Re: Help with Ademco Vista 50P

["Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Current Update 1.5.8.67
Last Date Updated: 10/29/2007
>So, is  there still a place where a DIY can get the latest >version of this
software ? I see that Ademco is now >Honeywell, and the support link for
obtaining Compass from Ademco is no longer valid.

Get in touch with Bass. He'll take care of you. Besides I think on a Vista
50 that is that vintage you'll need an updated chip for the system. Maybe
you can order it from Bass for a small charge. Seems the original keypads
for that system aren't made anymore. If you ever need to swap keypads you'll
need to use the 6160 or similar and those keypads don't work on early Vista
50P systems as I seem to recall. Give Bass the particulars on your Vista
panel and I am sure he can verify whether or not you need the upgrade chip..


"TDM" <rpuffd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> > DIYers take note:  this is an example of why untrained people
> >> > shouldn't be playing with dealer software.  Compass is not meant
> >> > for end users.
> >>
> >> Oh, nonsense!  Compass is easy to learn.
> >
> > Sure looks like it doesn't it?
> >
> >
>
> Well, against my better judgment, I will chime in here.
> I did not find Compass that hard to use, except for my
> stupidity in what download and upload mean, at least
> when using Compass. It is farily simple and striaght forward
> to use, but a bit quirky when editing alpha values. I am a DIY
> and I set up my Vista 50P initially from an alpha keypad. As I look
> back on that task(14 years ago), I wonder how I ever
> accomplished that on my own, but I did. I first got Compass
> to be able to program the panel for X10 devices. I did an
> initial upload of the customer data back in 97 or so,
> then never went any further until yesterday.
>
> My version is 1.5.8.44, and I am sure that it is way out of date. I notice
> it is written in Visual Basic, and the 16bit version as well which is very
> old. It locked up on me several times, to the point where I had to use
> the power switch to get my PC back to life. So, is  there still a place
> where a DIY can get the latest version of this software ? I see that
Ademco
> is now Honeywell, and the support link for obtaining Compass from Ademco
> is no longer valid.
>
> And for the record, I did graduate from high shcool.
>
>
> TDM
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