Advancements in fire alarm control panels have always seemed to evolve slowly over time. Historically, in many instances, panel changes have been born out of codes and standards changes; however, ...

Alarm communication technology is changing. Telecom companies are attempting to replace copper phone lines damaged by storms with newer technology. Wireless and Internet-based phone services are ...

Does your home have a security system but you don’t subscribe to the monitoring service to make it work? Rip that baby off of the wall and do something with it, or just build your own system around it ...

Maple Grove, Minn.-based Silent Knight, a division of Honeywell, unveils the Farenhyt IFP-100VIP and IFP-1000VIP (Voice Integration Panel) fire alarm control panels. The Farenhyt IFP-100VIP and ...

Offering alarm control panels that meet the requirements of the ANSI/SIA CP-01-2000 standard is becoming the norm as manufacturers accept the likelihood that states and municipalities will adopt this ...

When [Doug] moved into his new house, he found an old alarm panel set up — but it had no monitoring service any more. Not wanting to pay a monthly fee to have it setup, he decided to try interfacing ...

Fire detection systems are designed to discover fires early in their development when time will still be available for the safe evacuation of occupants. Early detection also plays a significant role ...

with fire and access control while still handling its historical intrusion system functions. These days, the commercial control panel-mission central, if you will, for the security system-can do as ...

The circuit was designed to illustrate the operation of an electronic keypad to be utilized in the burglar alarm system by having five keys as the security syntax. The circuit was designed to ...