I'm about to install my elk m1 gold after spending months buy parts. I read the keypad installation manual but I'm confused. First this am trying to accomplish is to take some load of the M1 control its. So I will be running power from my altronix to the databus hub and the Data A and Data B on the M1 panel will be connected to the A and B of the data bus hub. Can I do that? If I can do this, does the positive wire (+12v power source) comes from the altronix and the negative comes from the M1 panel?
Second problem am facing: I home run cat 5 for all my keypads. I realized that the keypad comes with a jumper. The manual says " Ideal setup is 2 home run cables with daisy chained devices. The last device on each cable MUST have a terminating resistor installed (activated) via the 2 pin header/jumpers marked JP1 on M1KP2 Keypad" do i need to install the jumper if i home run the keypad wire?
Second problem am facing: I home run cat 5 for all my keypads. I realized that the keypad comes with a jumper. The manual says " Ideal setup is 2 home run cables with daisy chained devices. The last device on each cable MUST have a terminating resistor installed (activated) via the 2 pin header/jumpers marked JP1 on M1KP2 Keypad" do i need to install the jumper if i home run the keypad wire?