Comfort Automation/ Security System Forums - Responses and Actions

Send Alert if Gate is left open

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:14:27 -0500

I am trying to write a response to check if an automatic gate has been left open for more than an hour. I would like Comfort to send an SMS alert (or email) to alert that the gate has been left open (I could also have it close the gate instead...but at this point I just want to raise a notification).

I have written the following response to open the gate:

If Input Gate = 0 Then
Open Door 2 1 10
Set Counter001(1) = 0
Do GateOpenCheck
End If

It calls the GateOpenCheck response:

If Counter Counter001 > 60 Then
Send SMS PhoneNo01 1 ! Send an alert that the gate is open
Set Counter001(1) = 0
Do GateOpenCheck
Else
Increment Counter001(1)
If Input Gate <> 0 Then
Do GateOpenCheck After 60 Seconds Using Timer01(1)
End If
End If

This is a recursive response which I believe is okay. Just wanted to make sure this will work as expected--i.e., every hour that the gate is left opened it will send an alert.

Custom Events

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 21:29:54 -0400

A really daft question, and I apologise for the memory block, but I just cannot find this! In my log, at 2300 every night I have a line \'Custom Event 22\' and then at 0600 the next morning, a line \'Custom Event 23\'. What are these and where do I find them? They are definitely not responses 22 and 23! Thank you so much for any assistance......

Setting Annoucement Level From A Response

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:23:55 -0400

Hi,
Is it possible to do this? Ideally I\'d like to set it to a value that has been stored in a counter.
I figured there must be a way to set the value of any location but I can\'t find anything in the action codes reference.
Many thanks,Tas

Use ID Button to clear Endless Loops in Responses

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:36:17 -0500

The firmware 7.194 has this feature:

If IDBUTTON is pressed and held at reset, disable Responses This allows system to work even when there are responses with endless loop, ie Responses calling themselves, ir problems in the Startup Response.
Another method is to press and Hold the DLOAD Button in the UCM for 2 seconds which until the BUSY2 LED starts blinking. See http://www.comfortforums.com/forum4/3419.html

Set time

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 03:23:22 -0400

I would like to set the time of comfort to be the same as my LAN. I know there is the opportunity when transferring to Comfort, but can I do it from a response?

Virtual Input On/Off

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 05:28:09 -0400

I am trying to create a response to change a virtual input.The virtual input is set up, along with several others.When I go to the response wizard and use Insert new action/Input/Virtual Input On/Off I get a dialogue box pop up. In that dialogue box is a drop down list for Zone.When I open the drop down list I see my physical zones and unused zones, but I do not see the Virtual input zones.Am I misunderstanding how this works, or am I missing something?Cheers

IR learning 'kills' Comfort

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:24:08 -0400

I\'m switching a device, and I need to re-learn some IR commands and replace the old codes.
Whenever I attempt this, I start getting communication errors within 30 seconds or so and Comfort needs a power cycle.

I have multiple UCMs, all work fine, and I can connect to any of them with Comfigurator OK. If I attempt to use the IR learn feature, immediately I get \'no response from UCM\' and within 30 seconds the keypad is complaining about a communications failure. I have to power cycle Comfort to clear.
Any ideas?

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Bypass garage doors when using door remote opener

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:17:55 -0400

[size=I want to shunt my two garage doors and the garage PIR when the doors are opened with the door remote control. I have a response from a RIO input from the remote opener. However I also have the garage doors as an entry zone and when I arm the system the \"final door\" doesn\'t activate as the bypass has turned on. I can\'t seem to find the logic that will only allow the bypass when the system has armed.]

Bus monitoring

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:41:52 -0400

We have a set up that allows us to monitor bus systems remotely.
I would like to be able to monitor the comfort bus remotely.
I realise that the log files don\'t report the events I\'m after monitoring.

Q - can I set up a response so that a zone is monitored and every time the zone is open or closed a signal is sent out over the Eth03 UCM ( or other device route) so that it can be picked up and monitored by our software?
Q - - can I set comfort so that the bus is monitored ( thereby we can extract all/any event we like) so that a continuous signal is sent out over the Eth03 UCM ( or other device route) so that it can be picked up and monitored by our software?

Loss of Audio output on keypads.

Sun, 19 Aug 2018 07:32:12 -0400

recently the Audio confirmation, e.g. \"Night mode\" ceased on the system. As a first step I decided to look at the logs rather than diving into the alarm box and checking the speaker wiring, which I think was the right decision.
I upgraded the configurator to 3.12.7.0 and, incidentally, it gives an \"Unhandled exception\" error whenever you click on a topic in the left hand window. (Windows 10 32 bit fairly up-to-date) It said there was a module error (I presume in comfort) and updated that and then I was able to download the log. (Pity it doesn\'t paginate so you can print off the last 50 entries or so.)
What I spotted was that a recent entering of my unlock code to see if would clear things triggered the following sequence.
DSP/Voice fail 96.
DSP/Voice Restore 97.
Reset 97.
After this audio was restored.
Where can I find this in comfort? are they action codes or responses. Where can I find a description of what is going on? Is something failing? should I take action? Why did entering the user code fix things this time but previously had not fixed things.
Any pointer to documentation or answers would be appreciated.

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Responses when to fix....and 255 limitation?

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:50:08 -0400

So I am busy updating everything ready to play with node red :-)

Could someone remind me when we need to fix responses, I recall it is when we call them externally via the RS 485 bridge I think, I also have half a memory that we need to fix them for when we call them from the Universal ECM (Rako) in my case - that is unless we remember to write to the EEPROM every time we change a response - is that correct?

Also is it correct that we can only call responses that have a number below 255 externally?
If that is true is there a way of forcing some responses to be prioritised and get a lower number?

Thanks!!!

Stuart

Start Entry Delay, Change Entry Delay

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:39:31 -0500

Start Entry Delay Action can be assigned to a Zone Response.
When security is armed, opening the zone (Door or Window) will start an entry delay instead of causing an Immediate alarm

There are default Responses; Start Entry Delay in Night Mode, and Start Entry Delay in Day Mode, for convenience.

This is useful eg in Night Mode for windows. If opened by accident, instead ogf causing an alarm, it starts entry delay so the user has time to disarm.

Siren types

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:25:06 -0400

Currently my system has siren type 20 set to \"unassigned\"
When I create a simple response: 64,20, 255

I get a \'cascading audio\'. This sound quite suits my needs for the alert I wish to have as a zone response.
BUT
If I try and give siren type 20 a name and choose a sound type from the dropdown menu I lose the \'cascading audio\' sound and cannot work out how get it back.

I notice here:
http://www.comfortforums.com/forum92/4291.html
You state there are 31 siren types. I can only see 20 siren types in my version of Comfigurator. (3.11.13.0) Attached gives details of system

Please can you help me understand what\'s going on.

Thanks
Steve

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Triggering external events via HTTP from ETH03

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 23:05:57 -0400

Hi,

Does anyone know if there\'s a way to make the ETH03 module initiate an HTTP call?

I have a QNAP NAS with a CCTV system setup on it and currently 1 camera pointing at my front gates. My Comfort system has a wireless sensor on the gate and it currently triggers an SMS event and a voice announcement when the gate opens. The CCTV s/w on the NAS has the ability to trigger recordings based on virtual triggers that are initiated by making an HTTP request - e.g.:

http://192.168.1.123:8080/cgi-bin/logical_input.cgi?name=GateActivated

Since I have a UCM/ETH03, is there any way I can setup a Response to do that?

Thanks.

Bypass multiple zones question

Fri, 05 May 2017 10:22:27 -0400

Hi, I have some contractors working and I want to bypass 3 garage doors and a PIR, I thought that the response attached would work but it only bypasses the first device.
Any help appreciated.

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