Worth it to create a guide for DIY-ing custom panels?

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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Not sure how many people are interested, but yeah. I’ve designed panels before, but I’m looking to make a website detailing the design route for making your own panel.

If there’s anyone looking for a guide like this, please let me know!

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Sounds like a cool idea. Please do share the guide.

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Sure, it’s a WIP at the moment but I’ll setup a site or send the document once it’s done.

I’m planning to include example schematics for IDCs and NACs, and also tutorials to programming the Arduino/Raspberry Pi Pico.

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Hi, again! It’s nice seeing you here.
Yes please do, I would use this guide as the minimum design standards of the CS Series.

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I could use it for the FS and iFS series

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Alright, perfect.

So far I have some NAC circuitry designs, once I get the IDCs and a simple control board schematic all completed, I’ll make the site public.

Didn’t know people wanted guides and examples this badly lmao

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I made one but it’s not really legitimate

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Guys, getting a guide for making a DIY panel is not really needed (No offense). According to my observations, everyone who once or still makes a DIY panel use their own algorithm. It varies. People might use Ardunio or the Pythonshell or just relays or switches. What you need to know in order to make a fire alarm panel is simple: The anatomy of how a fire alarm system works and how a electrical circuit works. But when it comes to making the panel, there are millions of algorithms you could use to make one. You can use switches, relays, and/or even software! My homemade panel is currently working just with the use of some switches (I will use a relay to make it latch in the future). And some other enthusiasts use Arduino and they even program the panel to release a sync protocol! But these are just some examples. What I’m saying is that we don’t have to get a whole set of instructions to make a panel. We can make our own. When it comes to knowing how to use the components that make it up, that’s different. This is just my opinion, so don’t take this as a statement to end this topic or generalize it.