smoke alarm connected to home security system?

[bazeebus]

I'd like to connect all my smoke alarms to my new security system (Ademco Vista 20p control panel). What sort of smokes do I need to buy and how is it wired?

thx

[MrRonFL]

In general, you cannot easily connect single station/single station interconnected smoke alarms to security panels. A few brands make a relay for the purpose, but for a number of reasons it's a bad idea.

System smoke detectors are a different proposition. Most newer systems will support one zone (8 to 16, depending on system brand) of two wire smokes, or several zones of 4-wire smokes.

I favor the System Sensor brand. The I3 models are simply physically easier to connect.

Otherwise, any of the major brands will work just fine.