Recent content by tng2000

It's going to be cheaper to buy a panel with rs232 builtin like the Caddx nx8e over buying the rs232 adapter for the DSC, but you have to factor in the cost of the keypads while you are at it.

Yup, you are right. That sadly confirms my worst fear, the MCU is missing.;) Well on the upside, Guess I don't have to worry about unlocking it now !. but I'll need to locate an MCU now.

AutomatedOutlet: " What's an MCU?" MCU = Micro Contoller Unit - a version of a CPU that's more or less self contained so you can implement it with almost no support circuitry. It also has onboard eeprom and memory, where a cpu does not. physically it's about 1" square in size and has small...

Well, just unpacked my alarm. I got a BIG suprise, I looks like there is NO MCU in the alarm board ! ;) I see an empty mcu socket in the alarm panel. Since I'm new to this stuff and have never seen one of these boards, I'm going to assume the worst. I'll have to pickup a power supply and hook...

Thanks Much for the quick reply and the link. I guess my search methods need much improvment !. The panel is used and was pulled from a working install. I have no idea what the program code is and will not have access to it. I hope it is set to the default code, but if not, it is my...

From all I have managed to find, it appears that the downloader software DL900 is free, yet I have had no luck in finding a copy. Could anyone please direct me to where I could get a copy PLEASE !!!!. I need it to unlock my NX8e panel. Thanks.