This is a tool to let you interact with your GE Concord 4 alarm panel via the RS232 Automation module.
The goal of this project was to utilize my GE Concord 4 alarm panel with Home Assistant
Following the framework of [kk7ds](/kk7ds]/pynx584 to integrate the nx584 into Home Assistant, and douglasdecouto/py-concord's' work into building the base communication class as part of their integration into the Indigo platform, we now have a working Interlogix/GE Concord 4 Automation Modeul interface
To install::
sudo pip3 install concord232
The server must be run on a machine with connectivity to the panel, to get started, you must only supply the serial port. In this case I use a USB to Serial adapter
concord232_server --serial /dev/ttyUSB0
Once that is running, you should be able to do something like this::
$ concord232_client summary
+------+-----------------+--------+--------+
| Zone | Name | Bypass | Status |
+------+-----------------+--------+--------+
| 1 | FRONT DOOR | - | False |
| 2 | GARAGE DOOR | - | False |
| 3 | SLIDING | - | False |
| 4 | MOTION DETECTOR | - | False |
+------+-----------------+--------+--------+
$ concord232_client arm-stay
$ concord232_client arm-exit
$ concord232_client arm-auto
$ concord232_client disarm --master 1234
```
## Home Assistant
Home Assistant will automatically download and install the pip3 library, but it only utilizes the Client to connect to the server. I used the instructions [found here](http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2015/10/how-to-autorun-a-python-script-on-boot-using-systemd/)