Hello, and thank you in advance if you can help with this one. You will need a good understanding of car alarms, remote starts, and electronics used. While I have a decent understanding, the technicals of this project I can admit is beyond me, so Im willing to pay if required for the help. I hope to learn along the way as well. So here goes:
The vehicle is a 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS no factory security, the security system is a Scytek Visionguard 8000. 2 way alarm, remote start, video capture. I have a pdf of its owners manual/install instructions if needed. And a pdf of my cars electrical. The basic project is to use RFID to eleminate the need for a key, incorparate that into the scytek alarm with remote start. I will also be using a push button start (kinda). I hope you can follow my thought process.
I need help with:
1. how to wire into the door lock actuator to get the unlock pulse from when I disarm the alarm from the remote to turn on the RFID reader and remain on until lock/arm is activated again. I also need to know how to get the RFID to run off 12v since I cant seem to find a 12V setup?.
2. I need to know how to get the RFID reader upon succesful link to its key to enable the acc and ign circuit of my car.
3. How to use the battery isolator(s) to run off a switch, namely the DPDT Center Off Switch I have. One position (normally selected) selects battery one, the other position selects the other center is....off. As I understand it battery isolators are normally wired so one runs only when the acc is selected? Do you know if I have this understanding right? And if so, how do I incorparoate that into this setup? Ideally I want the center off to disable both batteries and up to enable my main, down to enable the aux. I need both batteries to get charged from the alternator, but I need the aux to not be able to be "over charged" since it will not be normally used
I have the simple(r), I hope, idea of simply hard wiring a spare keyfob behind a momentary switch to a constant 12v rather than the small battery that will need replacement and pushing on the "start" button is simply pressing on the "Start" button of the transmitter, activating the "remote start" feature of the security system. I am ok with the 2-3 second delay. The benefit is this already has a tach learn, clutch override, etc. Alls I have to do is have the RFID tag acting as the key and press the brake before I start driving to avoid shutdown. Leaving the vehicle or pushing arm/lock shuts down the cars RFID, thus shutting off the cars power and arming the alarm.
The RFID is essentailly taking place of the key turn to acc and ign simutaniously, and preventing theft from anyone who doesnt have the RFID key from being able to leave with the car even if they can start it. While hitting unlock will start up the RFID unit, the car cannot be started until a successful link with the fob. the alarm is providing the other security, however if power is lost, I can open the car with a key at the door and switch to the aux battery as discribed above and hit unlock to restart the RFID reader.
I hope that made sense and was easy to follow, and I hope you can help out.
The vehicle is a 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS no factory security, the security system is a Scytek Visionguard 8000. 2 way alarm, remote start, video capture. I have a pdf of its owners manual/install instructions if needed. And a pdf of my cars electrical. The basic project is to use RFID to eleminate the need for a key, incorparate that into the scytek alarm with remote start. I will also be using a push button start (kinda). I hope you can follow my thought process.
I need help with:
1. how to wire into the door lock actuator to get the unlock pulse from when I disarm the alarm from the remote to turn on the RFID reader and remain on until lock/arm is activated again. I also need to know how to get the RFID to run off 12v since I cant seem to find a 12V setup?.
2. I need to know how to get the RFID reader upon succesful link to its key to enable the acc and ign circuit of my car.
3. How to use the battery isolator(s) to run off a switch, namely the DPDT Center Off Switch I have. One position (normally selected) selects battery one, the other position selects the other center is....off. As I understand it battery isolators are normally wired so one runs only when the acc is selected? Do you know if I have this understanding right? And if so, how do I incorparoate that into this setup? Ideally I want the center off to disable both batteries and up to enable my main, down to enable the aux. I need both batteries to get charged from the alternator, but I need the aux to not be able to be "over charged" since it will not be normally used
I have the simple(r), I hope, idea of simply hard wiring a spare keyfob behind a momentary switch to a constant 12v rather than the small battery that will need replacement and pushing on the "start" button is simply pressing on the "Start" button of the transmitter, activating the "remote start" feature of the security system. I am ok with the 2-3 second delay. The benefit is this already has a tach learn, clutch override, etc. Alls I have to do is have the RFID tag acting as the key and press the brake before I start driving to avoid shutdown. Leaving the vehicle or pushing arm/lock shuts down the cars RFID, thus shutting off the cars power and arming the alarm.
The RFID is essentailly taking place of the key turn to acc and ign simutaniously, and preventing theft from anyone who doesnt have the RFID key from being able to leave with the car even if they can start it. While hitting unlock will start up the RFID unit, the car cannot be started until a successful link with the fob. the alarm is providing the other security, however if power is lost, I can open the car with a key at the door and switch to the aux battery as discribed above and hit unlock to restart the RFID reader.
I hope that made sense and was easy to follow, and I hope you can help out.
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