Texecom2mqtt: Texecom alarm panel and MQTT integration with HA support

Third party integrations
1047

Perfect thanks, that worked a treat.

I note on my Texecom Cloud app I get a temperate reading for my Ricochet sensors, but this isn’t exposed in the MQTT messages. I see someone asked a similar question back in 2020 but seems unanswered. Anyone got this working?

1048

There an issue on the GitHub page for it, but no response. I guess it’s possible it’s not part of the protocol, or it still needs to be added as a feature. Would be pretty useful, though.

1049

I was wondering if the source-code for this is still unavailable due to the NDA / Texecom explicit prohibition?

I noticed the python code at GitHub - davidMbrooke/texecom-connect: Python software to monitor a Texecom Premier Elite alarm panel using the Texecom Connect protocol added in v4. has a comment that Texecom actually allowed him to publish his program (despite it being distributed as python source code). Perhaps he misinterpreted, or got lucky with who was asked at Texecom.

I am just thinking how awesome it would be if the code were open-source for everyone to work on. Feels “wrong” somehow to be entering alarm credentials into closed source software!

1050

Every 5-6weeks I get a COM1 fault show on my Texecom keypad. It’s very annoying as to reset this alert I think I need to disconnect the alarm from both the mains and battery power so I can force a reboot of the Smartcom.

I have disabled Texecom Connect in ARC 1 Protocol of the engineer settings and also block the SmartCom from the internet.

Two questions:

  1. Any ideas why I get this COM1 fault and how I can stop it happening?
  2. Is there a quicker way to clear the COM1 fault if and when it appears?

Thanks

1051

Hi, I was thinking the same thing a while ago, I didn't like that it was closed source.

I forked the davidMbrooke texecom-connect python script a while ago, and created a Home Assistant addon from it. It works pretty good for me.