Security System

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I am looking into options for a security system and I wanted to get experience on a few aspects with integration to home assistant.

Option 1: buy a zwave ready security panel and sensors then connect the zwave panel to the home assistant.
Option 2: buy zwave sensors and monitor them through home assistant.

My ideal setup for option 2 goes something like this in my head:
tablet mounted on the wall when you walk in the door, running home assistant. It a built in GUI that allows you to arm and disarm the alarm (siren connected to TB at raspberry pi) and the ability to monitor the system.

this may already exist but i couldn’t find any info on something like this. anyone have links or ideas?

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I’m working on option 2 right now and have mixed feelings. It’s clearly not as robust and is prone to delays. Delay for sensor to get to Wink then another delay from Wink to Home Assistant. I’ve built a couple of cheap Android tablets to put around the house and control the system. Another issue that I’m trying to overcome is a passcode to disarm. Not sure exactly how to that piece yet. Right now I have a “Silence” icon that I’m using that will both disable and silence any alarms if they are going off.

I used this project for my Dashboard: https://github.com/acockburn/hadashboard

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I imagine zwave will have similar delays. :frowning:

do each one of your sensors have a built in alarm? I have seen individually alarmed sensors and central alarmed.

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I use GPIO on PI and wired magnetic sensors/motion detectors. I’ve had no delay issues.

This has worked well for me several months.
Arm/Disarm is manual or auto using presence detection.

Currently considering notification options.
Plan to add 12VDC door strikes for keyless entry.
Cameras added in seperate tab

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What sensors are you using? I am about to. Pull the trigger on these

https://www.walmart.com/ip/GoControl-WNK01-311KIT-Premium-Z-Wave-R-Home-Security-Suite/50169317?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222228038745740&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=97662160594&wl4=aud-261800281900:pla-221825113234&wl5=9012375&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=50169317&wl13=&veh=sem
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Do you have your configured file posted so I can copy your arming and disarming etc?

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I use standard Door, Window and motion. Previously these were connected to Alarm System but I moved them to RasPi. You can convert any existing equipment in this fashion. Just need to find power source for motions. Smoke and Heat detectors may require additional power as well .

This would work:
https://www.amazon.com/ALEKO-10BS-MC10R-Magnetic-Switches-Applications/dp/B015OWZK94/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1483052223&sr=8-30&keywords=alarm+door+sensor

Again, nothing all that special.

I added automation config for arm and disarm below

#################################################
##     Alarm Auto Arm Away when LEAVE          ##
#################################################
- alias: 'Alarm Away when Leave home'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: group.family
    from: 'home'
    to: 'not_home'
  action:
    service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away
    entity_id: alarm_control_panel.alarm911
    data:
      code: !secret alarm_code


#################################################
##       Alarm Auto DISARM when RETURN         ##
#################################################
- alias: 'Alarm disarm when return home'
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: group.family
    from: 'not_home'
    to: 'home'
  action:
    service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
    entity_id: alarm_control_panel.alarm911
    data:
      code: !secret alarm_code
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awesome! Is this using presence detection? I am wondering where the home/not_home is achieved.

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YES, presence detection.

I have motions in all rooms as well. Learned that I can use this to supplement presence detection. May utilize for future automation.

For example:
Phone wireless show wife home(Group Family Home)
Master motion ON, then OFF.
Hall motion ON, then OFF.
Living Motion ON then OFF. No Change 15min.
Phone Wireless show wife away(no door open so likely battery die or wifi off)
LIVING Motion ON then OFF
Hall Motion ON then OFF
Back door Open then close(possible someone left home)
IF no motion or presence after 15min ARM

Basically, only arm if door open procede wifi presence Away.
If not, ignore wifi and assume home and wait for door to open/close

The above example assumes everyone else already confirmed away(Group Family Away)

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@tmjpugh Looking at your setup, does grouping the device entities make the alarm system arm and disarm if a single device enters the zone or only if both devices enter the zone?

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Disarm/Arm upon single device entry

Group changes to home if any (1) device is home