Adjust Alert State with Peripherals

YourSixOS allows users to arm or disarm a device group by activating a devices’ peripheral input. This would enable a user to trigger the output of a device which could then arm or disarm notifications.


Setup Steps

Physical Hardware

Utilize a device such as a keypad or a camera to trigger a camera’s input on the system

Configuration Note:

  • The system does not support delayed arming or disarming. Therefore, when using a keypad, it must be placed on the unsecured side to ensure the system is disarmed before entry and not armed before exit.
  • Ensure the keypad being used supports toggling a relay on indefinitely upon entry of a valid PIN, and then switching the relay off with a subsequent valid PIN entry.

Create I/O Configuration on Device

In YourSixOS, go to the Edit Device page for the device where you previously connected the output to the input. Scroll to the I/O Configuration section and create the configurations as outlined below:

  • Port 0:
    • Name: arm/disarm input
    • Direction: Input
    • Normal State: Open

Video on I/O Configuration and Association

 

Device Group Setup

Device groups—also referred to as alarm zones or alarm groups—enable centralized alert state control for a collection of devices. This setting determines whether events detected within the group will trigger alarms (notifications).

  1. Navigate to the site and select Add Device Group
  2. Enter a name for the group and click “Save.”
  3. After the group is created, select it and open the Edit Device Group page.
  4. Set the Arm/Disarm State Configuration to “Peripheral State.”
  5. Choose “Arm/Disarm Input” as the peripheral (configured in the previous steps).
  6. Add the desired devices to the group.

Video on Creating a Device Group

 

Notification

Navigate to “Notifications” section of the platform and create a notification with the device group created in the previous step as the source

Video on Creating Notification

 

Testing

Test the system to confirm it responds correctly according to your requirements