VistaICM - Revision history

Zaerc at 15:47, 28 September 2010

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Brake16 at 01:50, 28 September 2010

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	When the panel is set to Armed - Stay the VistaICM does not send zone trigger information. ~~I emailed In2 Networks about this and received a canned response that seems to indicate it could be a setting~~ in the ~~configuration~~ of ~~my security panel~~. ~~If anyone has any idea please let me know~~.		When the panel is set to Armed - Stay the VistaICM does not send zone trigger information. This is [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=10758.msg74010#msg74010\| an odd bug in the implementation of the ICM itself. We were not able to find a workable solution for it.]


	When the security panel is in alarmed state LinuxMCE's mode and the panel's mode can become out of sync until disarmed/armed/disarmed again.		When the security panel is in alarmed state LinuxMCE's mode and the panel's mode can become out of sync until disarmed/armed/disarmed again.

Wierdbeard65 at 07:20, 3 May 2010

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	~~= VistaICM =~~


	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

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Brake16: updated to reflect that it's no longer available

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updated to reflect that it's no longer available

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	The VistaICM is an alarm panel interface which will allow you to fully integrate panels supported by it with LinuxMCE. It allows both control of the security panel modes, and monitoring of the security panels zones. This means that any sensor connected to the security panel can be used to trigger events with any other device on your LinuxMCE system.		The VistaICM is an alarm panel interface which will allow you to fully integrate panels supported by it with LinuxMCE. It allows both control of the security panel modes, and monitoring of the security panels zones. This means that any sensor connected to the security panel can be used to trigger events with any other device on your LinuxMCE system.

			'''Note:''' The VistaICM was discontinued [http://www.security.honeywell.com/hsc/products/wiring/ic/92291.html] by Honeywell in January of 2010. As of April 2010 no replacement has been announced.

	'''Note:''' Please add compatible panels to the security category as you find them.		'''Note:''' Please add compatible panels to the security category as you find them.

Klfjoat: /* Features */ Formatted what was obvoiusly a bullet list into just that.

2009-11-16T16:58:26Z

Features: Formatted what was obvoiusly a bullet list into just that.

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	== Features ==		== Features ==

	Full control over panel modes from LinuxMCE		* Full control over panel modes from LinuxMCE
	LinuxMCE monitors panel mode changes from keypads and acts accordingly		* LinuxMCE monitors panel mode changes from keypads and acts accordingly
	Zone monitoring		* Zone monitoring
	Trigger events from zone sensors		* Trigger events from zone sensors
	Virtually everything that works when using LinuxMCE as your security panel is supported with this interface		* Virtually everything that works when using LinuxMCE as your security panel is supported with this interface


	== Preparation ==		== Preparation ==

Ray N at 22:01, 10 August 2009

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Los93sol at 16:03, 31 July 2009

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	== Known Issues/Bugs ==		== Known Issues/Bugs ==

	The VistaICM device thread crashes in LinuxMCE randomly, need to do more troubleshooting to finally nail this bug down once and for all.		'''FIXED:'''The VistaICM device thread crashes in LinuxMCE randomly, need to do more troubleshooting to finally nail this bug down once and for all.

Los93sol: New page: Category: Hardware Category: Security = VistaICM = == Overview == The VistaICM is an alarm panel interface which will allow you to fully integrate panels supported by it with L...

2009-04-15T19:46:38Z

New page: Category: Hardware Category: Security = VistaICM = == Overview == The VistaICM is an alarm panel interface which will allow you to fully integrate panels supported by it with L...

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[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Security]]

= VistaICM =

== Overview ==

The VistaICM is an alarm panel interface which will allow you to fully integrate panels supported by it with LinuxMCE. It allows both control of the security panel modes, and monitoring of the security panels zones. This means that any sensor connected to the security panel can be used to trigger events with any other device on your LinuxMCE system.

'''Note:''' Please add compatible panels to the security category as you find them.

== Features ==

Full control over panel modes from LinuxMCE
LinuxMCE monitors panel mode changes from keypads and acts accordingly
Zone monitoring
Trigger events from zone sensors
Virtually everything that works when using LinuxMCE as your security panel is supported with this interface

== Preparation ==

You need to do a few things to prepare for your integration with LinuxMCE. The first thing you should to is to configure your alarm panel which the VistaICM is connected to for your LinuxMCE pincodes. You will need to refer to your security panel's installer manual for the detailed instructions. You can either set all of your LinuxMCE user's to use the same pincode or if your security panel supports it, you can create a user code for each of your LinuxMCE users.

'''Note:''' To configure the pin code in LinuxMCE go to '''Wizard > Basic Info > Users > Change Pin.'''

You will also want to have a list of your zones with descriptions and sensors connected to each zone prepared. This will make the process of configuring your sensors in LinuxMCE absolutely painless.

== Installation ==

The VistaICM is plug and play with the exception of the fact that you will need to manually configure your zones and sensors after the device has been detected and installed.

To configure your sensors to to '''Wizard > Devices > Security'''
Add a device for each sensor installed on your security panel. Make sure to set the Port/Channel Number of each sensor to the zone they are installed in. You also want to be sure to give each sensor a clear Description and assign it to the appropriate room.

To configure your zones go to '''Wizard > Devices > Security > Security Zones'''
Add a zone for each zone you have and assign the sensors attached to each zone to the zone you just created.

The last part of the installation is to place the sensors on your floorplan.
To do this go to '''Wizard > Devices > Floorplan Wizard''' then select your floorplan and be sure the dropdown is on Security Zone. Now just drag and drop the sensors where they are located on the floorplan.

== Known Issues/Bugs ==

The VistaICM device thread crashes in LinuxMCE randomly, need to do more troubleshooting to finally nail this bug down once and for all.

When the panel is set to Armed - Stay the VistaICM does not send zone trigger information. I emailed In2 Networks about this and received a canned response that seems to indicate it could be a setting in the configuration of my security panel. If anyone has any idea please let me know.

When the security panel is in alarmed state LinuxMCE's mode and the panel's mode can become out of sync until disarmed/armed/disarmed again.