Excerpt frpm article in http://www.hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesarticles2006/articles20060802-02.html
Note reference to Comfort in the article
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What is a home security system really for? To deter criminals? Protect your property? In either case, security systems are viewed as an essential item we all need. So why is it that they only tend to be bought when we either move house or get burgled? Maybe it is because buying the latest flatscreen HDTV is considered a better use of money.
Security systems have always been seen as a grudge purchase, but maybe they would not be if they could do more than just annoy your neighbours! How about if they could automatically control lighting, curtains or electric door locks based on alarm status? Make sure your kids are safely home and watch them securely from work? Or have your house notify you, your neighbours, the fire service, glaziers or plumbers if something happens that threatens it? Combine automation features with security systems, and suddenly you have something much more appealing.
-------------------------------- Expectations
If you are looking at security systems today, you should at least be considering the home automation and integration capabilities of each product. As a bare minimum, you should expect keyfobs for easy arming and disarming, water detectors, smoke detectors, and some sort of monitoring system for when you are away from home.
The options to link a security system like this to a home automation system are still quite limited, and as always, you get what you pay for. The main possibilities are:
- Use the outputs from a standard security system to trigger the existing home automation system, and vice versa.
- Fit a security system with some limited X10 or other automation control such as the Visonic Powermax or ESP Infinite.
- Use the Cytech Comfort security system - a more advanced security system with advanced home automation capabilities, starting at around GBP400 plus tax for the alarm.
- Consult a qualified custom installer or integration expert.
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