Automation Module Protocol

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Revision History 1
Definition of Terms (used in the context of this document) 2
Overview 3
Configuration / Physical Interface 4
Configuring the Automation Module 4
Serial Port LED Behavior 4
Serial Port Physical Interface 4
Serial Port Protocol 5
Start of Message 5
Data 5
Checksum 5
ACK (06h) (Acknowledge) 6
NAK (15h) (Negative Acknowledge) 6
Communication Rules for Behavior 6
Automation Module, Implementation Perspective 7
Outbound Messages 7
Inbound Messages 7
Action Request Confirmation 8
Panel and Automation Device Interaction Example 9
Decimal to Hex to ASCII Conversion List 10
Panel to Automation Commands 12
COMMAND: Panel Type (01h) 12
COMMAND: Automation Event Lost (02h) (CONCORD ONLY) 13
COMMAND: Clear Automation Dynamic Image (20h) 13
COMMAND: Zone Status (21h) 14
COMMAND: Arming Level (22h/01h) 15
COMMAND: Entry/Exit Delay (22h/03h) 16

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 COMMAND: Alarm/Trouble (22h/02h) 17
Alarm (General Type = 1) 18
Alarm Cancel (General Type = 2) 18
Alarm Restoral (General Type = 3) 18
Fire Trouble (General Type = 4) 19
Fire Trouble Restoral (General Type = 5) 19
Non-Fire Trouble (General Type = 6) 19
Non-Fire Trouble Restoral (General Type = 7) 19
Bypass (General Type = 8) 19
Unbypass (General Type = 9) 19
Opening (General Type = 10) 20
Closing (General Type = 11) 20
Partition Configuration Change (General Type = 12) 20
Partition Event (General Type = 13) 21
Partition Test (General Type = 14) 21
System Trouble (General Type = 15) 21
System Trouble Restoral (General Type = 16) 22
System Configuration Change (General Type = 17) 23
System Event (General Type = 18) 23
COMMAND: Siren Setup (22h/04h) 24
COMMAND: Siren Synchronize (22h/05h) 24
COMMAND: Siren Go (22h/06h) 24
COMMAND: Touchpad Display (22h/09h) 25
Text Token Table 26
COMMAND: Siren Stop (22h/0Bh) 29
COMMAND: Feature State (22h/0Ch) 29
COMMAND: Temperature (22h/0Dh) 30
COMMAND: Time and Date (22h/0Eh) 30
COMMAND: Lights State Command (23h/01h) 31
COMMAND: User Lights Command (23h/02h) 31
COMMAND: Keyfob Command (23h/03h) 32
AUTOMATION TO PANEL COMMANDS 33
COMMAND: Full Equipment List Request (02h) 33
COMMAND: Single Equipment List Request (02h/[Equipment List Parameter]) 33
COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Zone Data (03h) 33
COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Partition Data (04h) 35
COMMAND: Send Equipment List - SuperBus Device Data (05h) 36
COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Output Data (07h) 38
COMMAND: Send Equipment List - User Data (09h) 39
COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Schedule Data (0Ah) 40
COMMAND: Send Equipment List – Scheduled Event Data (0Bh) 41
COMMAND: Send Equipment List – Light to Sensor Attachment (0Ch) 42
COMMAND: Equipment List Complete (08h) 42
COMMAND: Dynamic Data Refresh Request (20h) 43
COMMAND: Keypress (40h) 43
COMMAND: Reserved 45

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Revision History
Date Who Changed Description
Changed
5.23.2000 Rob H, Terry T, First Revision
Mark H, Dave
M
7.20.2000 Kris S Concord updates
9.12.2000 Kris S Updated for Qubit_b Concord software
10.5.2000 Kris S Updated for Con25_P1 software
10.26.2000 Kris S Updated for Con25_P3 software
10.31.2000 Kris S Added checksum byte
11.16.2000 Kris S Added backspace token to touchpad display table,
communication protocol section, and table of contents
12.06.2000 Kris S Updated for Con25a software and PAM 0339 software
02.05.2001 Mark H Advent details added
03.07.2001 Kris S Updated for PAM 0341 software
04.13.2001 Kris S Added notes for Concord maximum inbound packet size
04.19.2001 Tim B Added notes for embedded ACK/NAK in Outbound
Messages, Clarified Communication Rules for Behavior
05.07.2001 Tim B Clarified that message Zone Status (21h) is sent for open
(non-restored) zones in response to a Dynamic Data Refresh
request.
02.11.2002 Kris S Added changes for Concord 2.6 and removed Concord
Express definitions.
05.07.2002 Kris S Added changes for Concord 2.53
? ? ?
03.03.2005 Tim B Removed Concord 2.x, generalized into Advent and
Concord, changed to GE document, added reserved
commands
05.10.05 Bryan P Removed reference to the Automation Monitor Program
(Automon). We cannot support customer use of this
program. Also removed references to PHAST, which is no
longer supported
12.15.05 Bryan P Removed “Confidential” from footer

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Definition of Terms (used in the context of this document)

Term Definition
Automation An aftermarket product intended to monitor/control a Panel.
Device
Automation Interlogix SuperBus 2000 peripheral which provides a gateway between the Panel
Module and the Automation Device.
Autonomous A device performing an action while not under direct control of another device.
The Automation Module does something on its own – not under direct control of
the Panel.
Full Duplex Permits transmission of data in two directions, both ends can transmit at the same
time, and the receiver at the opposite end will not have any interference or
distortion due to its own transmissions.
Host Processor The PIC16C77 microcontroller found on the Automation Module. It is in a 44-pin
PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier).
Inbound Message originating at the Automation Device and sent to the Panel.
Inbound Buffer Buffers incoming messages, the size is 82 ASCII characters. See the section titled
"Automation Module, Implementation Perspective" for more information.
Last Index Indicates the number of bytes following the last index byte. The last index is equal
to the byte count minus one (in a three-element array, the last index is two).
Outbound Message originating at the Panel and sent to the Automation Device.
Outbound Buffer Buffers outgoing messages, the size is 82 binary bytes. See the section titled
“Automation Module, Implementation Perspective for more information.
Panel Interlogix Advent, Concord or future alarm Panel.
Physical The physical interface between the Automation Module and the Automation
Interface Device: is either RS-232 or PHAST. The physical interface between the Automation
Module and the Panel is RS-485.
UART Processor The PIC16C63 microcontroller found on the Automation Module. It is in a 28-pin
DIP (Dual In-line Package).

List of Acronyms

Acronym Definition
ACK ASCII Acknowledge character (control-F), 06h.
LF ASCII Linefeed character (control-J), 0Ah.
NAK ASCII Negative Acknowledge character (control-O), 15h.

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Overview

The purpose of this document is to explain the ‘how’ of the Panel, Automation Module and
Automation Device Interaction and provide a list of supported commands.

Interlogix strongly recommends that -- prior to writing any software -- serial port Automation
Developers familiarize themselves with the Automation Protocol by reading this document
completely, then interacting with the Panel via a terminal emulation application, or serial
data monitor to observe outbound message formatting. Note that each outbound message
will be retransmitted until it is acknowledged.

Additionally, an almost indispensable tool for software development is a serial data line monitor (either stand-
alone, or PC-based.)

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Configuration / Physical Interface

Configuring the Automation Module

The Printer/Automation Module is configured at INTERLOGIX for one of the following

capabilities: parallel printer, serial communication, or PHAST communication.

The Automation port supports either the proprietary PHAST interface or a standard 3-wire RS-
232 interface. From the Panel's point of view, the physical interface is unknown, both are
simply "Automation."

Serial Port LED Behavior

• The RS-232 LED will be illuminated during the time an Outbound character from the
Automation Module is emitted at the serial port.
• The RS-232 LED is also illuminated for 125 ms each time an Inbound character from the
Automation Device is received on the serial port.
• Generally speaking, a quickly flickering LED indicates an Outbound message, whereas a
longer flickering indicates an Inbound message.

Serial Port Physical Interface

• Serial parameters: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, odd parity, 1 stop bit.
• Serial Port is a RS-232 level, 3-wire Data Communications Equipment (DCE) serial port
interface.
• Use a straight-through cable to connect to a PC's 9-pin serial port.

Female 9-pin D-shell connections as follows:

Pin 2 Transmit data (Automation Module's point of view)
Pin 3 Receive data (Automation Module's point of view)
Pin 5 Ground
Remaining pins No-connect

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Serial Port Protocol
The message consists of four parts sent in the following order:

1. Start of Message
2. Data
3. Checksum
4. Acknowledge or Negative Acknowledge

Start of Message
A single Line Feed (0Ah) is used to signal the start of a message. The line feed character
should reset the Host Processor's message parsing pointer as it always indicates the start of a
new message.

Data
An 8-bit binary value is sent as two upper-case ASCII digits (‘0’...’9’, ‘A’...’F’).

Example:
To expand the 8 bit binary value 3Ch into its ASCII representation:

Send ASCII '3' (33h)

Send ASCII 'C' (43h)

NOTE: Control characters (ACK, NAK, and LF) are sent as a single byte, and not converted
into ASCII pairs.

The use of control characters and ASCII data permits software flow control. Only sixteen ASCII
characters '0'...'9', 'A'...'F' are used to transfer "data." If binary data were transmitted, the use
of hardware flow control, timing specifications, or a byte-stuffing scheme would be required.
The control characters and ASCII data protocol was chosen because its advantage in
simplicity outweighs the slight loss of efficiency.

Checksum
A checksum is appended to each message. It is the sum of the binary interpretation of all the
preceding bytes in the message (control characters and ignored characters excluded),
taken modulus 256. The checksum is computed on the 8-bit binary representation of the
ASCII pair, rather than the values of the individual ASCII characters. An example checksum
calculation, with an overflow, is shown below:

Example
Calculate the checksum for the message: 03h (Last Index), 7Ah, character, and 9Bh. The Last
Index is three because the message will contain three bytes: data byte: 7Ah, data byte: 9Bh,
and the checksum byte. The checksum calculation is a byte wide, sum of the binary data
(excluding the control characters).

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Therefore:

Checksum calculation: Message Calculation

Last Index 03h 03h
First Data Byte 7Ah 7Ah
Second Data Byte 9Bh + 9Bh
118h
Checksum (one byte wide) 18h

ACK (06h) (Acknowledge)

Sent autonomously by the Automation Device to indicate that the message was well formed
(enough bytes were received, and the checksum was correct).

Sent autonomously by the Automation Module to indicate that the message was well formed
(enough bytes were received, and the checksum was correct) and that the message has
been successfully transmitted to the panel. An ACK sent by the Automation Module does not
mean the Panel understood/acted on the message.

An ACK may be issued asynchronously with regard to any Outbound message in progress.
This means that an ACK may occur in the middle of an Outbound message.

NAK (15h) (Negative Acknowledge)

Sent autonomously by the Automation Module or Automation Device whenever the message
was not well formed (i.e., too many bytes, or invalid checksum). The message originator
should re-send its message.

A NAK may be issued asynchronously with regard to any Outbound message in progress. This
means that a NAK may occur in the middle of an Outbound message.

Communication Rules for Behavior

1. The Automation Module shall not deliver invalidated messages to the Panel.
• If the parity of a character is incorrect, that character shall be ignored. Ignoring
a character causes a discrepancy in the byte count -- eventually invalidating the
message.
• If the computed checksum does not agree with the received checksum, the
message shall be invalidated.
2. Unsolicited messages (i.e., alarms) are sent from the Panel to the Automation Device. If
the Automation Device determines an unsolicited message is invalid, it should return a
NAK to receive a repeat of the message.
3. When the Automation Module has sent the contents of its input buffer to the Panel, an
ACK is generated. An ACK does not mean the Panel understood/acted on the message.
The ACK means the message was well formed (enough bytes were received; checksum
was correct) and was delivered to the Panel.
4. The Automation Device shall not send additional Inbound messages until an ACK or NAK
is received from the Automation Module, with the following exception:

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 • If an ACK or a NAK is not received by the Automation Device within 500ms of
sending an Inbound message, something has gone awry. The proper error recovery is
to re-send the original Inbound message beginning with the CR/LF.

Note: An ACK or NAK may be issued asynchronously with regard to any Outbound
message in progress. This means that an ACK or NAK may occur in the middle of an
Outbound message.
Note: The automation module will not process Incoming messages until a prior message
has been responded to.

Automation Module, Implementation Perspective

The Automation Module uses two processors (Host and UART) for the serial port protocol. The
UART Processor converts parallel data from the Host Processor into serial data, and provides
some Inbound message buffering.

Outbound Messages
Outbound message processing is handled by the UART processor in real-time sending
characters passed to it by the Host.

The firmware allows the Automation Device to request the last Outbound message be re-
sent. The Automation Module handles this request autonomously.

One of the following three things must occur for each Outbound message:

1. ACK. The Automation Device receives a well-formed message and sends the
acknowledge character to the Automation Module.
2. NAK. The Automation Device detects a discrepancy in the message and asks for the
message to be re-transmitted by sending the negative acknowledge character.
3. Timeout. If the Automation Device sends neither an ACK nor a NAK within 2 seconds, the
Automation Module considers this to be an implied NAK and will re-transmit the
message.

Inbound Messages
The Automation Module has a 64 character buffer for the binary interpretation of Inbound
messages from the Automation Device. The LF and checksum are not stored. This means
that the maximum byte count for an inbound message is 64 (40h). For example, the largest
keypress command that can be sent is: 40 40 01 00 [60 keys] [CS]

NOTE: The maximum byte count for an inbound message to a Concord panel is limited by the
panel’s internal buffer size. The maximum byte count sent is limited to 58 (3Ah). For example,
the largest keypress command that can be sent to a Concord panel is: 3A 40 01 00 [54 keys]
[CS].

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Action Request Confirmation
The Automation Device will receive feedback from messages sent to the Panel, but the
Automation Device may have to request status updates to confirm that a requested action
was completed.

Example
The user attempts to arm the security system using an Automation Device

1. The Automation Device sends a message to the Automation Module to arm the Panel.
2. The Automation Module will perform the following tasks:
a. Receives the message
b. Verifies the message is correct
c. Sends the message in Superbus 2000 format to the Panel
d. Sends an ACK the Automation Device
3. The Panel interprets the arm the system request based on the following conditions:
a. If the security system has open sensor(s) or other system troubles:
i. The system will not arm
ii. Message/s describing the open sensor(s) or other system troubles will be sent to
the Automation Device
b. If the security system does not have open sensor(s) or system troubles
i. The system will arm
ii. Message/s describing arming level will be sent to the Automation Device

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Panel and Automation Device Interaction Example
This example shows the Equipment List Request command and how it would appear to a serial port Automation
Device and the Panel.

Example:
Send the Equipment List Request command from the Automation Device to the Panel:

Equipment List command:

02h 02h 04h

Send the following from an Automation Device:

1. Send the Start of Message information to the Automation Module, ASCII Linefeed character (control-J), 0Ah
1. Send the Last Index, 02h
a. Calculate Last Index. The Last Index is the remaining number of bytes (ASCII pairs) to follow in the
message. Therefore; the Last Index is 02h (data byte, 02h and the checksum, 04h).
b. High nybble of the Last Index (30h) is sent to the Automation Module.
c. Low nybble of the Last Index (32h) is sent to the Automation Module.
2. Send the data byte, 02h
a. High nybble of the data byte (30h) is sent to the Automation Module.
b. Low nybble of the data byte (32h) is sent to the Automation Module.
3. Send the checksum, 04h
a. Calculate the checksum. The checksum calculation is a byte wide, sum of the hexadecimal
representation of each ASCII pair (excluding the control characters).
Checksum High Nybble Low Nybble Hexadecimal
calculation: Representation
Last Index ‘0’ ‘2’ 02h
Data ‘0’ ‘2’ + 02h
Checksum (one ‘0’ ‘4’ 04h
byte wide)
b. High nybble of the checksum (30h) is sent to the Automation Module.
c. Low nybble of the checksum (34h) is sent to the Automation Module.

The 02h 02h 04h message was received by the Automation Module as shown below:

Format Start of Message Last Index Data Checksum

Hexadecimal 0Ah 30h 32h 30h 32h 30h 34h
ASCII LF* ‘0’ ‘2’ ‘0’ ‘2’ ‘0’ ‘4’

NOTE: The line feed (LF) character MUST precede the message.
4. The Automation Module has received the expected number of message bytes. The Automation Module will
decode the ASCII text into the original hexadecimal message and verify the checksum. Then the Automation
Module will send the message to the Panel and ACK the Automation Device.
5. The Panel receives an Equipment List Request from the Automation Module wrapped in the SuperBus 2000
protocol.
6. The Panel will send the Equipment List to the Automation Module, which passes the information to the
Automation Device.

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Decimal to Hex to ASCII Conversion List

Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII Key Decimal Hexadecimal ASCII

0 0 NUL Ctrl @ 64 40 @
1 1 SOH Ctrl A 65 41 A
2 2 STX Ctrl B 66 42 B
3 3 ETX Ctrl C 67 43 C
4 4 EOT Ctrl D 68 44 D
5 5 ENQ Ctrl E 69 45 E
6 6 ACK Ctrl F 70 46 F
7 7 BEL Ctrl G 71 47 G
8 8 BS Ctrl H 72 48 H
9 9 HT Ctrl I 73 49 I
10 A LF Ctrl J 74 4A J
11 B VT Ctrl K 75 4B K
12 C FF Ctrl L 76 4C L
13 D CR Ctrl M 77 4D M
14 E SO Ctrl N 78 4E N
15 F SI Ctrl O 79 4F O
16 10 DLE Ctrl P 80 50 P
17 11 DC1 Ctrl Q 81 51 Q
18 12 DC2 Ctrl R 82 52 R
19 13 DC3 Ctrl S 83 53 S
20 14 DC4 Ctrl T 84 54 T
21 15 NAK Ctrl U 85 55 U
22 16 SYN Ctrl V 86 56 V
23 17 ETB Ctrl W 87 57 W
24 18 CAN Ctrl X 88 58 X
25 19 EM Ctrl Y 89 59 Y
26 1A SUB Ctrl Z 90 5A Z
27 1B ESC Ctrl [ 91 5B [
28 1C FS Ctrl \ 92 5C \
29 1D GS Ctrl ] 93 5D ]
30 1E RS Ctrl ^ 94 5E ^
31 1F US Ctrl _ 95 5F _
32 20 SP 96 60 `
33 21 ! 97 61 a
34 22 " 98 62 b
35 23 # 99 63 c
36 24 $ 100 64 d
37 25 % 101 65 e
38 26 & 102 66 f
39 27 ' 103 67 g
40 28 ( 104 68 h
41 29 ) 105 69 i
42 2A * 106 6A j
43 2B + 107 6B k
44 2C , 108 6C l
45 2D - 109 6D m

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46 2E . 110 6E n
47 2F / 111 6F o
48 30 0 112 70 p
49 31 1 113 71 q
50 32 2 114 72 r
51 33 3 115 73 s
52 34 4 116 74 t
53 35 5 117 75 u
54 36 6 118 76 v
55 37 7 119 77 w
56 38 8 120 78 x
57 39 9 121 79 y
58 3A : 122 7A z
59 3B ; 123 7B {
60 3C < 124 7C |
61 3D = 125 7D }
62 3E > 126 7E ~
63 3F ? 127 7F DEL

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Panel to Automation Commands
This section outlines the commands that are sent from the security panel to the Automation Module.

COMMAND: Panel Type (01h)

This command is sent on panel power up initialization and when a communication failure restoral with
the Automation Module occurs. Concord also sends the Panel Type in response to a Dynamic Data
Refresh Request (20h). Advent also sends the Panel Type in response to a Full Equipment List Request
(02h).

Format: 0Bh 01h [PT] [HRh] [HRl] [SRh] [SRl] [SN4] [SN3] [SN2] [SN1] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PT Panel Type Commercial Fire 250 0Dh Concord 14h
Home Navigator 132 0Fh Express 0Bh
Commercial Burg 250 10h
Express 4 1Eh
Home Navigator 250 11h
Commercial Burg 500 15h Euro 0Eh
Commercial Fire 500 16h
Commercial Fire 132 17h
Commercial Burg 132 18h
HRh Hardware Will use the ‘hh’ portion of 57-
Revision high 1-26 hhll number1
HRl Hardware Will use the ‘ll’ portion of 57-hhll
Revision low 0-99 number1
SRh Software Will use the ‘hh’ portion of 75-
Revision high 0-9 hhll number2
SRl Software Will use the ‘ll’ portion of 75-hhll
Revision low 1-99 number2
SN4 Serial Number Serial number of product
byte 4 (high) 0 (lower right portion bar code)3
SN3 Serial Number Serial number of product
byte 3 0 (lower right portion bar code)3
SN2 Serial Number Serial number of product
byte 2 0 (lower right portion bar code)3
SN1 Serial Number Serial number of product
byte 1 (low) 0 (lower right portion bar code)3
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the message,
taken modulus 256

1
xxyy=4-digit hardware revision defined as xx=numeric representation of board revision letter a-z; (ex.
xx=01=a, 00<xx<27,), yy=the board revision number; (yy=00-09). Example: revision ‘C2’ would equate to
xxyy=’0302’
2
4-digit firmware set which includes all finished microcontrollers and eeproms
3
7-digit board serial number indicating serially the number of the manufactured panel in a product code family

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COMMAND: Automation Event Lost (02h) (CONCORD ONLY)
This command is sent if the panel’s automation buffer has overflowed resulting in the loss of
system events. This command should result in a Dynamic Data Refresh and Full Equipment List
request from the Automation Device.

Format: 02h 02h 04h

COMMAND: Clear Automation Dynamic Image (20h)

This command is sent on panel power up initialization and when a communication failure
restoral with the Automation Module occurs. The Concord will also send this command when
user or installer programming mode is exited.4

Format: 02h 20h 22h

4
This is done instead of sending a message for each item as it is changed (user code deleted, etc.). The
Automation Device should perform an Equipment List and Refresh when the Clear Image command is received.

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COMMAND: Zone Status (21h)
This command is sent whenever there is a change in zone state (e.g. trip, restore, alarm,
cancel, trouble, restoral, bypass, unbypass). Also, if the Automation Module requests a
Dynamic Data Refresh Request this command will be sent for each zone that is not normal
(i.e. any zone that is open (non restored), in alarm, troubled or bypassed). The remote device
should assume that all zones are normal unless told otherwise.

Format: 07h 21h [PN] [AN] [ZNh] [ZNl] [ZS] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-85 1-66
AN Area Number 0-87 0
ZNh Zone Number high
ZNl Zone Number low 1-96
ZS Zone State bit 0: 1 = tripped (! same)
bit 1: 1 = faulted
bit 2: 1 = Alarm
bit 3: 1 = Trouble
bit 4: 1 = Bypassed
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes in
the message,
taken modulus 256

5
Partition number is 1-8 if partitions are enabled, 0 if areas are enabled.
6
Could go to 8 in later revisions.
7
Area number is 1-8 if areas are enabled, 0 if partitions are enabled.

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COMMAND: Arming Level (22h/01h)
This command is sent whenever there is a change in the arming level. Also, if the Automation
Module requests a Dynamic Data Refresh Request this command will be sent for each
partition that is enabled.

Format: 08h 22h 01h [PN] [AN] [UNh] [UNl] [AL] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
UNh User Number 0 1 if keyfob
High 0 if not
UNl User Number 0 – 249 (see 0-252 (see table below)
Low table below) 1-96 for zone number if
keyfob
AL Arming Level 0 = Zone Test (! same)
1 = 0ff
2=
Home/Perimet
er
3 = Away/Full
4 = Night
5 = Silent
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding
bytes in the
message,
taken modulus
256

User Number Description Advent Concord

Regular User Codes 6 – 250 or 00 - 229
10 - 250*
Partition n Master Code n 230 - 237
Partition n Duress Code N/A 238 - 245
System Master Code N/A 246
Installer Code 00 247
Dealer Code N/A 248
AVM Code N/A 249
Quick Arm N/A 250
Key Switch Arm 65535 251
System 65535 252

Note: For user number, UNh byte is 00 and UNl is the user number as listed in the table above.
For a keyfob, UNh is 01 and UNl is the zone number for the keyfob.

* First regular user code for 4 partition versions of Advent is 6, for 8 partition versions is 10.

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COMMAND: Entry/Exit Delay (22h/03h)
This command is sent whenever an entry or exit delay is started or ended.

Format: 08h 22h 03h [PN] [AN] [DF] [DTh] [DTl] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6

AN Area Number 0-8 0
DF Delay Flags bit 5,4: 00 = standard, (! same)
01 = extended,
10 = twice extended
bit 6: 1 = exit delay, 0 = entry
delay
bit 7: 1 = end delay, 0 = start
delay
DTh Delay Time high
(seconds)
DTl Delay Time low
(seconds)
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding bytes (! same)
in the message, taken
modulus 256

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COMMAND: Alarm/Trouble (22h/02h)
This command is sent to identify alarm and trouble conditions as well as several other system
events. Events are specified by three numbers; General Type, Specific Type, and Event
Specific Data. The lists below show all the events, categorized by General Type.

Format: 0Dh 22h 02h [PN] [AN] [ST] [SNh] [SNm] [SNl] [GT] [ST] [ESh] [ESl] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
ST Source Type 0 = bus device 0 = bus device
1 = phone 1 = local phone
2 = zone 2 = zone
3 = system 3 = system
4 = remote phone
SNh Source Number 2-byte zone number (! same)
high or 3-byte unit ID
SNm Source Number 2-byte zone number (! same)
mid or 3-byte unit ID
SNl Source Number 2-byte zone number (! same)
low or 3-byte unit ID
GT General Type (see lists below) (! same)
ST Specific Type (see lists below) (! same)
ESh Event Specific (see lists below) (! same)
Data high
ESl Event Specific (see lists below) (! same)
Data low
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the
message, taken
modulus 256

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Each list below contains the Specific Type codes for the General Type shown in the heading. For
example, if GT = 1, and ST = 3, the event is a Police Alarm. Most events do not use the Event Specific
Data byte. The underlined events apply only to Advent. For definition of user number, see description in

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COMMAND: Arming Level (22h/01h)

Alarm (General Type = 1)

1.0 Unspecified
1.1 Fire
1.2 Fire Panic
1.3 Police
1.4 Police Panic
1.5 Medical
1.6 Medical Panic
1.7 Auxiliary
1.8 Auxiliary Panic
1.9 Tamper
1.10 No Activity
1.11 Suspicion
1.12 Not used
1.13 Low Temperature
1.14 High Temperature
1.15 Keystroke Violation (Touchpad Tamper)
1.16 Duress
1.17 Exit Fault
1.18 Explosive Gas
1.19 Carbon Monoxide
1.20 Environmental
1.21 Latchkey ES = user number
1.22 Equipment Tamper
1.23 Holdup
1.24 Sprinkler
1.25 Heat
1.26 Siren Tamper
1.27 Smoke
1.28 Repeater Tamper
1.29 Fire Pump Activated
1.30 Fire Pump Failure
1.31 Fire Gate Valve
1.32 Low CO2 Pressure
1.33 Low Liquid Pressure
1.34 Low Liquid Level
1.35 Entry/Exit
1.36 Perimeter
1.37 Interior
1.38 Near (Two Trip, Concord only)
1.39 Water Alarm

Alarm Cancel (General Type = 2)

2.xx xx = same as General Type = 1

Alarm Restoral (General Type = 3)

3.xx xx = same as General Type = 1.

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Fire Trouble (General Type = 4)
4.0 Unspecified
4.1 Hardwire
4.2 Ground Fault
4.3 Device
4.4 Supervisory
4.5 Low Battery
4.6 Tamper
4.7 SAM
4.8 Partial Obscurity
4.9 Jam
4.10 Zone AC Fail
4.11 n/u
4.12 NAC Trouble
4.13 Analog Zone Trouble
4.14 Fire Supervisory
4.15 Pump Fail
4.16 Fire Gate Valve Closed
4.17 CO2 Pressure Trouble
4.18 Liquid Pressure Trouble
4.19 Liquid Level Trouble

Fire Trouble Restoral (General Type = 5)

5.yy yy = same as General Type = 4.

Non-Fire Trouble (General Type = 6)

6.yy yy = same as General Type = 4.

Non-Fire Trouble Restoral (General Type = 7)

7.yy yy = same as General Type = 4

Bypass (General Type = 8)

8.0 Direct Bypass ES = user number
8.1 Indirect Bypass ES = user number
8.2 Swinger Bypass
8.3 Inhibit ES = user number

Unbypass (General Type = 9)

9.0 Direct Bypass ES = user number
9.1 Indirect Bypass ES = user number
9.2 Swinger Bypass
9.3 Inhibit ES = user number

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Opening (General Type = 10)
10.0 Normal Open ES = user number
10.1 Early Open ES = user number
10.2 Late Open ES = user number
10.3 Fail To Open
10.4 Open Exception ES = user number
10.5 Open Extension ES = user number
10.6 Open Using Keyfob/Keyswitch
10.7 Scheduled Open
10.8 Remote Open ES = user number

Closing (General Type = 11)

11.0 Normal Close ES = user number
11.1 Early Close ES = user number
11.2 Late Close ES = user number
11.3 Fail To Close
11.4 Close Exception ES = user number
11.5 Close Extension ES = user number
11.6 Close Using Keyfob/Keyswitch
11.7 Scheduled Close
11.8 Remote Close ES = user number
11.9 Recent Close (Concord only) ES = user number

Partition Configuration Change (General Type = 12)

12.0 User Access Code Added ES = user number
12.1 User Access Code Deleted ES = user number
12.2 User Access Code Changed ES = user number
12.3 User Access Code Expired ES = user number
12.4 User Code Authority Changed
12.5 Authority Levels Changed
12.6 Schedule Changed
12.7 Arming or O/C Schedule Changed
12.8 Zone Added
12.9 Zone Deleted

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Partition Event (General Type = 13)
13.0 Schedule On ES = schedule number
13.1 Schedule Off ES = schedule number
13.2 Latchkey On
13.3 Latchkey Off
13.4 Smoke Detectors Reset
13.5 Valid User Access Code Entered ES = user number
13.6 Arming Level Changed ES = user number
13.7 Alarm Reported
13.8 Agent Release
13.9 Agent Release Restoral
13.10 Partition Remote Access
13.11 Keystroke Violation in Partition
13.12 Manual Force Arm ES = user number
13.13 Auto Force Arm
13.14 Auto Force Arm Failed
13.15 Arming Protest Begun ES = arming level attempted
13.16 Arming Protest Ended ES = current arming level

Partition Test (General Type = 14)

14.0 Manual Phone Test ES = user number
14.1 Auto Phone Test
14.2 Auto Phone Test with existing trouble
14.3 Phone Test OK
14.4 Phone Test Failed
14.5 User Sensor Test Started ES = user number
14.6 User Sensor Test Ended ES = user number
14.7 User Sensor Test Completed ES = user number
14.8 User Sensor Test Incomplete ES = user number
14.9 user Sensor Test Trip
14.10 Installer Sensor Test Started
14.11 Installer Sensor Test Ended
14.12 Installer Sensor Test Completed
14.13 Installer Sensor Test Incomplete
14.14 Installer Sensor Test Trip
14.15 Fire Drill Started ES = user number

System Trouble (General Type = 15)

15.0 Bus Receiver Failure
15.1 Bus Antenna Tamper
15.2 Main Low Battery
15.3 SnapCard Low Battery
15.4 Module Low Battery
15.5 Main AC Failure
15.6 SnapCard AC Failure
15.7 Module AC Failure
15.8 Aux. Power Failure
15.9 Bus Shutdown

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15.10 Bus Low Power Mode
15.11 Phone Line 1 Failure
15.12 Phone Line 2 Failure
15.13 Remote Phone Tamper
15.14 Watchdog Reset
15.15 RAM Failure
15.16 Flash Failure
15.17 Printer Error
15.18 History Buffer (almost) Full
15.19 History Buffer Overflow
15.20 Report Buffer Overflow
15.21 Bus Device Failure
15.22 Failure To Communicate
15.23 Long Range Radio Trouble
15.24 Module Tamper Trouble
15.25 Un-enrolled Module Trouble
15.26 Audio Output Trouble
15.27 Analog Module Trouble
15.28 Cell Module Trouble
15.29 Buddy 1 Failure
15.30 Buddy 2 Failure
15.31 Buddy 3 Failure
15.32 Buddy 4 Failure
15.33 SnapCard Trouble
15.34 Analog Loop Short
15.35 Analog Loop Break
15.36 Analog Address 0
15.37 Un-enrolled Analog Head
15.38 Duplicate Analog Head
15.39 Analog Module Initializing
15.40 Microphone Switch Trouble
15.41 Microphone Trouble
15.42 Microphone Wiring Trouble
15.43 JTECH Premise Paging Trouble
15.44 Voice Siren Tamper Trouble
15.45 Microburst Transmit Failure
15.46 Microburst Transmit Disabled
15.47 Microburst Module Failure
15.48 Microburst Not In Service
15.49 Automation Supervisory Trouble
15.50 Microburst Module Initializing
15.51 Printer Paper Out Trouble

System Trouble Restoral (General Type = 16)

16.xx xx = same as General Type = 15

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System Configuration Change (General Type = 17)
17.0 Program Mode Entry
17.1 Program Mode Exit Without Change
17.2 Program Mode Exit With Change
17.3 Downloader Session Start
17.4 Downloader Session End Without Change
17.5 Downloader Session End With Change
17.6 Downloader Error
17.7 Downloader Connection Denied
17.8 Date/Time Changed
17.9 Module Added
17.10 Module Deleted
17.11 Speech Tokens Changed
17.12 Code Changed
17.13 Panel First Service (cold reset)
17.14 Panel Back In Service (warm reset)
17.15 Installer Code Changed

System Event (General Type = 18)

18.0 Callback Requested
18.1 Output Activity (not used, see 18.5 & 18.6)
18.2 Buddy Reception
18.3 Buddy Transmission Request
18.4 History Buffer Cleared
18.5 Output On ES = output number
18.6 Output Off ES = output number

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COMMAND: Siren Setup (22h/04h)
This command is sent whenever there is something to output with the interior siren output,
status beeps, siren sounds, etc. There are 4 cadence bytes. Each bit specifies a 125 mSec
time slice, 1=on, 0=off, beginning with the most significant bit of the first cadence byte. The
combined cadence is repeated RP times (if RP = 0, the cadence is repeated continuously).
The actual outputting of the cadence is not begun until either the Siren Go or the Siren
Synchronize command is received (See commands below). If alarm sirens are active, Advent
also sends the Siren Setup in response to a Dynamic Data Refresh Request (20h).

Format: 0Ah 22h 04h [PN] [AN] [RP] [CD1] [CD2] [CD3] [CD4] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
RP Repetition Count 0-255 (! same)
CD1 First Cadence Byte
CD2 Second Cadence
Byte
CD3 Third Cadence
Byte
CD4 Fourth Cadence
Byte
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

COMMAND: Siren Synchronize (22h/05h)

This command is used to synchronize all continuous cadences previously set up by the Siren
Setup command.

Format: 03h 22h 05h 2Ah

COMMAND: Siren Go (22h/06h)

This command is used to begin all non-continuous cadences previously set up by the Siren
Setup command.

Format: 03h 22h 06h 2Bh

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COMMAND: Touchpad Display (22h/09h)
This command sends the touchpad display text tokens to the Automation Module. Advent
also sends the Touchpad Display in response to a Dynamic Data Refresh Request (20h).

Format: [LI] 22h 09h [PN] [AN] [MT] [DT] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index 06h + number of (! same)
display tokens
PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
MT Message Type 0 = Normal (! same)
1 = Broadcast
DT Display Tokens See Text Token (! same)
Table
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

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 Token Token Value
Text Token Table ------- --------------
ACCESS 31
Token Token Value ACCOUNT 32
------- -------------- ALARM 33
0 00 ALL 34
1 01 ARM 35
2 02 ARMING 36
3 03 AREA 37
4 04 ATTIC 38
5 05 AUTO 39
6 06 AUXILIARY 3A
7 07 AWAY 3B
8 08 BACK 3C
9 09 BATTERY 3D
# 0C BEDROOM 3E
: 0D BEEPS 3F
/ 0E BOTTOM 40
? 0F BREEZEWAY 41
. 10 BASEMENT 42
A 11 BATHROOM 43
B 12 BUS 44
C 13 BYPASS 45
D 14 BYPASSED 46
E 15 CABINET 47
F 16 CANCELED 48
G 17 CARPET 49
H 18 CHIME 4A
I 19 CLOSET 4B
J 1A CLOSING 4C
K 1B CODE 4D
L 1C CONTROL 4E
M 1D CPU 4F
N 1E DEGREES 50
O 1F DEN 51
P 20 DESK 52
Q 21 DELAY 53
R 22 DELETE 54
S 23 DINING 55
T 24 DIRECT 56
U 25 DOOR 57
V 26 DOWN 58
W 27 DOWNLOAD 59
X 28 DOWNSTAIRS 5A
Y 29 DRAWER 5B
Z 2A DISPLAY 5C
Space 2B DURESS 5D
' 2C EAST 5E
- 2D ENERGY SAVER 5F
_ 2E ENTER 60
* 2F ENTRY 61
AC POWER 30 ERROR 62

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Token Token Value Token Token Value
------- -------------- ------- --------------
EXIT 63 NOT 95
FAIL 64 NUMBER 96
FAILURE 65 OFF 97
FAMILY 66 OFFICE 98
FEATURES 67 OK 99
FIRE 68 ON 9A
FIRST 69 OPEN 9B
FLOOR 6A OPENING 9C
FORCE 6B PANIC 9D
FORMAT 6C PARTITION 9E
FREEZE 6D PATIO 9F
FRONT 6E PHONE A0
FURNACE 6F POLICE A1
GARAGE 70 POOL A2
GALLERY 71 PORCH A3
GOODBYE 72 PRESS A4
GROUP 73 QUIET A5
HALL 74 QUICK A6
HEAT 75 RECEIVER A7
HELLO 76 REAR A8
HELP 77 REPORT A9
HIGH 78 REMOTE AA
HOURLY 79 RESTORE AB
HOUSE 7A RIGHT AC
IMMEDIATE 7B ROOM AD
IN SERVICE 7C SCHEDULE AE
INTERIOR 7D SCRIPT AF
INTRUSION 7E SEC B0
INVALID 7F SECOND B1
IS 80 SET B2
KEY 81 SENSOR B3
KITCHEN 82 SHOCK B4
LAUNDRY 83 SIDE B5
LEARN 84 SIREN B6
LEFT 85 SLIDING B7
LIBRARY 86 SMOKE B8
LEVEL 87 Sn B9
LIGHT 88 SOUND BA
LIGHTS 89 SOUTH BB
LIVING 8A SPECIAL BC
LOW 8B STAIRS BD
MAIN 8C START BE
MASTER 8D STATUS BF
MEDICAL 8E STAY C0
MEMORY 8F STOP C1
MIN 90 SUPERVISORY C2
MODE 91 SYSTEM C3
MOTION 92 TAMPER C4
NIGHT 93 TEMPERATURE C5
NORTH 94 TEMPORARY C6

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Token Token Value Token Token Value
------- -------------- ------- --------------
TEST C7 WEST D3
TIME C8 WINDOW D4
TIMEOUT C9 MENU D5
TOUCHPAD CA RETURN D6
TRIP CB POUND D7
TROUBLE CC HOME D8
UNBYPASS CD carriage return F9
UNIT CE pseudo space FA
UP CF carriage return FB
VERIFY D0 backspace FD
VIOLATION D1 blink next token FE
WARNING D2

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COMMAND: Siren Stop (22h/0Bh)
This command is sent to stop any cadence being output.

Format: 05h 22h 0Bh [PN] [AN] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

COMMAND: Feature State (22h/0Ch)

This command is sent when a change in feature state occurs and in response to a Dynamic
Data Refresh Request. THIS COMMAND IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT

Format: [LI] 22h 0Ch [PN] [AN] [FS1] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index LI = 05h+number of LI = 06h
FS bytes
PN Partition <not supported> 1-6
Number
AN Area 0
Number <not supported>
FS1 Feature <not supported> Bit 0 = chime
State Byte Bit 1 = energy saver
1 Bit 2 = no delay
Bit 3 = latchkey
Bit 4 = silent arming
Bit 5 = quick arm
Bit set = on
Bit clear = off
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes in
the message,
taken modulus 256

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COMMAND: Temperature (22h/0Dh)
This command is sent in response to a Dynamic Data Refresh Request. THIS COMMAND IS
NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT

Format: 08h 22h 0Dh [PN] [AN] [TM] [ESL] [ESH] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 1-6
<not supported>
AN Area Number 0
<not supported>
TM Current Fahrenheit <not supported> 20h - 63h
Temperature
ESL Energy Saver Low <not supported> 2Dh – [ESH-1]
setpoint
ESH Energy Saver High <not supported> [ESL+1] – 5Ah
setpoint
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

COMMAND: Time and Date (22h/0Eh)

This command is sent in response to a Dynamic Data Refresh Request. THIS COMMAND IS
NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT

Format: 08h 22h 0Eh [HR] [MN] [MM] [DD] [YY] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

HR Hour <not supported> 00h – 17h
MN Minute <not supported> 00h – 3Bh
MM Month <not supported> 01h – 0Ch
DD Day <not supported> 01h – 1Fh
YY Year <not supported> 00h-63h
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the message,
taken modulus 256

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COMMAND: Lights State Command (23h/01h)
This command is sent whenever a light state change occurs or in response to a Refresh
command. THIS COMMAND IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT

Format: [LI] 23h 01h [PN] [AN] [LS1] [LS2] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index <not supported> 07h
PN Partition Number <not supported> 1-6
AN Area Number <not supported> 0
LS1 Light State 1 <not supported> Bit 0 = All Lights
Bits 1-7 = Lights 1-7
LS2 Light State 2 <not supported> Bit 0 = Light 8
Bit 1 = Light 9
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

COMMAND: User Lights Command (23h/02h)

This command is sent whenever a user lights control is made.

Format: 0Bh 23h 02h [PN] [AN] [ST] [SNh] [SNm] [SNl] [LN] [LS] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
ST Source Type 0 = bus device (! same)
1 = phone
2 = zone
3 = system

SNh Source Number high 2-byte zone number or (! same)

3-byte unit ID
SNm Source Number mid 2-byte zone number or (! same)
3-byte unit ID
SNl Source Number low 2-byte zone number or (! same)
3-byte unit ID
LN Light Number 0 = all lights (! same)
1-32 specific light
LS Light State 0 = off 0 = off
1 = on 1 = on
3 = bright
5 = dim
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the message,
taken modulus 256

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COMMAND: Keyfob Command (23h/03h)
This command is sent whenever the panel receives a keypress from a keyfob.

Format: 08h 23h 03h [PN] [AN] [ZNh] [ZNl] [KC] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
ZNh Zone Number
high
ZNl Zone Number 1-96
low
KC Key Code 0 = disarm (! same)
1 = arm
2 = lights
3 = star
4 = arm&disarm
5 = lights&star
6 = long lights
9 = arm&star
10 = disarm&lights
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

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AUTOMATION TO PANEL COMMANDS

COMMAND: Full Equipment List Request (02h)

Automation Module requests equipment list with this command. Panel sends the following
‘Send Equipment List’ commands in response to this command. In addition, Advent will send
the Panel Type command (01h).

Format: 02h 02h 04h

COMMAND: Single Equipment List Request (02h/[Equipment List Parameter])

Automation Module requests a single equipment list parameter with this command. Panel
sends the requested ‘Send Equipment List’ command(s) in response to this command.

Format: 03h 02h [EP] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

EP Equipment List <not supported> See following table
Parameter
CS Checksum <not supported> Sum of all preceding
bytes in the message,
taken modulus 256

EP Description
03h Zone Data
04h Partition Data
05h SuperBus Device Data
06h SuperBus Device Capabilities Data
07h Output Data
09h User Data
0Ah Schedule Data
0Bh Scheduled Event Data
0Ch Light to Sensor Attachment

COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Zone Data (03h)

This command is sent for each zone programmed, in response to an equipment list request
from the Automation Module.

Format: [LI] 03h [PN] [AN] [GN] [ZNh] [ZNl] [ZT] [ZS] [text] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index LI = 09h if no text (! same)
programmed

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PN Partition 0-8 1-6
Number
AN Area Number 0-8 0
GN Group Number 0-35
ZNh Zone Number
high
ZNl Zone Number 1-96
low
ZT Zone Type 0 = sensor 0 = hardwired
1 = keyfob 1 = RF
2 = touchpad 2 = RF touchpad
ZS Zone Status bit 0: 1 = tripped8 (! same)
bit 1: 1 = fault
bit 2: 1 = alarm
bit 3: 1 = trouble
bit 4: 1 = bypassed
text Zone Text bytes See Text Token Table (! same)
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the
message, taken
modulus 256

8
When sent in response to an equipment list request this bit will always be ‘0’.

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Partition Data (04h)

This command is sent for each enabled partition, in response to an equipment list request
from the Automation Module.

Format: [LI] 04h [PN] [AN] [AL] [text] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index LI = 05h if no text 05h
programmed
PN Partition Number 0-8 1-6
AN Area Number 0-8 0
AL Arming Level 0 = Zone Test 1 = Off
1 = 0ff 2 = Stay
2= 3 = Away
Home/Perimeter 8 = Phone Test
3 = Away/Full 9 = Sensor Test9
4 = Night
5 = Silent
text Partition Text See Text Token <not supported>
bytes Table
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes in
the message,
taken modulus 256

9
Either dealer or user sensor test.

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List - SuperBus Device Data (05h)
This command is sent for each enrolled bus device, in response to an equipment list request
from the Automation Module.

Format: [LI] 05h [PN] [AN] [ID1] [ID2] [ID3] [DS] [UN] [text] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index LI = 08h if no text 09h
programmed
PN Partition 0-8 1-6
Number
AN Area Number 0-8 0
ID1 Device ID high
ID2 Device ID mid
ID3 Device ID low
DS Device Status 0 = ok 0 = ok
1 = failed 1 = failed
UN Unit Number <not supported> 0-Fh
text Device Text See Text Token <not supported>
Table
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List - SuperBus Device Capabilities Data (06h)
This command is sent for each capability for each enrolled bus device, in response to an
equipment list request. For each capability present there will be one byte specifying a
capability number and possibly one or more bytes of capability dependent data that consists
of the elaboration of the capability.

Format: 07h 06h [ID1] [ID2] [ID3] [CN] [CD] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

ID1 Device ID high
ID2 Device ID mid
ID3 Device ID low
CN Capability
Number
CD Optional
Capability
Data
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the
message, taken
modulus 256

Capability Description Optional data

number
------------ ------------ ----------------
0x00 Power Supervision
0x01 Access Control
0x02 Analog Smoke
0x03 Audio Listen-In
0x04 SnapCard Supervision
0x05 Microburst
0x06 Dual Phone Line
0x07 Energy Management
0x08 Input Zones Number of inputs
0x09 Phast/Automation/System Manager
0x0A Phone Interface
0x0B Relay Outputs Number of outputs
0x0C RF Receiver
0x0D RF Transmitter
0x0E Parallel Printer
0x0F
0x10 LED Touchpad
0x11 1-Line/2-Line/BLT Touchpad
0x12 GUI Touchpad
0x13 Voice Evacuation
0x14 Pager
0x15 Downloadable code/data
0x16 JTECH Premise Pager
0x17 Cryptography
0x18 LED Display

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Output Data (07h)
This command is sent for each programmed output in response to an equipment list request.

Format: [LI] 07h [ONh] [ONl] [OS] [ID1] [ID2] [ID3] [ID4] [ID5] [text] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index LI = 0Ah if no text LI = 0Ah if no text
programmed programmed
ONh Output Number 0
high
ONl Output Number 1 - 70
low
OS Output State 0=output off Bit 0 = on(1),off(0)
1=output on Bit 1 = pulse (1)
ID bytes Defined Below
text Optional output See Text Token Table
text <not supported>
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

Advent
---------------
Superbus output ID1-ID3 = device ID
ID4 = output page
ID5 = output bit mask

SnapCard output ID1-ID2 = 0

ID3-ID4 = 1
ID5 = output bit mask

Onboard output ID1-ID2 = 0

ID3 = 1
ID4 = 2
ID5 = output bit mask

LRR output (Advent only) ID1-ID2 = 0

ID3 = 1
ID4 = 3
ID5 = output bit mask

X10 output (Advent only) ID1-ID2 = 0

ID3 = 2
ID4 = X10 module number
ID5 = partition number

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List - User Data (09h)
This command is sent for each user in response to an equipment list request.

Format: [LI] 09h [UNh] [UNl] [text] [CS]

OR
Format: [LI] 09h [UNh] [UNl] [UCh] [UCm] [UCl] [text] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index LI = 04h if no 04h if no code sent
text 07h if code sent
programmed
UNh User Number high 0
UNl User Number low 0 - 252
UCh User Code high <not FFh (unused)*
supported>
UCm User Code mid <not 00h-99h (BCD)*
supported>
UCl User Code low <not 00h-99h (BCD)*
supported>
text Optional output See Text <not supported>
text Token Table
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding
bytes in the
message,
taken
modulus 256
* These bytes are only sent if the ACCESS CODE LOCK option is OFF.

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List - Schedule Data (0Ah)
This command is sent for each schedule in response to an equipment list request. . THIS COMMAND IS NOT
CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT.

Format: [LI] 0Ah [PA] [AA] [SN] [SH] [SM] [PH] [PM] [DY] [SV] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index 0Ah
<not supported>
PA Partition 1-6
Assignment <not supported>
AA Area Assignment 0
<not supported>
SN Schedule Number <not supported> 0 - 15
SH Start Hour <not supported> 0 - 23
SM Start Minute <not supported> 0 - 59
PH Stop Hour <not supported> 0 - 23
PM Stop Minute <not supported> 0 - 59
DY Days of the Week <not supported> Bit 0 = Monday
Bit 1 = Tuesday
.
.
bit 6 = Sunday
set = on, clear = off
SV Schedule Validity <not supported> <not supported>
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List – Scheduled Event Data (0Bh)
This command is sent for each scheduled event in response to an equipment list request. THIS
COMMAND IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT.

Note: If an event is not attached to any schedules, it will not be sent in this list.

Format: [LI] 0Bh [PN] [AN] [ET] [S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index <not supported> 07h
PN Partition Number <not supported> 1-6
AN Area Number <not supported> 0
ET Event Type <not supported> 01h-09h = Light 1-9
71h-76h = Output 1-6
E0h = Latchkey Open
E1h = Latchkey Close
E2h = Exception Open
E3h = Exception Close
E5h = Auto Arm (level 3)
S1 Schedule <not supported> Bit n = schedule n
Assignment 1 Set = assigned
S2 Schedule <not supported> Bit n = schedule n+8
Assignment 2 Set = assigned
S3 Schedule <not supported> <not supported>
Assignment 3
S4 Schedule <not supported> <not supported>
Assignment 4
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

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COMMAND: Send Equipment List – Light to Sensor Attachment (0Ch)
This command is sent for each light in response to an equipment list request. THIS COMMAND
IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY ADVENT.

Format: [LI] 0Ch [PN] [AN] [L1] … [Ln] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index <not supported> 0Dh
PN Partition Number <not supported> 1-6
AN Area Number <not supported> 0
L1-Ln Sensor number <not supported> 01h-60h
attached to Lights 1 00h=none
through n
CS Checksum Sum of all (! same)
preceding bytes
in the message,
taken modulus
256

COMMAND: Equipment List Complete (08h)

This command is sent after all the 03h and 05h commands have been sent in response to an
equipment list request.

Format: 02h 08h 0Ah

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COMMAND: Dynamic Data Refresh Request (20h)
Automation Module requests data refreshing with this command. Panel sends Arming Level,
non-normal Zone Status, Alarm/Trouble Status commands in response. Concord will also
respond with the Panel Type (01h), Feature State (22h/0Ch), Temperature (22h/0Dh), Light
State (23h/01h), and Time and Date (22h/0Eh) commands. Advent will also respond with the
Siren Setup command (22h/04h) if there is an active alarm siren and the Touchpad Display
command (22h/09h) to refresh the displays.

Format: 02h 20h 22h

COMMAND: Keypress (40h)

Format: [LI] 40h [PN] [AN] [KP1] … [KPn] [CS]

Field Description Advent Concord

LI Last Index 4+number of keys (! same)
PN Partition 0-8 1-6
Number
AN Area Number 0-8 0
KP1-KPn Key Press 1 See following table See following table
through n n < 61 n < 55
CS Checksum Sum of all preceding (! same)
bytes in the
message, taken
modulus 256

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00h 0
01h 1
02h 2
03h 3
04h 4
05h 5
06h 6
07h 7
08h 8
09h 9
0Ah *
0Bh #
0Ch Police Panic
0Dh Aux. Panic
0Eh Fire Panic
10h Lights On
11h Lights Off
12h Lights Toggle
13h Keyswitch on
14h Keyswitch off
15h Keyswitch toggle (not implemented)
16h <undefined>
17h <undefined>
18h <undefined>
19h <undefined>
1Ah <undefined>
1Bh <undefined>

1Ch Fire TP – Acknowledge

1Dh Fire TP – Silence
1Eh Fire TP – Fire Test
1Fh Fire TP – Smoke Reset
20h Keyfob disarm
21h Keyfob arm
22h Keyfob lights
23h Keyfob star
24h Keyfob arm/disarm
25h Keyfob lights/star
26h Keyfob long lights
27h Keyfob direct arm to level 3
28h Keyfob direct arm to level 2
29h Keyfob arm/star
2Ah Keyfob disarm/lights
2Ch TP A key
30h TP B key
2Dh TP C key
33h TP D key
2Eh TP E key
36h TP F key

Bit 6 = held for a few seconds

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COMMAND: Reserved
The following commands are reserved for special use.

Message format:
03 60h xx CS
03h 99h xx [CS]
03h 98h xx [CS]

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