Re: Radionics D7212B1 Panel Help

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thats probably the main lock the 6 digit one. Then there's a 4 digit remote
programming lock.


"WYSIWYG" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Badenov,
|
| Thanks for the information. I am in contact with Jim Rojas and were going
to
| give it a try.
|
| I appreciate the detailed information on the lock-out mechanisms on these
| boards. One of the problems I have is understanding what is "normal"
| behavior and what is the result of losing the lithium battery. Can you
give
| more info on the lockouts and passwords that are used? I am currenly
| decompling the EPROM program and I have located at least one password in
RAM
| along with the default "000000" in ROM. How many levels and types of
| passwords are used in these things?
|
| Thanks for all your help.
|
| Bob
|
| "Nomen Nescio" <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > WYSIWIG said:
| >
| > >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?
| >
| > Bad news...you're screwed.  First of all, the lithium battery was dead.
| > That means the panel has lost its program, and you will have to send it
| > back to the factory for reprogramming.  Even if you had a 5200
programmer,
| > you'd still be screwed.  The panel contains a "datalock" code, which
| > prevents one Radionics dealer from programming another dealer's panel,
and
| > now that your panel has a dead lithium battery, no one except the
factory
| > can reprogram your panel.  (Maybe Jim Rojas knows how to fix this, but
| > ordinary Radionics/Bosch dealers do not.)  A 5200 programmer will show a
| > datalock violation, and RAM IV software won't be able to connect,
either.
| >
| > I'm a longtime Radionics/Bosch dealer, so I know what I'm talking about.
| > I've had panels I purchased lose their memory due to that damn lithium
| > battery, and had to send them back to the factory for repair.  I would
| > cheerfully strangle the life out of the engineer that designed these
| > goddamn things.
| >
| > Rule 1:  do not ever buy a used Radionics/Bosch panel unless you are
sure
| > the seller has restored the panel to factory defaults, and that you have
a
| > 5200 programmer or RAM IV software to program it with
| >
| > - badenov.
| >
|
|
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