DSC plugin zone sensors are always armed???

Plugins & Plugin Development DSC Alarm System
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I have noticed that the sensors created by DSC plugin are always armed. Their armed state is not dependent upon the armed state of the partition.

I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to link my camera and DSC system so that the cameras would record only when an armed senor is tripped. In fact settings to this effect are in the camera control. But since the zone senor is always in an armed state independent of the partition armed state, it would record all the time.

It is useful to have tripped independent of armed because you may want to use the sensor for something other than security, but I also need armed and tripped/untripped.

What am I doing wrong? ???

rearden

Update: I have created two scenes to set the armed/disarm state based on Partition 1 and am testing now. I just thought that these scenes would be determined by the plugin based on the stay/away/bypass state of the system.

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The sensors do not get match the arm state of what the panel is reporting. The arm/disarm buttons are independent of the panel and are used only with in vera. If you want the sensors to set as arm when the alarm panel is armed, you’ll need to have a scene to change the arm state of the sensors when the alarm panel goes into the alarm state. Another scene to do the opposite when the alarm panel is not armed.

  • Garrett