Re: Cheat sheet for Ademco Vista 20-P installation

["bit eimer" <bit_eimer.keinewurst@xxxxxxx>]

AJ,

Could you clarify statement 2 below, the "may" part?

TIA
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"AJ" <aj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Looks pretty good, except for a couple of minor errors.
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> 1. There are no dip switches on a 6160RF keypad.
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> 2. If you are using Zone 1 as a fire zone, then all other zones "may" have
> to be set to EOL circuit also, and it's best to use EOL on all circuits
> anyway.
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> 3. There is no requirement for the first keypad to be set to address 16 on
> partition 1, I personally don't set any keypad to address 16 at all.
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> "hubercats" <hubercats@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Fellow Do-it-yourself Home Security System Installers,
>> I purchased an Ademco Vista 20-P system a few months ago. After much
>> reading and web research I was able to program the panel to my liking.
>> In doing so I found that the Ademco installation manual, while
>> containing everything needed to set up the system, was lacking a high
>> level overview of alarm setup (i.e. a cheat sheet). Anyway, after
>> getting my system set up I decided to make a few notes so that next
>> time I need to change something I won't have to spend a lot of time
>> searching through the Ademco manual. Below is a version of the cheat
>> sheet that I created. Hopefully it will save other do-it-yourself
>> alarm installers  time in setting up a new Vista system. I apologize
>> in advance if there are errors or if my notes are not clear.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ademco Vista 20P Programming Cheatsheet
>> Jim L.
>> 17 February 2008
>>
>> Primary reference: Ademco Vista-20P/PS Series Installation and Set-up
>> Guide
>>
>> General notes/comments:
>> 1. There are nearly 200 registers that affect the behavior of the
>> panel. I found it necessary to change just a few of these from their
>> default values. I.e. the defaults seem very well thought out.
>>
>> 2. Nearly all documentation needed for this and other Ademco products
>> is available online, and for free, at the following web site:
>> http://www.security.honeywell.com/hsce/products/control/bu/ad/14958.html#Product%20Literature
>>
>> 3. A number of excellent technical "how to" articles are available
>> online at the following web site:
>> http://library.ademconet.com/ademco_group_user/display.asp?p=VISTA-20P&o=268613422&a=f
>>
>> 4. A nice, high level overview of Vista 20P setup is available as
>> follows:
>> http://www.microtechsecurity.com/1Vista%2010%20Manual.htm
>>
>> 5. Unless you have one of the (very few) modems capable of
>> communicating with the panel, don't waste your time trying to use the
>> Compass downloader software. It's really not needed for a typical home
>> installation.  However, if you have a compatible modem and want to use
>> the Compass software it can be downloaded for free from the following
>> web site:
>> http://www.homesecuritystore.com/compass.htm
>>
>> 6. Useful internet groups dealing with home security systems include:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.security.alarms/topics
>> http://forum.doityourself.com/forumdisplay.php?f=87
>>
>> 7. Zone 1 MUST have an EOL (end of line) resistor installed. For other
>> zones the resistor is optional.  Hence, zone 1 is a natural one to use
>> for smoke alarms.
>>
>> Keypads:
>> - Make sure to buy at least one alphanumeric keypad (for programming
>> the system)
>> - I recommend the 6160RF keypad as it is alphanumeric AND it provides
>> wireless capability without having to add wireless modules to the
>> panel.
>> - Keypads must have unique addresses (settable via keypad dip
>> switches)
>> - The first keypad of partition 1 must be assigned address 16
>> - Keypad attributes are defined via registers 190-196
>> - You can program the panel such that alarms are identified (on alpha
>> keypads) with alphanumeric names instead of numbers. See "Setting zone
>> attributes"
>>
>> Register values (See "Mechanics of Programming on page 3-5"):
>> - Enter programming mode by keying in your installer code (default =
>> 4112) plus 800 (e.g. 4112800)
>> - Use the pound (#) key to examine register values (e.g. #21)
>> - Use the asterisk (*) key to change register values (e.g. *21)
>> - In some cases you can clear register contents using
>> *Register_number*. For example, to clear register 21 enter *21*
>> - Exit programming mode by entering *99
>> - WARNING: Entering *97 will reset the entire panel to the default
>> state (i.e. you'll lose any programming you've done)!
>>
>> Specifying user codes (Section 12 of manual):
>>   - User 01 is the Installer user. I suggest leaving this set to the
>> default value (4112).
>>     This is NOT a security problem in that this code can NOT be used
>> to disarm the panel
>>          provided a different user code was used to arm the panel.
>>   - User 02 is the Master user. This code should be different from
>> standard user codes.
>>   - User 03 is the Partition 1 Master code (I set = Master code for
>> my single partition setup)
>>   - User 33 is the Partition 2 Master code (I set = Master code for
>> my single partition setup)
>>   - Use codes 04, 05, ..., 32 for Partition 1 standard users
>>   Specific commands:
>>   - Add user code: Master code + 8 + 2-digit user number + user's
>> code
>>   - Delete user code: Master code + 8 + 2-digit user number + #0
>>   - Assign user attributes: Master code + 8 + 2-digit user number +
>> #[attribute number] + value
>>   User attributes:
>>   - For typical user numbers (e.g. 04, 05, 06, etc.) I set the
>> attributes as follows:
>>      Authority level = 0
>>      Access group = 0
>>      Active partition = 1
>>      RF Zone No. (see manual page 12-1)
>>      Open/Close Paging = 0
>>
>> Setting zone attributes (Section 5 of manual)
>>   - Enter *56 to enter zone programming mode
>>
>>
>> Alpha Descriptor Programming (Section 9 of manual)
>>   - Alpha descriptors can be assigned so that zone faults show (on
>> alpha keypads) with
>>     English language descriptions instead of numeric codes. Below are
>> some examples:
>>      Smoke alarm = 176 + 002
>>      Inside front door = 101 + 085 + 057
>>      Outside front door = 140 + 085 + 057
>>      Basement door = 016 + 057
>>      Inside back door = 101 + 013 + 057
>>      Outside back door = 140 + 013 + 057
>>
>> Wireless keyfobs (Pages 5-6 and 5-7 of manual):
>>   - Each keyfob takes up FOUR wireless zones
>>   - I disable two of the four zones, leaving only "alarm on" and
>> "alarm off" enabled (note
>>     that FOUR zones are still taken up with this approach, two of
>> which are not used.)
>>
>> Telephone dialer:
>>   - I don't have a dialer (see next few comments)
>>   - If dialer not installed, make sure that a callback number is NOT
>> assigned otherwise
>>     the panel will attempt to call when an alarm occurs and the call
>> will fail causing
>>          the keypad to display a "Comm failure" message (alpha
>> keypad) or an "FC" message (numeric    keypad).
>>   - To prevent the "Comm failure" message make sure to clear
>> registers 41, 42, 94,
>>     and 92.  (See http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=290389)
>>
>> Clearing alarms:
>> - To turn off an alarm enter: User code + OFF (keypad "1")
>> - If an alarm occurs and is not cleared at the time it happens (i.e.
>> you are away from home when it happens) the keypad will display a
>> message indicating which zone it happened on, etc. To clear this
>> information enter: User code + OFF twice. The first entry disarms the
>> system. The second entry clears the message.
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