R_Willis Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Since your technically not allowed to wire "wired" smokes directly into a alarm control panel would there be another good way via c4?I have 8 brand new Kiddie i4618 detectors and a SM120x module. What could I tie the 120x into?http://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/products/fire-safety/safety-accessories/auxiliary-devices/sm120x/http://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/products/fire-safety/smoke-alarms/i4618/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Using an approved smoke relay is the only good way with wired smokes. You should be able to wire the output of that module into any number of Control4 contact input devices, like a Control4 controller, a Contact-Relay extender (now discontinued, but still work fine), or an IO Extender. A previous thread on this same topic from earlier this year: http://www.c4forums.com/topic/16564-integrating-smoke-alarms/ Keep in mind, though, the wiring suggested in that thread was for a different manufacturer / model relay, but the concepts should hold the same. Good luck with your project. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Willis Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks Ryan.Would a Card-Access wireless contact sensor work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I assume so, although this is probably the sort of thing you'd want the CA device to be hardwired to power, as opposed to battery-powered. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Willis Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 True. Thanks for your help (as always) Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyfarm299 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I know the user manual says not to connect it to a panel, but is there anything ACTUALLY keeping you from doing it? Seems like it would work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 You mean to an alarm panel? I can't think of any reason it shouldn't work as a zone input on an alarm panel, other than smokes have a fairly high 'false alarm' rate. Maybe it's a legal thing. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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