Hi,
I'm trying to assemble my alarm and am running into some mounting and wiring questions. First, is there a good connector and/or method of daisy-chaining devices on the RS-485 bus? I would prefer not to cut the CAT6 wires. At the moment I only have an M2P keypad to connect using CAT6. I looped the wire into the wall so it can continue throughout the house if I want to attach other devices. Although to be honest I am unsure which devices are simple switches vs RS-485 serial interface.
I have window and door wired sensors installed, I think these are Hall-effect switches and each has a wire pair coming into the wire closet. I also have a Bosch motion sensor and 6 glass break detectors that aren't wired yet. Perhaps these are switches also? Down the road I will install smoke/CO detectors connected to the alarms. Will these utilize RS-485 interface?
Lastly, is there a good technique for mounting the alarm board into a Leviton structured wiring panel? I have a couple mounting tabs for the Elk I purchased, but as best I can tell I will just have to drill them into the Leviton panel. Is there any compatible mounting hardware available?
Thanks for helping a newbie.
Lifespeed
I'm trying to assemble my alarm and am running into some mounting and wiring questions. First, is there a good connector and/or method of daisy-chaining devices on the RS-485 bus? I would prefer not to cut the CAT6 wires. At the moment I only have an M2P keypad to connect using CAT6. I looped the wire into the wall so it can continue throughout the house if I want to attach other devices. Although to be honest I am unsure which devices are simple switches vs RS-485 serial interface.
I have window and door wired sensors installed, I think these are Hall-effect switches and each has a wire pair coming into the wire closet. I also have a Bosch motion sensor and 6 glass break detectors that aren't wired yet. Perhaps these are switches also? Down the road I will install smoke/CO detectors connected to the alarms. Will these utilize RS-485 interface?
Lastly, is there a good technique for mounting the alarm board into a Leviton structured wiring panel? I have a couple mounting tabs for the Elk I purchased, but as best I can tell I will just have to drill them into the Leviton panel. Is there any compatible mounting hardware available?
Thanks for helping a newbie.
Lifespeed