RE: Comfort Design Question

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are indeed some very confusing combination restrictions, that I
really haven't ever got my head around... (I've never needed slave
expansion, or more that 16 zones yet).

Have you see the truth table here:
http://www.home-control.co.uk/products/product_info.php?cPath=1_16&produ
cts_id=355&osCsid=ad21b852c566944002fd6f6ad1743f32

You can also download the user manual from that page, which may have
additional information...

Failing that, have you joined up for the comfort forums?

Paul G.

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ben McCormack
Sent: 30 May 2008 10:31
To: UKHA Group
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Comfort Design Question

Paul

I really need more inputs rather than outputs.

So I would like to use the 16 input board (LEM03) but from what I can
see when I use that board I cannot add any slave expansion boards at a
later date.

Ben

On 30 May 2008, at 10:21, Paul Gordon wrote:

> Hi Ben.
>
> You may well be able to fit all that in a single panel, - but it will
> possibly be a squeeze, depending how you plan/arrange it.
>
> Many of the modules can be "stacked" on top of each other in
the same
> mounting position within the case by using long standoff pillars, this
> helps a lot, but can also be a hindrance in terms of access to
> obscured
> terminals, so it's certainly worthwhile thinking about what boards
> you're likely to need access to after fitting.
>
> I'll try to take a picture of the layout of my panel tomorrow, but
> from
> memory I have the following all within the main panel:
>
> Ultra II mainboard
> LEM01-G2 local expansion module
> ADM01 Aux distribution module
> LSM01 Light sensor module
> UCM05
> Ringer module
> RLY01 Relay board (4 relays)
> Battery
>
> If you want the zone expansion, you can either use a SEM (slave
> expansion) or a LEM (Local expansion) module. The design of the LEM is
> such that it mounts on top of the mainboard & connects via a
ribbon
> cable. The Ringer module also mounts on top of the mainboard.
>
> A SEP is a complete additional panel with another power supply,
> another
> "mainboard" - but not a full comfort mainboard obviously, -
it's a cut
> down version; - a SEM, which is designed to be mounted remotely from
> the
> main panel, and connects back to it via a standard alarm cable (I
> believe)... I don't have any form of Slave expansion in my system,
> so I
> may be a little off in my understanding of how the slaves work,
> because
> as you say, it is a little confusing!
>
> With both LEM's & SEM's beware that I believe there are several
> flavours
> of each, - AIUI all of them have 16 "ports" - but some of
them are
> split
> as 8 inputs & 8 outputs, whereas others are all 16 inputs. - If
you
> have
> no requirement for additional output ports, them maybe you'd prefer to
> opt for the 16 input versions which would give you 24 inputs & 8
> outputs...
>
> HTH.
>
> Paul G.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ben McCormack
> Sent: 29 May 2008 20:55
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: [ukha_d] Comfort Design Question
>
> Hi All
>
> I am just about to place an order for my Comfort system.
>
> The plan is to install Comfort in a central location and run all
> wiring back to this point and I am looking to purchase the following
>
> Comfort Gen 2 Untra II Panel
> Backup Battery
> KP04 Main Keypad
> Door Phone
> Phone Protection Board
> CBUS Interface
> Ethernet Module - UCM01/ETH
>
> Now what is not obvious to me is how all the part physically fit
> together. Can all the above be located in the Main Panel?
>
> Now thinking about zones
>
> Initially I will need about 10 zones but this may increase over time
> if I put magnetic sensors on each window. So I will need to add extra
> zones.
>
> So what is the best way of doing this.
>
> Do I go for a Slave Expansion Panel? Or Unibox?
>
> I am confused about this, can anyone help?
>
> Regards
> Ben
>
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