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<DIV>Thanks everyone for the great suggestions.</DIV>
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<DIV>Doug Ringler<BR><BR><BR>Dec 11, 2008 09:15:54 AM, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:kmcleod@prodigy.net" target=_blank>kmcleod@prodigy.net</A> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(102,153,204) 3px solid"><BR>> Today's Topics:<BR>><BR>> 1. Easy Question (Doug Ringler)<BR>> 2. Re: Easy Question (Joseph K. Vossen)<BR>> 3. Re: Easy Question (Bruce Schroeder)<BR>> 4. Re: Easy Question (Doug Ringler)<BR>> 5. RE: Easy Question (Roger Sampson)<BR>> 6. Re: Easy Question (Doug Newton)<BR>><BR>><BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 1<BR>> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:03:23 -0500<BR>> From: "Doug Ringler" <<A class="parsedEmail parsedEmail" href="mailto:douglas.ringler@verizon.net" target=_blank>douglas.ringler@verizon.net</A>><BR>> Subject: [Hai-users] Easy Question<BR>> To: <<A class="parsedEmail parsedEmail" href="mailto:hai-users@tssi.com" target=_blank>hai-users@tssi.com</A>><BR>> Message-ID: <BDFD93EEEA404ADB80FA253818C5FB21@DJR2><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR>><BR>> Hopefully an easy question and its been a little quiet anyway,<BR>><BR>> I usually wire up a zone on the OmniPro II for AC power by sensor relays <BR>> for power from a generator or the AC from the street. And thus, the Omni <BR>> will report open or close from that zone to the central station. But in <BR>> one installation, I just left the AC Power Sensor within the Omni to <BR>> detect an AC Power Failure (no generator), thinking that it would report <BR>> (call out) upon an AC Power Failure. But no call to the central station <BR>> upon loss of AC. Is this a setting somewhere for calls upon AC Power <BR>> Failure that I am missing? I can't get the Omni to report an AC Power <BR>> Failure in this installation.<BR>><BR>> Thanks!<BR>><BR>> Doug Ringler<BR>> -------------- next part --------------<BR><BR><BR>You are correct in that the Omni will not report a code to the central <BR>station for AC power failure, although it does detect it. This is no doubt <BR>for good reason, because if it were automatic or easy, central stations <BR>would be flooded with these signals.<BR><BR>Here is how I do it:<BR><BR>1. Set up a voice message with the installation name and address followed <BR>by AC POWER - IS - OFF (name the message "electricity off" or similar)<BR>2. Name a flag "powerofftime"<BR>3. Code in PC Access<BR>WHEN AC POWER OFF: powerofftime ON FOR xx MINUTES<BR>WHEN powerofftime OFF &IF AC POWER OFF: PHONE nnn-nnnn AND SAY <BR>electricity off<BR><BR>This will have the Omni dial out with voice message if the power goes off <BR>and stays off for xx minutes, so you avoid unnecessary notifications for <BR>minor outages and switching glitches.<BR>You of course can repeat the second line to dial out to up to the eight <BR>available numbers.<BR><BR>Now, if you want or need central station moitoring, modify the second code <BR>line to be<BR>WHEN powerofftime OFF &IF AC POWER OFF: UNIT x ON FOR xx SECONDS<BR>where the unit is one of your hardwire outputs. Use this output to <BR>drive a small 12VDC relay which closes contacts on an input zone.<BR>You would then define the zone appropriately and map it to your central <BR>station as an "equipment failure" or similar.<BR><BR>Ken McLeod<BR>Integrated Home Technologies <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>HAI-users mailing list<BR><A class="parsedEmail parsedEmail" href="mailto:HAI-users@tssi.com" target=_blank>HAI-users@tssi.com</A><BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/hai-users" target=_blank>http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/hai-users</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></html>