Saturday, 4th February 2012

RoboDog Barking Dog Alarm

Plays a digitally sampled and enhanced recording of a barking dog
Responds to wireless keychain remote (not included)
Responds to X10 On/Off
Comes complete with DM10 Outside Motion Detector
Barks for 4 minutes if triggered by X10 RF / the included DM10 motion sensor
Barks for 30 seconds when triggered by X10 PLC signals (Requires optional TM13 module)
Can learn X10 security keyfobs

Now you can have the protection of a dog without the maintenance! These units will bark at your command to deter would be intruders.

Included with the unit is the DM10 External X10 RF Motion Detector. Install this outside your house, and when the unit sees motion it will send an X10 RF transmission to the DK10 and the DK10 will start barking.

Alternatively you can purchase a KR22 key chain remote control. Simply press a button on the KR22 and the DK10 will start barking. The random barking sounds amazingly realistic, especially when heard through a door.

Since the DK10 is both wireless RF as well as mains X10 you can use any X10 transmitter to make the DK10 start barking. Barking volume is adjustable

The DK10 will also act as a X10 RF to X10 PLC Gateway. So any X10 RF transmissions are added onto the mains as X10 PLC commands

Once triggered the DK10 will send an X10 mains signal, on it's House Code/ Unit Code, so an optional X10 receiver will turn on - you could have a bedside lamp, or a hall light turn on - so it looks like someone has awoken to see what all the noise is

Some people do not want the DK10 to bark for 4 minutes. To get over this also purchase a TM13 RF interface and install it inside the house, close-by the DM10. The DM10 will signal the TM13, which will in turn trigger the DK10, but this time via X10 mains signalling. The DK10 will bark for 30 seconds. DO NOT RUN THE DK10 ON BATTERIES!!

To increase the range that the DM10 sensor can signal the DK10 from, again purchase a TM13 and install it inside, close-by the DM10. The DK10 will then be triggered by X10 mains signalling, which will travel much further than an X10 RF signal. As above, the DK10 will bark for 30 seconds

The DM10 also monitors day light and darkness, and will send an X10 RF command on it's own address + 1 (so if it is set as A1, it would send dawn = Off and dusk = On commands on A2) so suitably installed X10 receivers could control outside lights, etc

Additional DM10 sensors may be purchased to cover additional areas of your property

DM10 Outside Motion Sensor

Rear View

Listen to a short clip of the barking sound
Download Manual for DM10 Motion Sensor

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FAQ

Q. Can the DK10 be plugged into a timer, so it only barks, with motion, at certain times of the day?
A. No. Not via motion as the DK10 needs to be manually "armed" first. However it will bark if trigged by X10 PLC. Therefore if you add an X10 TM13U transceiver, this will receive signals from the motion sensor, and send X10 PLC signals to the DK10, which would make the DK10 bark for 30 seconds

Q. The DK10 barks for 4 minutes and not 30 seconds as advertised in the manual
A. Please see the amendment manual (A4 pages) supplied with the DK10 which advises the changes made to the DK10's firmware, which includes a lot of additional features. One of the changes is the barking period when the DK10 is triggered by X10 RF (from the motion sensor) from 30 seconds, to 4 minutes

Q. The barking isn't loud enough
A. The DK10's bark is so loud it is too loud - so you must have installed the DK10 a long distance from the doorway, with closed doors inbetween. In a real life situation a real dog may be locked into a particular part of the house, and so this distance may be "real", but we suggest that a real guard dog would be given free run of the house, so the DK10 should be installed close-by a doorway, so that it's bark will be more than loud enough. If you wish to cover the front and rear of the house, then you may possibly need to use 2 DK10 kits, with each set to only respond to their own motion sensor

Q. Can a hardwired alarm sensor be used with the DK10?
A. Yes. You will also need a SM10 X10 module. The existing sensor should be powered. It's alarm contacts should then be wired to the SM10. The SM10 should be set to Mode 2 on the slide switch. When the sensor trips, it will close its contact which will signal the SM10. The SM10 will then send an X10 signal along the mains wiring to the DK10, which will start barking and continue barking for 30 seconds. If the alarm trips again, it will start barking again for another 30 seconds, and so on

Q. Can two DK10's be used in the same house?
A. Yes. You can have them set up in two ways: Separate alarm, or one signalling the other. To have them separate simply set one of the DK10s and it's sensor to a different House Code to the other DK10/Sensor. To have them signal each other, you merely leave them set as they are - with the same House Code. When the sensor triggers one DK10 it will start barking, then about 5 seconds later it will send a signal along the mains wiring to the other DK10 which will then start barking as well. The DK10 signalled by the sensor will bark for about 4 minutes. The other DK10 will bark for about 30 seconds

Q. If I just have the DK10 and I want to stop it barking, can I simply press this disarm button after it has started barking?
A. No. Unfortunately not. If the DK10 has started barking then the disarm button will have no affect. You will need to either unplug the DK10 or use an optional KR22 keyfob to stop it barking

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