Texecom Connect Emergency Button

JDKomodo · 6 Feb 2019

Good afternoon,

I've got the Emergency Button on Texecom Connect App set to Panic Alarm rather than reset after arming (happy to explain how to do this as it's not in the instructions). I have recently installed a CCTV system and hope to have the option to trigger a full alarm manually in the event of seeing nefarious characters on the CCTV where they shouldn't be.

Am I right in thinking that I can set off the panic remotely via Connect?

In the event I did this, am I able to toggle the panic on / off via the button on the app? If not would I need to change the Emergency Button to reset (annoying that you can't have both enabled), or could I disarm then rearm, etc?

Thanks, appreciate you help.
p.s. obviously an external PIR system would be better but I don't currently have the zones / money / time to do this (I do have other perimeter components).

scott1980 · 6 Feb 2019

I haven't used the panic feature of Connect myself, but one solution might be as follows:

Keep the emergency button setup as reset
Program an output on the panel as PC Control 1, with the Pulse 1 attribute. Program Pulse Period 1 to 5 seconds in Global>System Timers
Give that output a text description in Global Options>PC Output Text
Wire that output to a zone programmed as Panic, normally open, with the output connected to the right hand T terminal of the zone
Do a re-sync on the Connect app, the output should now appear under "Rooms, Control"

Toggling this output will trigger the PA zone for 5 seconds, then you can disarm and reset using the main buttons on the home screen in the Connect app. A little complicated, but at least you retain the functionality of the reset button.

JDKomodo · 6 Feb 2019

Thank you and definitely a creative solution.

I haven't used the outputs on my panel yet, definitely time for some reading to get up to speed!

Alarm Engineer · 6 Feb 2019

The panic button becomes the reset button when it’s in alarm. You have to enable the Panic button on Keypad 4 even if there is no keypad 4 on system.

JDKomodo · 6 Feb 2019

Fantastic thank you.

Connor S · 13 Apr 2019

JDKomodo said:
Good afternoon,

I've got the Emergency Button on Texecom Connect App set to Panic Alarm rather than reset after arming (happy to explain how to do this as it's not in the instructions). I have recently installed a CCTV system and hope to have the option to trigger a full alarm manually in the event of seeing nefarious characters on the CCTV where they shouldn't be.

Am I right in thinking that I can set off the panic remotely via Connect?

In the event I did this, am I able to toggle the panic on / off via the button on the app? If not would I need to change the Emergency Button to reset (annoying that you can't have both enabled), or could I disarm then rearm, etc?

Thanks, appreciate you help.
p.s. obviously an external PIR system would be better but I don't currently have the zones / money / time to do this (I do have other perimeter components).

Hi mate, could you explain how the app’s emergency button can be added?

Cheers

JDKomodo · 13 Apr 2019

To add a forth button you go into the app settings and it’s in the individual user profile.

By default the only option is reset. First get this working.

Panic alarm only becomes available when you set the last remote keypad your texecom system is capable of having (note not the number you have but the number you could have - so 4
For the premier elite 48 for example). You then have to enable panic as an option for this non-existent rkp (this is in the menu) and it’ll then show as an available button alongside reset on the app.

Connor S · 18 Apr 2019

JDKomodo said:
To add a forth button you go into the app settings and it’s in the individual user profile.

By default the only option is reset. First get this working.

Panic alarm only becomes available when you set the last remote keypad your texecom system is capable of having (note not the number you have but the number you could have - so 4
For the premier elite 48 for example). You then have to enable panic as an option for this non-existent rkp (this is in the menu) and it’ll then show as an available button alongside reset on the app.

All sorted, cheers

Nathanwarb208 · 12 Jan 2020

Alarm Engineer said:
The panic button becomes the reset button when it’s in alarm. You have to enable the Panic button on Keypad 4 even if there is no keypad 4 on system.

what do you mean enable on Key Pad 4?

JDKomodo · 14 Jan 2020

Each panel has a maximum number of keypads you can use. 24, 48 and 64 panels it's 4.

Configure a non existant keypad to the RKP 4 slot and the panic option will show in the app. No idea why this is needed but it works.

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