| In 4+2 | reporting a unique |
| account number followed by a | |
| actual event, such as in ALARM, RESTORE, or TROUBLE, etc., and the second | |
| digit of the code represents the "zone" where the event occurred. (but not | |
| necessarily the actual zone number). Each code in itself is unique to a specific | |
| zone. If desired, the actual zone number can be reported by entering the | |
| corresponding | |
| report might appear as: | |
| 1 2 3 4 | 5 9 ("5 9" might be a unique "TROUBLE RESTORE, ZONE 25). |
4+2 Express | ADEMCO's Express format provides the same information as the 4+2 format, but | |
| with three differences: | |
| 1. The data is transmitted in DTMF (Dual Tone | |
| "TouchTone", at the rate of 10 characters per second). This greatly | |
| decreases the time it takes a report to go through to central station. An | |
| average 4+2 Low Speed report might take as long as 20 seconds to | |
| complete its report, but 4+2 Express takes under 3 seconds. | |
| 2. Two message rounds are eliminated by the use of a checksum digit. Instead | |
| of the communicator sending 2 rounds per report, it sends only 1 round with | |
| a checksum digit at the end. Doing this also helps in decreasing the time it | |
| takes for a report to be sent. | |
| 3. The handshake frequency is 1400 Hz followed by 2300 Hz, and the kissoff | |
| frequency is 1400 Hz. | |
Ademco High Speed | ADEMCO's High Speed format transmits data in DTMF at a rate of 10 characters | |
Reporting | per second. The handshake frequency is 1400 Hz followed by 2300 Hz, and the |
kissoff frequency is 1400 Hz. The message contains 13 digits as follows: A 4- digit account number + eight channels of zone information
Channels 1 through 8 could have one of the following conditions: 1 = NEW EVENT
2 = OPENING (Status Channel Always = 2)*
3 = RESTORE
4 = CLOSING (Status Channel Always = 4)*
5 = NORMAL, NO EVENT TO REPORT
6 = PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, NOT YET RESTORED
* NOTE: Channel 1 will contain the user ID
The status channel might have one of the following conditions: 1 = DURESS (For Duress Plus Channels
2 = OPENING
3 = BYPASS (For Channels
4 = CLOSING
5 = TROUBLE (For Channels
6 = SYSTEM STATUS:
¥AC LOSS in Channel 1
¥LOW BATTERY in Channel 2
¥PROGRAM TAMPER in Channel 3
¥POWER ON RESET in Channel 4
7 = NORMAL ALARM STATUS (Chnls
9 = TEST REPORT
A typical high speed report may look as follows:
1234 5115 5555 7 (Acct #1234 with alarms on channels 2 and 3)
High Speed Format 1. When using Ademco high speed, remember there are only 15 channels
Limitations available, plus a duress channel. If more than 15 zones are being used, they will have to share channels.
2.With Ademco High Speed reporting, channels