Re: Ademco VISTA-128BP, Caddx NetworX NX-8E or ELK M1 for Residential Alarm and Home Automation

["Earl Wallace" <e-google@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like Ademco addresses the RS232 bi-directional serial port issue with
the Ademco VA8201 Alpha Pager Module:

  http://www.ademco.com/ademco/products/expansion_accessories/VA8201.htm
  The VA8201 Alpha Pager Module (APM) provides the VISTA-128BP/128FB
  and VISTA-  250BP/250FBP control panels with alpha paging, parallel
  printer output, serial printer output and or home/facility automation
  control functions using a RS232 bi-directional communications protocol.
  The APM transmits alphanumeric security control panel dependent
  messages to the paging service using Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol.

Ademco describes how to use this module with the VISTA-128BP in this PDF
Document:

  http://www.ademco.com/pdf/Home%20Automation.pdf


"G. Morgan" <alarmprosnail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:42441db3.176234852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Ademco VISTA-128BP, Caddx NetworX NX-8E or ELK M1 for
Residential
> Alarm and Home Automation
> Newsgroup: alt.security.alarms
> => James <=  wrote:
>
> >Does the vista 128 have a bi-directional serial port?  I didnt think it
did,
> >I do know the NX8 does.  This feature is useful if you intend to
integrate
> >with other home controlls.
>
>
> No
>
>
> --
>
> -Graham
>
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