Patent ID: 8412922

Claim:
A security system, the system comprising: a plurality of hardware device modules, at least one of which having a microcontroller coupled to a memory element that stores a configuration map for on-site configuration encoded with configuration option information available for the at least one hardware device module; a plurality of security sensor detection devices, wherein each of the plurality of security sensor detection devices is configured to monitor a premises and is capable of sending a status signal to one or more of the hardware device modules; and an on-site configuration tool that includes a configuration engine, wherein the on-site configuration tool is coupled to the at least one hardware device module and is configured to receive the configuration map from the at least one hardware device module, and generate a dynamic user interface to configure the at least one hardware device module based on the received configuration map using the configuration engine; wherein the plurality of hardware device modules includes a main controller module configured to receive the status signal from one of the plurality of security sensor detection devices and send an instruction signal to one of the plurality of hardware device modules based on the status signal.