Behavior of Disconnecting Keypad From Ademco 128BP Panel?

Jul 11, 2005 22 Replies

When I install my keypads, I have a little pigtail in my tool box I use to ower up the keypads and address them. That way I don't have to run around addressing KP's after plugging in. (most of our installs have at least 2) Then I hook up my programmer buy clips or with the flyleads (rigged up a male end) and with 16 already active I can program away.

Although with never really having to think about the program kp address I have gotten to a job on a monday (forgetting I did a quick service call on my way home friday night on a FA162 system) I took a while trying to figure out why the damned programmer kp wouldn't work.

I hated those pigtails when the 6128/6139's were out now I miss em with the

6150/6160 series

yah...can they make them damn screws any freekin smaller?

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| > Mark Leuck wrote: | >

| > > That'll work too, my suggestion is 23 since with many installations | using | > > multiple keypads one may not know what addresses are being used but 23 | is | > > almost never used | >

| > When I install my keypads, I have a little pigtail in my tool box I use | > to ower up the keypads and address them. That way I don't have to run | > around addressing KP's after plugging in. (most of our installs have at | > least 2) | > Then I hook up my programmer buy clips or with the flyleads (rigged up a | > male end) and with 16 already active I can program away. | >

| > Although with never really having to think about the program kp address | > I have gotten to a job on a monday (forgetting I did a quick service | > call on my way home friday night on a FA162 system) I took a while | > trying to figure out why the damned programmer kp wouldn't work. | >

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| > >>Mark Leuck wrote: | > >>

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| > >>>>we have to disconnect the keypad in place cause,its at address 16 and | > >

| > > its | > >

| > >>>>the only keypad enabled in the panel.. | > >>>>and as you should know if 2 keypad are connected whit the same ecp | > >

| > > address | > >

| > >>>>they will freeze... | > >>>>

| > >>>>what's dumb about that? | > >>>

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| > >>>Whats dumb is not going into programming and enabling another keypad | > >>>location then connecting the programmer set to that address, thats what | > >

| > > I | > >

| > >>>do, usually address 23 | > >>>

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| > >>We do it in the other direction. Our programmers are always address 16 | > >>and the first keypad on the system starts at 17. | > >

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