Interface kit for Hills Reliance R8 - Double Zone alarm

3rd-Party Sensors & Devices
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Hi all,


I currently have a Hills Reliance R8 unit (electrical diagram).

The board has 4 zone port; but on the code/dial-pad, it has 8 LEDs.

I suspect I have a 8-zone alarm system?

If yes, would it work if I connect Konnected alarm interface kit with this unit?


Thanks

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I'd also like an answer to this.  Does anyone from Konnected actually monitor this forum?


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I reached out to their support last time and the following was their answer.

Hope this helps:

If you want to keep the old board you could use an Interface kit. However, it will be only able to read one the zones on a doubling senario. And I’m not sure that board could be setup for a programmable zone to monitor the status of the alarm or a keyswitch for remote arm/disarm.

In that case, I’d recommend a Conversion kit. It would be simplier and allow you to use all the zones as well as full control. However, you will lose the old keypad.

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Anyone help us?

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Exactly the same scenario here. Having Hills Reliance R8 unit with 6 zones configured. Planning to get Konnected Alarm Panel Pro kit, will it work at all?

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Checking in on this thread as I have the same scenario. Has anybody had any luck with Konnected and the Hills Reliance using an interface kit, or is conversion the way to go?

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I haven’t pulled the trigger yet on an interface kit for my Hills r8, but here’s what I have found so far:

  • Can program a zone to be a key switch according to the manual
  • The AUX out can be programmed to be open/close depending on the armed/disarmed status of the system.

What I am trying to figure out is how to let the konnected panel know when the system has been triggered, possibly go off the siren? Anyone got any ideas?