Re: napco ma-3000 serial connection

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Dec 16, 5:10�pm, Adrian Buciuman <adibuciu...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 16 dec., 22:06, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Is the PCI 2000 the device that keeps the line open? I've never used
>> > one. �If so, all you have to do is add a telephone handset on the line
>> > that you're using to download and keep the receiver off the hook.
>>
>> Yes. My intention is to use a serial cable and connect MA3000 to PC
>> without any modem. I'm not sure if it can be done. What I need is the
>> pinout for J3.
>
> I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before and it can't be done.
>
> Regardless, I wouldn't know what the pinout is anyway. I'm sure Napco
> wouldn't be interested in providing it so I'd guess if you want to
> know what it is, you'll have to do it yourself.
>
> Then again, I'm guessing but, if direct communication were possible,
> I'm sure you'd be able to find the pinout on the Internet somewhere.

I used to use a line simulator for local download of panels that didn't have
a standard method of local PC connection.

Could use it at the NID for panels that the callback number got messed up on
too.