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title: "VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel, PCB in Aluminum Enclosure"
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# IP-based fast alarm signaling 48-zone expandable security Chip v10.24 latest firmware VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel, PCB in Aluminum Enclosure

**Brand:** honeywell
**Price:** $273.79
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔐 Elevate your security game with Honeywell VISTA-20P — where smart protection meets professional power.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel, PCB in Aluminum Enclosure by honeywell
- **How much does it cost?** $273.79 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- honeywell enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted honeywell brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Robust Compatibility:** Works flawlessly with Honeywell Ademco’s full range of sensors—cover flood, freeze, fire, smoke, CO, and burglary threats.
- • **Future-Proof Firmware:** Equipped with the latest chip version 10.24—ensuring cutting-edge performance and ongoing system enhancements.
- • **Lightning-Fast Alerts:** Harness IP connectivity for instant alarm signals and remote system management—stay connected no matter where you are.
- • **Ultimate Zone Control:** Scale your security effortlessly with up to 48 zones—customize protection for every corner of your home or office.
- • **Seamless Emergency Response:** Automatically notify police, fire, and emergency services—peace of mind that acts fast when it matters most.

## Overview

The Honeywell VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel is a high-capacity, expandable home security system housed in a durable aluminum enclosure. Supporting up to 48 zones, it integrates IP-based alarm signaling for rapid emergency notifications and remote management. Compatible with a wide range of Honeywell Ademco sensors, it offers comprehensive protection against burglary, fire, flood, smoke, and carbon monoxide. Featuring the latest chip version 10.24, this system is designed for professional-grade installations and future scalability, making it a top choice for tech-savvy homeowners and security professionals alike.

## Description

The high capacity, feature-rich VISTA-20P lets you deliver more value to your customers on each and every sale with up to 48 zones of protection, Internet uploading/downloading, graphic keypad support and dual partitions. VISTA-20P gives you the ability to send alarm signals and upload/download via an Internet protocol (IP), improving the speed at which information can be delivered to and from the control panel. In addition, the VISTA-20P, used with an alarm net Internet or digital communicator can be installed in Premises without telco lines with no sacrifice in functionality. The panel's installation advantages, innovative end-user benefits and robust system capacity make the value-priced VISTA-20P an ideal choice for higher end installations. Chip version is 10.24 (Latest update 3/8/2023)

Review: Professional system and results requiring some investment of time yielding years of savings! - After my second home was broken into, and the front door left open for who knows how long, I decided I wanted an alarm. After much research, and not wanting to deal with contracts, salesmen and high monthly fees, I ended up with this panel and a totally expandable professional system that texts me when the alarm is disarmed, armed, fire, trouble, flood, and of course if a break-in occurs. The basics of the system are the 20P panel, the 15P would be fine for most,unless you have more than six wired zones, the EVL-4 Eyezon IP communicator, which requires a hardwired connection to the router, and mounts inside the cabinet, 12 volt back up battery, required as it drives the siren as well as power failure back-up, siren, and don't go for anything less than the 6160RF keypad. The RF denotes that the keypad is capable of receiving and transmitting to wireless devices. Even if you don't think you'll want or need wireless, once you read up and see all the endless possibilities of the wireless devices and sensors, you'll be glad you spent the little extra to go RF. If you don't own a drill, wire strippers, or maybe even a soldering iron, and willing to roll up your sleeves and learn a little about all the well thought out and time proven nuances and actually read the manual-then this is probably not the system for you. Just looking at the manual and all the options are a bit overwhelming, but once you dig in, only a few of the actual programming prompts need to be changed. Each zone needs to be told how to react to the sensor, but just read and check out a few youtube videos. You don't need to be a computer programmer or rocket scientist-Just be willing to invest a little time and energy during the install, and you won't need to touch it again unless you want to do some upgrades and enhancements, which I'm sure most techie types will be fascinated by the possibilities. I'm working to install an electric water valve in the main water line, so the water is shut off when armed in away mode-no flood worries!
Review: Works Great! Lots of Features! Not For The Faint of Heart. - So my Journey began with an old Brinks / ADM system that got reset and I couldn’t find installer codes to recover. It was 25 years old anyway. I wanted to keep my existing wired sensors including C0 detector but I also wanted to be able to expand the system by adding zones. The Vista 20 P was just the thing. I was able to replace the old Brinks BHS3000 system by simply swapping the boards within the enclosure. Yes they were the exact same housings. This kept me from having to pull back all the wiring and feed them into the new enclosure. This allowed me to simply disconnect each wire, one at a time, and re land it on the Honeywell board. Took me a total of 20 min. For good measure the enclosure door was a perfect swap so all the labels are correct. That was the easy part.... Then came programming. With the included manual and quite a bit of help from YouTube, the system is now working. It takes a bit of patience to learn how to read the manual. The YouTube videos provided a great deal of clarity. I used a 6160RF key pad to allow for wireless sensor expansion and remote key fob use. After About three hours I had it working at least as well as my old system. There are some tricks to it like in zone 1 you have to use one of the included terminating resistors if you plan to use it for a door or window switch. Also if you want the zone chime to work on the doors or windows only, you have to create a “Zone List” which has to be Zone List #03. Spent at least an hour figuring that one out. Wouldn’t have put so much time into that one item but my wife and kids like having the door chimes. Bottom line is the system upgrade cost me approx $140 with one keypad (I’ll be adding more later) and it was actually more capable than what I had expected. Keep in mind it’s designed for a professional installer so don’t expect plug-and-play but once it’s up and running it’s a solid, scaleable system. I’ll write more as I take advantage of the features.

## Features

- Police, fire department and other emergency service can be called automatically
- Honeywell ademco vista 20P 8 zone control panel expands to a 48 zone home security system
- Total connect alarm monitoring gives customers the ability to protect their home and family
- Works with Honeywell ademco accessories for flood, freeze, burglary, fire, smoke and co detection
- Chip version 10.24

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000H05W9C |
| Best Sellers Rank | #336 in Home Security Systems |
| Brand | Honeywell |
| Built-In Media | Alarm |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (469) |
| Item Dimensions | 13 x 3 x 15 inches |
| Manufacturer | Honeywell Ademco |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Mfr Part Number | VISTA-20P |
| Model Number | VISTA-20P |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| UPC | 781410417571 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Honeywell
- **Color:** Multicolor
- **Included Components:** Alarm
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 13 x 3 x 15 inches
- **Power Source:** Corded Electric

## Images

![VISTA-20P Ademco Control Panel, PCB in Aluminum Enclosure - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61-Y08QXRTL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this system support the envisalink evl-4?**
A: Yes, it installs as a keypad (power from cabinet and a couple of data lines).  You will have to devise your own mounting or (measure and) drill an odd hole pattern.  I mounted the EVL-4 to a small piece of plastic with the included standoffs, then attached the plastic to the back of the cabinet with a couple of screws.  I replace my old vista 15 with the vista 20p, used zone doubling, added a wireless receiver/alpha keypad, and added the evl-4 all at once.  In retrospect, I would get the panel working and programmed prior to adding the envisalink.  Once I'm through testing, my next step is to add their monitoring service.

**Q: Is the Vista 20-P RF capable out of the box? Can I add wireless motion detectors or do I need 2 buy additional wireless module first?**
A: You have quite a few options: Install a 6160RF Keypad (alpha which is zone description read out), 6150RF (no zone description but has RF) You must be aware that a 6150RF has a medium receiver and a 6160RF has a high receiver and this means the 6150RF will allow 16 zones whereas the 6160RF will allow the max number of zones your panel can support. If you install a 6150RF and you try to place 17 wireless zones you will get an error. You can also do standalone receivers such as the 5881ENL (low range adds 8 wireless zones), 5881ENM (16 zones), 5881ENH (high range based on your panels max wireless zones) all of which can be used on a V15P, V20P, V32FB, V128BPT etc.. There is a 5881ENHC which is used in commercial applications. I own an alarm company and we buy our panels here because they are cheaper than our distributor.

**Q: What battery do I need to use (voltage, amp hours...)?**
A: The Vista20P uses a rechargeable 12 volt dc 4 amp hour battery.The 12vdc 5 amp hour or 12vdc 7 amp hour batteries can also be used.The larger amp hour rated batteries last longer during a power outage.Hope this helps.

**Q: Does this come with a power supply and/or battery or do I have to buy those seperately**
A: The power supply is right on the same circuit board as the alarm board.  See the large heat sink?  That is the power supply my friend.  Power transformer to power it but no backup battery as size of battery is the installer's choice.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Professional system and results requiring some investment of time yielding years of savings!
*by T***E on March 2, 2017*

After my second home was broken into, and the front door left open for who knows how long, I decided I wanted an alarm. After much research, and not wanting to deal with contracts, salesmen and high monthly fees, I ended up with this panel and a totally expandable professional system that texts me when the alarm is disarmed, armed, fire, trouble, flood, and of course if a break-in occurs. The basics of the system are the 20P panel, the 15P would be fine for most,unless you have more than six wired zones, the EVL-4 Eyezon IP communicator, which requires a hardwired connection to the router, and mounts inside the cabinet, 12 volt back up battery, required as it drives the siren as well as power failure back-up, siren, and don't go for anything less than the 6160RF keypad. The RF denotes that the keypad is capable of receiving and transmitting to wireless devices. Even if you don't think you'll want or need wireless, once you read up and see all the endless possibilities of the wireless devices and sensors, you'll be glad you spent the little extra to go RF. If you don't own a drill, wire strippers, or maybe even a soldering iron, and willing to roll up your sleeves and learn a little about all the well thought out and time proven nuances and actually read the manual-then this is probably not the system for you. Just looking at the manual and all the options are a bit overwhelming, but once you dig in, only a few of the actual programming prompts need to be changed. Each zone needs to be told how to react to the sensor, but just read and check out a few youtube videos. You don't need to be a computer programmer or rocket scientist-Just be willing to invest a little time and energy during the install, and you won't need to touch it again unless you want to do some upgrades and enhancements, which I'm sure most techie types will be fascinated by the possibilities. I'm working to install an electric water valve in the main water line, so the water is shut off when armed in away mode-no flood worries!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works Great! Lots of Features! Not For The Faint of Heart.
*by J***A on June 23, 2018*

So my Journey began with an old Brinks / ADM system that got reset and I couldn’t find installer codes to recover. It was 25 years old anyway. I wanted to keep my existing wired sensors including C0 detector but I also wanted to be able to expand the system by adding zones. The Vista 20 P was just the thing. I was able to replace the old Brinks BHS3000 system by simply swapping the boards within the enclosure. Yes they were the exact same housings. This kept me from having to pull back all the wiring and feed them into the new enclosure. This allowed me to simply disconnect each wire, one at a time, and re land it on the Honeywell board. Took me a total of 20 min. For good measure the enclosure door was a perfect swap so all the labels are correct. That was the easy part.... Then came programming. With the included manual and quite a bit of help from YouTube, the system is now working. It takes a bit of patience to learn how to read the manual. The YouTube videos provided a great deal of clarity. I used a 6160RF key pad to allow for wireless sensor expansion and remote key fob use. After About three hours I had it working at least as well as my old system. There are some tricks to it like in zone 1 you have to use one of the included terminating resistors if you plan to use it for a door or window switch. Also if you want the zone chime to work on the doors or windows only, you have to create a “Zone List” which has to be Zone List #03. Spent at least an hour figuring that one out. Wouldn’t have put so much time into that one item but my wife and kids like having the door chimes. Bottom line is the system upgrade cost me approx $140 with one keypad (I’ll be adding more later) and it was actually more capable than what I had expected. Keep in mind it’s designed for a professional installer so don’t expect plug-and-play but once it’s up and running it’s a solid, scaleable system. I’ll write more as I take advantage of the features.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fantastic, easy to program panel with pro features and awesome expansion capability
*by D***R on November 16, 2014*

I had no idea this panel would bring me here. By here I mean due to my OCD the level of expansion it offers all for 70 bucks. In just over a year I've nearly maxed it out. All 48 rf zones utilized, 7 hardwired and 10 button remote zones used. With a 20p & a 6160rf you can easily best any ADT or similar system out there. Add a Tuxedo touch and you can get Total Connect 2.0 with Zwave automated thermostats as I do up to 3 along with dimmers and outlets. With a 4204 relay module and some wiring you can open/close your garage doors. Or you could just get the panel, a 6160rf and an 5802wxt panic pendant and keep an aging parent safe with basic phone line monitoring all for less than 250$ I have opted for full Total Connect premium service for 44$ a month that includes texting of sensor events, video events & alarms. It can set my thermostats back, turn all my lights off and lock my door when I press the arm away button on my key fob saving on heating costs. Granted I spent the additional $ for the Zwave enabled devices but still, it is truly awesome what you can do with this 70$ panel. I could go on and on but simply put. This thing is the cat's ass

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