Smart Implant wiring with alarm panel strobe.

[sinky100 0]

Hi Guys,

 

I purchased a smart implant for a small project on a Comfort CM9001-ULT alarm panel. I want the smart implant to recognise when the strobe is activated. The implant has 0/12V Aux supplying the implant with power, so I was hoping to use IN1 for the 12V output for the siren. This should revert alarm state back to the system. 

Seems that my panel is only connected to STR- (strobe neg) as this is the switching terminal. The 12VF isn’t connected and I assume is linked at the siren box itself from another 12V supply. The strobe functions, so I guess its wired correctly.

The idea is that on seeing the strobe activation a signal would be sent to strobe my LIFX downlighters as well, giving a more impactful visual effect to deter intruders.

 

The implant is connected to the AUX 12V/COM for power and is working and connected to the system. The only issue I have is the connections for the strobe. 

 

Anyone have any ideas on how this should be connected, so as to see the change in state whe the strobe activates?

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[Martin_N 154]

@sinky100

 

Hello,

I don't know your system, but I will describe a few application notes.
1) avoid direct connection of SI to any voltage output of external systems (unless you intend to detect 0-10V voltage in analog mode), always use an isolating relay. On the SI side, you will then read a two-state signal using a binary input.

2) in most systems, the STROBE function is configured to switch on even after the alarm has disappeared (until the alarm is cleared from memory).
Therefore, it will not be appropriate to use STROBE for this application, even if you insert a relay.

3) you have freely configurable outputs in the system, they are either relay (here you will use a direct connection of SI to a binary input), or voltage (most often type OC - open collector) and here you connect SI via an isolating relay.
In your case, these will be terminals OP1 to OPxx. (OPxx negative potencial).
Some OPs are already set to active alarm from the factory.

 

Please leave feedback if this helped you.

eM.