GalaxyGuy

Is RIO 102 on one of the RS485 branches on its own ? If yes, then suspect the connection to the other branch. If no, then it can be any of the devices on the bus that's causing the issue. Just because 102 remained, doesn't mean it was causing the fault. It could just mean that it had just responded prior to the bus error and managed to respond again when the bus error had recovered. Check the devices diagnostics reports in menu 60. Keep an eye on the devices for a while, ensuring that they remain at 100%. If a device has issues, it may drop below 100% momentarily and this may be an indication that it's the one bringing down the bus. With power off, check each devices differential pair resistances with respect to ground - check for low resistances (panel too). If that all looks okay, then it's a matter of swapping out until you root cause to the faulty device.

That's a Fire sounder right ? You will need to fit a suitably rated relay in order to switch 240VAC from 12VDC. Something like this will work. You may want to source something with appropriate approvals markings. This one is rail mount - I normally work with rails to keep things neat in the panel. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DIN-Rail-Mount-2-SPDT-10A-Power-Relay-Interface-Module-12V-Version-/161168508254?hash=item258664455e

Lol, have you tried soldering 0402 chip components in the density required by smart phone ? Little Johnny would end up with a 1980's brick

When you have the engineer code, this still doesn't give you the RSS code. There is no menu option to reset the RSS code. There is a convoluted way to get the code - PM me if you need to know. It sounds like your office based system sets a (random or derived) password and stores this in the RSS database. As you don't know this, the only way to get it is to export the config from the office system. The password is encrypted in the RSS database, so you cannot see it in the exported site file. The RSS password is the equivalent of the downloader ID on the G2. It's more secure than the G2 though, as it's alphanumeric and can be longer than the 8 digit G2 downloader. There's no menu access to the rss code though.

No need for additional modules with the Galaxy G2. The panel will monitor the PSTN line input for voltage and provide a local alert if there is a problem (as per JW). The panel will also assert the fault output if you want this to trigger a separate signaling method. Third party multi-path devices can also be installed in the panel, but the G2 has a limited power output, so it's a push for the G2 system to drive system peripherals plus a combined GSM/Ethernet device. A UPS based Broadband/GSM router is also an option for single path devices where the fixed broadband line may be susceptible to sabotage and more than a line fault needs to be detected.

Correct, but RSS also performs secondary checks. Agreed, but as above, the password is the only protection. If you have the password, you can request any information from the panel. Once RSS gets authenticated with the password, it then checks the other ID's for matches. It does this by requesting the panel values and then checking that they match the values stored in the site. What is the error message that RSS gives ? If the password is correct, then it will complain that the site ID or something else does not match. In the newly created site on the new system, you need to add these values in. There's no other seeding of the RSS password.

Do you have approval from Honeywell to be providing as a download?

If it's a fresh laptop, then yes. The old version has incompatible SQL. Not really, but when asked I usually do it. I had to design a small PCB to make the Dimension/G3 parts, as there were timing issues with the bigger (96/264/520) panels.

My G2 / G3 USB leads also continue to work with Win10.

I see Matt's firesecurity expert site is now pointing at a Tyco login. Is he working for ADT now ?

You need V3.2 install.

Yes, but the older versions can't be installed on newer OS's. As long as you're happy with the old OS, then you're okay.

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56.3.1.3.1 Setup the PSTN message centre No. 56.3.1.3.2 Set for TAP 56.3.1.3.3 Leave password blank - Vodafone doesn't use a password in their protocol, as they charge per 17p per answered call. 56.2.5 - Give the site an ID 56.2.1 to 3 - Up to three mobile numbers 56.2.4 to set up the triggers. Remembering that the 'Mode' enabled the actual trigger.

It's not something I've tried on the Flex V3. I go directly to Ethernet or GSM with the Flex, as TAP is very old/limited technology these days. Do you have the site saved under RSS ? Send me the template and I'll check it against my test panel.

The Galaxy G2 series are really easy to install - I would say easier than some of the low end non-LCD DIY panels. Very cheap to buy too!

I wonder how many people are blindly opening up ports to their panels without any thought of the security of the devices behind (4 digit codes being pretty weak) ??? I cannot find any information about how secure the protocol for the WiFi module is. COM-IP didn't have anything, so I'm assuming that the WiFi is the same. Has anyone here seen anything to the contrary ? There doesn't seem to be any acknowledgement to OpenSSL or other standard cipher in the docs. There's no mention in any of the documentation advising the use of VPN in the first instance. Surely this should be the first choice for any device and port mapping being a last resort.

Looks pretty much like standard SMT assy quality to me. I take it you don't have many modern electronic appliances if you're not into electronic assy's/parts from China... Also payments via Paypal aren't direct, so not sure how the supplier would gain access to the bank account???

I use the Axis range. They can be set to trigger on movement and then record X seconds of footage to the SD. They're good, but not cheap.

Okay, I see that you now have a serial port. I agree after re-reading your posts that it's probably too advanced for you to be writing / modifying the SIA protocol based code. You'll still need to know how to convert levels on the RIO when connecting to the Pi. I think there are links on the older classic panels that you can cut in order to go open collector. It's that or you need to convert down to 3.3V. DD, I didn't look at the new Pi, as the beagle black is a better solution. I just haven't had time to complete the code for the companion processors to emulate the ethernet module.

If going to the effort of reading outputs, then you're better using the opengalaxy project. At least you can exclude reading RIO pins and connect the Pi's serial port directly to get full zone/op status and SIA3 events if you want them. I designed a daughterboard for the Pi that has rs232 to ttl and dc-dc 12v to 5v allowing the Pi to be placed in the panel. I wanted to use the Pi to serve the java virtualkeypad server that I wrote, but the Pi was a little too slow to run the app with SSL, so I shelved the project.

No, an empty RSS password should be all that you need to connect with. The panel needs to have remote access in comm's set to enabled and always.

This is a bus device, so entering and exiting engineering mode should re-enumerate it onto the RS485 bus. Resetting the alarm should also achieve the same though... Did you power cycle the module itself. If it has hung, then it will not re-join. Very old tech now - get a G3 or Dimension at least the 232 is built in

That's the trouble with area codes, too many people have them. Single site codes should only need to be known by a limited number of people. I don't know any panels that hold this information with any sort of encryption. Normally just plain ASCII codes in memory. It's funny when you look at a panel, it will normally have the name of the alarm company programmed in the banner too.

Once a code is programmed into a system, you have no control over who can read it (used panels on ebay etc). Hopefully you do not use common codes across all your accounts!!! If every account eng code is specific to the account, it would then be easier to trace the person leaking sensitive company information.