KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Introduction IR Receiver The KT01 is a touchscreen interface for Comfort. It has a backlit black and white LCD which acts as a keypad and is able to display zone and alarm information from Comfort. It includes a speaker and microphone to record and announce voice messages, as well as an infrared receiver to activate any Response in a similar to KP02 and KP04.
Equipment The following equipment is required Comfort system with firmware version “Outside or Action 4.193” and above. KeyTouch with firmware version 2.22.2 or above. w w w w Contents The KeyTouch KT01 package consists of the following*: KeyTouch Touch Screen (LCD covered by protection sheet) •...
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad U1 – Microcontroller IC. Label indicates the firmware version number “UCM/C-Bus 5.xx”. UCM ID Switch Comfort is able to support up to 8 UCMs. SW7 is a set of 3 headers which determines the UCM ID, according to the table below: Table 1: UCM ID Settings SW2- A SW2- B...
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Installing the KeyTouch into a plasterboard wall uses the mounting bracket as shown: Prepare the wall by marking out, based on the metal casing for the KT01. Loosely assemble the mounting bracket and the KT01 by inserting the two long screws through the side holes and the holes on the mounting bracket.
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KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Lift the bracket, bringing the other end through the bottom of the hole. Align the KeyTouch with the cutout. Once aligned, tighten the screws so that the KeyTouch and the bracket fit securely against the wall, taking care to ensure that it is not overtightened. The cover plate can now be snap fitted to the KeyTouch unit.
Connections Before connecting the KT01 to Comfort, the ID on SW2 must be set according to Table 1. The KT01 acts as a UCM on the Comfort Network, i.e. the ID has to be set according to the number of UCMs in the system.
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad LED D2 (BUSY1) blinks when there is an incoming message for Comfort from KT01. D3 (BUSY2) blinks to indicate a message has been sent to KT01 from Comfort. Software Installation The KT01 is a special version of Clipsal’s C-Touch touchscreen customised specially for Comfort.
The KT01 uses the Serial Communications firmware version 2.22.2 or 2.23.0, available from the CD provided or on Cytech’s website at www.cytech.biz. This is already installed in the KT01. Do NOT install any regular C-Touch firmware as it will NOT work with the KT01.
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad The Battery, Arm State, and Alarm State icons, as well as text indicators for Tamper Alarm and AC Failure indicate the current status of Comfort. A Low Battery condition will result in a change of the battery icon from .
To reflect the arm status, the following must be set: Key function: Status • Network: Local Network • Application: 208 (D0 hex) • Group Address: 128 (80 hex). • Alarm State This icon serves to show when the system is in Alarm. : System is not in alarm (idle, trouble, or alert) : System is in alarm.
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad To reflect the alarm status, the following must be set: Key function: Status • Network: Local Network • Application: 208 (D0 hex) • Group Address: 131 (83 hex). • Battery State This reflects the current battery condition. : Battery is in normal condition (i.e.
To reflect the battery status, the following must be set: Key function: Status • Network: Local Network • Application: 208 (D0 hex) • Group Address: 139 (8B hex). • Mains Failure The default KeyTouch program uses the Text Font Status to indicate the mains status (AC OK for mains normal, AC FAIL for mains failure situations).
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Tamper Status The status of the tamper inputs can be displayed as well. This is programmed in the same way as the previous status with the following settings: Key functions: Status • Network: Local Network • Application: 208 (D0 hex) •...
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Keypad Emulation The Keypad Button directs the user to the Keypad Page as shown below: Here the various buttons work as if they were pressed via an ordinary keypad KP03/04. When the system is armed, entering the user coder will disarm the system.
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To program keys to emulate the keypad keys, set the following parameters: Key Function: “Preset” • Application: 208 (D0 hex) • Tag Level: corresponding to the keypad digit (see Table 2) • Ramp Rate: “instantaneously”. • The following table illustrates the relationship between the Tag values and the keypad keys.
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KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Table 2: Tag Values and Keypad Buttons Tag Values Corresponding Button Remarks (hex) 30 to 39 Keys 0 to 9 Simulates keys on the keypad. ENTER key Enters user code for disarming without entering Voice Menu. EXIT Causes other keypads to exit from voice menu to allow...
Keys 91 Hex to 93 Hex activate the Away, Night and Day keys of the keypads, which are usually programmed to arm to the respective modes, but are able to be programmed for other responses. Keys A0 to AF Hex allow Keypad Function keys 0 to 15 respectively to be activated from KT01 by 1 button press.
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KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Here, under the C-bus tab, the following were selected: Key Function: On/Off • Network: Local Network • Application: Lighting • Group Address: Any unused group address • After that, in order to trigger a response related to that button, one has to program the corresponding counter response in Comfort as well.
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70, 128: skips if the value is less than 128. 05, 01, 255: turns Output 5 on (if counter is greater than 128). Similarly, it can also be programmed in Comfigurator via the following: If LastUcmCounter >= 128 Then Output Output05 On End If This response must then be assigned to a counter corresponding to the group address that the KT01 light button is programmed for.
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KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad that input must be set to: Response:197,19,1,121, 255 Here, 197, 19: send RS232 string to UCM id 3. 1, 121: turn on group address 1. This may also be similarly programmed using Comfigurator. To do so, the CBUS tab must be enabled.
for UCM id 3, assuming that the KT01 is having an id of 3. Security The security page allows users to monitor Comfort zones on KeyTouch. The status shown is their real-time status. In this example, 5 zones are monitored (front door, PIR, 2 windows and a door), as well as the security status of the tamper, alarm, battery, arm status, phone line and AC status.
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KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad To select the zones to be monitored, double-click on any zones then clicking on C-Bus Tab which will bring up the following page. Then select the following: Key Functions: Status • Network: Local Network • Application: 01 •...
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Under the Visual Properties Tab, the visual appearance for the button can be customized to display the zone status when the zone is on or off.
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Panic Clicking on the Panic button on the main page brings the user to the following screen: Here, pressing the panic button will result in a Panic alarm in Comfort. To program the button to do this, double-click on the Panic button and go to the C-Bus Tab.
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Here, set the following: Key Function: On (as one cannot stop a Panic alarm by simply • turning it off) Network: Local Network • Application: 208 (D0 hex) • Group Address: 164 (A4 hex) (to activate alarm) •...
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Others Besides the basic functions covered earlier, there are some other additional functions that can be incorporated in KeyTouch but not shown in the default KeyTouch program. These include: arming, panic status, and arm ready / not ready status. Arming This allows the user to arm the system in the desired mode.
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Panic Status This works in a similar manner to that of tamper status, if desired. To program the KeyTouch to display the Panic status, the following must be set under the C-Bus tab: Key Function: Status • Network: Local Network •...
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Summary of Security Application Messages Security Status Messages (Comfort -> KT01) Table 3: Security Status Messages Security Group KeyTouc Status Status Address Messages (hex) Function System Status Disarmed=OFF, Armed = On Armed/ Disarmed Exit Delay ON when exit delay started Started Entry Delay ON when entry delay started...
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Security Group KeyTouc Status Status Address Messages (hex) Function Line Cut Status OK = Off, Cut = On Arm Fail Arm Fail =On Status Report 1 Status Report 2 Note: The Invalid Password Entry message is received when there is a wrong sign-in code entered from KeyTouch, or after pressing the F-key as Comfort expects another key after the F, or if a key is pressed while another keypad is active.
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Summary of Default KeyTouch Program This page provides a quick guide of the default KeyTouch program to ease of integrating the KeyTouch with Comfort. This is only an example, for reference only Lights Device Key Function Application Group Address Living...
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Infrared Receiver Input On the KT01, an Infrared Receiver is able to receive Comfort Infrared Codes. Comfort IR Codes KT01 just like the KP03/KP04 IR keypad will recognize a set of 128 Comfort IR codes, numbered 0 to 127. Each of these IR codes can trigger a response to be activated.
KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Version History 1.0.9 (30 November 2006): Specified that PICED version should be at least 3.8.0 to support K-Touch Firmware 2.23.0 1.0.8 (12 October 2006): Specified that Clipsal’s PICED software can be used to program the KT01. 1.0.7 (18 June 2006): Specified that KT01 should be classified as a CBus UCM.
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Document Title: KT01 KeyTouch Touchscreen Keypad Version Number: 1.0.9 Filename KTman.doc Date Last Modified: 30 November 2006 Comfort Firmware: Outside 4.193 or above KeyTouch Firmware: 2.23.0 or above Comfigurator: 1.5.0 and above...
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