Honeywell VISTA-128BPT User Manual

Interfacing Lutron RadioRA 2® Systems with
Honeywell Vista-128BPT Security Systems

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Interfacing Lutron RadioRA 2

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Honeywell Vista-128BPT Security Systems
Overview

RadioRA 2® is capable of direct integration with the Honeywell Vista-128BPT security panel. Integrating RadioRA 2 with a
security system enables many new features beyond intrusion alert. By incorporating lighting control, shades, temperature,
and small appliance control, RadioRA 2 offers energy savings, convenience, and ambiance that the homeowner can enjoy
every day.

Required components

In order to interface RadioRA 2 with a Vista-128BPT security panel, you will need the following items:

• RadioRA 2 system installed

• RadioRA 2 programming software version 5.0 or higher.

• Honeywell Vista-128BPT security panel installed and programmed (to enable the extra settings to allow

integration—not covered in the Honeywell instructions—see Appendix 2)

• Null Modem Serial cable or straight-through Serial cable with a Null Modem adapter

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Wiring

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Programming Overview

Programming a RadioRA 2 system to interface with a Honeywell Vista-128BPT security panel is done in four phases:

1.) Install and program the Honeywell Vista-128BPT security system according to Honeywell instructions.

2.) Program the Vista-128BPT to enable the extra settings to allow the integration, not covered in the Honeywell instructions
(see Appendix 2).

3.) Install and program the Lutron RadioRA 2 system using RadioRA 2 programming software version 5.0 or higher.

4.) Program appropriate phantom buttons associated with each security action, as described in the following section.

Programming Phantom Buttons for Security

Actions in the Honeywell Vista-128BPT security panel will send RS-232 commands to the RadioRA 2 system. Each command is
associated with a specific phantom button, and each phantom button may be programmed to deliver a desired scene. When a
command is received from the security system, the corresponding phantom button is automatically “pressed”. For certain
buttons, a Time of Day feature has been pre-programmed so that the most appropriate action takes place.

The RadioRA 2 Main Repeater has 100 phantom buttons available for use with integration. Buttons 76-100 are configured to
receive commands from the Honeywell Vista Turbo system. Table 1 shows how each security action is associated with RadioRA
2 phantom buttons and Table 2 offers a recommended scene for each phantom button. The Time of Day, when various actions
will take place, is also specified. Table 3 provides a timeline illustrating how the RadioRA 2 system will automatically respond to
various security commands throughout the day.

Note: If the Honeywell Vista-128BPT system has no partitions, use phantom buttons associated with partition 1. See Table 2 for
the phantom button to partition mapping.

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