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alarm state visualization?
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I want to add something to my system that allows the family to quickly check the state of the virtual alarm.
I imagine a small battery-powered led light which I can mount near the zipato-keypad and which blinks every couple of seconds in green/yellow/orange/red for off/home/away/tripped.
What devices/solutions are out there?
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A battery powered device it's not the right choice. The alarm state must be notificated in real time, but a battery powered device generally wake-up only every 10-20-60min and over. Lower wakeup periods drain the battery so quickly. A realtime state notification require line power (eventually a little battery backup)
I'm putting on the table just my 2cent..
An option could be a Raspberry PI Zero W running MQTT (or a totally custom solution), with different leds attached over GPIO. Data could be retrieved with api or could be sent with http request puzzle from zipabox rules.
Hi.
A battery powered device it's not the right choice. The alarm state must be notificated in real time, but a battery powered device generally wake-up only every 10-20-60min and over. Lower wakeup periods drain the battery so quickly. A realtime state notification require line power (eventually a little battery backup)
I'm putting on the table just my 2cent..
An option could be a Raspberry PI Zero W running MQTT (or a totally custom solution), with different leds attached over GPIO. Data could be retrieved with api or could be sent with http request puzzle from zipabox rules.
I agree with Simone on the fact that a battery powered device may not be the best option. Maybe going with the Pi is an overkill just for an "indicator".
I use my LED strips to signal when the system is disarmed / armed / tripped, these are controlled by Fibaro RGBW controllers (there are also Qubino RGBW controllers now) or maybe you can just buy a Zipato RGBW bulb, using rules you can also make this bulb to change colors to reflect the status of the alarm, this last option is the cheaper and easier I can think off.
I agree with Simone on the fact that a battery powered device may not be the best option. Maybe going with the Pi is an overkill just for an "indicator".
I use my LED strips to signal when the system is disarmed / armed / tripped, these are controlled by Fibaro RGBW controllers (there are also Qubino RGBW controllers now) or maybe you can just buy a Zipato RGBW bulb, using rules you can also make this bulb to change colors to reflect the status of the alarm, this last option is the cheaper and easier I can think off.
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