Re: Computer Based Programming Superior to Keypad?

[Crash Gordon® <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Even when I manually program from keypad...when I get back to the office =
I download/upload it to my 'puter...one reason is to double check my =
programming if I programmed the panel out in the field, second is to =
have an accurate hardcopy on file. It's easier to see mistakes from =
computer programmer...screen is bigger than keypad, etc.

After the initial install 99% of programming we do is remote.


<ReleaseThePrisoner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
news:1115922779.399941.123740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > ...it would seem likely
> > > that programming a system with a computer and the manufacturer's
> > > software has to be easier and faster than at a keypad...
> > > - How would you rate and compare software for ease of use
> > > and ability to access all features?
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> RLB:
> > That's a hotly debated topic here.  Some people think Napco's
> software is
> > awful while others (this writer included) think it's easy to use.
> Some love
> > DSC for its simplicity while others dislike it due to repeated
> hardware
> > problems.
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> I was reading comments about the relative ease of programming in some
> other threads; but I had the impression they were mostly referring to
> keypad programming so I thought using a computer to program would be a
> different topic.  Maybe I misunderstood.
>=20
> > Your driving force for panel selection really should be system
> capabilities,
> > flexibility, etc.  ...you will only program the system once or =
twice.
>=20
>=20
> Good point.
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>