ADT Focus systems

R.H.Campbell

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Nov 20, 2004, 12:31:12 PM11/20/04

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Does anyone know if the ADT Focus alarm system is proprietary to ADT ?

R.H.Campbell
Home Security Metal Products
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
www.homemetal.com

Jim Rojas

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Nov 20, 2004, 12:42:34 PM11/20/04

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Here is the list of what I have on the subject:

Focus 5 = Proprietary Artitech Panel
Focus 6 = Proprietary Artitech Panel
Focus 40 = Proprietary Panel
Focus 45U = Proprietary Panel
Focus 48 = Proprietary Panel
Focus 55 = Moose Z1100e?
Focus 75 = Proprietary Ademco Panel
Focus 100B = Proprietary Panel
Focus 200D = Proprietary Custom Ademco Panel
Focus 256 = Proprietary Panel
Focus D15 = DSC PC1550
Focus D32 = DSC PC5010 (Power832)
Focus D50 = DSC PC1555 (Power632)
Safewatch = ADT Caretaker+ or Z900, both proprietary (must replace master
chip & eeprom chip for takeovers)
Safewatch Custom = Moose Z1100 with LCD Keypad
Safewatch Custom RF = ITI SXV
Safewatch Plus = ADT Proprietary version of ITI Caretaker Plus (must replace
master chip & eeprom chip for takeovers)
Safewatch Plus/Entrepreneur = Moose Z910A, (Z900 with additional RAM)
Safewatch Plus RF = ADT Proprietary version of ITI Commander2000
Safewatch Pro = ADT Proprietary Moose panel, not sure of type.
Safewatch Pro 2000 = Vista-20SE
Safewatch Pro 3000 = Vista-20P
Safewatch Pro EZ = ????

Jim Rojas

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Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 1:49:52 PM11/20/04

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You need to change that last one to Napco GEM-P800

Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 1:54:00 PM11/20/04

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Depends on which Focus system you are talking about, if they are DSC panels
generally no although they did make one version that was proprietary.

Focus panels made by Ademco some used proprietary SIA reporting format and
some used Contact ID which can be monitored by others. One thing to watch
out for on the ones that can be monitored elsewhere is they have some
Contact ID codes that aren't part of the official Contact ID SIA list

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Jim Rojas

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Nov 20, 2004, 1:55:22 PM11/20/04

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I have one here. It is marked GEM -P801

Jim Rojas

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Jim Rojas

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Focus 5 = Proprietary Artitech Panel

Focus 6 = Proprietary Artitech Panel

Focus 40 = Proprietary Panel

Focus 45U = Proprietary Panel

Focus 48 = Proprietary Panel

Focus 55 = Moose Z1100e?

Focus 75 = Proprietary Ademco Panel

Focus 100B = Proprietary Panel

Focus 200D = Proprietary Custom Ademco Panel

Focus 256 = Proprietary Panel

Focus D15 = DSC PC1550

Focus D32 = DSC PC5010 (Power832)

Focus D50 = DSC PC1555 (Power632)

Safewatch = ADT Caretaker+ or Z900, both proprietary (must replace master
chip & eeprom chip for takeovers)

Safewatch Custom = Moose Z1100 with LCD Keypad

Safewatch Custom RF = ITI SXV

Safewatch Plus = ADT Proprietary version of ITI Caretaker Plus (must replace
master chip & eeprom chip for takeovers)

Safewatch Plus/Entrepreneur = Moose Z910A, (Z900 with additional RAM)

Safewatch Plus RF = ADT Proprietary version of ITI Commander2000

Safewatch Pro = ADT Proprietary Moose panel, not sure of type.

Safewatch Pro 2000 = Vista-20SE

Safewatch Pro 3000 = Vista-20P

Safewatch Pro 3000EN = ????

Safewatch Pro EZ = Custom Napco P801 (Cannot be downloaded using standard
PCDWin)

Jim Rojas

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Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 2:22:26 PM11/20/04

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You are correct, sorry

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Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 2:28:06 PM11/20/04

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Safewatch Pro 3000EN appears to be a Safewatch Pro 3000 with graphics keypad
capability, I'd say its a Vista-20PS

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Marc

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Nov 20, 2004, 4:11:12 PM11/20/04

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The Safewatch plus/entrepreneur can be taken over?

I thought they couldn't.. where does the account # go? I've seen the
programming info and there is 3 sections for account info, like subgroup's
or something.

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Jim Rojas

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Nov 20, 2004, 4:17:43 PM11/20/04

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I forgot to add a note on that one...The firmware would have to be replaced.
I write my own firmware for that panel. This way it turns it back to a
standard Z900

Jim Rojas

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Marc

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Nov 20, 2004, 4:20:15 PM11/20/04

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is it easy to do such a thing for normal alarm dealers?
or it is that the chip has to be taken out THEN reprogrammed via a
programmer?

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Jim Rojas

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Nov 20, 2004, 4:32:08 PM11/20/04

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The chip has to be replaced. It is easy to do.

Once you get the new chip in, you must then default the panel again to
accept standard defaults, or you can also change the 8 pin eprom at the same
time.

Jim Rojas

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R.H.Campbell

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Nov 20, 2004, 5:49:59 PM11/20/04

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Thanks, the system is the Focus 32, which should be reusable since its a
standard 832

RHC

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R.H.Campbell

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Nov 20, 2004, 5:51:03 PM11/20/04

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Mark, do you know if the Focus 32, which is supposed to be a 5010 is one of
those panels ?

RHC

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Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 6:34:18 PM11/20/04

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Doesn't that panel have a soldered in main chip?

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Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 6:35:04 PM11/20/04

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You shouldn't have any problems reprogramming all three of those DSC panels

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Mark Leuck

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Nov 20, 2004, 6:35:34 PM11/20/04

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No but some versions of their 1555 apparently are although I've yet to run
into them

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Alarminex

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Nov 20, 2004, 6:50:20 PM11/20/04

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In article <309qodF...@uni-berlin.de>, "Marc" <sp...@spam.com> writes:

>Subject: Re: ADT Focus systems
>From: "Marc" <sp...@spam.com>
>Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 16:20:15 -0500

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>is it easy to do such a thing for normal alarm dealers?
>or it is that the chip has to be taken out THEN reprogrammed via a
>programmer?
>
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Normal?
>
>
Jim

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R.H.Campbell

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Nov 20, 2004, 6:58:54 PM11/20/04

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Great ! Thanks to both you and Jim Rojas. This saves my customer from having
to needlessly buy a new panel and keypad.

RHC

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Marc

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Nov 20, 2004, 11:21:37 PM11/20/04

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eh i should have expected that...
normal as in
aw hell
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restrain... :)

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