Home automation plan

["iwilson2003" <iwilson2003@xxxxxxx>]

I am putting together a home-automation plan for a new flat, and=20
would welcome any feedback or suggestions.

It is a newly built three bedroom ground floor flat with shared=20
entrance hall.  Internal walls are stud partition, and some areas=20
have a 2ft false ceiling (hall, bathrooms, kitchen, and utility).  It=20
has a concrete floor with underfloor heating.  Boiler and CH room=20
unit (Siebe Lifestyle LP722) are in the utility room. Each room has a=20
thermostat (Cewal).  Hot water cylinder and underfloor heating feed=20
are in the store to the right of the bathroom.  Consumer unit and gas=20
meter are in the store to the left of the bathroom.  Node zero will=20
be placed here as well.

Floor plan and my initial HA wiring/layout plan may be found at:

http://www.geocities.com/iwilson2003/ha/floorplan.gif
http://www.geocities.com/iwilson2003/ha/haplan.gif


Initially I will just install a data network and a Comfort=20
alarm/control system.  S-video output from Sky+ will be distributed=20
over cat5e via Kat5 modules.  I can distribute to several rooms using=20
the existing Sky+ outputs.  Later I will buy on of Keiths S-video=20
matrix switchers when it becomes available.  I will also add a=20
Homevision Pro system in the future.

I might also leave the Smartfit heating control system until a later
time.   Either that, or get someone in to connect it up.  I'm happy
enough with wiring, but not to sure of my way around a heating=20
system

I dont plan on any CCTV.


Living room
----------------
1 quad cat5 by TV, 3 dbl cat5, 1 dbl CT100, 1 PIR

Bedroom 1
----------------
3 dbl cat5, 1 dbl cT100, 1 PIR

Bedroom 2 (study)
----------------
1 quad cat5, 2 dbl cat5, 1 dbl cT100, 1 PIR

Bedroom 3
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2 dbl cat5, 1 dbl cT100, 1 PIR

Kitchen
----------------
1 quad cat5, 3 dbl cat5, 1 dbl cT100, 1 PIR,=20

Hall
----------------
1 cat5 to photocell, 2 screened 8-core alarm cables to entryphone=20
and Comfort keypad, 2 PIR

Bathroom
----------------
1 PIR

En-suite
----------------
1 PIR

Utility
----------------
1 quad cat5, 1 PIR

Small store (HW cyl.)
----------------
1 dbl cat5, 1 PIR

Large store (node 0)
----------------
Comfort alarm/HA controller, 19" wall mount rack, X-10 DIN modules,=20
Sky+, Cisco 2600 ADSL router

--- Screened ---=20
Room                    Cat5     CT100    4-core    8-core
-----------------       ----     -----    ------    ------
Living room               10         2       1         0
Bedroom 1                  6         2       1         0
Bedroom 2 (study)         10         2       1         0
Bedroom 3                  4         2       1         0
Kitchen                   10         2       2         1
Hall                       1         0       2         2
Bathroom                   0         0       1         0
En-suite                   0         0       1         0
Utility                    4         0       1         0
Small store (HW cyl.)      2         0       1         0
Large store (node 0)       -         -       -         -


Kit list
--------------------------
Comfort CPU (8001/E)
Comfort keypad (KP01)
Lead acid backup battery
Doorphone ringer module (RGR03)
Comfort X10 interface (XM10E/TW7223)
Comfort IR/CF RS232 interface
UCM for use with Smartfit (UCM01-SF)
Unibox for UCM (UNIBOX)
12 module DIN enclosure (ME927)
2 x 300mm slotted DIN rail (DINR1)
8 x LD11 X10 DIN rail modules
8 x Clipsal momentary light switches
9 x PIR's
2 x Magnetic door contact
Smartfit remote temperature sensor
ACE software
Kat5 modules
Xantech IR connecting block (791-44)
Xantech power supply (781RG)
4 x Xantech MicroLink IR receiver (490-00)
1 x Xantech Mouse Emitter (282M)
Clipsal momentary wall switches
cat5 wallplates (ordinary dual and quads)
dual F-type wallplates for CT 100 termination

Honeywell Smartfit "S" Pack:
2-port zone valve
Actuator with 1m cable
Cylinder sensor
Base unit
7 day room unit

Wiring
-----------------------
Xantech IR     - cat5e
video dist.    - S-video over cat5e via Kat5
RF dist.       - CT100
PIR's          - 4-core screened alarm
Comfort keypad - 8-core screened alarm


Questions
-----------------------

1. How does the comfort phone input connect up when ADSL is being
used?   Does it require a microfilter?

2. Is it possible to place a microfilter inline for each of the
four phone patch-panel outlets.  It would be nice to filter the phone
lines at node zero, and not in the rooms that the lies are patched
through to.

3. I'm still a little unclear as to what I need in the way of=20
infrared.  Xantech seem to do several options.  Is it an ok
solution to use microlink IR receivers in each room, and a
791-44 IR amp/splitter at node zero?  Whst IR receiver would
be suitable for placing, say, on top of the TV?  How would this
connect up to the cat5 outlet?

4. Where can I get a patch panel suitable for the phone?  I am
looking for the type that has IDC punchdown for the incoming line,
and four RJ45 sockets wired together.  Can I put a microfilter
inline before this?

5. Where can I get a coax distribution panel?  I want to be able
to patch thru one TV rf signal and one RM radio rf signal to any
of the CT100 room outlets.

6. I plan to install two towel warmers in the bathrooms.  These
rooms are already wired for this, and have a blanking plate in
a suitable place.   How can I add X-10 control of these?  Do I
need to run wires back to node zero?  (I may not be able to run
wires from the socket, since it is in a tiled area)

7.  I'm still unsure as to what cat5 wallplate system I will=20
use.  Clipsal modular is nice and saves wall space, but it is
very expensive (a quad cat5 will cost approx =A350!!!).

8. Should I install speaker cables?  I guess it would be nice to have=20
an MP3 server at node zero and pipe music to various rooms=20
(controlled via Vinyl App on a Compaq Ipaq PDA ;-)

9. What sort of PIR's?=20

10. I plan on getting a 9u or 12u wallmounted 19" rack - not full=20
depth, maybe 350 or 400mm deep.  Best source I've found so far is=20
Videk.  Anyone else got a better source?

11. Finally, anything else I've left out?

Thanks in advance,
Ian