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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: Kramer Chins on May 10, 2009, 10:00:44 PM

Title: Door Lock Sensor Question
Post by: Kramer Chins on May 10, 2009, 10:00:44 PM
Is there any kind of Module that can be used to know if a door is Locked or Unlocked?

I was thinking of using a Powerflash Tamper Switch, drill out a hole in the door jam and mount it there. that way when the dead bolt was locked it would engage the Powerflash. I just wondered if there was an easier way or another Module I could use to do the same thing?
Title: Re: Door Lock Sensor Question
Post by: Dan Lawrence on May 10, 2009, 10:12:06 PM
Where can you get the Powerflash Tamper Switch?  It's not sold by X10 on the website.  Is it a PRO module?
Title: Re: Door Lock Sensor Question
Post by: Kramer Chins on May 10, 2009, 11:17:04 PM
Quote from: Dan Lawrence on May 10, 2009, 10:12:06 PM
Where can you get the Powerflash Tamper Switch?  It's not sold by X10 on the website.  Is it a PRO module?

I found them on E-Bay......

   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380096302231&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching
Title: Re: Door Lock Sensor Question
Post by: Boiler on May 11, 2009, 06:41:09 AM
Kramer,

I went through a similar search a few months ago.  I couldn't use the tamper switches because of the jamb depth required for the switch.

I wound up installing right angle proximity switches: Rectangular Proximity Switch (http://web1.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Sensors_-z-_Encoders/Inductive_Proximity_Sensors/Rectangular_(CR-z-DR-z-APS_Series)/12X27mm_(APS4_Series)).

I use these to detect deadbolt positions on entry doors and the latch position on my Pella sliding doors. 

These require 10-30V power (I'm using them for an alarm panel) which will cause you headaches if your using them with a powerflash module.

Boiler
Title: Re: Door Lock Sensor Question
Post by: Kramer Chins on May 11, 2009, 06:45:15 AM
Quote from: Boiler on May 11, 2009, 06:41:09 AM
Kramer,

I went through a similar search a few months ago.  I couldn't use the tamper switches because of the jamb depth required for the switch.

I wound up installing right angle proximity switches: Rectangular Proximity Switch (http://web1.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Sensors_-z-_Encoders/Inductive_Proximity_Sensors/Rectangular_(CR-z-DR-z-APS_Series)/12X27mm_(APS4_Series)).

I use these to detect deadbolt positions on entry doors and the latch position on my Pella sliding doors. 

These require 10-30V power (I'm using them for an alarm panel) which will cause you headaches if your using them with a powerflash module.

Boiler

I thought the same thing about the tamper switch, that's why I wondered if there was another approach ???