UK Alarms for HA - Recomentations?

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I did get a response from one alarm manufacturer on why they have a closed API, and they said it was for ‘security reasons’ i.e. to prevent hackers.

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I’m sure you get it already - but that is a very good reason not to buy their product to secure your home!

Security through obscurity typically encourages hackers and makes it easier to compromise systems - have they relied on that obscurity and not bothered to implement robust authentication for example?

Hey ho! I’d rather build my own alarm, at least I know it’s shortcomings and can decide the trade off’s I want to make rather than having a false sense of security.

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I considered getting a cheap 433mhz RF setup from china. (There are loads to choose from)
Plan was I could try and sniff the signals and fire off my own commands based on presence etc.

Instead I think I’m going to use my existing zigbee sensors.
Like you, I couldn’t find any pre-existing one I was confident with.

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I have a Texecom Elite.

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How are you linking it into HA please?

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Via Node-Red and MQTT.

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Hi!

Lev, I would like to know which communicator are you using?

Bojam

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Node-red is communicating via a ComIP, I also have texecom connect to program the panel with wintex and use telecom app as a fall back if ever required.

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For those people with ‘old’ wired alarms, you may want to check out www.konnected.io

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Lev, thanks for your answer and do you need both communicators? Can node red talk to panel over texecom connect? Where can I find how to set up node red to communicate to alarm panel?

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You can join the texecom forum, I have written a comprehensive and detailed write up on this. Also make a request from texecom for the API & protocol integration documents.

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Hi levickij. Thanks for posting this it looks exactly what I am looking for is the forum the Texecom Installer Forum.

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Hi Gary,

Yes it is.

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Hi,

I can see that you have a both a ComIP and a SmartConnect installed in your system - can you tell me how you did that please? When I look at the installation guide for the smartconnect box it says that you need to use COM1 and COM2 - how do you also connect the ComIP to allow MQTT to be used as well as the Texecom Connect features?

Thanks

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Yes, SmartConnect plugs into the on board Com1 and Com2 connector, there is also the expansion port to plug in the ComIP module which becomes Com3. My Node-Red is mostly using MQTT nodes.
You can join the texecom forum, I have written a comprehensive and detailed write up on this setup there, I have also recently uploaded my Node-RED Flow, Lovelace and YAML configs.

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Hey, Any chance you could share your config to get the Galaxy working? I have a Galaxy Dimension, would love to get it integrated like this

Cheers Jack

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Thanks for this. I have a 64-W and the expansion port has more pins than the normal com ports? Do I need a com+ pcb?

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Sounds like you have a wireless panel. I’m not familiar with that model. Texecom have good customer support, give them a call to check compatibility.

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Hi, I have a Galaxy Dimension and would like to get this working. Currently have a touch centre to toggle outputs but would like to get this working on HA to toggle outputs

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Hi,

Can you expand on how this is done? I have just ordered rs485 to ttl module and it would be great to know the api you used or code etc…