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Hi,
I've got a system that uses Honeywell/Ademco 5800 series wireless components, but doesn't actually have a keypad bus. I would like to be able to monitor the events from the 5800 sensors and saw that Honeywell/Ademco makes a receiver (5883) that's supposed to connect to the keypad bus for panels that don't have wireless. Has anyone tested directly connecting the alarm decoder to a 5883 receiver without an alarm panel? Does this seem like something that could work, or would a full alarm panel with a keypad bus be required?

Thanks!

Hi, I'm afraid this wouldn't work, you will need an alarm panel that supports keypad bus connections.

People have done this before. Buy a old panel 15p etc. Connect it to an AD2* and a 5883 receiver and you will get RFX messages for every 5800 sensor within 100 yards(ish) and you do not have to program anything into the panel. It could even be a locked out panel

Best
SM