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DataBitz
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  #3258516 11-Jul-2024 17:43
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To be honest, if you can afford it consider replacing the whole alarm with a Bosch Solution 2000 or 3000 and Bosch B426 IP module. You can reuse your existing wiring and probably the PIR sensors, maybe even the siren, you will need new control pads though.
When I was looking just a couple of years ago and when Konnect first came out alarm systems didn't natively work with things like Home Assistant, but the Bosch does and others probably do too now.

 

I recently replaced an old Paradox alarm with a kit from these guys for $649.
https://www.alarmwarehouse.co.nz/Products/?category=167&product=926/Bosch-Solution-2000-Kit-with-ICON-Keypad-Sirens-APP-Module-and-2-Std-Detectors

 

It hooked straight into Home Assistant natively with this custom integration and works great.
https://github.com/mag1024/bosch-alarm-homeassistant

 

Was a couple of days work (because I didn't know what I was doing) but it's a much better outcome.

 

Even if you don't go down the Home Assistant integration path, the Bosch mobile apps etc are free compared to Arrowhead. You can download the firmware updates without being part of a special Arrowhead installers club etc.
Just a much more open and usable product.




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  #3258518 11-Jul-2024 17:51
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DataBitz:

 

Here is a photo, not sure how much help it is.

 

The purple wires from the Konnect relay module go into black shrink wrap (that holds the resistors shown in my last post).

 

I no longer have access to this system so can't provide much more detail. 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much. This looks promising.

 

Can be a super dumb question, but having that resister stack as your previous answer really required?


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  #3258520 11-Jul-2024 17:55
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Yes, I believe so. That is part of the way the alarm figures out what type of device you have attached to the output.
Different resistors are needed depending on the device, whether it's a PIR sensor switch or whatever.


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