After over 5 years on the market, we’re starting to phase out our 6-zone WiFi-only Alarm Panels and kits. We still have a few hundred of these left and will continue selling them until they’re gone, but we don’t have plans to manufacture any more of these little guys!
First on the market in 2019, the Alarm Panel v2 series features 6 input zones, one output zone (either a siren or low-voltage trigger), and built-in WiFi. With a starting retail price of $89, this is our entry-level alarm panel product.
The Alarm Panel v2 uses the ESP-12F variant of the ESP8266 microcontroller. While the ESP8266 is still a solid chip, its becoming a bit underpowered nowadays with more demanding capabilities that are becoming standard in the smart home world, like Bluetooth/BLE, secure encrypted cloud connections, and protocols such as Thread and Matter.
These little devices still work great and we’ll continue to support them for years to come, but act now if you want one because they’re almost gone.
We’re focusing on our flagship Alarm Panel Pro with Ethernet and WiFi capability for now, and looking ahead to refresh the Alarm Panel product line with new hardware in the future.