Hi All,
I’m thinking about the feasibility, safety and reliability of an alarm system setup with Home Assistant.
I think these should be the points an alarm system should have and all of this are very well satisfied by Home Assistant
- sensors to intercept a break-in or an unwanted presence => HA allows you to have any type of sensor, even of different brands and allows a step-by-step design of a solution
- alarm system and notifiyng sistem => HA can have one or more sirens and can reach mobile phone with acoustic notifications too
- control devices => HA can integrate into the mobile app or can have a wall tablet near the door
My critical points are mostly related to the reliability of Home assistant:
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What about if Home Assistant PC is broken/power-off? (i have an UPS that can give about 30min power to HA), but how could be a nice behaviour if i am on vacation and power goes out?
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A legacy system i suppose has a siren that can fire an alarm if it looses connection (wire cut) with the alarm control unit…Can a siren managed if there is no connection with Home Assistant?
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A siren generally has security systems if it is detached from the wall, covered with foam or immersed in water … in other words are there HA compatible sirens (zigbee, wifi or else) that manage if a thief wants to tamper with them ?
thank you all…i would like to see any kind of consideration about this topic
Bye!