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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.

So, this is a set of random numbers that's generated depending on the engineers privileges against any account. The seed code and account identifier act as a unique identifier to select that sites stored codes ? I'm still struggling to understand the value of the seed code over a regular engineer website password to restrict access to a set of site codes.

Publishing for the iPhone is quite a bit different than publishing for Android devices. Android allow content from the relevant content stores, but phones also allow unpublished applications to be installed. iPhone apps need to go through the Apple approval process and they need to be built with Xcode on MAC OS (on an apple computer) with an approved developer account. Only hacked (jailbroken) iPhones can install unpublished apps. All depends on the level of polish you require. My issue is lack of time and I'd rather polish my car, than an app GUI

The options outlined are correct. I've PM'd you. If you want to call me to clear anything up, then feel free.

If you have a G2 panel, the diagnostics menu will not show the version of the devices. The Dimension/Flex panels show the versions. The labels are normally correct, as the standard flash programming box requires an add-on in order to upgrade the Ethernet module.

Correct, the IB card will only work with the Flex panel and not your G2. The G2 will not work with the Honeywell app as the Honeywell app only works with Flex or Dimension panels. The flash upgrade requires a flash lead, firmware binary and Honeywell flash utility. To re-iterate on my previous post - your G2 series panel with Honeywell's E080-2 or E080-4 module will not offer any remote keypad / app based control of any sort. That's one of the main reasons that I designed the LCE-01 module.

The apps have been free since the iPhone app was added a year ago. The Ethernet hardware is the biggest cost factor. If I could make it cheaper I would. Especially when you can pick up new G2 panels for £35.

The documentation is sparse from Honeywell. When the new V3 firmware for the Flex came along, they implemented the Intellibus (Honeywell's own version apparently) protocol on the comm's modules. The bus is exactly the same hardware wise RS485 differential pair, but runs at a faster rate than the old version.

The cheaper A083-IB module is only compatible with the Flex V3 and no other Honeywell panel. See the following for a full breakdown of module / apps / RSS compatibility across the range: http://www.sm-alarms.co.uk/apps/main/getFAQ.php