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Integration Note

Manufacturer: 

DSC 

Model Number(s): 

MAXSYS Series 

Core Module Versions: 

4.0 (all builds) 

Comments: 

 

Document Revision Date: 

1/30/2013 

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VERVIEW AND 

S

UPPORTED 

F

EATURES

 

The 

DSC MAXSYS Series 

panels integrate with the 

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 system using an RS-232 serial connection.  The 

panel requires the PC4401 Data Interface Module to provide the RS-232 connection to the panel. 

Integration of the security system provides monitoring and control from any touch screen, telephone or 
computer both locally and remotely.  Additionally, events occurring in the security system can trigger 
system commands in other sub-systems in the home. For example, a burglar alarm can turn all the lights 
on and send out email alerts.  The security system can also receive commands as a result of events 
within other sub-systems. For example, changing the house mode from Home to Vacation can trigger a 
security command to arm the system. 

IMPORTANT! This panel requires the PC4020 chip on the main circuit board be version 3.5 or 
higher to properly communicate with g!. 

Due to possible compatibility issues, the DSC MAXSYS should only be used on COM ports 1 and 2 
of the HC-Series System Controllers.  

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HESE PANELS SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING FEATURES

Arm – Disarm:

 Arm and disarm from the Viewer interface is supported. Status information is available for 

all partitions. 

Auto Arm:

 Arming as a System Command from the Event Mapper is supported.  By default, automatic 

arming is disabled in the Configurator. 

Zone Status:

 Zone status information is available for all zones (in any partition), and is properly shown in 

the Viewer. 

Zone Bypass: 

Zones can be bypassed from the 

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 interface. 

History View:

 The history view is properly supported on any Viewer. 

Auto Partition Detection

: All available partitions are automatically detected. 

Auto Zone Detection

: After a zone has been faulted the 

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 system will automatically detect the zone 

number and partition number, but it will not detect the zone name. 

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HESE PANELS DO NOT SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING FEATURES

Auto Name Detection:

 Zone and partition names cannot be read from the panel. 

Arm in Stay Mode:

 The DSC MAXSYS panels can only be armed in 

Away

 mode from the 

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 interface: 

due to a limitation in the DSC RS-232 protocol, it is not possible to arm the panel in 

Stay

 mode. 

Any feature not specifically noted as supported should be assumed to be unsupported. 

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