AdamT Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 So here is the skinny. Locally we have an alarm company that is somewhat uncooperative (to say the least) with customers and others. When a customer jumps ship and comes to us he tries charging them anywhere from $250 to $500 to RESET the panel. Now when I say panel I mean he clears the panel, all sensors and such instead of changing the programming code to a simple 1234 or something. So I have been researching some different avenues. One is to try these eeprom hacks i have found BUT dont really feel good about doing that on a customers panel. So I just came up with another idea.....When we install an automation module on a GE panel all we have to do is a power cycle and the module is learned into the system. We then have to have the alarm company program it, or we do a system take over. If the automation module is installed and the old company logs in the serial traffic will show them making changes and such, and there in, the code. So after this long and short message I get to the point. How can I log serial traffic on a GE panel. With the honeywell i can see traffic via LUA but the GE panels only show a single string and they change so fast! Is there a way to log this? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yes, there is a "shim" driver originally built for Aprilaire systems that you can set in between the driver and the controller in system design that would allow you to see all communication in a lua panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamT Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Cy, Thanks for the response....when you say shim driver, i am a bit lost. I looked and found a few aprilaire rs232 and 485 drivers. Not sure which to use. Thanks for the help Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 It's not in the database I think, can be found on dealer forums. PM me if you have trouble and I can send you a copy. Or if Ryan E is watching and has a copy ... he wrote it after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I don't think that programming being done on the panel gets sent through the serial protocol of the panel, so serial shim or spy won't do what you want anyway. The only indication you get is the display text says 'programming mode' while the panel is being programmed. Sorry. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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