How do they work? I know a little bit about them, but if anyone could elaborate a bit for me that'd be great.

Thanks.

Each detector has an ID buscuit in it, and each contact has one too.

Each ID buscuit has a number 1-30 and is identified by the panel continually scanning the ID loop for the ID buscuits number. The ID buscuit can be Off line- (TAMPER) or active or normal. Thats as much info I can give you in public.

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Edited June 12, 200520 yr by DNS Security

Each detector has an ID buscuit in it, and each contact has one too.

Each ID buscuit has a number 1-30 and is identified by the panel continually scanning the ID loop for the ID buscuits number.  The ID buscuit can be Off line- (TAMPER) or active or normal.  Thats as much info I can give you in public.

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Thanks Dave. How the bloody hell do you get a biscuit in a contact? They don't look like they'd fit.

6 way jb antinode or you used to be able to get addressable mc's in packs of 10 ie 1-10 address

regards

glen

warning if its an old ultimate ( ADE ) panel with over 30 zones zone 31 onwards will be in line 2 so zone or point 31 will have buscuit 1 in the same a zone 1 on line 1. the first time a came across this i spent ages trying to work out WTF was going on. So as a last resort i got the manual out LOL

only ever worked on the karizma / plus and wont allow more than 30 zones thank god bet it was a nightmare trying to sus out that old ultima

bet your glad you had an eng manual lol

Sounds like a nightmare Andy. How long before you admitted defeat and reached for the manual?

There is quite a long thread on this subject somewhere on the forum, but not sure if it's in the public section (may be in Trade Section).

All I'd like to add is that we took one such system over & it kept on false alarming. It was only just over a year old & we eventually got it sorted (with a bit of help from a very nice forum member) by fitting capacitors at the end of the line.

It was a known problem with the manufactorer, but they didn't advertise it too much. Some of these id biscuits work ok with different panels too.

Not sure what the later type are like though, they may be better now, but we choose to steer clear of them.

Regards Chris

warning if its an old ultimate ( ADE ) panel with over 30 zones zone 31 onwards will be in line 2 so zone or point 31 will have buscuit 1 in the same a zone 1 on line 1. the first time a came across this i spent ages trying to work out WTF was going on. So as a last resort i got the manual out LOL

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Try an old Castle Care-tech 2500 with 4 end-stations! Thats 120 zones, with 4 of each biscuit! We have a few out there, and it is a case of AAAAARGH!!!! when you get a twin-device or the like!

Try an old Castle Care-tech 2500 with 4 end-stations! Thats 120 zones, with 4 of each biscuit! We have a few out there, and it is a case of AAAAARGH!!!! when you get a twin-device or the like!

How about a Scanny 8136 with IDIS when a leg goes down at 3AM?

EOL any time over ID