Hi Folks,
Long time, no chat!
I am helping to set up my son with a security system that integrates with HomeSeer - fell into a weird situation - so I need some help in selecting a DSC panel. Spud's plug-in looks pretty good reading through some of the posts (at least I like that he is very responsive!) so I believe that a DSC panel with the EnvisaLink is the way to go.
However, I was able to get him a Qolsys IQ2 panel with the promise from somebody that they could get an Alarm.com account and a monitoring account. After bugging and waiting a long time, I am giving up on my 'friend' on the two accounts. I could get them through other means, but I have also come to realize that there is no integration capabilities - not even through Z-Wave - and that is a huge deal breaker for me. (If you want to know why, read here: https://tinkertoy.tech/2017-10/17/wh...eroperability/)
What I am trying to do is keep all of the existing wireless sensors that I installed or purchased, which is pretty much every zone in the system. I cannot run wires, and the wireless sensors are all S-LINE 319.5MHz which means they are GE Interlogix compatible - and that means it will work with DSC.
So the bottom line is that I am looking for a recommendation on a DSC panel, with only 1 keypad, works with EnvisaLink, and can handle around 16 wireless sensors. If the wireless receiver can only do 16 (or it is limited by the panel) then point that out and I *may* go to the next higher level if the cost increase is not too bad.
Thanks in advance for the ideas!
Long time, no chat!
I am helping to set up my son with a security system that integrates with HomeSeer - fell into a weird situation - so I need some help in selecting a DSC panel. Spud's plug-in looks pretty good reading through some of the posts (at least I like that he is very responsive!) so I believe that a DSC panel with the EnvisaLink is the way to go.
However, I was able to get him a Qolsys IQ2 panel with the promise from somebody that they could get an Alarm.com account and a monitoring account. After bugging and waiting a long time, I am giving up on my 'friend' on the two accounts. I could get them through other means, but I have also come to realize that there is no integration capabilities - not even through Z-Wave - and that is a huge deal breaker for me. (If you want to know why, read here: https://tinkertoy.tech/2017-10/17/wh...eroperability/)
What I am trying to do is keep all of the existing wireless sensors that I installed or purchased, which is pretty much every zone in the system. I cannot run wires, and the wireless sensors are all S-LINE 319.5MHz which means they are GE Interlogix compatible - and that means it will work with DSC.
So the bottom line is that I am looking for a recommendation on a DSC panel, with only 1 keypad, works with EnvisaLink, and can handle around 16 wireless sensors. If the wireless receiver can only do 16 (or it is limited by the panel) then point that out and I *may* go to the next higher level if the cost increase is not too bad.
Thanks in advance for the ideas!
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