Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - RF5501 Low temp alert zone wiring
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pkeegan
01-01-06, 03:45 PM
Thanks to all. I've learned quite a bit looking through the threads on this forum but I still have a couple of questions.
1) The Power 632 manual states on page 8 that devices wired to a keypad zone must be wired as EOL loops. Does this apply to the RF5501? The RF5501 manual does not indicate EOL loops as a requirement in Section 1.3 RF5501 wiring.
2) If you do wire the zone input on the keypad as EOL, do all devices for the other zones have to be EOL as well and the First System Option Code Option 1 be set to off? Or can the keypad zone be wired differently than the other 6 hardwired zones?
3)How is the temperature alert internally wired (EOL or NC loop)?
4)All the hardwired zones I have are NC loops, will the temperature alert work in my system?
5) Anyone tried using the low temp alert? What zone defiinition did you use and are your loops EOL or NC?
Thanks
1) The Power 632 manual states on page 8 that devices wired to a keypad zone must be wired as EOL loops. Does this apply to the RF5501? The RF5501 manual does not indicate EOL loops as a requirement in Section 1.3 RF5501 wiring.
2) If you do wire the zone input on the keypad as EOL, do all devices for the other zones have to be EOL as well and the First System Option Code Option 1 be set to off? Or can the keypad zone be wired differently than the other 6 hardwired zones?
3)How is the temperature alert internally wired (EOL or NC loop)?
4)All the hardwired zones I have are NC loops, will the temperature alert work in my system?
5) Anyone tried using the low temp alert? What zone defiinition did you use and are your loops EOL or NC?
Thanks
MrRonFL
01-01-06, 06:07 PM
In general, the requiresments of the control panel itself trump the features of the keypad. The fast and dirty test is to enable the zone as a plain instant zone, and see if it needs the resistor or not. It's been long enough since I set one up that I can't remember which. I work on commercial installs primarily, so I always enable resistors.
The temp alert device is just a relay/switch output. The need for a resistor depends on what you attach it to.
There is an actual zone type in DSC panels for this: it's type 20 24 hour Freeze. If you don't want it to set off the actual alarm, you could set it as a supervisory buzzer zone (type 10) that only sounds at the keypads.
The temp alert device is just a relay/switch output. The need for a resistor depends on what you attach it to.
There is an actual zone type in DSC panels for this: it's type 20 24 hour Freeze. If you don't want it to set off the actual alarm, you could set it as a supervisory buzzer zone (type 10) that only sounds at the keypads.
pkeegan
01-02-06, 07:23 AM
Thanks for the info.