Re: Quality Ademco engineering

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Eyeball Kid" <jimbo1@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Alright, in the interests of generating some discussion ...
>
> My Personal B**** List
> 1. 6160 Keypad ? back light turns off after 2 seconds ? make it longer
> (10 seconds)

I got a better one, the 6150RF doesn't time out yet the standard 6150 and
6160 do

> 3. When programming used codes it boots you out of programming if you
> hesitate for more than 3 seconds (to look in the manual to confirm the
> next step).

It won't if you use a graphics keypad

> 4. Zone expanders are huge and make it impossible to install more than 2
> in the enclosure without it looking like a mess.

True


> 12. Every time you power up the panel it should demand you set the
> date/time before letting you do anything else. (Like a Silent Knight
> panel). Invariably when a customer goes to look in history the date/time
> was never set and they have to try and extrapolate the information they
> are looking for.

Yea I'd love to see that

> 4. Simplify the programming ? does anyone use Ademco 4+1 anymore?. There
> are two standards for sending signals in this industry. The De Jure
> Standard is SIA (and your new panel should support it) and the De Facto
> Standard is Contact ID. This industry needs to be dragged (kicking and
> screaming if necessary) into the 21st century and embraced industry
> standards like the computer industry.

Well there's this guy here named Jim and...... :)

> 5. No proprietary modem needed to download. For direct connection would
> use the Ethernet connection (and benefit from it?s vastly better speeds).

Well you can download Ademco over the internet with a 7845i and it's MUCH
faster, the problem with modems is it adds cost to the panel that few people
are willing to pay

> 6. An (optional) RS232 output module if you need to connect to some
> other system.

Ditto