DSC 5400 info needed

If it's a serial connection you should have no problems using a terminal program to log the output. Obviously if anything happens to the computer... Also, most terminal programs only save the log file when you close the connection. I suppose a custom program could save every time it gets a return.

Should I take that as a "no" then?

I hate jobs like these. Not a major installation by the sounds of it, but when a sales guy tells another sales guy it'll work and it's up to the installer to make it work it usually doesn't.

- Chris

So just to update... It turns out that the 5400 will work with the standard Hyper Terminal windows program.

However, with this program, once you close the program everything is gone. You do have the option of copying whatever you'd like or printing it, just don't close the program.

Also, as part of the 5400, there is a 6-pin to parellel adapter included. In order for this application to work, you'd need the 6-pin to serial adapter (included with the PC Link).

So as long as the customer doesn't mind potentially losing the event buffer whenever they accidentally turn this off and they never turn that computer off it should be fine. And of course, if you shut the program down, the panel thinks the printer is offline and sends a trouble signal... which in itself should be additional incentive not to shut it down.

- Chris