Hello there… I’m new to Z-Wave and newer to the VERA system. I know that in the market it exists some Z-Wave motion sensors that are triggered and can turn on a light and/or a command, but is there a way that it could trigger a siren and/or alarm system? I’ve heard that you can do it installing an ELK-M1G system, but it’s costy plus it will sustitute the VERA system. Anyone another option? I really want to create all my apartment that I can monitored from outlets, to security to home automation, etc.
I would guess you could find a siren that make noise whenever power is applied, then have Vera turn on the power (through, say, an appliance module), when you want the alarm sounded.
I think the upcoming “AV module” (Global Cache GC-100?) might work as well, as I think it includes the ability to control relays. Perhaps this could be integrated with an existing security system.
I’m sure someone here will have more ideas or a proven solution.
You need to get an siren and an power adapter (from 110 to 6-12V DC) and connect it to an Light Module.
The create a scene and add an event that will turn on the light switch when the sensor it’s tripped.
You can get also an ip camera that will take pictures also when the sensor it’s tripped. And if you activate the findvera.com service you could get and email or sms every time the sensor it;s tripped.
I use a 12VDC automobile siren. Search Amazon or e-Bay. Should be less than $10. I then used an extra 120VAC to 12VDC adapter from an old router, just splice the two wires together and plug into an appliance or lamp module. Works great when triggered off my motion sensors. Will wake the dead and scare the crapola out of intruders. I then trigger an SMS from Vera to my phone and can peek into my house via my Panasonic cameras from my iPhone.
Thank guys I’ve done exactly that.
I don’t think it should be a problem with the adapter though. Imagine just plug it in and switching on the power socket. A zwave Plugins module “should” be equivalent.
I am using also the same concept for alarm system, door sensors, motion detector sensors to triger intrutions, panasonic camara to see what is going on and siren hook up to a lamp module. I am using also a UPS on the vera and siren to assure that the systems works even if some one turns off the power of the house.
The concept works for me with some issues:
-In order to arm o disarm the alarm you need to do it from your cel, ipod or computer I have not found a way to do it form a keypad
-The batery life for the sensor dose not last long, I am using home managables sensors. If some one knows a different brand with better performance in battery life I will apreciated.
If you create a scene to do this as an action and have an event set from your lock then it should be OK…at least with a Kwickset I know its possible to disarm via a PIN, and to arm with some other function like the lock button being pressed!