Re: Radionics 5700: lithium batteries

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's in the panel.



"Nomen Nescio" <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> X. Boschman said:
>
>>This is about the only solution for the older panels.  Since the 9412
>>series, the lithium battery is "spring" held and easily replaced.  But the
>>panel MUST be powered us in this scenario as well or else, poof, panel
>>repair.
>
> Since a dead lithium battery results in a datalock violation, the
> programmer cannot load a default program into the panel once the panel
> memory is cleared.  I've always figured the datalock protection is part of
> the programmer's firmware, rather than the panel's.  Meaning, the
> programmer won't cooperate if the datalock code it reads from the panel is
> different from those stored in the programmer.
>
> How difficult would it be to create a black box that plugs into a panel,
> ignores the datalock code, and loads a default program into the panel,
> even
> if the panel's memory is blank?  Might be an interesting product for an
> ex-Bosch-man to offer.
>