3
System Overview
The system’s Control Panel features a color touch screen display that
allows control of all system functions and programming. The display
clearly shows the installer and subscriber system and installation
status. The helpful scrolling text, along with the voice prompts
that the Control Panel sounds, make installation, programming,
and operation very easy compared to keypad-programmed and
operated security systems of the past.
The system supports 48 wireless sensors of various types, two
hardwire loops, 15 sensor response types, a supervised bell output,
and a programmable solid-state control output. An on-board digital
communicator reports alarms and trouble to a central monitoring
station receiver via the standard telephone network. The Control
Panel also supports 2-way voice communications with the Central
Station.
An internal 345 MHz narrow-band radio receiver detects signals
from wireless system sensors. The high-gain receiver allows for
easy placement of the wireless sensors so signals can be received
in even the toughest of installation environments.
When the optional Model 2GIG-XCVR2 900 MHz transceiver is
installed, it sends and receives signals with accessory wireless
touch screen keypads. Touch screen keypads allow remote control
of the system through the same graphic interface design as the
Control Panel.
For enhanced operation, an optional Model 2GIG-GSMx global
system for mobile communications module (GSM radio modem)
can be installed in the fi eld. With the optional GSM radio modem
installed, the system will have wireless Central Station reporting
capability. 2-way voice communication with the Central Station can
also go “over-the-air” through the GSM radio modem.
The optional GSM radio modem also allows 2-way communications
with the Alarm.com server. Through this server, subscribers can
query and control their system using a computer browser from
anywhere in the world. The Alarm.com server can also send
messages, time corrections, and software updates to the Control
Panel. Special messages from the server are displayed to the
subscriber on the Control Panel’s color touch screen.
For home control, the Control Panel’s built-in Z-Wave radio module
allows controlling and monitoring various home automation devices
such as lighting, locks, heating, and air conditioning.
Eight user codes including a duress code are supported. User
“one” is the master code that can add or delete the other seven
user codes. The Installer Code has access to system programming.
The front panel
and
buttons serve as controls as well as
indicators. Pressing the
button displays emergency icons on the
display for Panic, Fire, and Emergency alarm activation (each has
programmable options and can be enabled or disabled). Pressing
the
button changes the system display to the Home Screen.
C P U
Piezo
Siren
Smoke
Sensors
PIR
Motion
Sensors
Key
Fobs
Panic
Buttons
Door /
Window
Sensors
Wireless
Keypads
Wireless
Touch
Screens
Up to 48 Wireless Sensors per System
Standard 345 MHz Receiver
or Optional
345 MHz / 900 MHz Transceiver
CO
Sensors
Glass
Break
Sensors
Hardwire
Loop
#1
Speaker
&
Microphone
V
oice
Siren
CONTROL PANEL
Hardwire
Loop
#2
Existing
Sensor
Installation
Hardwire Inputs
Subscriber
Touch Screen
Digital
Comm
unicator
Subscriber’s
Computer
Subscriber’s
PDA
Cell
Site
Alarm.com
Web site
Central Station
Receiver
Public
Switched
Telephone
Network
GSM
Telephone
Network
Thermostat
Z-Wave
Radio
Lighting
Control
Door
Locks
Power
Supply
System
Power
Bell
Output
120 VAC
Input
Power
Alarm.com
Server
Optional
GSM
Module
Color LCD
Display with
Touch Screen
Color Display
Home &
Emergency
Buttons
Alarm.com
Infrastructure
Database
Figure 3. System Block Diagram
