Develop and test integration between the various Alarm Panels and various home automation platforms using relays.
Hypothesis: It will be possible to utilize dry contact relays to send various sensor and statuses from the alarm panel to Home Automation and vice-versa.
Challenges:
- number of relay circuits required to accomplish will vary greatly based on use cases
- outbound relays are limited on most panels, and without a IQ PowerG Hardwire, the IQ 4 panel has zero PGM ports. ZWave switches are a solution but…
Test response time, stability and reliability. Goal is to use as many off the shelf parts as possible, and eliminate use of a soldering iron, custom ICs/boards and other custom electronics.
This may be multiple lab postings, as the possibilities here are almost limitless.
Testing limited by lab equipment, but this is projected to involve:
Alarm panels:
- Qolsys IQ 4
- Vista 20P
Home Automation Platforms:
- Home Assistant
- Hubitat
- z-box
[Future idea: A comparison matrix between this integration, the Alarm.com integration to HA, the IQMate NodeRed integration, and a direct/manual integration using relays]