SilentKnight IP Communicator User Manual
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IP Communicator Series Installation Document — P/N 53109:I 4/26/2010
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Wiring the IPDACT Series Within the Fire Alarm Control Panel Enclosure
Figure 5 and Figure 6 detail the connections that must be made between the IPDACT Series and the FACP.
RJ45 Connector for connection to RS232 serial port.
Use a Serial to USB converter if the computer does not have an RS232 port.
(FOR PROGRAMMING USE ONLY)
Supplied Phone Cable
Supplied Phone Cable
(factory
installed)
Ferrite*
Ferrite*
(minimum wire
gauge 22-14 Awg)
(Note the the male plug connectors on the other end of the Supplied Phone
Cable, plug into the Primary and Secondary Phone Jacks on the FACP DACT.)
1K
Ω ELR
From FACP Nonresettable 24VDC (-)
From FACP Nonresettable 24VDC (+)
(minimum wire gauge 18-14 Awg)
RJ45 Connector for connection to
Ethernet/Internet (minimum wire
gauge 24-22 Awg)
* Refer to Figure 7 for Ferrite Bead Installation.
The smaller ferrite bead is used on the “TO AP”
connection.
The larger ferrite bead is used on the “24VDC”
connection.
Figure 5 IPDACT Wiring
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da
c
tbr
d.
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