Re: Radionics D7212B1 Panel Help

["WYSIWYG" <nospam@xxxxxxx>]

Crash,

Thanks for the reply.
I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron so I think the board hardware is OK.
Really depends on Radionics' software design as to if any "magic" needs to
be retained in the RAM to make things work. If so, I'm sure it was blown
away years ago.

So I understand I must have a 5200 programmer to initialize the board?
I see 5200 programmers on sale on ebay all the time. What "product handlers"
would I need to fully program the board?
Are there no other tools to program these boards?
Is the command set to the board documented anywhere?
Is it normal that an uninitialized board would not talk to a D1255
controller? If I get it talking to the controller, can I program everything
from it?

While I'm firing off questions, I also purchased a few OCTPOPITS D8128A. The
documentation is contradictory regarding which versions of these A,B,C, or D
are compatible with this panel. What were the differences between these
revisions?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm eager to get this thing working.

Thanks again for any help.

Bob


"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:rqA6f.1997$yz4.1710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Forget it even if you had a programmer for it, it ain't easy to program.
> 9743 means that the warranty ran out the 43rd week of 1997, so the board's
> an oldie.
> If you know exactly how you want it configured you may be able to send it
to
> someone who has a 5200 programmer who happens to have old product handlers
> still loaded in the programmer to program it for you.
> IF the panel still works after you changed the lithium battery.
>
>
> "WYSIWYG" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FPx6f.1201$8W.595@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |I recently purchased a Radionics D7212B1 panel from my local surplus
store
> | in the hopes of building a simple, non-monitored alarm for my house. The
> | board is dated 9743 and numbered 7212. The EPROM on the board is labeled
> (C)
> | Radionics 1995, D7212B1 U4, 26-06962-0316. The Lithium back up battery
was
> | shot (<0.5Vdc) so I replaced it with a fresh one. The board seems to
power
> | up and run. It beeps, the LEDs blink, it seems to respond to a battery
> being
> | attached, it answers incoming calls, data and power appears to be on the
> | Peripheral device connection pins. However, when I connect a D1255 panel
> to
> | it, the panel displays "Call For Service" about a minute after power on.
> The
> | manual says this means no communication is established between the D7212
> and
> | the D1255. Is there something I need to do to get this to work so I can
> use
> | it?
> |
> | Thanks.
> |
> | Bob
> |
> |
> |
>
>