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3 | Installation

3.3 | Sensor loop wiring

1 | Overview

Turning the keypad nightlight on or off:
1.  Press [MENU] to open the Main menu.
2.  Use [NEXT] to go to the Press 5 for Settings Menu option, 

or simply press [5].

3.  Use [NEXT] to go to the Press 4 for Keypad Confi g

 

option, 

or simply press [4].

4.  Use [NEXT] to go to the Press 4 for Nightlight

 

option, or 

simply press [4].

5.  Press [ENTER] to turn it on or off. The changes apply 

immediately.

6.  Press [ESC] to exit the menu.

You can adjust the keypad’s display brightness level, and you 
can turn the keypad’s nightlight feature on or off.

Adjusting the keypad display brightness:
1.  Press [MENU] to open the Main menu.
2.  Use [NEXT] to go to the Press 5 for Settings Menu option, 

or simply press [5].

3.  Use [NEXT] to go to the Press 4 for Keypad Confi g

 

option, 

or simply press [4].

4.  Press [1] to adjust the brightness.
5.  Use [PREV] or [NEXT] to adjust the brightness level. The 

changes apply immediately.

6.  Press [ESC] to exit the menu.

4 | Display

To wire detection devices to the B921C inputs, connect them 
to the keypad terminals labeled for 1, 2, 3, 4, and COM. Wire 
resistance on each sensor loop must be less than 100 Ω with 
the detection devices connected. The terminal strip supports 12 
to 22 AWG (0.65 to 2 mm) wires.
The keypad detects open, short, normal, and ground fault circuit 
conditions on its sensor loops and transmits the conditions to 
the control panel. Each sensor loop is assigned a point number 
and transmits to the control panel individually. Run wires away 
from the premises telephone and AC wiring. Refer to 

Figure 3.3

.

Callout

Description

1

Keypad’s COM 1, 2, 3, and 4 terminal strip

2

Keypad sensor loops

3

1 kΩ EOL resistor (ICP-1K22AWG-10)

4

Wiring to additional sensor loops

Figure 3.3: Wiring sensor loops

1COM2 3COM4

After you set the address switches for the proper address, 
mount the keypad base, wire to the control panel, and attach the 
keypad to the base.

3.1 | Mount the keypad

3.2 | Wire to the control panel

You can surface mount the keypad, or mount it to standard 
electrical boxes, including single and double gang boxes.

Mounting the keypad:
1.  Use the base as a template to mark the desired mounting 

surface. Refer to 

Figure 1.1 

for mounting hole and wiring 

locations.

2.  Pull the wiring through the desired wire opening in the 

base.

3.  Use the appropriate mounting hardware (supplied) to 

mount the base to the desired mounting surface. Refer to 

Figure 1.1 

for mounting hole and wiring locations

.

When you wire the keypad to a control panel, use the control 
panel terminals labeled R, Y, G, B (PWR, A, B, COM). Connect 
them to the keypad terminals labeled R, Y, G, B. Refer to 

Figure 3.1

.

You can connect keypads to the SDI2 data bus by parallel wire 
run from the control panel to each keypad, wire from keypad to 
keypad, or a combination of the two techniques. Refer to 

Figure 3.2

.

Callout ― Description

1 ― Control panel

2 ― Terminal wiring

3 ― Keypad’s SDI2 wiring terminal block

Figure 3.2: Installing multiple keypads using the SDI2 terminals

Reconnect the keypad to the base by sliding the keypad onto 
the base (reverse of 

Step 2

). The keypad automatically locks 

onto the base. Apply power to the system.

Figure 3.1: Wiring the keypad to the SDI2 bus connection 

(B5512 shown)

2 | SDI2 address switches

Two switches determine the address for the keypad. The control 
panel uses the address for communications. Use a slotted 
screwdriver to set the switches. 

Figure 2.1: Unlocking the keypad

Figure 2.2: Removing the keypad from base

Set the address switches per the control panel confi guration. 
If multiple SDI2 keypads reside on the same system, each 
SDI2 keypad must have a unique address. For single-digit 
addresses 1 through 9, set the tens switch to 0. 

Figure 2.4

 

shows the address switch setting for address 1.

2.2 | Set the address switches

1.  Unlock the keypad by turning the lock counter-clockwise. 

Refer to 

Figure  2.1.

2.  Hold the keypad by the base in one hand. With the other 

hand, gently push down on the keypad to remove it from 
the base. Refer to 

Figure 2.2.

3.  Look at the back of the keypad, and locate the switches. 

Figure 2.3: Address switches

2 | Access the address switches

2.3 | Understand addresses and point numbers

Examples

For B921C address 

01

 the point numbers for the input devices 

are 11 through 14: 

Terminal number

1

2

3

4

Point number

11

12

13

14

For B921C address 

11

 the point numbers for the input devices 

are 111 through 114: 

Terminal number

1

2

3

4

Point number

111

112 113

114

To determine the point numbers for each keypad address, 
multiply the address number by 10 for the base number, and 
then use numbers 1 through 4 in the ones place for the point 
numbers. 

The B921C keypad is a SDI2 bus compatible device. Each 
keypad has user adjustable options such as volume and 
backlight, and an LCD display that shows two-line system 
messages. The keypad features capacitive keys.
The B921C connects to the SDI2 bus on the control panel 
using terminal wiring. You can connect more than one keypad 
to the control panel by wiring them in parallel.
You can program, diagnose, and troubleshoot the system from 
the control panel keypad as well as remotely through RPS. 
You can wire up to 4 inputs to the keypad. 

Callout ― Description

1 ― 3 in octagon box holes

2 ― Single gang box holes

3 ― Double gang box holes

4 ― Wire opening

5 ― Surface mount wire openings

6 ― 4 in square box or wall mount holes

7 ― Surface mount wire channel

8 ― Bubble level

9 ― SDI2 wiring terminal block

10 ― Inputs wiring terminal block

11 ― Wire tie posts

R  Y  G  B

1COM2 3COM4

6

2

4

9

1

2

3

3

7

7

5

5

1

1

11

6

6

5

8

11

11

10

Figure 1.1: Keypad base overview

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for B921C

Page 1: ...en Installation Guide Two line Capactive Keypad B921C ...

Page 2: ...and an LCD display that shows two line system messages The keypad features capacitive keys The B921C connects to the SDI2 bus on the control panel using terminal wiring You can connect more than one keypad to the control panel by wiring them in parallel You can program diagnose and troubleshoot the system from the control panel keypad as well as remotely through RPS You can wire up to 4 inputs to ...

Page 3: ...2 2 Set the address switches Figure 2 3 Address switches 2 3 Understand addresses and point numbers Examples For B921C address 01 the point numbers for the input devices are 11 through 14 Terminal number 1 2 3 4 Point number 11 12 13 14 For B921C address 11 the point numbers for the input devices are 111 through 114 Terminal number 1 2 3 4 Point number 111 112 113 114 To determine the point number...

Page 4: ...g surface Refer to Figure 1 1 for mounting hole and wiring locations When you wire the keypad to a control panel use the control panel terminals labeled R Y G B PWR A B COM Connect them to the keypad terminals labeled R Y G B Refer to Figure 3 1 You can connect keypads to the SDI2 data bus by parallel wire run from the control panel to each keypad wire from keypad to keypad or a combination of the...

Page 5: ...y press 4 4 Press 1 to adjust the brightness 5 Use PREV or NEXT to adjust the brightness level The changes apply immediately 6 Press ESC to exit the menu 4 Display To wire detection devices to the B921C inputs connect them to the keypad terminals labeled for 1 2 3 4 and COM Wire resistance on each sensor loop must be less than 100 Ω with the detection devices connected The terminal strip supports ...

Page 6: ...ng The keypad emits an intermittent beep tone during exit delay Invalid button buzz When an invalid button or sequence of buttons is pressed the keypad emits a flat buzz tone Keypad encoding tone The keypad emits a muted beep tone as each button is pressed to indicate that the entry was accepted Trouble buzzer When a trouble event occurs such as a service alert the keypad emits a two tone warble un...

Page 7: ...wing the keypad firmware version 1 Remove the keypad from the base to remove power to the keypad Refer to Figures 2 1 and 2 2 2 Return the keypad to the base to restore power The keypad shows the model number keypad address and firmware version for 10 sec 8 Show the firmware version NOTICE You can also view a keypad s firmware version in RPS The control panel supervises all keypads on the SDI2 bus If ...

Page 8: ... Systems Inc website at http www boschsecurity com datecodes 11 Specifications Dimensions 6 2 in x 4 7 in x 1 in 158 mm x 120 mm x 26 mm Voltage input 12 VDC nominal Current 45 mA in standby mode 85 mA in alarm mode Operating temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Relative humidity 5 to 93 at 32 C 90 F non condensing Terminal wire size 12 AWG to 22 AWG 2 mm to 0 65 mm SDI2 wiring Maximum distance wi...

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