Re: Help with Ademco Vista 50P

Current Update 1.5.8.67
Last Date Updated: 10/29/2007
So, is there still a place where a DIY can get the latest >version of this
software ? I see that Ademco is now >Honeywell, and the support link for
obtaining Compass from Ademco is no longer valid.

Get in touch with Bass. He'll take care of you. Besides I think on a Vista
50 that is that vintage you'll need an updated chip for the system. Maybe
you can order it from Bass for a small charge. Seems the original keypads
for that system aren't made anymore. If you ever need to swap keypads you'll
need to use the 6160 or similar and those keypads don't work on early Vista
50P systems as I seem to recall. Give Bass the particulars on your Vista
panel and I am sure he can verify whether or not you need the upgrade chip..


"TDM" <rpuffd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DIYers take note: this is an example of why untrained people
shouldn't be playing with dealer software. Compass is not meant
for end users.

Oh, nonsense! Compass is easy to learn.

Sure looks like it doesn't it?



Well, against my better judgment, I will chime in here.
I did not find Compass that hard to use, except for my
stupidity in what download and upload mean, at least
when using Compass. It is farily simple and striaght forward
to use, but a bit quirky when editing alpha values. I am a DIY
and I set up my Vista 50P initially from an alpha keypad. As I look
back on that task(14 years ago), I wonder how I ever
accomplished that on my own, but I did. I first got Compass
to be able to program the panel for X10 devices. I did an
initial upload of the customer data back in 97 or so,
then never went any further until yesterday.

My version is 1.5.8.44, and I am sure that it is way out of date. I notice
it is written in Visual Basic, and the 16bit version as well which is very
old. It locked up on me several times, to the point where I had to use
the power switch to get my PC back to life. So, is there still a place
where a DIY can get the latest version of this software ? I see that
Ademco
is now Honeywell, and the support link for obtaining Compass from Ademco
is no longer valid.

And for the record, I did graduate from high shcool.


TDM

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