Support of the BeNext Tag reader (RFID)

So, we are back again to square one!

Based on HeroS's comment, I thought this issue was finally resolved. Based on Nedad's last comment, I understand it is not. In summary: 1- The BeNext device is loaded with a firmware that doesnt work with Zipabox2- The Wintop device is loaded with the original firmware that DOES work with Zipabox3- The Wintop device is not readily available in any retailers in Europe (or at least, I couldn't find any)4-Sebastian Popovic promissed 2 months ago that Zipato will publish this device under their own name to avoid any further issues...but we are still waiting. I'm kind of fed up with Zipato team right now....

@Jeremy take a look at this thread:

http://community.zipato.com/responses/which-keypad-for-alarm

This version seems to be working:

http://www.univers-domotique.com/benext/1060-benext-lecteur-de-badge-rfid-et-clavier-a-code-z-wave.html

I'll get it in a few days

we are selling them already, but we don't have a big quantities for our distributors, so we are waiting with the publishing. If you like to buy it directly from us, contact hello@zipato.com and we will send you the pro forma. The price is 35 Euro w. 1 Tag reader included.

Hi everybody,

I've just bought the tag reader.

This device is recognized as 'Wintop iRFID v3' and I have added the learning of my RFID tag without any problem.

But when I want to test my RFID tag on my tag reader, no event is traced under the control center.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks for your help.

Regards.

Hi everybody,

Finally I have created a rule. And the events from the tag reader are raised but:

• The box is not able to recognize between a 'away' event & a 'home' event (the test of the event is true for both)
• The box is not able to recognize the source of the event (RFID tag or keypad code)

So please, could you tell me how to fix it ?

Thanks for your help.

Regards.

Hi Oliver,

Did you register both the away and the home with the tag/key?

And also assign a user in the alarm panel.

Hi,

I started by registering the away button with my RFID tag.

But when I wanted to register the home button with the same RFID tag, the control center answered that the ID was already registered.

Hi Oliver,

there is no need to register tag with both home/away, when you press home or away before learning it just means that you waked it up and it's in learn mode. Code or tag learned after that will work with home and away actions.

When you learn code/tag set event name and user in order to use it in alarm or puzzles.

Hi Nenad,

As I said before, I registered the ids (and the events/users) like you described in your last message.

In the rules generator, I'm able to see the different action events (for example 'Test away' & 'Test home').

But, when I want to test the value of an action event:

1. If Keypad action event is equal to 'Test away'
2. then email_notification1
3. else
4. if Keypad action event is equal to 'Test home'
5. then email_notification2
6. else email_notification3

I always receive email_notification1, even if I push the home button and pass the tag or even if I use the keypad, whereas the action event Test is registered with the tag.

Do you have an idea ?

Thanks for your help.

@Nenad are u sure about the registration of the tags?

This is what i got from Milan:

You first need to memorize your tag into RFID keypad. Go to keypad configuration

tab and there click on "Lear" button. When countdown start click on "Away" and

then place your tag on keypad. You should see confirmation message on your

dashboard. Do the same for "Home" button.

I confirm that the wintop version is perfectly working!

Hi,

I also confirm that the wintop is working well!

I have to thank you Zipato's team for their work.

One last thing, could we use the buzzer on the module to get an acknowledgement ?

I saw on the manual that this is possible.

"The second mode, the default, can be used to inform a user that the alarm system is armed or disarmed. To

use this, you can send a Basic or Switch Binary set on (0xFF) after receiving an Alarm Report and the Wake Up

Notification following it."

Thank you for your answer ;)

Do someone have an idea on what could be wrong in my configuration ?

I followed the process to add tags as Nenad described it. But as I said before, the events are not well recognized.

Thanks for your help.

Action events are currently unsupported in IF conditions.

You should create two rules with 'Test away' and 'Test home' as event triggers.

how can I disarm with this keypad ?

Zipabox recognize only home and away button !!

@Furio:

home = disarm

away = arm

@Furio

Did you assign a user to the keypad? In the widget Alarm panel (last tab).

@thomasfr

yes, this ok

but I cannot arm the HOME ! only AWAY

@HeroS

yes of course

@Furio, you should create another keypad code (slot), and than you can use it for arm home, panic.

@Nenad Vojnovic

I cannot register the code2. With the learn mode I receive a message "user code already exist"

You can't use codes that are already learned, you need to learn a new one.

how can I learn a new code ?

Same way you learned the first one just don't use that same code.

For example, if your first code is 1234 you can't use that one again.

tell me ... how to put a new code.

learn then keys (ex. 1-1-1-1) then enter ?

Yes...

after any key pressed the buzzer send 3 sounds but after the enter key

nothing happens and I receive a timeout.

I'm wondering how did you managed to learn it first time...

Press 'Learn' on any available slot, pres home on keypad, enter code, press Enter on keypad, set event name and user, save.

Hello,

Can you tell me commits it is possible to include the zipabox the benext rfid correctly because I can not operate the alarm.

Can you give me the procedure to run the alarm rfid benext

thank you,

Looking at your settings the first slot is able to only ARM and not DISARM and the second slot is PANIC or DISARM. This means you have a code to ARM AWAY or HOME and to DISARM or PANIC. Can be useful though exept that you need several codes to do this does not make it easy to handle.

Maybe better to have slot 1 code AWAY as Arm AWAY and code home as DISARM

slot will be code2 Away as ARM home and code2 Disarm

Attached my config using a Tag and a Code (i do not use ARM home though)

Did you enable Quick Arm in your settings?