ad2usb plugin discussion

Here is the screenshot.

[matt (support)]

It is a .zip file (of a .indigoPlugin file which is really a folder package). Some browsers save the .zip file to your downloads folder, then you have to double-click on it to expand it. Safari by default I believe will decompress it automatically after download. I don't know what happened on your Mac / setup, but on Chrome and Safari here it works fine.

Is anyone running this plugin with Indigo 7.2 yet? Given how much trial and error was required to get it working with my panel, I'm nervous about upgrading Indigo.
Thanks,
Mike

It works for me, but NOTE that I am using the ethernet interface, not the usb interface to the ad2usb. The warnings that have been posted about High Sierra have to do with the USB interface. As far as I know, those things have not changed in Indigo, but are actually part of the Apple operating system. I will not be upgrading my Indigo server machine to Mojave any time soon.

I am using Indigo 7.2 on OS 12.5. Seems to be working fine.

I just upgraded the plugin and have two issues, one old and one new.

NEW problem: Every 5 or 10 seconds the log says:
AD2USB Alarm Interface Error Error on line 733
AD2USB Alarm Interface Error panelMsgRead: Error: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '0ca'

OLD problem.
I've never been able to get Indigo to tell the alarm panel to do anything. It can read its state fine, and knows when the state changes, but plugin actions like ARM-STAY have never worked for me. I'm currently trying to create an Action Group to simply Arm the panel in stay mode.

If I create an action group, and under type choose AD2USB Actions, then ARM-STAY, I get a popup that says "Configure Arm-Stay." In the partition menu, it says select an item, but that menu is empty. It doesn't list any partitions. I have the keypad device set to partition 1. The plugin setting have the alarm as a single partition.

Any help appreciated.

• The ad2usb must have the most current firmware.

This should be changed. The plugin no longer works with the current hardware. You have to go back to a somewhat old firmware version for it to work with the plugin. There's reference to this in the last couple of pages of this thread.

Sure. I'm on Indigo 7.2, Latest version of plugin (1.6.0), on 10.13.6.

I have a Vista 20P panel.

In terms of the AD2usb firmware, I'd really have to find out. I haven't touched it since I set it up years ago, and don't even fully remember how I would check that, so that will take me some time. In terms of the other limitations, none of them apply to me.

I'm still having trouble with this... let me narrow down the question.

When I create an action to "Arm-Away" the panel, when the Configure Arm Away box opens, I have nothing to choose from in the pop-up menu *see Screenshott attached." Is this correct?

Thanks!

Might be worth searching the thread. I can’t check how I arm my panel via the plugin right now, but I seem to recall that some of the plugin actions don’t work.

I'm still having trouble with this... let me narrow down the question.
When I create an action to "Arm-Away" the panel, when the Configure Arm Away box opens, I have nothing to choose from in the pop-up menu *see Screenshott attached." Is this correct?...

That pull-down should display a list of your partitions. There should be at least one entry: 1

Since you are seeing no portions listed, I would suspect there is an issue with either the plugin config, or the config for your ad2usb Keypad device.. I would look at the ad2usb Keypad device first.

Might be worth searching the thread. I can’t check how I arm my panel via the plugin right now, but I seem to recall that some of the plugin actions don’t work.

This plugin is extremely flexible but also extremely finicky. Not everything works in every scenario.

I have the exact same situation with the "Arm-Away" action. The partition is blank, and I see errors in the log when I view the configuration. BUT - if I save the action anyway (with a blank partition), it works.

If for some reason this doesn't work for you, another thing you can try is doing a "Write to Panel" action and sending it "#2" which is a Quick Arm. You can confirm whether your panel supports this by going to a keypad and typing in #2. If the panel arms, then you can try this as an alternative. In this case also, you will be asked for a partition. I am able to leave it blank and it just works.

(I should clarify that I only have one partition in my alarm system.)

Awesome! The Write to Panel function took care of it!

However, I still get the following error in the log every 10 seconds or so:

AD2USB Alarm Interface Error Error on line 677
AD2USB Alarm Interface Error panelMsgRead: Error: '18'

I know I’ve seen that. Search this thread and you may find the answer. It could also be that stopping and starting the plugin cures it.

I seem to recall that when I saw this error, it didn’t show up immediately. Maybe an unknown zone needed to be faulted to trigger it? Not sure. Definitely search this thread.

AD2USB Alarm Interface Error Error on line 677
AD2USB Alarm Interface Error panelMsgRead: Error: '18'

Eventually this error went away. I went into all the preferences and re-saved them, switching setting to something different then putting them back. Then I restarted the plug-in, and the errors stopped presenting themselves. Hope this helps someone in the future!

This is such a mega long thread it was difficult for me to sort through it to try and find the issue... I kind of wish that each plug-in could have multiple threads in it to make scanning through previous problems easier?