Key to understanding the system is the nature of its comms and power supply. The onboard battery will support the system for around 24 hours. Current draw is 425-750mA, which is very little for a device of this type. Dimensions are 227 x 140 x 42mm and it’s nice to look at, large enough for easy use and organic enough not to draw the eye unnecessarily. It’s a user interface and control panel in a single housing. The heart of IMPASSA is the SCW9055 wireless controller. When IMPASSA arrives and I’m unboxing, the things that strike me include the fundamental simplicity of the system’s architecture and the enormity of the sensor and user interface options.
For many installers and many home owners, a security solution is a security solution and what they require is more security capability, not a bunch of automation options that are unlikely to be used. IMPASSA reflects the lateral thinking of DSC’s engineering but while the system is deep in some ways, in other ways it’s actually quite traditional. DSC has been one of my favourite alarm manufacturers since the 1990s, when it released solutions offering cool stuff like remote intercom via telephone and onboard relays for control of remote devices.
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WHEN I got an opportunity to install a DSC IMPASSA alarm panel recently I was both eager and apprehensive at once. But simplicity of installation is IMPASSA’s greatest strength. DSC IMPASSA, distributed locally by Q Security Systems is an all-wireless security solution that leverages DSC’s monster range of devices to offer great flexibility in the real world.