Qolsys security panel with Hubitat

[davidkeasey]

Not sure if this belongs in this category or somewhere else....

I'm considering an upgrade to my security system, going to a Qolsys panel. This panel has z-wave controller capability, so could directly control z-wave devices. On the other hand...

Can this panel act as an interface device for the Hubitat Elevation? For my setup, which is mostly lights and motion sensors, could I use this panel to tell Hubitat to control lights, groups, and/or scenes?

Thanks!

[marktheknife]

Possibly/sort of? You’re asking if the Qolsys panel can be treated by hubitat as a secondary z-wave controller, which is essentially the same question asked in this thread:

Lyric Alarm Controller as secondary controller?

Can the Lyric Alarm Controller successfully be linked as a secondary hub? After multiple tries I successfully connected the Lyric, however, most devices didn't transfer to the lyric. 2 of my locks show up, however, they are not controllable from the alarm panel. 1 of my 2 thermostats shows up, etc. The Lyric is set as a Generic Z-Wave Repeater.

[DMAshb]

Hi, I have a Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus. And would like to know if some kind of integration with Hubitat is possible. Just as a clarification, I'm not looking to use Qolsys as a automation secondary but just as a device that can be controlled from the Hubitat for things such as deactivate or activate (arm or disarm ) receive alerts from Qolsys and take some action from the event with Hubitat automation.

Thanks!

[davidkeasey]

At this point, I think we're in the same boat. I think the integration is possible, but so far seems to be limited to a proprietary few automation hubs (Amazon's and --I think-- Google's), and even that isn't very clear.

Nobody wants to share their secret sauce.

[Security-Guy]

You have to get an older IQ2 plus in order for it to learn in as secondary. Qolsys decided to be a primary only hub...

I got an IQ2 to for free with my work, and I've been looking for a hub that could learn in as secondary. Hoping C7 will work, but for some reason I get it to learn in. ST worked fine, but made a lousy secondary once learned in.