ParadoxHassMQTT

HomeAssistant Support for Paradox Alarms using the Paradox Home Automation Integration Module (PRT3)

Installation

Note: You'll need Node.JS for this project to run. See: https://nodejs.org. You'll also need a MQTT broker. I use Mosquitto, however, the built-in mqtt broker in Home Assistant should work fine.

1. Once downloaded, install this plugin using: npm install --unsafe-perm
2. Update your configuration file. See bellow for a sample
3. You do not need to update the name in the zone configuration - if left blank, it will autopopulate from the panel
4. Note: This app must be run as a user with dial-out permissions or it won't be able to open the serial port
5. Add mqtt section to your configuration.yaml. Use autodiscovery option
6. Once this app is run, you should now see your paradox modules as sensors in HomeAssistant

Optional: You can use forever/forever-service to install this as a system service.

Configuration

Configuration sample:

var configuration = {
   mqttAddress: "mqtt://localhost",
   mqttUsername: "username",
   mqttPassword: "password",
   baudRate: 57600,
   device: "ttyUSB0",
   areaCount: 1,
   userCount: 3, // NOT CURRENTLY USED (just reads user names from the panel)
   panelUserCode: "1234",
   zoneConfiguration: {
       1: {"name": "", "device_class": "motion"},
       2: {"name": "", "device_class": "motion"},
       3: {"name": "", "device_class": "door"},
       4: {"name": "", "device_class": "motion"},
       5: {"name": "", "device_class": "motion"},
       6: {"name": "", "device_class": "door"},
       7: {"name": "", "device_class": "door"},
       8: {"name": "", "device_class": "problem"},
       9: {"name": "", "device_class": "window"},
       10: {"name": "", "device_class": "window"},
       11: {"name": "", "device_class": "window"},
       12: {"name": "", "device_class": "problem"}
   },
   pgmConfiguration: {
       1: {"name": "TestPGM1", "device_class": "problem"} // Delete this line if no Virtual PGMs
   },
   virtualZoneConfiguration: {
       1: {"panelZone": 12} // delete this line if no virtual zones
   }
}

Topics to get states

To get zone information, send an empty message to paradox_evo/alarm/status/zone.

To get area (panel) information, send an empty message to paradox_evo/alarm/status/area.

HomeAssistant Configuration

Configuration.yaml

   # Sample MQTT Alarm Panel for Area 1
   alarm_control_panel:
   - platform: mqtt
     state_topic: "paradox_evo/alarm/area/1"
     command_topic: "paradox_evo/alarm/area/1/set"
     name: "Paradox Evo"
     payload_disarm: "DISARM"
     payload_arm_home: "ARM"

   # Sample MQTT Virtual Zone
   switch:
     - platform: mqtt
       name: "Test Virtual Switch"
       state_topic: "paradox_evo/alarm/virtual_zone/1"
       command_topic: "paradox_evo/alarm/virtual_zone/1/set"
       payload_on: "OPEN"
       payload_off: "CLOSED"
       
   # Sample state reload after HASS restart
   automation:
     - alias: "State reload on HA start-up"
       trigger:
         platform: homeassistant
         event: start
       action:
         - service: mqtt.publish
           data:
             topic: "paradox_evo/alarm/status/zone"
             payload: ""
         - service: mqtt.publish
           data:
             topic: "paradox_evo/alarm/status/area"
             payload: ""

Groups.yaml

	paradox_overview:
	  name: Paradox Alarm
	  entities:
		- alarm_control_panel.paradox_evo
		- binary_sensor.motion_sensor_1
		- binary_sensor.door_contact_1

Virtual PGMs

Virtual PGMs entity name will be binary_sensor.paradox_vpgm