I'm playing around with a Premier Elite 12-W at the moment, and I didn't want to spend money on a USB-COM cable.

 

Turns out that normal FTDI USB->TTL serial cable works fine.

 

If you look at the com ports on the panel, the pins are:

Pin 1 – 12V

Pin 2 – nothing

Pin 3 – GND

Pin 4 – Receive

Pin 5 – Transmit

 

And on FTDI:

Pin 1 – GND

Pin 2 – Don’t care

Pin 3 – Don’t care

Pin 4 – Transmit

Pin 5 – Receive

Pin 6 – Don’t care

 

So connect them like so:

Texecom – FTDI

Pin 3 GND – Pin 1 GND

Pin 4 Receive – Pin 4 Transmit

Pin 5 Transmit – Pin 5 Receive

 

My most recent blog post is about this, it has some additional photos.

Edited October 20, 201312 yr by cybergibbons

Worth a link to your blog cg?

Here's a link to the post, just the same with a few photos and details:

http://cybergibbons.com/alarms-2/programming-a-texecom-premier-elite-12-w-using-a-ftdi-cable/

 

I have to say, Wintex is pretty good stuff. I was really struggling with the menus, it's very hard remembering where certain items are.

 

It amazes me that Yale are selling an alarm for not much less that this (once you have bought another door contact, battery, and bell box for the Texecom). The functionality is worlds apart.

Some great photo's btw, guessing you used to be a bit of an urban explorer?

Go here for a good no-nonsense urbex site - www.whateversleft.co.uk

sending this up the chuff of your PC will result in damage.

 

LOL

Go here for a good no-nonsense urbex site - www.whateversleft.co.uk

Yep, used to do a lot of exploring. It all got too popular and totally focused on photography and I lost interest. I reckon as soon as the little man is old enough we will be off doing it though

 

I like www.28dayslater.co.uk - But i'm bias as there is loads of local stuff

Yes I am a member there albeit only to browse, I'm too old and too chicken to do any exploring myself.