About The Communicator; System Components; Terminals - DMP Electronics iComSL Series Programming And Installation Manual

ABOUT THE COMMUNICATOR

The iComSL™ Series Universal Alarm Communicator provides a fully supervised alarm communication path for any
burglary, commercial fire, or residential fire control panel. The iComSL Series can be connected to a control panel's
dialer output and used to capture Contact ID messages based on SIA DC‑05‑1999.09‑DCS. The iComSL uses built‑in
network communication to send messages to DMP Model SCS‑1R or SCS‑VR receivers. The communicator also
provides four input zones and two open‑collector outputs for connection to burglary, commercial fire, or residential
fire control panel outputs and zones.
The iComSL Series Universal Alarm Communicator Zone 4 allows a connection to the bell output of an existing control
panel. The communicator operates in a variety of applications: CID Dialer Connection, Zones 1‑4 Input Connections, or
Zone 4 Bell Connection. See Applications.
The iComSLZ includes an onboard Z‑Wave controller for home automation applications. The iComSLF Fire Universal
Alarm Communicator includes a red enclosure and a Model 685‑R (Red) backbox.
Features
• Zone 1‑4 terminals with 12 V and 24 V power input
• EASYconnect™
• Tip & Ring terminal
• Programming header for connecting to a programming keypad
• LED to indicate armed state and power conditions
What is Included
• PCB with enclosure
• Model 685‑R (Red) backbox (iComSLF modules only)
• Hardware pack

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Terminals

Power Connection Terminals
iComSL and iComSLZ may be powered from the 12 VDC auxiliary output of the control panel. iComSLF may be
powered from the 12 VDC or 24 VDC auxiliary output. Observe polarity and use 18‑22 AWG wire to connect the
communicator terminal +DC to the +12 or +24 V positive terminal on the control panel auxiliary output. See Figure 1.
Connect the communicator terminal G (ground) to the negative terminal on the control panel auxiliary output.
Control Panel Standby Power
During a power outage, the communicator draws power from the control panel's backup battery. The communicator
must be included in the standby battery calculations for the control panel.
Zones 1‑4
Terminals Z1 to Z3, G (ground), Z4+ and Z4‑ provide four zones to connect to individual relay outputs on the control
panel. Zone 4 (Z4+ and Z4‑) can be connected to the control panel bell output. See Zone 4 Bell Cadence Information.
Open‑Collector Outputs
Terminals O1 and O2 can be programmed to indicate the activity of the zones or conditions occurring on the system.
Open‑Collector outputs do not provide a voltage but instead switch‑to‑ground the voltage from another source.
Maximum voltage is 30 VDC at 50 mA. The outputs can respond to any of the conditions listed below:
• Activation by zone condition: Steady, Pulse, Momentary, or Follow
• Communication
• Armed area annunciation
• Remote Arming Output
Dialer Connection
Directly connect the Telco phone line (tip and ring) from the control panel to the terminal R (Ring) and one into
terminal T (Tip). See CID Dialer Connection.
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