Security System Dial-out

Archiver

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone has worked on a system to dial numbers in
case of a break-in.

Here are some ideas:

Have the system dial up to say four numbers

Needs to be able to handle people, answering machines, pagers and know when
to start a message transfer

Can recite a pre-recorded message (e.g. digital message chip) or a certain
coded message to pager

Need some way to allow changing of numbers without a lot of reprogramming

Regular phone lines can be cut by someone knowing you have a security system
dial-out. Was wondering if there were any ways to hook up a cellular system
to do the above as well.

Just mulling over design ideas at this time, so if anyone has done some
pre-work on this, there is no need to re-invent the wheel. As well with this
list there are always great ideas flowing and maybe there are some things to
add.

I am planning to use the stamp as the main controller monitoring zones and
controlling keypads, sirens, etc. The only part I need ideas on are the
dialing areas.

Thanks for the help.

Archiver

I've dialed pager systems with a Stamp using a small modem (Cermetek). As I
recall, it has an audio input that you could -- once you've determined there
was an answer -- play a message through.

-- Jon Williams
-- Parallax

In a message dated 1/13/2003 3:57:15 PM Central Standard Time,
Leckieh@n... writes:

> Hi,
>
> Was wondering if anyone has worked on a system to dial numbers in
> case of a break-in.
>
> Here are some ideas:
>
> Have the system dial up to say four numbers
>
> Needs to be able to handle people, answering machines, pagers and know when
> to start a message transfer
>
> Can recite a pre-recorded message (e.g. digital message chip) or a certain
> coded message to pager
>
> Need some way to allow changing of numbers without a lot of reprogramming
>
> Regular phone lines can be cut by someone knowing you have a security
> system
> dial-out. Was wondering if there were any ways to hook up a cellular system
> to do the above as well.
>
> Just mulling over design ideas at this time, so if anyone has done some
> pre-work on this, there is no need to re-invent the wheel. As well with
> this
> list there are always great ideas flowing and maybe there are some things
> to
> add.
>
> I am planning to use the stamp as the main controller monitoring zones and
> controlling keypads, sirens, etc. The only part I need ideas on are the
> dialing areas.
>
> Thanks for the help.



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Archiver

Radio Shack used to make one of these -- they sold for about $100.

You can do the same with a Stamp and one BoE-Bot speech boards
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27975 or one of the Quadravox
units.

---

Original Message

---

> Was wondering if anyone has worked on a system to dial numbers in
> case of a break-in.
>
> Here are some ideas:
>
> Have the system dial up to say four numbers
>
> Needs to be able to handle people, answering machines, pagers and know
when
> to start a message transfer
>
> Can recite a pre-recorded message (e.g. digital message chip) or a certain
> coded message to pager
>
> Need some way to allow changing of numbers without a lot of reprogramming
>
> Regular phone lines can be cut by someone knowing you have a security
system
> dial-out. Was wondering if there were any ways to hook up a cellular
system
> to do the above as well.
>
> Just mulling over design ideas at this time, so if anyone has done some
> pre-work on this, there is no need to re-invent the wheel. As well with
this
> list there are always great ideas flowing and maybe there are some things
to
> add.
>
> I am planning to use the stamp as the main controller monitoring zones and
> controlling keypads, sirens, etc. The only part I need ideas on are the
> dialing areas.

Archiver

I was browsing though the Digi-Key catalogue one day and found these
great voice recording chips by Winbond:

http://www.digikey.com/scripts/us/dksus.dll?Criteria?
Ref=17203&Cat=31327344

-Dustin

--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, Harvey Leckie <Leckieh@n...>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Was wondering if anyone has worked on a system to dial
numbers in
> case of a break-in.
>
> Here are some ideas:
>
> Have the system dial up to say four numbers
>
> Needs to be able to handle people, answering machines, pagers and
know when
> to start a message transfer
>
> Can recite a pre-recorded message (e.g. digital message chip) or a
certain
> coded message to pager
>
> Need some way to allow changing of numbers without a lot of
reprogramming
>
> Regular phone lines can be cut by someone knowing you have a
security system
> dial-out. Was wondering if there were any ways to hook up a
cellular system
> to do the above as well.
>
> Just mulling over design ideas at this time, so if anyone has done
some
> pre-work on this, there is no need to re-invent the wheel. As well
with this
> list there are always great ideas flowing and maybe there are some
things to
> add.
>
> I am planning to use the stamp as the main controller monitoring
zones and
> controlling keypads, sirens, etc. The only part I need ideas on are
the
> dialing areas.
>
> Thanks for the help.