logic

Hi All

Sorry, new to all these CBus and MinderPro, but trying to write logic
to intercept security messages and control lightings from my Wiser.

Very appreciate it if someone can point me to some documentation
on CBus Security Application, ie., what are the messages, etc.

Just acquired an new Wiser and MinderPro alarm. The installer just
install the basic and now up to me to make my investment worth

Thanks

 

The C-Bus security application is published here:
http://training.clipsal.com/downloads/OpenCBus/Security Application.pdf
fyi, it was the first link in google when I searched for "C-Bus security application".

That said, if you want to interpret C-Bus security messages in Wiser, you should use PICED Logic. I would suggest you run PICED, then click on Help->Logic. Then search for security. You'll see the various in-built System IO variables that enable you to see and control security state.

 

Here's a simple bit of wiser logic to get you going. When the system is armed it runs the All Off scene which turns all the lights off. (The scene is defined using the Scene Editor in PICED). When the system is disarmed it turns on the Entry light if its dark outside.

One thing to remember is the security application does not send zone status information if the system is not armed (i.e. you can't use it to turn lights on and off as you walk around the house) as this could flood the CBus network. I'm not familiar with the MiderPro, but it may be possible to program it to send out lighting messages on zone status changes.

Code:

once getBoolIBSystemIO("Security Armed State") then
begin
  SetScene("All Off");
end;
  
once getBoolIBSystemIO("Security Armed State") = false then
begin
  if (time < sunrise) or (time > sunset) then
    SetLightingLevel("Entry", 100%, "4s");

end;

 

The Comfort/MinderPro UCM/Cbus Manual can be downloaded from http://www.cytech.biz/ucmcbus_manual.html?category_id=107

This shows how to use Piced to configure the security application for MinderPro

 

Thanks,

Got a simply logic going. seems to be working fine.

the in-builtIO security functions seem to simply read the messages from
the bus and not care which security application, maybe that is why
there can be only one on the bus ?!

will try more complicated logic... good stuffs this cbus thingy

 

But the security app does send out zone status even when the alarm is not
armed. I notice this from the Toolkit log (realtime)

 

It looks like I should have said MOST security systems don't send zone status messages when the system is disarmed It appears the MiderPro does.

 

Glad you like it.

 

In MinderPro you can also use Zone Responses to send commands to several Cbus group addresses when a zone is activated. You can also use logic eg When security is armed AND it is after 9 PM as conditions to determine if the lights should be switched on, and also use timers to switch them off after some tiime.

This is an example of how MinderPro adds value to Cbus

 

ya, unfortunately, in MinderPro you need to buy $$ another UCM, eg., serial,
to up/download your config file. Wiser already comes with a CNI, thus, using
PICED you can do most logic. Thats why I decided to use the Wiser as the
boss. Unfortunately, you cannot command the alarm panel to do things using
logic (I wonder how the widget able to arm/disarm the panel mmm...)

BTW, anyone knows how to input data, eg., via the iPad, into the logic
program, eg., setting a flag or setting the sunset/sunrise time, etc.

 

I haven't checked if it is supported on Wiser. But you may want to look at something like ExecuteSpecialFunction("Security Keypad", key). You can use the systemio widgets in Wiser to take input from the UI and use the value in logic.