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Integration of Aritech intrusion panels into Milestone

SGSE is once again expanding its catalog of intrusion panel integrations within Milestone Systems (hereinafter referred to as Milestone) with the intrusion panels from the ATS Advanced and ATS Master families of the Aritech brand, which have a strong global presence in the electronic security market.

The lower picture shows the list of manufacturers whose intrusion panels are currently integrated into Milestone, thanks to the developments by SGSE.

The deployments with the Aritech ATS system

The Advisor Advanced product range represents the latest evolution of the Advisor CD and Advisor MASTER family. Its heritage includes a set of well-established functions and features from the Advisor series, but it has also been designed to meet the challenges posed by future trends.

The communication standards are constantly evolving, shifting from RTC networks to IP networks. Thus, this product range can utilize various communication options, providing flexibility, reliability, and long-term availability.

Other remarkable features built-in:

  • The Advisor Advanced products can be configured locally through the built-in USB port and feature menu navigation utilities in both quick and comprehensive modes.
  • A built-in help key provides easily accessible information about the options, allowing the user to quickly familiarize themselves with the menu structure.
  • The new range of Advisor Advanced products is designed to comply with the EN50131 standard, consolidating European certifications.
  • Using existing ATS accessories (keyboards, readers, expanders) turns the Advisor Advanced panels into a reliable system with a wide range of options to expand their functionality.
  • The automatic hardware detection enables quick and convenient addition of devices. The ATSX500A-IP platform has an integrated 10/100mb Ethernet connection for transmission to the OH-NETREC receiver.

The Advisor Advanced product range

The Advisor Advanced product range belongs to a family that has evolved from the successful and enduring Advisor CD and Advisor MASTER ranges, which are widely appreciated and recognized products. Advisor Advanced takes the best from both ranges and leads them into a new, future-focused platform that brings ease of use, flexibility, and reliability, enabling growth today and tomorrow.

This range comprises various products such as ATS1000A, ATS2000A, ATS1500A, ATS3500A, and ATS4500A, offering different configurations, all with the same functionalities and user-friendly interaction methods.

The deployments with ATS

The Advisor Advanced system is a fully hybrid system that allows the connection of any combination of wired and wireless devices, where each input can be assigned to a zone. For instance, the system could be configured to have 32 wired zones, 32 wireless zones, or a combination of both, such as 24 wireless zones + 8 wired zones and vice versa.

The inputs and outputs can be expanded using DGP expanders, and it is also possible to expand the system using a cost-effective plug-in expander that mounts on the main control panel, reducing the space required in the box.

The inputs can be used in various ways, including combinations of alarm and tamper or alarm, tamper, and anti-masking (Grade-3 according to EN standards).

The Ethernet connection incorporates an encrypted communication pathway to the Alarm Monitoring Center, and it can be expanded as a backup or dual transmission through the ATS7310 GPRS module.

This protocol also allows remote control of ATS devices and instant communication of alarm signals to the panel, triggering events within Milestone through the development by SGSE.

As the integration is bidirectional, the operator within Milestone can not only monitor the status of the intrusion system but also interact with the intrusion panel from the Smart Client through enabled commands in the contextual menu of each icon or through specific actions on the panel using rules.

The products and firmware versions in the integration

The SGSE software development enables the integration of a significant number of products from the ATS Advanced and ATS Master families into Milestone, as detailed in the table below, along with the supported firmware versions.

ATS ADVANCED PANELS
ATS1000A AND ATS2000A SERIES AND ITS SUPPORTED FIRMWARE VERSIONS
ATS1000/2000A_MR_003.003.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_012.012.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_026.026.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_005.005.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_013.013.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_027.027.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_008.008.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_017.017.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_028.028.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_010.010.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_019.019.xxx ATS2000/2000AIPC_MR_023.023.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_012.012.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_020.020.xxx ATS2000/2000AIPC_MR_024.024.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_013.013.xxx ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_021.021.xxx ATS2000/2000AIPC_MR_025.025.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_017.017.xxx ATS1000/2000AC_MR_022.022.xxx ATS1000/2000AIPC_MR_026.026.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_019.019.xxx ATS2000/2000AIP_MR_023.023.xxx ATS1000/2000AIPC_MR_027.027.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_020.020.xxx ATS2000/2000AIP_MR_024.024.xxx ATS1000/2000AIPC_MR_028.028.xxx
ATS1000/2000A_MR_021.021.xxx ATS2000/2000AIP_MR_025.025.xxx ATS2000/2000AIPC_MR_022.022.xxx
            ATS1000/2000AIP_MR_010.010.xxx    
ATS1500A, ATS3500A AND ATS4500A SERIES AND ITS SUPPORTED FIRMWARE VERSIONS
ATS3500AIP_MR_1.0.26851 ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.1.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.5.xxx
ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_2.0.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.2.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.6.xxx
ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_2.1.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.3.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.7.xxx
ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_3.0.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.4.xxx ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.8.xxx
ATS1500/3500/4500AIP_MR_4.0.xxx    
ATS MASTER PANELS AND THEIR SUPPORTED FIRMWARE VERSIONS
ATS4000/ATS3000/ATS2000/ATS1000  04.11.xx ATS4000/ATS3000/ATS2000/ATS1000  04.10.xx ATS4000/ATS3000/ATS2000/ATS1000  04.09.xx

The Architecture of the integration

To integrate the ATS intrusion panel with Milestone, it is necessary for both the panel and the server with the Milestone software platform to be connected through the Ethernet network.

Commissioning

The ATS intrusion panels establish Ethernet communication with the Milestone XProtect platform, where the SGSE plugin manages the panels through the implementation of protocols designed by Aritech using the manufacturer’s SDK.

Therefore, it is necessary to configure the user account credentials for the panel and the relevant data such as IP address and port so that the plugin can communicate effectively with the intrusion panels.

Registering one or multiple ATS intrusion panels associated with your ‘Site’ is straightforward, requiring only the input of your username, password, IP address, port, etc., as shown in the picture below.

Press ‘Save’ to store your connection data in the plugin.

If the process has been successful, you should save the data so that the system uses them every time it initializes, ensuring a simple, easy, and convenient process.

In summary, the steps are:

  • Connection/Panel Name.
  • IP Address.
  • Communication Port.
  • User PIN.
  • Password.
  • Save.

Configuration

Zones

The SGSE plugin allows for the automatic retrieval of the configuration of the Aritech intrusion panel zones, representing specific icons for each zone on the Smart Client maps, as shown in the pictures below, reducing the operator’s workload significantly.

In the video below, you can find a demonstrative video of the plugin configuration part.

Below are some of the standout icons:

Sensor type

Icon

Default Value

ATS1000
ATS1000 Intrusion Panel with up to 8-32 zones and 4 areas.

ATS1500

ATS1500 Intrusion Panel with up to 8-32 zones and 4 areas.

ATS3500

ATS3500 Intrusion Panel with up to 8-128 zones and 8 areas.

ATS4500

ATS4500 Intrusion Panel with up to 8-512 zones and 64 areas.

Power Supply

KEYPADS

ATS1110A-N
LCD Keypad with 2×16 characters.

Ther keypads:

ATS1115A-N

ATS1116

ATS1115-N

ATS1135

ATS1136

SEISMIC SENSORS

VV600PLUS

Other seismic sensors:

VV600PS1

VV60S3PLUS

VV601PLUS

VV602PLUS

VV602PS1

VV602S3PLUS

VV605PLUS

VV620PLUS

VV622PLUS

VV700

VV700NF

VV700RA

VV700RC

VVS300PLUS

VVS302PLUS

FLOOD DETECTORS

5501-M

Other flood detectors

5515-G

SMOKE DETECTORS

RF581I4

Other smoke detectors:

TX-6010-03-1

INFRARED BARRIERS

PB501

Other infrared barriers:

PB511

PB521

PB601

PB611

PB611M

PB621

PB621M

SB250-N

SB4100-N

SB4200-N

PANIC BUTTONS

3040-W

Other panic buttons:

3045-W

HB191

HB194

HB304

RF360I4

RF-4200-01-1

RF-4200-01-2

TX-3011-03-1

TX-3011-03-2

UM1D

UM1D50

UM2DLED

UM1D

GLASS BREAK SENSORS

60-873-43-EUR

Other glass break sensors:

5150-M

5150-W

5812T

5815NT

5815NT-ART

GS300

GS301

GS310

GS311

GS320

GS321

GS903N

GS913

GS930

GS960AM

EXPANDERS

ATS1201E

Other expanders:

ATS1202

ATS1201E

ATS1204E

ATS1204N

ATS1210LE

ATS1211E

ATS1220

ATS1226

ATS1235

ATS1810

ATS1811

ATS7072

MAGNETIC CONTACTS

600-1057-43

Other magnetic contacts:

1044TW-N

1074D-N

1076D-G

1076D-N

1078CT-N

1078-G

1078-N

1078W-N

1084TW-G

1085T-N-3K3

1087T-N

2202AU

2706AP-L

DC101

DC101B

DC101R4.7

DC101S60

DC102

DC102R4.7

DC103

DC104

DC105

DC106

DC106S9

DC107

DC107R4.7

DC107S60

DC108

DC108R4.7

DC109

DC110

DC111

DC113

DC114

DC115

DC116

DC118

DC120

DC121

DC121S60

DC123

DC124

DC127

DC128

DC128R4.7

DC128S60

DC134

DC137

DC138

DC138R4.7

DC138S60

DC140

DC141

DC142

DC143

DC148

DC148R4.7

DC148S60

DC408

DC408R4.7

DC418

DC428

DC888

DC1076

DC1076-6M

IM1640PAG

IM1640PSG

IM1740FENF

MM102

MM106

MM108

MM110

MM201

MM740

MM1515

R1125-N

R1125W-N

RF20I4-N

RF320I4B

RF-DC101B-K4

RF-DC101-K4

TX-1011-03-1

TX-1011-03-3

MOTION DETECTORS

6910P

Other motion detectors:

6921P

6930AMP-SB

6931AMP

6931P

6933AMP

6941AMP

6943AMP

DD666AM-D

DD666-D

DD669

DD669AM

DD1012

DD1012AM

DD1012AM-D

DD1012AM-D-N

DD1012AM-N

DD1012-D

DD1012-N

DD1012PI

DD1012PI-N

DDI78-EXF1

DDI602AM-F1

DDI602AM-F2

DDI602AM-F3

DDI602-F1

DDI602-F2

DDI602-F3

DDV1016

DDV1016AM

DDV1016AM-D

DDV1016AM-D-B-N

DDV1016AM-D-N

DDV1016AM-N

DDV1016-D

DDV1016-N

DI601

DI601AM

EV666-D

EV669

EV1012

EV1012AM

EV1012PI

EV1016

EV1016-D

EV1116

EV1116AM

RF430I4

RF440I4

RF4012I4

RF4012I4PI

RF4016I4

RF4112I4

RF4112I4PI

RF-DD1012-K4

RF-DD1012PI-K4

RF-EV1012-K4

RF-EV1012PI-K4

RF-EV1016-K4

TX-2213-03-1

TX-2214-03-1

TX-2311-03-1

TX-2344-03-1-N

TX-2413-03-1

TX-2511-03-1

TX-2810-03-4

TX-2821-03-4

VE735

VE735AM

VE736

VE736AM

VE736AM

VE1012AM

VE1012-D

VE1012PI

VE1016AM

VE1112-D

VE1120AM

VE1120AM-D

VE1120-D

W76555

W76556

W76558

W76559

W76561

W76562

W76567

W76568

W76570

W76571

Events: Alarms and Rules

Alarms

When intrusion events occur on the panel (detections, partition arming, partition disarming, etc.), the plugin will notify Milestone.

With these events, and based on their origins, we can define custom alarms in Milestone.

Events

Like the definition of alarms, we can use the plugin’s events to define automated rules in Milestone, linking intrusion with any other integrated technology in the Milestone installation.

This way, when an intrusion event occurs on the ATS panel, such as intrusion detection in a zone, we can perform any of the multiple actions allowed by the rules engine: activate a digital output, play an audio message, preposition a PTZ camera, send an email, etc.

Area events:

Output Events:

Keypad Events:

Expander Events:

Panel Events:

Zone Events:

Actions on the ATS Intrusion Panel from Smart Client

But the interaction with the Milestone rules engine doesn’t stop here; it also allows us to interact with the intrusion panel itself because of any event that can occur in Milestone, including user-defined events activatable from SmartClient, WebClient, and even Mobile Client.

The actions we can perform on the panel are as follows:

  • Set a panel.
  • Unset a panel.
  • Set a partition.
  • Unset a partition.
  • Set all partitions.
  • Unset all partitions.
  • Activate/deactivate an output (actuation).
  • Isolate a zone.
  • De-isolate a zone.
  • Inhibit a zone.
  • De-inhibit a zone.

Thus, for example, we can activate one of the panel outputs (actuations) when a specific event occurs in Milestone. Additionally, we can create a user-defined event called ‘Set System’ that, when activated, triggers the command for total system setting.

In this way, we could activate the ‘Set ATS’ event from the Smart Client, the Web Client, or even the Mobile Client

Alarm Parameterization

This plugin has significantly simplified the alarm parameterization.

Select the zone you want to associate with camera(s) and then choose the camera(s) to be linked – that’s it. A parameterized zone alarm will trigger an alarm in the Milestone system along with its associated camera(s).

User Roles

In all installations where we want to introduce restrictions on the operation of different devices in this integration based on the roles of different users, it is possible thanks to the integration developed by SGSE.

Operation and User Interface

From the Milestone Smart Client, we can view the status of various elements in the intrusion deployment: the panel itself, areas, zones, and outputs (actuations).

The icon will display the current state of the element through a color-coded system as shown in the table below:

ITEMSTATUSICON

















Panel

Normal

Set

Partially Set

Alarmed

Troubles

Unknown











Area

Normal

Set

Alarmed

Partially Set

Forced Set

Unknown























Zone

Active

Normal

Set

Alarmed

Inhibited

Isolated

Tampered

Troubled

Unknown





Outputs

Activated

Deactivated

But not only will we be able to view the status of the elements, but we can also interact with them by right-clicking on their icons.

Depending on the type of element we click on, the context menu will allow us to perform certain actions.

If we right-click on the icon of a panel, we can:

  • Set panel.
  • Unset panel.
  •  Forced Set.

If we right-click on the icon of an area, we can:

  • Set area.
  •  Force Set.
  •  Partial Set.
  • Partial Set2.
  • Unset area.

If we right-click on the icon of a zone, we can:

  • Inhibit zone.
  • Isolate zone.
  • De-isolate zone.

Force Set

In this new plugin, a command has been included that can be executed on both areas and the panel itself. This is the force set command.

When there is a circumstance preventing an area from being set because it is in an inappropriate state (an active zone, an open cabinet, etc.), the force set command allows us to set the area. Visually, you will notice that there is an active element represented by a dark green color.

If, in this situation, we attempt to set the area to which the active zone belongs, the following message will appear in the event panel of the Smart Client. Drawing attention to an issue in the intrusion panel as setting is not possible.

Before setting the area, it must be inhibited. Inhibit those alerts or zones and proceed to force set the area.

To perform the force set, we proceed to inhibit the active zone.

When inhibiting the zone, we can verify that this action has been executed correctly by observing that the icon of the inhibited zone has changed color; it now appears in light blue.

After confirming that the zone is inhibited, we execute the force set command on Area 2. In our case, the inhibited zone belongs to Area 2.

The result can be viewed in the map manager; it will be observed that all zones corresponding to the armed area through the force set command have been set, leaving the isolated zone excluded from the setting.

You can see in the following video the entire process of force set explained previously.

Partial Set

As another new feature, a command has been included that is executed from the areas. This is the Partial Set. The control panel allows for the management of up to two groups of partial sets (partial and partial2) in each area.

If we select partial set in Area 1, the control panel will proceed to set the zones assigned as partial, leaving the rest of the zones in the area deactivated. In our case, zone 3 will not be set as it is not assigned as partial.

The result of the Partial Set is configured on our panel; the zones that do not belong to the Partial Set in the parametrized Area will remain unset. In our example, zone 3 will not be included in the partial setting.

Zones

If we right-click on the icon of a zone, we can:

  • Inhibit zone.
  • Isolate zone.
  •  De-isolate zone.

If we right-click on the icon of an output (actuation), we can:

  • Activate output.
  • Deactivate output.

If we right-click on the icon of a keypad, we can:

  • Isolate keypad.
  • De-isolate keypad.

Status Detail

If we hover over an element (panel, zone, area, expander, etc.) and right-click, a contextual menu appears where we can select the Status Details function.

When selecting Status Details, a window is displayed with precise details of the last five events produced on the selected element (details of its status).

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