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AlarmDecoder (AD2) Install Guide v2.5
Ademco Vista and DSC Power Series Alarm to Computer interface adapter
Video Install Tutorials are available on our website at
Before you start...
Please take a moment and read this manual before you install the AD2 to
your alarm panel. Rushing into the install of devices like this can
result in damage to the device or accidental activation of your alarm and
alerting of your alarm company.
Please use caution when using this device. You should notify your
monitoring company you are testing your alarm prior to installing this
device or when testing with this device.
Introduction
Thanks for purchasing the AlarmDecoder adapter. The AD2 device was
designed to work with a wide range of Ademco Vista as well as the DSC
Power Series alarm panels.
The device has different connection options including RS232 Serial, USB
serial and 5v or 3.3v uP compatible TTL serial. The AD2USB and AD2Pi
serial settings are 115200,n,8,1 and for AD2Serial the baud is 19200. On
some models it is also possible to adjust the baud rate via a jumper
setting.
Drivers (AD2USB Only)
If you are running windows you can get the Virtual COM port drivers
from FTDI
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
computer may already have this driver if you have ever used an FTDI
based USB2Serial device as many of them are based upon FTDI chips. These
drivers are installed for you with our free software keypad installer
available on our website.
If you are running Linux you can use the ftdi_sio driver. This should
automatically load when you connect the device if you are using a
relatively new distribution of Linux. For OSX and many other operating
systems the drivers can be found at http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm
Connecting to the Alarm Panel
The AD2 device requires all four keypad bus wires from the alarm panel
to be connected to operate correctly but only consumes ~30mA. Connect
all 4 of the keypad bus wires from the panel to your AD2 as shown. We
suggest you perform this connection while the alarm panel is powered
down and the battery is disconnected. When power is connected to the AD2
the LED indicator will flash a pattern indicating its state.
When ground isolation is required the AD2USB version offers 20kv ground
isolation between the host controller and the alarm panel.
(p4) (p1)
