I was just hoping they had. I have a client that had an advent system that died. The security guy replaced it with 2 Elk systems. One for security the other for environmental. I get complaints every few months because of the integration. He wants it to work like three advent panel did, it just won't. The biggest reasons it won't, is because that Advent supported all 400 zones on one system and it was full keypads emulation.

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Where is it located?

I don't believe the Elk modules have changed in many years.? So, they don't support full keypad emulation.? That being said, I have always found that they support the basic functions a homeowner needs to operate the alarm system including the ability to enter a pass code, buttons to arm/disarm the alarm system in home mode, away mode, vacation mode, bypassing zones, etc.? They also have a keypad module that allows the user to "press" one of the function keys programmed on the real keypad.

I don't believe you could ever get into the programming menus through what Elk offers but I believe basic operation for a homeowner is supported.

If the house hasn't been wired for any keypads then I would just install one next to the alarm panel itself for programming and the few functions a homeowner might want beyond what the modules support.

I have one keypad in my own home and never use it.? On each CLW keypad next to a door the bottom button is an "Exit" button.? It shuts down everything in the home, enables energy saving functions, and arms the alarm system.? When we come home, typically entering the house through the garage, we issue a voice command to an Alexa speaker in the garage "I'm home XXXX" where XXXX is a pass code.? That triggers an Alexa routine that triggers the Crestron system to cancel all the energy saving functions that were initiated by the Exit button and disarms the alarm.?? At night, it also turns on pathway lights in the home.

I'm not a fan of using a geofence to arm/disarm an alarm system. It can work reasonably well if there is only one person living in a home but the more people the more problematic it becomes.? All it takes is one person to leave the phone at home because they forgot to charge it and the system falls apart.

While having the ability to arm/disarm the alarm system through a touch panel is a necessity, a combination of Alexa and a keypad is much easier for day to day operation.? Making the user speak a pass code as part of an Alexa routine to disarm the alarm provides reasonable security and since the Alexa smart speakers will be under a homeowners Amazon account, they can easily change it themselves.

We also have an Alexa routine triggered by "goodbye" that does the same thing as the Exit button but we find ourselves using the button much more than the voice command.

My $.02

Jay

I removed a unit from a resi project.? It works.

If anyone can use it - make me a reasonable offer and I'll send it your way...

Jay,
Has the Elk protocol ever been expanded for keypad emulation?

My default go-to is the Honeywell Vista 128BTP. I don't know if there's integration with Alarm.com (except for monitoring)...
I'm sure others will have add'l suggestions

Well that sucks!

So what alarm brand is everyone using that is compatible with alarm.com and Simpl programable?

This house was not wired for alarm keypads and the homeowner was promised that he could use the Crestron TPs to arm and dissarm the alarm.

Of the top of my head I would probably use the press hold module, a toggle, 2 and's and a ramp. The hold would trigger the toggle and the 2 and's. One output of the toggle would go to one and, and the other to the other and. The outputs of the 2 and's would drive the ramp.

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I have done this a long time ago, I don't remember the exact logic I used. But I do know that I created a D3 project that was just one light and one press, compiled and opened the Simpl and reversed engineered the logic from there.

Take a look at the Crestron Module: press and hold v1.2 (cm)
It will give you a separate 'Not Held' and 'Held' outputs that you can take separately from your button press to your toggle logic and Cycle Dim logic.

Hi,

I have a new request from a old project to add Toggle Dim to some of the keypad buttons. This project was completed some years ago and we programmed the buttons to only Toggle the light(s) on/off with each button PRESS. This was all done in SIMPL, not using D3. Was hoping someone has a Simpl example of how I could add this functionality to the current SIMPL program. I know the keypad includes HOLD functionality per button, but was hoping for a module that includes this.

Thank you!

You might start with reviewing this previous thread...Unless things have changed recently, you may continue to be disappointed...
/g/crestron/topic/94194951#249715

Hi Real Monkey Magic - interested to learn more about the module you have...

Hi AV Ninja - did you get any solution to this?

Hello, thanks for letting me join your little group. I've been a Crestron programmer for 13 years but it's always been small, simple residential systems. The one I'm working on now is seriously kicking my butt and I'm sure I'll be making more posts with more 3rd party integration issues before this is done.

My current issue is trying to incorporate a DSC Neo Security system into my Simpl program using The Crestron Certified Driver "DSC Powerseries - Neo Security system IP"
I have the driver loaded, I have my Simpl program talking to the driver properly, and I think I'm finally getting a little feedback from the Security system, but not much. The message I'm getting on Debugger is as Follows:

DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - Channel Ready Status: 10
DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - Channel Ready Status: 20 Number of Channels=0
DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - Channel Ready Status: 100 ready:0
DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - Channel not ready on interation 25 ... Sleeping
DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - Continuing trying to find a channel

(repeat several times)

DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - [CTCPServer::ThreadProc] Socket Status failure??
DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - [CUDPPoint::ThreadProc] Handling EINTR case in other Socket??
DscPowerSeriesNeoTcp : [SHIM] - [CTCPServer::ThreadProc] Handling EINTR case in other Socket?

(Repeat 1st grouping above)

Can anyone who has successfully used this module offer some insight on where I should go from here?

FTR, we got things working with the strings as noted above. Seems to work great - 115k baud BTW...because we really need to turn it on quickly!...HaHa

It still did take us 4 hours unrelated to the Seura...
Its a take-over job and we just needed to temp the control for the client before we completely revamp the system.
The path was simple - CP4 port to AVpro EX70 balun to the TV...but since it was mounted without an articulating mount and above a counter, with no slack on the cables, etc, etc..
And then we had inexplicable issues getting the comms to work properly with symptomatic red-herrings et.al....Ugghh! I need to charge more...:)

How you set up FB massage for Crestron in BS player??
Is it send UDP "name of feedback" in advanced section of movie files?

There is a third important setting when you want to control via lan hdbaset :
in my memory it’s (in French, sorry) : ? mode attente ? activated in ? Réglage AV ? > ? sortie AV ?

I don’t know why, but it helped me few months ago on new projectors