Smart Connect
Single Loop Touch Screen Panel
Doc: GLT-229-7-1
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Issue: 3
Date: 12/05/2017
11.1 NETWORKING
The Smart Connect panel has built in network connections, so no additional hardware is needed to network panels together.
Up to 64 control panels (CIEs) can be connected together, i.e. networked. The maximum distance between nodes is 1 km using a
screened data cable, or 100m using a standard fireproof cable.
The network can be configured with a ring or bus topology.
11.2 RING NETWORK
In a ring network, each control panel is connected to 2 other control panels to form a ring. This has the same topology as the loops
of addressable devices connected to each CIE. This has the advantage that no panels are lost if there is a single break in the
network.
11.3 BUS NETWORK
This is similar to a ring network but wired panel to panel without a return connection from last panel to first panel. It could also be
referred to as a radial or spur network.
11.4 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK
Enter the engineer menu
Select the Network Menu
, and press the RS485 tab
The panel shows that the network connection is disabled (It`s
default state).
Change the mode to Enabled.
Set a node address. Note that each panel on the network must
have a separate address.
