Honeywell VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel, PCB in Aluminum Enclosure

This product line is well established and is intended to be installed by a trained pro. Having a 20 year old VISTA 10S system that wasnt upgradable for any reasonable amount, and wanting to add on the EyesOn IP module, I bought one of these units to do the upgrade myself. Caution: I have a masters in computers, communications, and IP security - so I felt confident I could work my way through the upgrade. Heres what I did: 1) I went to the keypad of the old system and read off every setting the old system had in it to guide me with the new system, and compared that to the old systems settings. 2) I took the programming sheet for the new system and filled in what I could for the old system to make sure the new one would report to my current low-cost monitoring company. 3) I reviewed about four installation videos on Youtube - which proved key to actually making the system work 4) I mounted the new system board just above the old one within reach of all the wires. 5) I called monitoring company and put the system in test mode. 6) I powered the old system down, removing the battery first 7) I transferred the wires one terminal at a time (the terminals on both were the same) 8) I removed the old board and put the new board in the old mounting 9) I powered up the new board, then went to a keypad and programmed it (this is the hard part) 10) tested the system ofline 11) tested the system online with the alarm company Everything worked, and steps 5-11 took about three hours. It looks like the old system, acts like the old system, but now I can buy the upgrade modules.

Technician says it’s the best!

Good.

I like the product, but Im having problems programing it. I guess I forgot all I new about programing this control.

Perfect replacement for my old one that went bad, it was over 20 years old

Works great! A bit of a learning curve if youve never installed an alarm before, but wasnt too difficult using youtube videos along with the instructions that came with it. This kit includes the board, the metal enclosure, lock/key and set of resistors. Mine came with firmware 10.23 installed.

Great Control panel.

This is a great security panel I got it a couple months ago and it was easy to install and program if you understand how it works I was able to install it in a day and its easy to wire up and add new devices.

Works Great: Ive tested every zone with both resistors and actual sensors, have not experienced a problem. Very Sturdy: The delivery man dropped it HARD on the way to the door, still works good. Choose the 6160RF Keypad to program: Avoid any package deal that does not include the 6160RF keypad. Lots of feedback out there was that the 6160RF was a waste of money...but without a clear explanation of WHY & WHEN. Heres the thing: if you have only one keypad on your system, and you want some wireless capability, it is CHEAPEST to go with the 6160RF keypad. If you need two keypads, then choose the 6160RF and then a very cheap second keypad. Before you complain that the emphasis of this review is on the keypad instead of the alarm control panel...you cant do anything, test anything, wire anything, program anything, or use the control panel without a keypad to program it & test it. I initially bought the 6160 to program it, but then realized my mistake & ordered the 6160RF / returned the 6160. This control panel only has 8 ea. wired-zones, and the expert-consensus leans towards an expansion panel instead of Zone-Doubling. I havent expanded past 8-wired zones as of yet, except for experiments with wireless sensors via the 6160RF (just to confirm it works.)

Muy bueno