Very much the kind of thing you could make yourself – indeed the FAQ on the website says this and offers the firmware if you want to. The LCE-01 is a custom PCB which basically combines an off-the-shelf dev board (containing Ethernet/ microcontroller/ rs485 devices) with a buck dc-dc power supply and a few connectors.
I contacted the maker to find out about updating the firmware on mine and he offered me a good deal on a part exchange so I went for it. I was already aware of the LCE-01 from SM Security Alarms as a cheaper alternative, with more functions like a Virtual Key Pad app, but £66 for a device I didn’t really have a use for was still a bit steep for someone who hates to part with money. Besides, if you’re at work, miles from home and in the middle of something, what what are you going to do if you get a notification that your house alarm has gone off?Įventually, by chance, I picked up a second hand official Ethernet adapter for the alarm at a car boot sale, but it turned out the firmware was too old and the cable to update it is surprisingly expensive, and the update itself not publicly available anyway.
I live in a pretty safe area and it rarely has false alarms or anything else I really need to monitor. I always fancied adding Ethernet to my home Alarm system, even though I don’t have any particular use for it.
