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12/01/2021

Lot's of empty Pi boxes but no Pi's :( Crazy days. Fortunately we have pleny of parts for the new AD2IoT a ESP32 based appliance and AD2USB or AD2pHat boards if you already have A Raspberry Pi and want to build your own AD2 Web appliance. We are still taking back orders for Pi based web appliance but expect delays in filling those orders.

05/29/2021

AD2USB's are on back order due to part shortages it will be a few months... Fortunately we have plenty of AD2pHat boards and we can keep building AD2 Network appliances on demand.

12/12/2020

Beta test units will be ready to start shipping in the next few days!

Everything looks good on the latest batch of PCBs confirming the fix of some issues discovered in the first batch. Yes an AD2pHat was harmed(🔥 < need blue smoke emoji) in the last test, RIP. The AD2pHat connection was also moved to give more room to connect the alarm panel wires when installing with big fingers. I went with Black masking on the PCBs this time thinking it would look cool on the bottom of the case. It does!

A new update of the firmware now with ethernet drivers for the ESP32-POE-ISO is in the dev branch on github and just about ready for another release.
https://github.com/nutechsoftware/AlarmDecoder-STSDK/commits/dev

12/05/2020

The first prototypes of the new AlarmDecoder AD2IoT are looking good.

Key hardware features.

* ESP32-WROOM-32 - WiFi and bluetooth module with U.FL antenna.
* Ethernet 100Mb interface with IEEE 802.3 PoE support.
* 3000VDC galvanic insulation between the PoE Ethernet part and board's power.
* WiFi 802.11 b/g/n WEP, WPA / WPA2 PSK / Enterprise.
* High reliable industrial grade -40+85C components.
* MicroSD card for logging or general storage.
* LiPo battery charger with LiPo battery connector and battery level monitor circuitry.

The C++ open source firmware for the ESP32-WROOM-32 currently supports the following user configurable notifications.

* Phone call and SMS messages using Twilio component.
* Email notifications using SendGrid.
* Smartthings IOS and Android app for secure management and control.
* Ser2sock server.

11/28/2020

Use coupon code 2020WTF through the end of the year to get 20% off orders over $80 at www.Alarmdecoder.com

10/12/2020

The new AD2pHat board is new in production and finding new happy owners every day when used with a Raspberry Pi firmware or the new ESP32 based IoT appliance open source firmware now beta. This new project uses a C++ AlarmDecoder library and currently supports the new SmartThings app over MQTT and Twilio over HTTPS with more notifications soon. What to help or just have fun? Check out the open source project here https://github.com/nutechsoftware/AlarmDecoder-STSDK

Easily control and monitor DSC and Ademco / Honeywell Vista alarm systems with a PC, HA system, PLC or embedded device.

11/16/2018

We are down to the last few hundred AD2Pi first generation boards that will ever be made 😥. Many thousands found homes and we hope this next generation board will find even more happy homes.

Starting sometime in the first quarter of 2019 we will begin shipping the new AD2Pi-pHat. With our continued support for the Pi 3b+ and Pi Zero platforms we will now be adding an optional AD2-Pi-Hat Pin adapter to allow for a variety of popular IoT development environments to connect to the new AD2Pi-pHat.

Let us know what development board you want to see support for.

04/23/2018

The new laser cut aluminum case for the AlarmDecoder Raspberry Pi Bundle will arrive from a local company any day now! They will start shipping next week. This update was a little more R&D than expected so the price will likely go up by $5 for the next few months on the bundle. The design was adjusted a little to provide a punch out area so when we move to the new Pi board later this year it will be ready to hold it.

We recently updated the SmartThings integration to UPNPPush notifications for faster updates and more features. Contact ID reporting and relay OPEN/CLOSE events are now being sent to the SmartThings AlarmDecoder service and soon we will allow for even more virtual switches that can be associated with a contact id report code or relay. In the near future Virtual relays and Expanders will allow more integration so any SmartThings switch can act as an alarm zones*.

https://github.com/nutechsoftware
https://www.alarmdecoder.com/wiki/index.php/Raspberry_Pi

* currently Ademco Vista only. Virtual expander and relay support for DSC is on the road map for late 2018.

10/12/2017

Another 8 months in the trenches writing code and I have finally surfaced with major improvements in the AlarmDecoder firmware.

In this release we have now achieved 100% compatibility between the AlarmDecoder virtual keypad emulation and a physical DSC keypads!! SO MANY SCREENS!!!

AD2* now supports all programming fields and sub menus. DSC mode also by default supports reporting the new LRR Contact ID report format with no panel programming needed for the reports. Programming additional report codes in panel programming mode will allow all sorts of messages to be transmitted.

The Long Range Radio protocol has been changed to now support Contact ID reporting that is standardized across all panels.

You can receive notifications on the USER who armed or disarmed what type of ARM mode and details on alarms including zone numbers and much more.

If you are running our Ad2Pi Appliance just select the updated firmware in the drop down list on the firmware page and take it for a spin. You can also upload using our cross platform GUI or our Python API.

Enjoy!
Sean Mathews
Director of R&D / Co-Founder NuTech.com

11/25/2016

Thanks to the many thousands of fans in the AD2 community for a busy and exciting 2016. With your support and feedback our team has been making huge advancements to our open source web based AD2* appliance and we are on schedule to release a new major update to our firmware by the end of the year.

https://github.com/nutechsoftware

As a thanks we are offering a coupon CYBERMON for 6.50 off orders valid till December 6th

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02/09/2016

We are excited to announce the official release of the AlarmDecoder Modem driver for Compass®.

This simple to install and easy to use software by NuTech.com allows Compass® to connect to your panel using any of our AlarmDecoder devices. Once everything is set up you can easily change, upload, and download your panel settings without having to deal with a keypad. You can find more info about this exciting new solution at http://www.alarmdecoder.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/2/products_id/43

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