Integrated
Facilities Management System
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are authorized dealers for
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is the manufacturer of our Integrated Facilities
Management System.
It is the most popular and
reliable system with multiple thousands
installed worldwide.
That is more than any other
system.
The customer can use his
or her own computer, and we use standard
industry hardware, which allows for a lower
price.
Depending on the configuration
you choose for your home, you could communicate
and control remotely via telephone and/or
computer.
What
exactly will this system do for you in your
home?
The short answer is that
you will have several layers of electronic
control of your security system, architectural
lighting, heating and air conditioning,
and even remote video monitoring and recording
if you choose.
The system is designed for
simplicity for family members. Most
of the automated control occurs just by
the simple act of arming, disarming, by
selecting the Away, Night, or
Off mode
on your security system. More
on the various modes later, let’s look at
the electronic modes of control at your
disposal.
This
colorful touchscreen interface for Omni-family
controllers facilitates graphical control
of security; HVAC, lighting and other home
control functions via easy-to-recognize
icons. The unit features a 3.9-inch
color; touch sensitive LCD screen with backlighting
that adjusts automatically to ambient lighting
conditions and turns off when not in use.
The two-color LED offers status at
a glance, and there are selectable key click
and beeper functions. The touchscreen unit
mounts flush with the wall, and is supplied
with a white, beige, and almond faceplate
that is a slim 3/8-inch for an elegant built-in
look.
Shown
here are the Omni™ series of controllers.
These are wall mounted and placed
strategically around the home to provide
control of the security modes as well as
lighting and HVAC control. You can
also easily execute macros from any one
of these security keypad controllers. The
system communicates with you in English
via backlit LCDs.
Each
controller features a 48 character back
lighted LCD display with menu operation,
back lighted keys, selectable key click,
beeper functions and viewing angle. A
two-color LED offers status at a glance:
red for security armed, green when disarmed.
All control functions can be accomplished
using a console.
Another
full-function control device is any telephone
in your home.
You can easily control security,
HVAC, lighting, and macros.
A macro means you stroke
a key on any phone and set off as many as
thirty different programmed actions. The
system will respond in a female voice. Of
course, with
the proper four-digit code, you would have
full control of your system from any phone
in the world.
One of the more popular control
functions is to call ahead and have your
Hot Tub sizzling hot by the time you get
home.
You
may choose to have Touch
Screen control
over your system.
Now you can expand your control
to include zone tracking of security cameras,
audio/video, Home Theater, as well as security-fire,
HVAC and lighting.
We have a complete section
in this website dedicated to explaining
these features.
Automation
makes it possible to integrate various technologies
into one cohesive system. It
manages the systems in your home to provide
you and your family with the ultimate in
luxury, convenience, safety, security, energy
savings, and peace of mind.
It would be difficult, in
this forum, to adequately explain everything
we have built-in to the system, however
the following is a simple laundry list of
the features and benefits you will have
at your disposal.
The
simple act by you the homeowner, of disarming
your security system will activate this
mode. The
morning mode is designed to take place at
the same time each morning automatically
or when you activate it. Is that the fresh
aroma of freshly brewed coffee you smell? The
Master Bedroom lights will brighten from
an "OFF
State" to a dimmed level
allowing for a slow comfortable awakening
or a trip to the bathroom.
Other chores that will be
handled automatically are: outdoors landscape
lighting turned off, thermostats adjusted
for morning comfort, and children awakened
with lights and music.
The Good Morning Mode begins
the day by turning ON your favorite music
in the Master Bedroom.
This music is provided by
the Whole-House
Stereo System through the ceiling
mounted speakers at a predetermined volume
level, if you have that technology incorporated
in your system.
The
last person out of the house in the morning
can activate this
mode by pressing the Away button
on the wall-mounted controller, the touch
screen controller, or any telephone. You
have now armed the security system. Once
activated the garage door will open allowing
you several minutes to leave and then it
will close as you drive away. The
hot water heater is turned off and the heating/cooling
temperature is adjusted by several degrees
to save energy.
The computer will then go
through the house turning off all lights,
appliances, hair-rollers, etc., that family
members may have left on.
If there is some event that
you would like to take place hours later,
it can easily be programmed in. An
example might be that you want the hot tub
to turn on and heat up prior to your arrival
at a specific time each day.
When
you drive up to your home, just one click
on the remote control kept in your glove
compartment, will cause the computer to
accomplish a number of very important tasks
to make your arrival safer.
Obviously your garage door
will open for you, but it will close as
well, automatically after five minutes. The
light in the garage will illuminate as well
as the lights leading into your house. In
addition, lights in your home will be illuminated,
so you don't have to enter a dark home. Your
hot tub will start its heating cycle. The
computer has automatically brought the temperature
to a comfortable level 30 minutes prior
to your arrival.
By
pushing the Night button
on the wall-mounted controller, the touch
screen controller, or any telephone, the
Good
Night Mode creates
a lighted path from the living areas through
the hallway and to the bedrooms and bathrooms
to allow the family the appropriate lighting
to get ready for bed. All
other unused lighting and appliances are
turned OFF and the security is activated
for the evening.
Receptacles used to power
toasters, coffeepots, garage door opener
and other devices are also turned off for
security and fire safety purposes. The
heating/cooling temperature is adjusted
for the evening.
In addition, the draperies
are closed to predetermined positions, which
in this case is fully closed. Now
your Master Bedroom overhead light turns
off.
Good Night!
This
mode normally functions as a timed event,
however you could execute it by phone from
work.
As a timed event, it will
automatically take place one hour after
your children arrive home from school. The
computer will turn off lights, radios, hair
curlers, TVs, etc in their rooms that they
may have left on when they go out to play. This
mode exists for safety and energy savings.
This
mode enhances fire safety and definitely
saves lots of
energy.
Pressing the Vacation button
on the wall-mounted controller, the touch
screen controller, or any telephone can
activate the mode.
Essentially, this mode shuts
down your home while you are away for any
length of time.
When activated your garage
door will open allowing you to get in your
car and drive away.
The computer will then close
the garage door, turn off your hot water
heater, and go throughout the home tuning
off appliances and lighting. For
the time being all draperies will be closed. Your
HVAC will be automatically adjusted to temperature
set points for maximum energy savings. In
addition, the computer will activate a program,
which runs 24-hours per day making your
home "Looked Lived In".
One
of the most important things you should
realize about combining automation capability
with your security system is that we can
program it to be pro-active when burglars
come around.
Example: When
someone walks up to your home they are sensed
by motion detectors before that get with
ten feet of the structure.
That motion detector sets
off a program response including radios
being turned on, electronic dogs barking,
and voice modules being activated. Why? Within
in a few moments the intruder is convinced
“someone
is home at this address…I’d better go down
the street and burglarize someone else”.
One
of the primary examples of this capability
is the ability of the automation to use
the vary act of opening windows (that are
supposed to be closed) to turn off heating
and air-conditioning to save on energy cost. Another
similar feature that pertains more to safety
is the ability of the system to shut down
the HVAC system in the event of a fire. This
would aid in cutting off the supply of air
that feeds the fire or smoldering condition.
With
this system you will be have automated control
of security & fire, up to 64 digital
temperature sensors, and up to 128 lights
and or outlets (anything electric). You
will be able to have numerous lighting scenes
(macros), which provide the lighting scenarios
needed.
Leave
your contact information with us and
one of our
System
Design Consultants will provide
you with a “hands-on
demonstration” of
these technologies at your home.
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