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Re: Contact ID codes



Mark Leuck wrote:
> "Frank Olson" <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:BnqJj.154685$pM4.90665@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Robert L Bass wrote:
>>> "motley me" wrote:
>>>> I have a couple of accounts that are sending an "e378" sometimes. they
>>>> are
>>>> on DSC 832 panels sending auto CID.
>>>>
>>>> I have looked up the codes and they are cross zone troubles.
>>> That is correct.  The SIA standard defines E378 as a cross zone trouble.
>> I find it amazing that you're going on about SIA when the panels in
>> quesiton are transmitting auto CID.
>
> I find it amazing you didn't know that Ademco gave the Contact ID protocol
> to the SIA association a number of years ago, Contact ID is indeed a SIA
> standard
>
>
>

It's now one of the SIA standards.  You can program an 832 to report CID
or SIA.  While they're all part of the same overall "standard", some of
the codes are way different.  Why am I telling you this?  :-)


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