On February 16, 2017 at 16:05, Daniel Tonks said...
Interesting - I've been narrowing into DSC so far, and the programming does seem simple... but awfully archaic (unless that's by design). Does the touchscreen improve programming any?
I believe with all security systems, programming from a keypad is very archaic and time consuming. Paradox has a very intuitive computer software designed in the 21st century allowing easy programming of a system. Easily connect over IP or with their USB to serial adapter to program/modify the programming.
My issue with going wireless is range - the house is basically a stick bungalow, but it's 90 feet from one side door to the other. More if I include the garage. Not sure whether they'll reach. On the other hand, unfinished basement and no upstairs means stringing cables should be relatively straightforward.
Not certain what the range is for a DSC system, but Paradox is from 130' up to 230' device dependent.
