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

Our Brinks system from 1998 lost 10-12 zones over the past 8 years. When we were down to the smoke detectors and just the front door I knew it was time to invest in a new system. At least we could update to 2022-wifi-phone-alert-app-ready-newness. But what do I do with the 142 hardwired sensors ran throughout my house that still work perfectly? And a wife and kids that are used to the 4 keypad panels we have at multiple entrance/exits? Enter the Vista 20P. Everything that I need from 1980 but just slightly newer. Even programming the sensors was something straight out of 1980. But it works. And every sensor works. And every zone works. No lost wifi signals... No dead batteries in sensors... Not a single problem (there was one). I had to add more boards to cover all of our zones wired in parallel and series. There is not enough room in the alarm panel for the extra boards? Weird. There is so much empty space under the main board. Adding extra boards is a complete afterthought and many people wire them outside of the locked alarm box and run wires in...that seems counterproductive to a security system...I removed the extra boards from the plastic cases they came in and CNCd some mounts for inside the box. Also got a DIN-rail and some Wagos. I can also add another board for wifi-internet-app access later but it will have to be mounted on the back of the door. The only thing that did not work, was a LiPo battery to use as a backup. I figured I updated the panel and rewired everything, I may as well add a fancy battery. As soon as I did that, the heatsink on the mainboard got uncomforatbly hot. 142 hardwired sensors, 4 smoke detectors, and 4 keypad panels and that thing was barely warm. Added a LiPo backup battery and that did it. Went back to the old one that I had for now. Panel comes with a new power supply and is straightforward to hookup and program. The average DIY person can tackle this. Do not be afraid.

I bought this item and installed it myself. Install is easy but takes a little time and careful documentation prior to deinstall of the old unit. Reprogammed over the phone with my alarm company. No issues.

A+

Perfect product!!!

Awesome! It was totally compatible with my wired Vista 10-SE sensors! You will need the compatible keypad(s), wired or wireless, to go with this! The programming side might be a little challenging for the non-technical (I am a professional engineer). The user manual could do with a little more explanation, but Ill let that go! Great quality and value package at a very reasonable price! Recommend the EVL 4 to get the system online and talking to your smartphone! I am a big advocate of self monitoring, been doing it for nearly 20 years now! This package was just perfect for my requirements!

Great price.

In todays world of Alarms its kinda old school but it does exactly what it was intended to do. Not to mention low price and programmable with the 6160 keypad.

Love it. Works as promised. Replace my old ADT Brinks panel. Just swapped this one in and that one out. Also added Envisalink. Really cool.

This is a really good do it yourself panel!(ps you will need to buy he keypad separately) It might be a little bit hard to understand how to wire it but once you get it it’s really easy! It’s also really easy to program the panel with a Honeywell 6160 keypad! I really recommend to get a 6160 keypad to program this panel because it is really hard to program with the 6150. Please! Save the money and save up for the 6160 it will help you in the longe run with programming! Also if you don’t want to run wires to sensors you can always get the Honeywell 6160rf keypad for wireless devices!

panel worked as adverstised