Qolsys IQ Panel 4 - Using with Honeywell 5800 Series

In this video, Dylan from Alarm Grid shows you how to use Honeywell 5800 Series sensors with a Qolsys IQ Panel 4. The most important thing you need to know about this is that in order to use these sensors with the IQ Panel 4, you will need to have the panel version that supports 345 MHz RF devices. This version comes with either an AT&T or a Verizon LTE cellular communicator, in black or white, and will support both PowerG and 345 MHz sensors. This also includes 2GIG 345 MHz sensors, as long as they are the unencrypted version.

Qolsys has a list of compatible RF sensors that can be used with each version of its panels. Be sure to refer to this list before attempting to use a sensor with the panel. Any bi-directional wireless Honeywell or 2GIG sensors are not compatible, nor are any encrypted sensors. Refer to the FAQ linked at the bottom of this description for a link to the RF compatibility document. Usually, the reason you'll be using non-Qolsys sensors is that you are replacing an older panel that worked with those sensors, but the sensors still work, so it's less expensive to continue using them rather than buying all new ones.

You may hear these wireless sensors referred to as Ademco, Honeywell, or Resideo sensors. The company name has changed a few times in the past twenty years, but all of these company names refer to the same sensors. To learn a sensor into the Qolsys IQ Panel 4 tap the gray bar at the top of the Home screen then select Settings - Advanced Settings - Enter Installer or Dealer Code (default 1111 or 2222 respectively) - Installation - Devices - Security Devices - Auto Learn Sensor. The system will begin listening for wireless sensors. Fault and restore each device. The system will chime to indicate it has picked up a serial number. From there, you can verify the serial number and program the other aspects of the zone such as the descriptor, sensor group, chime type, and so on. Once the configuration is complete, be sure to click the "Add New" button.

Once all programming is finished, you can press the Home icon at the bottom of the page to return to the Home screen. Be sure to test your newly programmed sensor to be sure it behaves normally. Honeywell 5800 series sensors use loop numbers. This allows a single transmitter and serial number to be used in multiple ways. For example, the 5816 used in this video can use Loop 1, which is accomplished by adding a normally closed wired contact to the two terminals located inside the transmitter. It can also use Loop 2, which is the built-in reed switch.

A magnet is placed close to the reed switch on the outside of the sensor to indicate when a door or window is closed, and the magnet moves away from the reed switch when the door or window is opened. This is how the sensor tells the panel the status of the door or window. This is one reason it is highly recommended that you auto-learn the sensors rather than manually entering their serial numbers. When you learn in the sensor, the loop number transmitted will also be learned. This helps to ensure that the sensor operates as expected. A sensor with the wrong loop number programmed may behave strangely. The most common behavior is that the first time the sensor is faulted, it will never restore, even when the magnet is returned to the normal position.

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