AD2USB

Thu Sep 11 07:46:40 EDT 2014

Yep. I get all of the data.  I can send a ‘*’ to the AD2USB to get the faulted zone. I did not try to arm the system via Xtension. I may try that. 

And to Henk’s question, I have n Ademco model that uses address 31 for all keypads.

-tom

On Sep 10, 2014, at 11:03 PM, Jeff Wooding <jeff at qualitytubandtile.com> wrote:

> Tom, 
> In XTension are you getting all the data in the DIY interface? Can you send data to AD2USB from the command line. Can you send   
>  send data "<theCommand>" interface <theDIYInterface>
> theCommand can be just the numbers for the alarm pin, or an "*". 
> 
> Just making sure you can actually can talk to AD2USB.
>  
> Jeff
> 
> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
> Henk,
> 
> One nice thing about the Vera is it has a tech support option where they can log in to your Vera.
> 
> I spent an hour with tech support via chat (also very nice, although they must be doing 2-3 chats per tech as response was very slow - lots of wait time). They were unable to figure out why my Vera will not see the AD2USB. They escalated the case and will get back to me in the next 24-48hrs.
> 
> We’ll see.
> 
> Not so user friendly. I guess there are always those once in a while glitches that catch somebody.
> 
> -tom
> 
> On Sep 10, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Henk. I found something similar, but also noted that there is a flag that they set on their systems so if you downgrade, they automatically upgrade you back up. So the thing will bounce back and forth to UI7.
>> 
>> I was able to get support on the phone and got them to turn off the auto upgrade flag for my Vera lite. I successfully downgraded to UI5, but I still don’t have any serial devices listed. 
>> 
>> Very frustrating!
>> 
>> I have tried multiple USB cables to no avail. I can hook the AD2USB to the Mac and Xtension will happily communicate with it with the DIY interface. So I know it works. And I can plug a USB drive (flash drive) into the Vera and it will happily write the logs there, so I know the USB port on the Vera works. But the 2 together, not so much.
>> 
>> 
>> Very very frustrating. And I paid nearly $300 for this privilege…
>> 
>> -tom
>> 
>> On Sep 10, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Hendrik van Eeden <hvaneeden at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> I found this link with directions to downgrade.
>>> http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,6878.0.html
>>> 
>>> Henk
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 12:25 PM, Hendrik van Eeden <hvaneeden at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes, I was using UI6, but it had an ‘Advanced” button that took you back to UI5, in which the settings were available.
>>>> 
>>>> If you go to http://support.getvera.com  or to the Forums at http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php
>>>> You may be able to find a discussion as to how to get back to UI5.
>>>> 
>>>> Henk
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ah, that explains it. It did come with UI7 as best as I can tell. I sent a message to Vera support so they should be able to get me to UI5. Although I did read some message on the Vera forum that people are using the plug-in with UI7. Maybe if you install it with Ui5 and upgrade to UI7 it will work?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -tom
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Hendrik van Eeden <hvaneeden at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sorry, I did not era your email correctly.  When version of the UI are you using?  Version UI7 no longer affords the ability to change the serial port setting  UI version UI5 and UI6 will allow you to do that.  I inadvertently upgraded to UI7 and cannot remember where to make the change in UI5.
>>>>>> Mios is aware of the missing  serial port settings and has promised to fix it in the next update.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Henk
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yes, I set the KeyPadAddress to 31. On my system, all keypads are address 31. All I get is "Vista Alarm Panel : Connection Down”.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> My searching has shown similar problems and the response seems to be set the baud rate on the Serial port configuration. Which I cannot seem to do.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -tom
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Hendrik van Eeden <hvaneeden at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Tom, all you need to do is set up the Vera, then install the AD2USB plugin and the vera will auto discover.  I am assuming that you have assigned an key pad address for the  AD2USB in the vista panel.  You need to use that same address in the KeyPadAddresses variables field for the Ademco Vista Partition that will have been created.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Henk
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Jeff,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Any tips on setting the AD2USB with the Vera? I broke down and ordered a Vera Lite after trying the DIY interface. Spent hours last night trying to get the plug-in working to no avail. Not sure if I have a newer Vera and the screens have all changed or what. There is never a device in the serial port configuration screen so that I can adjust the baud rate…
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> -tom
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sep 3, 2014, at 5:56 AM, Jeff Wooding <jeff at qualitytubandtile.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hey Tom,
>>>>>>>>>> I have used both ways but I think due to the maturity of the Vera integration it is better. But if you do not have a Vera the DIY may be the way. My suggestion is grab a Vera they are fun!  :) But if you wanna give the DIY way a try check it out here.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> http://wooding5.com/tech/diy-alarm-interface/
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Tom Yarmas <tom at yarmas.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I want to take the plunge on the AD2USB for interfacing with my Ademco alarm panel.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I saw Jeff Wooding’s post this past April, about using it with the DIY interface. Not sure how complicated it becomes to track and respond to motion detectors (faults on the Ademco) and arming, etc. I guess I can hook it up and monitor with the DIY interface and see what comes across the interface.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Just wondering if anyone has used it and how things work so far.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Also, I see some posts on other forums about attaching the AD2USB to the Vera. I have not gotten a Vera as yet, but it is on my list. Anyone used the AD2USB with the Vera and Xtension? Wondering what advantages that has?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> -tom
>>>>>>>>>> 
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