I have a metal box Premier 48 that I installed in 2010 in my house. It is not an Elite.
The panel is runnning v8.15 firmware. I have 2 PC-COM interfaces connected, which connect to my home automation software, and also Wintex. It all works well.
I have 4 keypads and 4 expander boxes (8-XP) connected, and I am using 30 zones. I have water leak detectors, and the Texecom 12v smoke detectors connected in which is why so many zones.
I'd now like to a few wireless devices, smoke detectors and possibly shock detectors.
Looking to the future, I'd like to connect the panel to my LAN, and possibly change to the 88 zone version to give me the 2nd "Network", more Keypads, and more areas.
However, to do wireless now I believe I would need to upgrade the firmware to version 9, and then replace one of the expanders with an 8XP-W wireless version. This expander would give me the same 8 hard wired inputs and outputs, but also add the Ricochet capability so I can add the wireless devices.
Does that sound correct? Are there any other options to consider?
Cheers!
The panel is runnning v8.15 firmware. I have 2 PC-COM interfaces connected, which connect to my home automation software, and also Wintex. It all works well.
I have 4 keypads and 4 expander boxes (8-XP) connected, and I am using 30 zones. I have water leak detectors, and the Texecom 12v smoke detectors connected in which is why so many zones.
I'd now like to a few wireless devices, smoke detectors and possibly shock detectors.
Looking to the future, I'd like to connect the panel to my LAN, and possibly change to the 88 zone version to give me the 2nd "Network", more Keypads, and more areas.
However, to do wireless now I believe I would need to upgrade the firmware to version 9, and then replace one of the expanders with an 8XP-W wireless version. This expander would give me the same 8 hard wired inputs and outputs, but also add the Ricochet capability so I can add the wireless devices.
Does that sound correct? Are there any other options to consider?
Cheers!