Brian Hamachek Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Hello, I'm trying to connect a Honeywell VISTA 20P panel to Control4 via a serial connection and the Connected Building Module. The Honeywell panel is a very far distance from any Control4 controller though. What's the best way to do this? Do I need to run an extremely long cable? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowitall Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 cat5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstafford388 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 i would run a 22/4 from the vista panel to the C4 controller location. put the CBM at the C4 controller location and use the 22/4 to connect it back to the panel, that way your serial run is only a few feet. you need to keep the serial run under 50ft but the connection between the CBM and the Vista panel can be much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamachek Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 That's a really good suggestion to move the CBM to the C4 controller, but unfortunately, the home is already built and adding that sort of wiring will be a real pain. Is there a way to either transmit the serial connection wireless or to convert the serial connection to IP and connect the C4 controller via IP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatheed Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 CA-1 at the panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamachek Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 That just seemed like overkill, but I guess that's probably the best/cheapest solution. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 41 minutes ago, Brian Hamachek said: That just seemed like overkill, but I guess that's probably the best/cheapest solution. Thanks! If you can afford the CA-1, do that. Gives you more options. If not, you could get a global cache iTach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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