I have the 10SE, and tried this tonight. I’m getting a “connection down” message.
Only two devices are showing up.
Ademco Vista Alarm Panel
Ademco VIsta Partition 1
I don’t see any zones yet. do I have to add these manually in the “cheat sheet”, and if so, how do I figure out what the Address/serial# and Channel/loop# is?
I’ve checked the serial setup, and confirmed the panel address is 31.
Any ideas would be really appreciated!
[quote=“tomgru, post:681, topic:168766”]I have the 10SE, and tried this tonight. I’m getting a “connection down” message.
Only two devices are showing up.
Ademco Vista Alarm Panel
Ademco VIsta Partition 1
I don’t see any zones yet. do I have to add these manually in the “cheat sheet”, and if so, how do I figure out what the Address/serial# and Channel/loop# is?
I’ve checked the serial setup, and confirmed the panel address is 31.
Any ideas would be really appreciated![/quote]
Did you change the address in the ad2usb to 31 as well as add it in the panel?
you will need to get it to connect first before you can add zones using the cheat sheet
[quote=“SteveZ, post:682, topic:168766”][quote=“tomgru, post:681, topic:168766”]I have the 10SE, and tried this tonight. I’m getting a “connection down” message.
Only two devices are showing up.
Ademco Vista Alarm Panel
Ademco VIsta Partition 1
I don’t see any zones yet. do I have to add these manually in the “cheat sheet”, and if so, how do I figure out what the Address/serial# and Channel/loop# is?
I’ve checked the serial setup, and confirmed the panel address is 31.
Any ideas would be really appreciated![/quote]
Did you change the address in the ad2usb to 31 as well as add it in the panel?
you will need to get it to connect first before you can add zones using the cheat sheet[/quote]
I changed it in the advanced tab (see attached), but the NuTech guys told me with a 10SE i didn’t have to program the panel. Is that what you mean by “change the address in the AD2USB” as well?
EDIT: I misunderstood the NuTech guys… i do need to change the AD2USB to 31 as well, apparently using something like PUTTY. (this will be a first for me). The instructions make it sound like i have to connect it directly to a PC to make the change. Is that true, or can i do it through Vera somehow?
(thanks again… appreciate all the help here)
Edit2: Solved!!! thanks so much.
yeah no problem. you can download the ad2usb virtual keypad and install it to a pc or mac and configure it that way, you will need to plug the usb into the computer, no way to do it through vera.
Lost my serial port settings today… unsure why.
Symptoms: Alarm panel communication failure. No response to or from AD2USB.
Troubleshooting: Connected to AD2USB via PuTTY, all normal. Decded to go through installation procedure again & checked serial port settings in UI5, and they were defaulted somehow. Pffft.
Corrected them & all is well. I’m still unsure why my PIN code keeps getting lost.
If vera reboots and does not see the ad2usb then those settings will be lost, like if you move it somewhere else to include a zwave device. that is one reason I try to use the full power inclusion to add devices and have my vera on a UPS and alarm panel on battery backup.
REALLY… that’s good to know, thanks. I was adding devices all day. I have an external antenna up inside a first-floor wall, but I don’t generally do full-power inclusion because I like the visual feedback. I guess now I have another reason not to.
I have added the virtual relays to my 20P as described over at http://www.nutech.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=74&func=view&id=656&catid=4&limit=6&limitstart=0
However, I am getting an error on the keypad that reads, “CHECK 112 RELAY MODULE” and “CHECK 113 RELAY MODULE”
has anyone had this problem, or can someone lead me in the right direction?
Maybe it’s possible I already had a 4204 relay?
*** I may have found my problem. I have not yet enabled virtual relay support in the AD2USB
I think I have resolved the error. I entered programming once again and simply exited based on a tip over at [url=http://www.nutech.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=74&func=view&catid=4&id=866]http://www.nutech.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=74&func=view&catid=4&id=866[/url]
Excuse my lack of knowledge on the subject. Does this plugin require having the Alarm Panel + the keypad or can I install just the Keypad directly into the AD2USB and then into the Vera. I don’t have an alarm panel and I plan on only using Zwave sensors/Siren, so I don’t really need the alarm panel. I am looking at the Honeywell 6148EX and 6165EX keypads and they both have a 4 connector termination that matches up with the AD2USB, but I want to be sure before I buy anything.
edit:
PS. If anyone knows of a simple zwave keypad (not a controller), please let me know! That’s all I really need.
Thanks,
Sal
[quote=“emb299, post:690, topic:168766”]Excuse my lack of knowledge on the subject. Does this plugin require having the Alarm Panel + the keypad or can I install just the Keypad directly into the AD2USB and then into the Vera. I don’t have an alarm panel and I plan on only using Zwave sensors/Siren, so I don’t really need the alarm panel. I am looking at the Honeywell 6148EX and 6165EX keypads and they both have a 4 connector termination that matches up with the AD2USB, but I want to be sure before I buy anything.
edit:
PS. If anyone knows of a simple zwave keypad (not a controller), please let me know! That’s all I really need.
Thanks,
Sal[/quote]
No, you need the main alarm panel for the keypads to work. if you are going to the trouble of installing the keypad you might as well install a panel then you would be able to use wired and wireless sensors(with the right keypad or receiver) and motion sensors that are much more reliable then zwave ones with much better battery life and the alarm system itself will be much more reliable then vera.
Apologies if this question has been answered before. When putting key pad addresses in the KeypadAddresses field should you list key pad 16 or is it assumed i.e. 16,17,18,19 or 17,18,19?
You should list the addresses of all physical keypads as well as the address of the AD2USB module.
Thank you for the response. I’m trying to debug a problem. Looking for some help. I cannot clear certain alarm memory indicators from the keypads. Though I can clear them from the plugin if I send two disarms. For example, if a zone goes into alarm and I enter user code + 1 to disarm. I cannot then enter user code + 1 again to clear the alarm memory message from a keypad, though I can do it through the plugin. Could this be related to something the plugin is doing? BTW I also have an Envisalink 3 configured as a keypad. Could this be causing any issues and should it be listed in the addresses field as well? Finally and strangely if I self initiate a fire alarm, this I can clear using the keypad and double entering the user code + 1.
After reading through some posts, it seems my problem may be caused by a “*” being sent 1/sec. I also read this may be fix in another version. My installed version in Apps | My Apps is 3.0. The version listed on Ademco Vista Alarm Panel is Plugin version: 2.45. Is there a way to know I have the version with the fix, and if I don’t how do I get the fix?
I apologize if you have covered this before, i spent a lot of time going through the forum and could not see this problem anywhere.
I installed the AD2USB to my Vista 20P and installed the plugin into my VeraLite (UI5).
I configured the plugin for 2 partitions, having taken the keypad that was assigned to 18 and reassigned it to another channel.
The plugin works, but I have one problem. When I press ARM AWAY, it will arm itself (in either partition) as ARMED STAY. When I use the keypads to arm it ARM AWAY, vera will report ARMED AWAY, however. If I disarm either, and arm it with Vera, it reports ARMED STAY.
Have you seen this before, and is there a fix?
thanks. This is a way cool plugin…
Something odd happened today while reloading Vera remotely with someone in the house… a few times, I experienced a “Ademco - failure to open I/O port” error. Eventually, I rebooted successfully with Ademco up & running.
Can I attribute this to active messages coming out of the alarm panel during reboot as someone moved around the house, setting off motion sensors & opening doors? That’s the only explanation I can think of.
[quote=“Bulldoglowell, post:696, topic:168766”]@mcvflorin,
I apologize if you have covered this before, i spent a lot of time going through the forum and could not see this problem anywhere.
I installed the AD2USB to my Vista 20P and installed the plugin into my VeraLite (UI5).
I configured the plugin for 2 partitions, having taken the keypad that was assigned to 18 and reassigned it to another channel.
The plugin works, but I have one problem. When I press ARM AWAY, it will arm itself (in either partition) as ARMED STAY. When I use the keypads to arm it ARM AWAY, vera will report ARMED AWAY, however. If I disarm either, and arm it with Vera, it reports ARMED STAY.
Have you seen this before, and is there a fix?
thanks. This is a way cool plugin…[/quote]
Do you have auto stay arm *84 in the programming set to 0? I know you say its not doing it when you arm with the keypad but thats the only thing i can think of.
So I’m new and just setting up my vera and vista20 for the first time. I’ve figured out most of the setup using the search here but one thing that I can’t figure out is when I’m looking at my sensor status (the little green or red guy in the dashboard), I trip my motion sensor and it goes from green to red. But when the motion clears, he doesn’t reset back to green. The Vista partition group (don’t know terminology yet) shows that the system is ready to arm and so it knows the motion reset. Any idea what I’m missing?
Kyle
[quote=“copekyle, post:699, topic:168766”]So I’m new and just setting up my vera and vista20 for the first time. I’ve figured out most of the setup using the search here but one thing that I can’t figure out is when I’m looking at my sensor status (the little green or red guy in the dashboard), I trip my motion sensor and it goes from green to red. But when the motion clears, he doesn’t reset back to green. The Vista partition group (don’t know terminology yet) shows that the system is ready to arm and so it knows the motion reset. Any idea what I’m missing?
Kyle[/quote]
The TTL value may be set to high. Try putting to 60 seconds
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