In this case it has been decided that only the ground floor is to be alarmed and only the main living space and garage. The kitchen window is not protected but any movement further than the kitchen will be detected by the PIR in the dining room.

The magnetic contact at the front door is wired to the entry/exit zone on the control panel.

The magnetic contact at the rear door is wired to zone 3 on the control panel.

The PIRs are both wired to zone 2 on the control panel.

The magnetic contact on the garage is wired to zone 4 on the control panel.

In operation any of the zones can be separately controlled. For example during the night, just the three magnetic contacts can be used so that for example the family dog can roam the ground floor. During the day or on holidays, then the whole of the alarm can be used.

The parts list for this installation is:

• Control Panel - Stand-alone type; i.e. the keypad is part of the control panel. Honeywell (ADE) Optima G4 compact,Texecom Veritas 8 and 8 compact, Scantronic 9448EUR-90, and MDT Avanti Compact are typical examples. See Compare Stand-alone Control Panels for individual panel features. A blank end-station/RKP type control panel can be used instead of the stand-alone type - see Design Example 3
• Back-up Battery - For compact panels this will be 2.1Ah, for large cased panels (veritas 8) any battery up to 7.0Ah can be used.
• External Sounder - Any external sounder can be connected. The choice is on style and output - some sounders have two piezo sounders and are thus slightly louder. See Compare External Sounders for individual sounder features.
• 1 x Matching Decoy Sounder - can be fitted with battery-operated flashing LED or with 12v-powered (from control panel) twin flashing LED.
• 2 x Magnetic contacts - choose flush or surface, terminal or pre-wired.
• 1 x Roller Shutter Magnetic Contact
• 2 x PIR (Passive Infra-red) detector - can be standard, pet friendly or dual technology.
• 1 x Personal Attack Button - choose from single or double push and plain or stainless finish.
• 1 x 6 core alarm cable - the PIR and external sounder need 6 core cable, the magnetic contact only require 4 cores.