Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / May 2007

Does anyone know what the Error message "TRBL Power" means on an
Abacus panel ?  Mine has just started to go off every 10 mins or so,
showing this fault message.  All of the fuses are intact and there is
a healthy 12v coming out of the panel. The battery is 3 years old ,

I am an electrical engineering student working on my senior design
project and what my group and I came up with was a security system to
monitor activity in a new building's design area.  So far I have
developed a motion detection algorithm using MATLAB and a webcam,

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So there is an actual alarm at a location. Cops come. catch the guys. There
is no call from the customer so we dispatch a technician to do a courtesy
call. The customer says yes you're great, and the alarm worked great but was
only concerned about not being billed for a service call ...

Has anyone used the Simon 3 with a DTIM for the phone connection? Does it
perform adequately, or is it junk?

What do I need to converter composite video to a RJ-45 cat 5 cable?
Manufacture and Part Number.

I'm looking for something that will provide dependable motion for triggering
a DVR. It's for a 8 foot wide driveway beside a house. I forgot what I used
to use, but I do remember having problems with them breaking down, whatever
they were. Thanks in advance

Is anyone aware of a CCTV system that detects motion, and Zooms in on the
source of the motion to get a clear picture of the person/vehicle etc...

What brand and model long range transmitter and receiver do you like and
have experience with. I want to hook up a 12 VDC  surveillance camera
through spotty trees for 1/4 of a mile.

I am looking for advice regarding the use of IP cameras in a
commercial/industrial setting.
Are there any situations in which IP cameras are not a good choice and
analog cameras would give better performance or just plain be more

OK so the Fire alarm experts wont hang there own panel at my wifes church
now the electrician wont wire the 120 vac to it becuse he has to get a
permit and afraid everything the electrical inspector will find wrong when
they show up at the church  which also means the fire alarm ...

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We have switched to them here in the Vancouver area.
Better price per unit and per month than DSC and Connect 24.
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I was told that there was a device that will raise and lower a
security camera. I guess it would be some thing similar to a flag
pole. I have an issue where I need to have a PTZ camera mounted 20
feet up a pole. My contractor has aimed towards health and safety

I got a call this morning from someone in the Florida panhandle.
He said that ADT recommended me.  Apparently, he had asked
them to service his old, DIY-installed system after it was damaged
by lightning.  The system is not monitored.  They didn't want to