Envisalink_TPI

This project is to create a module for use with NodeJS applications that accept responses from the Envisalink server and provide a useful object for your custom client application.

This project uses the Ademco TPI provided by Eyez-On. It processes events from the Envisalink server and provides an easy object for node applications clients.

Credit goes to AlarmServer project for DSC panels and MattTW/HoneyAlarmServer.

How to

create a test.js file that contains:

var sys_res = require('ademco');
console.log(sys_res(process.argv[2]));

Then run it like this:

node test '%00,01,1C08,08,00, MCKAYCR SYSTEM Ready to Arm $'

The object returned will look like this:

{ type: 
   { name: 'Virtual Keypad Update',
     description: 'The panel wants to update the state of the keypad',
     handler: 'keypad_update' },
  partition: 'Partition: 01',
  icons: 'READY,AC PRESENT',
  numeric: '08',
  beeps: 'OFF',
  msg: 'MCKAYS SYSTEM Ready to Arm',
  raw: '%00,01,1C08,08,04, MCKAYS SYSTEM Ready to Arm $' }

WHATS NEXT

Register this as an NPM package

If anyone wants to help contribute a similar object for DSC systems that would be great. I'd do it but I don't have the panel to play with. The goal is to provide a module that anyone can pick up and use to build a more dynamic client application for the Envisalink like what I'm doing with my EnvisaClient

Also if you are building a client application, and you think my object could be structured better, I'm always open to suggestions. I want this to use "industry wide" best practices, meaning I want this to easily be adapted for use in any home automation client applications. If that even makes sense.