Select the images to view the story synopsis, and download the printable PDF file. Product Downloads Download Installations, Product Updates, Demo Versions and Support Products. Compass Downloader for Windows Software takes security system programming to a whole new level. This network compatible software provides a quick and easy method for planning, designing and communicating with the control panels. Download battlefield hardline highly compressed software download.

How to guide on connecting to and programming your Honeywell alarm security system such as Vista, Lynx, First Alert, FBII panels with the Honeywell compass software. Introduction I spent far too long trying to download upload data from a Honeywell Ademco Vista-21iP panel using the Honeywell Compass software. There is limited information on the internet about it so I decided to help others out who want to go down this path. Let me start by stating you really should not go down the path of trying to program a security panel with the Honeywell Compass software unless there is a specific need as you will spend more time setting up and getting the software working than programming the panel through the keypad. This software is designed and intended for professional alarm installers, it is not suppose to be for general public or DYI use.

I needed to use the Honeywell Compass software because I need to use 3 custom zone types and you can only program 2 from the keypad on my panel model. The setup to program these panels through the Honeywell Compass software is bulky and a bit of a mess as it requires far obsolete technology such as dial-up modems. It would be great if the security boards had a RS-232 port, an adapter to program through the ECP bus, or a way to program locally (without alarm-net) through the on-board Ethernet port on the Vista-21iP model but these panels have been around for decades and are going no where fast. The equipment Here is the core things you need to download to your security alarm panel • Honeywell Compass software (hints on how to find this below) • Modem from Honeywell supported modem list, other Hayes Smartmodems may work with special cable • Watelco cable or capacitor line coupling cable • USB to serial adapter on newer computers • Modem serial cable • Computer running windows XP or later • Patience 2.1 Honeywell Compass Software Download For legal reasons I can’t give out the software but there are ways to find it. With a Honeywell “MyTechWeb” account or some creative Googling you can find the download document that links to the install files.

Try these searches – – You install the main program then install the patch, for information on how to install this software see the Honeywell Compass installation guide, try these Google searches – – 2.2 Compatible modem The only supported connection methods for the Honeywell Compass software on many of Honeywell Ademco ADT First Alert FBII panels is through the phone connection which requires a modem. These panels are extremely picky on which modems they will talk to so you are more than likely going to have to buy an old Hayes SmartModem on Ebay. The connection to the panel is made at 300 baud and is very finicky with carrier detection so newer “high speed” modems just don’t have good backwards capabilities down to those speeds. The modem needs to support the old Bell 103 communication format. You can find a list of modems Honeywell says works with the compass software in the supported modem document. – Some of these modems are not listed as a choice in the modem setup in the compass software so first install the software and go through the list of modems before buying one. This was a huge issue for me as I bought a Hayes SmartModem Optima 9600 which is in the supported modem document but not listed in the software and probably took over 10 hours of tinkering with the whole setup to get it to work, save the hassle and buy a, from Ebay.