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HOME AUTOMATION GUIDE TO THE HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM Quick Guide...
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Rules for installing the By-me system Introduction This guide groups ten basic rules for creating a home automation system with the By-me home automation system: from choosing the cables for wiring the devices to correctly sizing the system and making provision for a sufficient number of power supply units (taking account of the absorption of each device in the field);...
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Rules for installing the By-me system 1. Choosing the wiring cables Use cables of different colours to distinguish between the different lines of By-me devices during installation. The cable for Vimar Bus systems (2x0.5 mm ) is insulated for 400 V nominal voltage to earth and can be routed along the same ducts as are used to carry category I power cables.
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Input to the Description Bus (mA) Bus (mA) EIKON ARKÉ PLANA DIN rail 01804 SAI-BUS By-me back-up unit 01807 SAI-BUS 600 mA DIN back-up unit The tables on the following pages show the absorption of the devices on the By-me BUS.
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the By-me system Absorption of the devices from the By-me BUS (29 Vdc power supply) Draw Draw from Code Description from Bus AUX power EIKON ARKÉ IDEA PLANA DIN rail (mA) supply (mA)
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the By-me system Absorption of the devices from the By-me BUS (29 Vdc power supply) Draw Draw from Code Description from Bus AUX power EIKON ARKÉ IDEA PLANA DIN rail (mA) supply (mA)
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the By-me system Absorption of the devices from the By-me BUS (29 Vdc power supply) Draw Draw from Code Description from Bus AUX power EIKON ARKÉ IDEA PLANA DIN rail (mA) supply (mA)
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Line installation topology The By-me system is designed in such a way that the devices of a given line can be connected in practically any order, with the exception of speaker system components.
7. Resetting the devices when first switching on the control unit After first switching on the By-me control unit, always manually reset all the automation and speaker system devices in the system. This will avoid potential issues related to the same addresses being present in the devices in the field.
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the By-me system 8. Actuator-load wiring diagram To quickly configure the system it is a good rule to have a detailed diagram of the connection of all the actuators and their controlled loads as well as already have agreed with the customer on the points for switching on from the various controls in the field.
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By-me burglar alarm system data Maximum number of devices Number of groups...
Typical use in systems where there are many automation devices and it is necessary to add audio devices. In this case, the speaker system devices are configured in a different line to the other By-me devices. The second power supply and the dedicated decoupler are optional and must only be included when necessary for reasons of consumption.
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the sound system Example 3: By-me automation and speaker system on the same branch. 01902 01903 01801 Power supply Decoupler for By-me 20582 unit power supply unit 20581 20581 01801 20581 By-me branch:...
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the sound system Speaker system constraints In order to ensure correct system operation and complete functionality in the installation it is necessary to respect the constraints given in the following tables: Distances between transmitters and receivers Maximum distance between a receiver and a transmitter with no intermediate shunts 300 m See diagram A...
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the sound system Diagram C RCA audio input Receiver 100 m 01901 20582 01904 01904 Shunt Shunt 20582 RCA audio input 21588 Max 30 m with cable sect. 1.5 mm Max 100 m 20582 RCA audio 01901 input...
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the sound system Distances between receivers and speakers Distance between receiver 1+1 W RMS (14581, 19581, 20581) and speakers 10 m See diagram D Distance between receiver 10+10 W RMS (01901) and speakers 30 m See diagram E Distance between receiver 3+3 W RMS (01901) and speakers...
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the sound system Types of wiring Wiring development Condition 1 Condition 2 If AB > 300 m: If AB < 300 m: • ensure that the maximum distance • no limit on position between RX and TX between TX and RX is less than 300 m (see diagram G, H and I) If Max (AB,AC,BC) >...
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Home Automation System Guide Rules for installing the sound system Diagram G TOTAL 600 m 30 m 300 m 300 m 30 m 21588 21588 20582 RCA audio 01901 01901 input Receiver Receiver 21588 21588 Flush mounting Flush mounting speakers speakers - 8 modules (4+4) - 8 modules (4+4)
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Each shunt enables shunting a By-me No. of By-me shunts 01903 branch beginning from the “audio” branch No. of By-me devices that can be con- In each shunt created by the decoupler nected to the By-me shunt 01903 I can connect max 10 By-me devices...
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