We're having quite the time getting one of the new Vista 128BPT panels to talk to a Prodigy PMC3-XP processor. The cabling and panel programming have been tested. I can see status updates from the panel on my laptop via HyperTerminal, but I've yet to get the panel to accept any commands from the laptop. We're working off of codes I found for the Vista128BP panel, anyone know if these are correct, or if there are a different set I should be working from? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Mike

The commands are the same, the new panel runs at 9600 instead of 1200. How do you have it connected? Are you using tb4 or j9? If tb4, are you using txd to pin 2, rxd to pin 3, rts/dtr to pin 8, and gnd to pin 5 on your db9 connector?

The following group of fields must be set to use this panel with automation systems:

*05 enter 1 to send event messages on the serial port
*14 enter 1 to enable automation control input
1*78 enter 1 for extended home control events
1*79 enter 1 for each type of event you want to report
1*80 enter 0 if you want to send fault/restores for all zones to the processor

The issue was with the 1*78 extended home control events.

The commands I was sending to the security panel were in the limited format, not extended. Changing the 1 to a 0 got me working. It's a really simple interface, not real keypad emulation, only one partition, and a handful of zones. No need for the extended commands.

Thanks for confirming the rest for me though, first one of these I've ever done.

Hey, I running in a problem with a Vista 128 BPT, I can control the system but unable to get feedback or string lines 1 & 2. i tried several settings on the honeywell but no news. any tips on this?

thanks in advances.

Replace the panel. It won't happen with Ademco. I have a 128BPT and after 10+ hours with Ademco tech support and 20+ hours searching online it's getting replaced with an Elk. I have yet to find a single integrator that was able to get the feedback working.

Now you have found one. The info below for the panel fields above is incomplete. You need to tell the panel what to report via field 1*70. Also ensure field 1*72 is set to 0 to disable the printer text output or you will have problems with large systems bogging the communications.

1*70 11111 (1) Report Alarmd, Check, Bypass, Open/Close, System, (test)

Did all that and still could not get "reliable" zone feedback. Replaced with an ELK and all is awesome. Was even able to keep all the Ademco wireless sensors.