Difference between revisions of "AlarmDecoder Keypad"

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:; The Windows installer will add these requirements automatically. For OSX and Linux these may need to be installed manually.
 
:; The Windows installer will add these requirements automatically. For OSX and Linux these may need to be installed manually.
 
:* .NET or Mono
 
:* .NET or Mono
:** Windows: [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718 Download .NET]
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:** Windows: [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718 Download .NET if not already installed ( most likely already installed )]
:** Linux/OSX: [http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Download Mono]
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:** Linux: [http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Download Mono or install the full Monodevelop package for your distribution]
:* Gtk#
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:** OSX: Already included in Keypad App for OSX
:** Windows: [http://download.xamarin.com/GTKforWindows/Windows/gtk-sharp-2.12.22.msi Download Gtk#]
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:* Gtk# [http://download.xamarin.com/GTKforWindows/Windows/gtk-sharp-2.12.22.msi Manual download Gtk#]
:** Linux/OSX: The easiest way is to install Monodevelop
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:** Windows: Already included with installer.
:* Drivers - AD2USB only
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:** Linux: The easiest way is to install Monodevelop
:** Windows/OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion: [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Download FTDI drivers]
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:** OSX: Mono and Gtk# are already  included in the App. Install of Mono or Gtk# is optional and '''not''' necessary except for plugin/module development.
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:* USB to Serial Drivers only needed with AD2USB [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Manual download FTDI drivers]
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:** Windows Already included with installer.
 
:** Linux/OSX 10.9 Mavericks: On most distributions the FTDI driver will already be installed.
 
:** Linux/OSX 10.9 Mavericks: On most distributions the FTDI driver will already be installed.
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:** OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion: Manual download and install FTDI drivers
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
When you first run the program 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.
 
When you first run the program 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.

Revision as of 21:43, 17 March 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#.

Keypad View
Layout View
Items View

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

Extensions

Extensions can be loaded or unloaded using the about screen and install plugin menu.
  • 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

Download

Operating System Version MD5
Windows 2.0.10 052e0415e55e9ea71a506cf109931a11
Linux 2.0.10 e676236858f1cb11cbe122015b38450b
Mac OSX 2.0.10 1f95bdffecd6e148c0f98913d5a49bc6
Raw files no install 2.0.10 0014c98e3e1409cb49a5e10451b1a702

Requirements

The Windows installer will add these requirements automatically. For OSX and Linux these may need to be installed manually.

Notes

When you first run the program 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.