Re: Roll-your-Own

["Capt. James. T. Kirk" <james.t.kirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Crash,

1.  Panel is unlocked, I have access and diagram sticked on the door.
2.  I am an embedded software/hardware engineer (mostly with PowerPC and
 Motorolas)
3.  This is my first crack at this kind of "archiac?" board

It is about me evaluating whether I can extended it with 15P module
add-ons and reprogramming.  In other word, I've been resetted as an
alarm newbie.  It's been 20 years since I've hardwired a residential
alarms using Realistic stuff!

Cordially,

Capt. Kirk



Crash Gordon wrote:
> How do you propose to control a contact of any kind? They're not
> "controllable" devices.
>
> Protection One locks they're panels so unless you get lucky by power down,
> power up, press the * & # at the same time if keypad displays 20 then you're
> in luck you can reprogram it. If it doesn't either toss it or see if one of
> the magicians here will unlock if for you. And you'll need a keypad that can
> program...a 6139 or 6160 (I think it's a 6160)...the programming sheets are
> easy enough to come by...if you get the 20 display then come back and ask.
>
> As far as your other wishes...you may be able to do some of it if you're an
> engineer.
>
> Good luck
>
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> "Capt. James. T. Kirk" <james.t.kirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:0HdOe.61$A%1.32@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>Gee whiz... I've GOOGLE'd Hi and I've GOOGLE'd low...
>>
>>Is there a hobbyist/experimenter community that I can get in touch with
>>so I can leverage my embedded PowerPC board to controlling all those
>>hardwire and wireless contacts?
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>>I've bought a house and got a Vista 15P in which I can't seem to find
>>its master/installer code.  Protection One was the provider.
>>
>>I'm tempting to rip it apart and find out what makes it tick so that I
>>can do the following:
>>
>>  1.  Leverage my home's existing hardwire and wireless infrastructure
>>  2.  Provide a secured Web page
>>  3.  Leverage my own GSM transceiver to contact my
>>blackberry/handheld/phone (very locally)
>>  4.  Overload it with home automaton
>>
>>The key is which Alarm provider is accomodating to this bleeding edge
>>approach?  I do want a monitoring station as well.
>>
>>Capt. Kirk
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