Rather than adding a new board on top of your old, wired system, the Konnected Alarm Panel system replaces the ... The scant quick-start guide included in the box is of minimal help.

But in the age of smart phones and GPS, emergency personnel today claim the red box and radio alarm systems seen affixed to buildings and telephone poles are virtually obsolete and costly to maintain.

But instead of getting a whole new system, he decided to upgrade his circa 1993 Gardiner Gardtec 800 alarm with an ESP32. As it so happens, the original panel has an expansion connector which he ...

The new offering is designed to future-proof alarm systems via software upgrades to increase functionality and panel life. Initial upgrades to enable networking features and integrated audio ...

The Hornet Nest Alarm Panel, to which hacker [Patrick van ... and Bluetooth combination, this system ticks every DIY box. Hackaday has featured other DIY PoE-powered projects, offering more ...

The alarm boxes have changed appearance and usefulness over the interceding 172 years. Yet they remain useful, particularly when more sophisticated systems go down, and systems remain active in ...