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− | + | When you run the program for the first time you will need to set the configuration to communicate with your AlarmDecoder device. You can do that from within the program in the "System Menu" or by directly editing the text config files: mysettings.conf or alarmdecodergui.exe.config. The application must be restarted in order for config file changes to take effect. | |
==Features== | ==Features== |
Revision as of 15:09, 2 January 2014
The AlarmDecoder keypad program creates a realistic advanced keypad on any computer running Windows, OSX or Linux. With the open source plugin API, and provided plugins, it is simple to configure free email alerts on alarm events as well as perform other automation tasks. The program will run on Linux, OSX, Windows and other operating systems that support C# and Gtk#.
Requirements
- The Windows installer will add these requirements automatically. For OSX and Linux these may need to be installed manually.
- .NET or Mono
- Windows: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718
- Linux/OSX/Other: http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page
- Gtk#
- Windows: http://download.xamarin.com/GTKforWindows/Windows/gtk-sharp-2.12.22.msi
- Linux: The easiest way is to install Monodevelop
- Drivers - AD2USB only
- Windows: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
- Linux: On most distributions the FTDI driver will already be installed.
Installer
- Windows - Download the Windows installer
- MD5: 28778d71524e3d5b5dcee00633fd8fe2
- Includes ftdi drivers and Gtk#
- Some systems may require .NET: http://www.nutech.com/images/fbfiles/files/dotnetfx40.exe
- Linux - Download the Linux installer
- MD5: 7bac1436fdd2ba4ba2b4dcd6a08baedb
Notes
When you run the program for the first time you will need to set the configuration to communicate with your AlarmDecoder device. You can do that from within the program in the "System Menu" or by directly editing the text config files: mysettings.conf or alarmdecodergui.exe.config. The application must be restarted in order for config file changes to take effect.
Features
- Open Source Plugin API
- C# examples included
- Network connectible
- Can act as a ser2sock server allowing access to the attached AlarmDecoder to network
- Can connect to each other or a central server using multiple instances or connecting to a ser2sock server
- Works with touch screen, mouse or keyboard input
- Logging with date and time stamp
- AlarmDecoder firmware update utility built in
- Open Source Plugin API
Extensions
- mystuff
- Example extension, emails events
- Program Downloader
- Download programming from 15/20p panels
- Zone Tracker
- Helps in detecting of zone closing on some zones
- HTML5 web browser tab
- Webcam viewer tab
- mystuff