Does anyone know of an alarm panel that when it is being set it can control a relay. I want this relay to control power for a CCTV camera so that the camera is only active when the property is vacant. The camera with its own inbuilt PIR would activate the alarm if an intruder entered.

Yvonne wrote:

Does anyone know of an alarm panel that when it is being set it can
control a relay. I want this relay to control power for a CCTV camera so
that the camera is only active when the property is vacant. The camera
with its own inbuilt PIR would activate the alarm if an intruder entered.

A Honeywell GalaxyFlex, with either a trigger module insode the
enclosure or a RIO connected anywhere external ... presumably it's a
common enough requirement that other (cheaper) panels will support it too.

On Saturday, 11 June 2016 15:58:25 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
Yvonne wrote:

Does anyone know of an alarm panel that when it is being set it can
control a relay. I want this relay to control power for a CCTV camera so
that the camera is only active when the property is vacant. The camera
with its own inbuilt PIR would activate the alarm if an intruder entered.

A Honeywell GalaxyFlex, with either a trigger module insode the
enclosure or a RIO connected anywhere external ... presumably it's a
common enough requirement that other (cheaper) panels will support it too.

Thanks Andy, I will check it out.
Y

On 11/06/2016 17:21, Yvonne wrote:
On Saturday, 11 June 2016 15:58:25 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
Yvonne wrote:

Does anyone know of an alarm panel that when it is being set it can
control a relay. I want this relay to control power for a CCTV camera so
that the camera is only active when the property is vacant. The camera
with its own inbuilt PIR would activate the alarm if an intruder entered.

A Honeywell GalaxyFlex, with either a trigger module insode the
enclosure or a RIO connected anywhere external ... presumably it's a
common enough requirement that other (cheaper) panels will support it too.

Thanks Andy, I will check it out.
Y

Isn't it a bit risky? Intruders often target the alarm system. And it's
just something else to go wrong.

Bill

Isn't it a bit risky? Intruders often target the alarm system. And it's
just something else to go wrong.

Bill

Are you suggesting that alarm systems arn't worthwhile?

Perhaps I should have explained better initially.

I want the CCTV system to be set to active automatically whenever the alarm system is set when the property is left unoccupied. Conversly, the CCTV system is not active when the residents in the property are at home ie they dont want CCTV alerts to be triggered whilst they are at home.
By having the CCTV system active it would be able to record (and send video plus alerts) over the Internet immediately should someone break in.

On 12/06/2016 11:00, Yvonne wrote:

Isn't it a bit risky? Intruders often target the alarm system. And it's
just something else to go wrong.

Bill

Are you suggesting that alarm systems arn't worthwhile?

Perhaps I should have explained better initially.

I want the CCTV system to be set to active automatically whenever the alarm system is set when the property is left unoccupied. Conversly, the CCTV system is not active when the residents in the property are at home ie they dont want CCTV alerts to be triggered whilst they are at home.
By having the CCTV system active it would be able to record (and send video plus alerts) over the Internet immediately should someone break in.


https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TSOPTCG4.html has a terminal that
changes state when the alarm is set, so could easily be set up to do
what you want. Although I think I would use motion detectors to
activate the alarm and not rely totally on the cameras.

Peter

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Yvonne writes:
Does anyone know of an alarm panel that when it is being set it can control=
a relay. I want this relay to control power for a CCTV camera so that the =
camera is only active when the property is vacant. The camera with its own =
inbuilt PIR would activate the alarm if an intruder entered.

Not cheap, but Cytech Comfort has sets of outputs which you can program
to do whatever you want. You will need to be able to program the system
though - it's not really intended for end-users unless you're in to
doing your own home automation.

Simply powering a CCTV system on/off might not be good enough - do check
if it will power-on in whatever mode you need to to be. Some DVR's can
be controlled by signal inputs for this sort of purpose.

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