Brian,
Your login idea to validate the code is very good - I may have to mull that around a little. Actually, if it is just user verification you are looking for, there is a protocol command that does this and returns the level of authorization that user has. Perhaps I put in a function that does this and then you can do what you want with the information such as restrict access to the security page. I will put more thought into it.
Meanwhile, as for your stated use of this, I have a different solution that I got from HAI long ago. I too used this feature for cleaning people that Napco had where you enter the code and it would allow a single use disarm and arm, and then it would not work again until you re-enabled it. Since HAI does not have this feature, they gave me a workaround. I have an output tied to a zone input on the panel, and the zone input is configured as a tamper zone I think. Anyway, I have a flag that I set with a button when the cleaning service is coming and I am not home. When they come in and disarm the system, the flag is reset (turned off). If I did not set the flag initially and the maid code is used to disarm the system, then the program in the HAI immediately uses the output to set off the alarm. Scott at HAI (support) can give you more details on how to set this up. It's a pretty decent solution.
Rick Tinker
HomeSeer Technologies
Your login idea to validate the code is very good - I may have to mull that around a little. Actually, if it is just user verification you are looking for, there is a protocol command that does this and returns the level of authorization that user has. Perhaps I put in a function that does this and then you can do what you want with the information such as restrict access to the security page. I will put more thought into it.
Meanwhile, as for your stated use of this, I have a different solution that I got from HAI long ago. I too used this feature for cleaning people that Napco had where you enter the code and it would allow a single use disarm and arm, and then it would not work again until you re-enabled it. Since HAI does not have this feature, they gave me a workaround. I have an output tied to a zone input on the panel, and the zone input is configured as a tamper zone I think. Anyway, I have a flag that I set with a button when the cleaning service is coming and I am not home. When they come in and disarm the system, the flag is reset (turned off). If I did not set the flag initially and the maid code is used to disarm the system, then the program in the HAI immediately uses the output to set off the alarm. Scott at HAI (support) can give you more details on how to set this up. It's a pretty decent solution.
Rick Tinker
HomeSeer Technologies
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