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    Need a new (minimal) system.

    Ok. Here it goes, I need help from the specialists in alarm systems here.
    We had our system vista p20 for about 14 years.
    all those years we replaced the battery on every device only once and only two windows sensors (out of14 ) failed and needed replacement. We also ran a glass break sensor and a motion detector without any issue all those years.

    we now sell our house and the system will stay with the house. We Interfaced the vista with homeseer using this plugin and it worked flawlessly.

    We rent the next place till we find a property where we will build our next house, so I don’t want to spent more then necessary.
    i really like the sensors from the vista panel. They just work and hardly need a battery replacement.
    i tried a few zwave sensor for windows and the battery live is just terrible. The same for zwave motion detectors.
    so i am thinking of getting those rf sensors and interface them with the plugin.

    the question is what do I need? I will take the adaptor from the alarm panel to USB with me. Do I need a whole vista panel and key pad ? Or could I just use a key pad like this one, 6160RF keypad. They claim that the rf sensors connect straight to the keypad and not to a vista panel.

    i am not interested in a “real” alarm system and just want to use the usb Interface and The keypad to get homeseer to see the sensors.

    does anyone know if I can connect homeseer to this key pad to get the rf messages from the connected sensors?

    if not, what would be the cheapest solution for me.

    thank you all for your input.


    Rainer.

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    You need an alarm panel. The 6160RF provides the keypad function as well as an interface for RF sensors, but the "brains" live in the alarm panel.

    My system consists of a 21ip panel, a 6160 keypad, a 5883H wireless receiver and the 5811 wireless sensors (new replacement is 5800MINI). I considered the 6160RF in place of the 6160 and 5883H, but opted for the separate components. The 5883H fits in the same box as the panel.

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      #3
      Hello zwolfpack.

      thanks for the clarification.
      i guess a minimal system would be the 20p panel and the wireless receiver. I believe I don’t need a display. But in the other hand that missing display would make it harder to Programm the 20p.

      Thanks again for your input.

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