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When I bought my current house it had a hardwired Vista system (ADT branded) but the main board seems to be burned out. I thought it might be the capacititors o
by rietta 10y ago
When I bought my current house it had a hardwired Vista system (ADT branded) but the main board seems to be burned out. I thought it might be the capacititors on the power supply, but after removing them it seems they check out on the meter. It's the 2008 firmware and ADT wants a fortune. Am I better off wiring up a Raspberry Pi to the wired sensors and getting started with my own software defined system or buying a new Vista Ademco board on ebay? If I get the system working again, I have options for more affordable monitoring. The idea of self monitoring via email alerts from the Raspberry Pi is appealing.
- supergeek133 10y agoI'm not super familiar with how the wired sensors work, I'm more on the connected thermostat end. Learning more about security though. I know more of our high/mid end systems use all wireless sensors now.
- rietta 10y agoIt is my understanding that they behave like a simple switch so perfect for easy use with the GPIO pins. There are a few wireless sensors (window and sliding glass door) and I don't know how they will behave. There is a board that was connected to the burned out main board with the antennae for it. There are 3 keypads and it is unknown what it would take to communicate with them. If I go the Pi route, I can just make a SSL encrypted page for my wife and I to access via our smartphones.