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Monitor
An Elderly Loved One
Door contacts and
motion sensors in various locations are used to monitor the activity or
movement of the elderly loved one. If
the system is armed to stay mode, each time a door is opened or a motion
sensor is tripped, a timer is set to a certain amount of time. The
timer is reset each time a zone is tripped.
If the timer counts down to zero, the M1 calls a loved one,
neighbor, or caretaker to check in on the elderly loved one.
In the following rule, when bathroom door is opened, an unused output
(output 200 in this example) is turned on for 2 hours, if the system is
armed in stay mode. The
timer on that output will be restarted if the bathroom door is opened
again.
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WHENEVER
Bathroom Door (Zn 15) BECOMES NOT SECURE
AND
Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED STAY
THEN
TURN Output 200 ON FOR 2 HRS, RESTART TIMER IF RUNNING |
The next rule will
turn the unused output on for 2 hours, if the kitchen motion sensor is
tripped and the system is armed to stay mode.
The same unused output is used and the timer will be restarted if
the motion sensor is tripped again.
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WHENEVER Kitchen Motion (Zn 14) BECOMES NOT
SECURE
AND
Area 1 (Area 1) IS ARMED STAY
THEN TURN Output 200 ON FOR 2 HRS,
RESTART TIMER IF RUNNING |
Write
a similar rule for each zone you wish to monitor, using the same unused
output. By using the same
unused output and restarting the timer each time a zone is tripped, the
normal daily activities of the loved one will keep the timer going. If
the timer expires, the M1 will dial the phone number of the person to be
notified and announce a message. The
telephone number is programmed on the telephones screen in ElkRP and must
be set to format 5. The
message is programmed as a miscellaneous voice message on the voice screen
under automation in ElkRP. You
can record a custom message using keypad menu 8 and the house telephone.
In this example the M1 will dial the neighbor and announce “Check
on Mrs. Smith.”
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WHENEVER
Output 200 STATE IS TURNED OFF
THEN
DIAL Neighbor (5555555) AND ANNOUNCE Miscellaneous 1 (vm239) |
How
to disable monitoring during the night:
To
disable monitoring while the loved one is sleeping (therefore not active),
an unused output (output 201 in this example) is turned on at
9:00 pm
and back off at
5:30 am
(adjust these times to
meet your customer’s needs).
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WHENEVER
THE TIME IS
9:00 PM
THEN
TURN Output 201 ON
WHENEVER
THE TIME IS
5:30 AM
THEN
TURN Output 201 OFF |
With the modifications
shown in bold, the M1 will only dial and announce the message when output
201 is off, preventing the system from calling the neighbor in the middle
of the night.
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WHENEVER
Output 200 STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND
Output 201 STATE IS OFF
THEN
DIAL Neighbor (5555555) AND ANNOUNCE Miscellaneous 1 (vm239) |
With the addition of
the Two Way Interface board (
ELK
-MTWI) the M1 can
accommodate up to 3 zones of listen in and talk back.
Each zone can have up to 4 microphones for a total of 12 listen in
points. A listen in session
can be triggered by a user during a telephone remote control session using
phone menu 7. This is a great
feature when monitoring elderly loved ones.
For more information on the two way listen in components, visit
http://www.elkproducts.com/products/m1/m1components.htm.
ELK
RP
Tip
Of The Week
Modem
Connection Methods
Fully Automatic
In this mode,
ElkRP dials the system without any intervention.
The system’s telephone number is on the Account Details screen.
ElkRP dials that number, waits for the system to answer, then
connects with it. ElkRP will
automatically handle an answering machine if it answers before the system
does. This method uses a
feature built into most modems, known as “Detect Quiet Answer.”
This feature allows ElkRP to know when
the M1 answers the call. A
few modems do not support this feature.
Occasionally, telephone line conditions may interfere with this
feature. In this situation use
the “Prompt When Panel Answers” method.
Prompt
When Panel Answers
In this
mode, ElkRP dials the system then waits for you to click the OK button to
continue with the connection. The
system’s telephone number is on the Account Details screen.
ElkRP dials that number with the modem’s speaker turned on so you
can hear the system answer(beep-beep-beep). Then click OK to allow ElkRP
to continue connecting. Even
though the Fully Automatic method is the preferred method (because it
automates the entire process), try this method if you have trouble
connecting with the Fully Automatic method.
If an answering machine answers the call, simply listen for the
out-going message to end before clicking OK.
ElkRP will bypass the answering machine automatically at that
point.
An advantage to using either of these methods, is that they do not require
human assistance on the system’s side.
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