Note - once you've started using Indigo, use the correct forum below to post implementation questions."
So here I am. Hopefully in the right forum/sub-forum ... there are many!
I plan to create an Indigo Z-Wave based home alarm system as part of my migration from Lowe's Iris system. I need an alarm keypad. I had trouble finding any for North America! I ended up purchasing a Ring Keypad and trying to make it work. My progress so far:
- Synced keypad using encryption successfully (and submitted the device report).
- Used debug logging to record and review the data received from the keypad when I pressed each of the buttons.
- Looked for helpful info on the FCC website. It was some help. I got the list of configuration parameters.
- Changed parameter 5 (button press timeout) to 0 which allowed me to press buttons sequentially rapidly and receive data for each press.
- Discovered what I hope are the correct bytes for each button (10 digits, cancel, accept, away, home, disarm) to utilize Match Raw Packet to trigger an action from one of the 15 buttons being pressed.
- Created 15 triggers to test each button.
- SUCCESS at receiving button presses including in rapid sequence.
I do not have any way yet to send commands to the keypad to activate the speaker (chime). Or the Bypass light. Or the LED Ring. Or to read what appears to be a motion detector sensor. Nor do I even know what the little thingamajig is beside what appears to be the motion sensor.
But who cares, right? My need is for the button presses to work. And it seems they do.
Next step is a script to receive multiple button presses and see if they match a PIN for disarming the alarm. After that I should be in a happy place.