SIWENOID v2 — Intrusion Detection System

This page describes how SIWENOID v2 represents and manages intrusion detection subsystems. It covers the datapoint hierarchy structure for intrusion panels, how to verify a device connection, how to use zone commands and treatments, and how to use the Group & Zone States view for a comprehensive overview of the entire intrusion installation.

SIWENOID v2 integrates with intrusion detection panels from multiple manufacturers (such as Bosch SPC, Galaxy Dimension, Paradox, Aritech, and others) through dedicated subsystem drivers. Regardless of the manufacturer, SIWENOID v2 maps the intrusion panel's structure into a consistent hierarchy of containers, partitions (groups), and zones. This uniform representation means the operator interface and engineering workflow is the same across all supported intrusion panel types.

The core structural elements of an intrusion subsystem in SIWENOID v2 are:

• Container — the top-level node representing the connected intrusion panel or communication device. One container corresponds to one physical panel connection.
• Partition (Group) — a logical grouping of zones within the panel. Partitions are typically used to divide a building into independently armable areas (for example: ground floor, first floor, server room). A panel may have one or many partitions depending on its configuration.
• Zone — a single detection circuit connected to the panel. A zone typically corresponds to one detector, one door contact, one PIR sensor, or a similar field device. Zones are the leaf nodes of the intrusion hierarchy.

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After configuring an intrusion panel as a subsystem in SIWENOID v2, the first step is to confirm that the communication between SIWENOID and the panel is active.

Open the Datapoint Hierarchy screen and navigate to the Device node of the intrusion panel in the physical tree. Select the device node to display its information in the right-side panels.

In the lower right area of the screen, the current connection status message is displayed. If the communication is established and the driver is operating correctly, a “connected” status message is shown. If the device is not connected or the driver has encountered a communication error, a fault status is shown here instead.

A connected status at the device level confirms that SIWENOID v2 is actively receiving data from the panel. Zone statuses, partition states, and commands will only function correctly when the device is shown as connected.

Selecting an individual zone in the datapoint hierarchy displays three panels on the right side of the screen:

1 — Zones (Datapoint Selection)

The hierarchy tree on the left allows the engineer to select any zone, partition, or device node within the intrusion subsystem. The selected node determines which information, statuses, and commands are shown in the right-side panels. Zones are listed under their parent partition, and partitions are listed under their parent device container.

2 — Treatments (Possible Statuses)

The treatments panel shows all states that the selected zone can have. The available statuses depend on the zone type and the capabilities of the connected panel driver. Common zone statuses include:

• Normal — the zone is in its idle state, no alarm or fault condition is active.
• Alarm — the zone has been triggered and is in an alarm state.
• Pre-alarm — some panels support a pre-alarm state before a full alarm is raised (for example, after a first detector activation before a second confirms the alarm).
• Tamper — the detector or wiring of the zone has been physically interfered with.
• Fault — a technical fault is present on the zone circuit (for example: open circuit, short circuit, or device failure).
• Excluded — the zone has been manually excluded from monitoring. While excluded, alarm activations from this zone are not processed.
• Armed / Disarmed — applicable to partitions; indicates whether the partition is currently in an armed (monitored) or disarmed (unmonitored) state.

The current active status of the selected zone is highlighted in the treatments panel. Hovering over a status icon displays a tooltip with the status name and description.

3 — Commands

The commands panel shows all operations that can be sent to the selected zone or partition through the SIWENOID v2 driver. Available commands depend on the datapoint type and the capabilities of the connected panel. Common commands for intrusion zones and partitions include:

• Arm — arms the selected partition, enabling alarm detection for all zones within it.
• Disarm — disarms the selected partition.
• Exclude zone — removes the selected zone from active monitoring. Use this when a zone is faulty or requires maintenance and must be temporarily bypassed.
• Include zone — re-enables a previously excluded zone.
• Reset alarm — clears an active alarm condition on the selected zone or partition, subject to the panel's reset logic.

To send a command, click the button to the left of the command name in the commands panel. The command is transmitted immediately to the connected intrusion panel through the driver. The result is reflected in the zone's status after the panel responds. All commands are logged in the event log with the username of the operator who issued them.

In addition to inspecting individual zones one at a time through the datapoint hierarchy, SIWENOID v2 provides a dedicated Group & Zone States view that displays the status of all partitions and zones in the intrusion subsystem simultaneously. This view is the recommended tool for getting a complete operational overview of the entire intrusion installation at once.

To open this view, click the + button at the top of any workspace panel on the main screen. A popup menu appears — select Intrusion, then choose one of the available sub-views:

• Group states — shows the status of all partitions (groups) only.
• Zone states — shows the status of all zones only.
• Group & Zone states — shows both partitions and their member zones together in a combined view. This is the most complete view and is recommended for general engineering and monitoring use.

The Group & Zone States view displays all elements of the intrusion subsystem in a structured list. Each row contains the following information:

• 1 — Show in Physical Hierarchy — clicking the icon navigates to the selected item's location in the physical datapoint hierarchy tree. This is useful for quickly locating a specific zone in the full hierarchy after identifying it in this overview, for example to check its detailed event history or send a command.
• 2 — Commands — the same commands available in the individual zone commands panel are also accessible directly from each row in this view. This allows the engineer to arm, disarm, exclude, or include any zone or partition without leaving the overview screen.
• 3 — Status — the current operational status of each row's item (partition or zone) is displayed here. This allows the engineer to see at a glance which areas are armed, which zones are excluded, and whether any faults or alarms are active across the entire installation.
• 4 — Partition name — the name of the partition (group) as configured in SIWENOID v2.
• 5 — Zone name — the name of the zone as configured in SIWENOID v2.
• 6 — Container name — the name of the physical device container (the panel) that this partition or zone belongs to. This identifies which physical panel the item originates from, which is particularly useful in installations with multiple intrusion panels connected to a single SIWENOID v2 server.

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