Re: External PIR CBUS control

[Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just use a locally mounted relay as a contact closure in that case ...
Simp=
les.

Phil

Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...

On 27 Apr 2011, at 20:13, "Brian Smith" <briview@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Phil
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> Thanks for the tip.  A bit of googling found a reference to a 1m cable
> 'limit' between coupler and sensor.  Does anyone know why that might
be?
> And what the difference is between the coupler and four channel input
> module? http://www.clipsal.com.au/trade/__data/page/81/W0000899.pdf
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f I
> do need the DIN mounted input module, I might be able to build a case
for
> Comfort faster than I thought.
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> Cheers
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> Brian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Phillip Harris
> Sent: 26 April 2011 21:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] External PIR CBUS control
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> Normal contact closure PIR into a bus coupler...
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> Phil
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> On 26 Apr 2011, at 21:33, Brian Smith wrote:
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>> Evening all
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>> I=E2=80=99m looking to add PIR control to a number of CBUS
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>> lighting circuits (front garden, side of house and rear garden)
but the
> CBUS
>> external PIRs look hideous and cost > =C2=A3100 each!  Is there
a cheap =
/ easy
>> way of interfacing normal mains or alarm PIRs into CBUS?  I am
consideri=
ng
>> investing in a Comfort alarm but it=E2=80=99s far from a done deal
at th=
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> so
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>> Thanks
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