Honeywell VISTA-128BPT manual

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 1 Interfacing Lutron RadioRA 2 ® Systems with Honey w ell Vi st a-128BPT Security Syste m s revision A[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 2 Interfacing Lutron RadioRA 2 ® Systems with Honeywell Vis ta-128BPT Se curity Sy stems Overview RadioRA 2 ® is capable of direct integration with the Honeywell Vista-128BPT security panel. Integrating RadioRA 2 with a security system enables many new features beyond int[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 3 Wiring[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 4 Programming Ov erv ie w Programming a RadioRA 2 system to interface with a Honeywell Vista-128BPT security panel is done in four phase s: 1.) Install and program the Honeywell Vista-128BPT secur it y sy stem according to Honeywell instructions. 2.) Program the Vista-128BP[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 5 Table 1: Security Actions an d associated Phantom Buttons (Partition 1) This table illustra tes the v arious possible ac tions from a secu ri ty sy stem and the phantom b uttons th e y w ill activa te depending on Time of Day. The recom mended ph antom button scene n ame [...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 6 Table 2: Phantom Buttons and Recommended Programming This table p rovides the rec ommended progra m ming f or each p h antom but t on associated w i th security on the Main Repeater. Button Type Recommended Pro gramming Phantom Button Security System Partition Recommended[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 7 Button Type Recommended Pro gramming Phantom Button Security System Partition Recommended Scene Lights Shades HVAC Plug-in Modules Time Clock 85 3 Single/Multi- room scene Away Scene Lights off (delayed o ff on exit pathway) Close - Off - 84 3 Single/Multi- room scene W e[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 8 Table 3: Security Programming T imelines W he n configured a cc ording to this tech tip, the RadioRA 2 s ystem w ill automatically respond to commands from the securi ty keypad as outlined in the tables below .[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 9[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 10 A ppendix 1 : Programmin g the Phantom Buttons Coming soon: for more in-depth prog ramm ing instructions, a co r responding Security Training Module can be found online at resi.lutron.com/radiora2 by following the Rad ioRA 2 Software Online Training Modules link. Once th[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 11 Next, select the desired button from the “Phantom Button” drop-down menu ( 3 ). 3[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 12 Finally, choose the appropriate “Selected Button Type ” ( 4 ) and program devices and levels ( 5 ). Remember: you must also complete the activation and transfer steps for the pro gramming to take effect 4 5[...]

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    RadioRA 2 Interf acing wi th Honeywell Vista -128BPT Securi ty Systems Page 13 A ppendix 2 : Serial Programming Op tions for A utomation Applications The following group of fields must be set to use the serial port f or automation app licati ons: • *05 Enter 1 to send System Event Messages via RS232 port • *14 Enter 0 to disable Home/Facility A[...]