Roller Door Activation via Key Fob?

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  1. Bradcoll

    Bradcoll

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    Hi all,
    Domestic situation with C-Bus installed and the Clipsal 16 zone alarm panel. The C-Bus interface is installed, we are now going to install the additional IR Transmiter and use a 3 button key fob.
    What is the process involved in making the Panic button activate a group address, in this case we will be running a figure 8 flex cable from the roller door inputs to a spare channel on a 12 channel relay.
    The client would like to be able to activate the alarm On/Off and control the roller door via the 3rd button Up/Down.
    All input greatly appreciated
    Regards
    Brad
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    Bradcoll, Aug 14, 2008
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    [IL]NewGen

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    I think you can use a 5400/4R board and Toggle your AUX from the board:D
     
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    I would personally like all the door operations to be controlled by the alarm panel. For the following reaons,

    a) The alarm panel normally detects whether or not the door is open

    b) The house is secured by the alarm

    c) The C-Bus can act as an input into the alarm and vice-versa

    d) Your insurance assessor may disregard your claim for losses if a non-secured network such as C-Bus (which can be poked with strings of data) leads to the door opening and the house being vulnerable.

    In any event you can also install a proximity reader at the driveway or under the concrete (just like those ones that read your freeway toll pass) and have the car coded to open the garage door through the alarm panel.

    Your key-fob isnt IR at all. It is actually Radio frequency. Depending on how posh your alarm panel is you can often get really excellent wireless extensions to the alarm panel which serve the purpose you suggested. This tends to work better in areas where 433mhz and 27mhz are very busy and difficult to penetrate with your own signal.

    Just run some tests on wireless kits before you decide which way you want to go. You may find (such as in Coogee and Lugarno in Sydney) that many low-cost kits simply dont work at all (especially if the house is solid concrete).


    Short answer: I prefer to use the alarm panel for anything which is operated remotely.
     
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    tobex, Aug 19, 2008
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