Optex driveway beam sensors connect to Texecom panel

[sixwheeledbeast]

Because the old panel sound was was mimic not a chime or maybe the original installer didn't know how to wire stuff to a TS?...

[PeterJames]

2 hours ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

There is a normally closed output on the relay too....

I think SWB meant on the beam, I agree I would use that, if the cable fails it fails in alarm 

[sixwheeledbeast]

Yep the relay output of the beam

[jmeader43]

An update so far:

 

1. Changed Beam from NO to NC 

2. Wired Beam into Zone 8

3. Zone 8 changed Chime to 3 times to distinguish between other doors opening on 1 Chime

4. The old panel appears to be a Scantronic 

5. I believe the old panel can support 2x 16 ohm speakers. The Texecom can only support 1x 16 ohm or 2x 8 ohm and I may not be able to use an 8 ohm speaker where the one located further away is placed as it may not work 

6. Texecom recommended I get a Sounder and connect to Digi Output so give some different options based on the Sounder’s capabilities

7. I’ve deleted the FB post as I don’t have time to be drawn into a firefight with people that enjoy putting others down. They fail to mention all the other work I’ve done and just because I’m discussing some options doesn’t justify being told to quit what I’m doing and stick to IT 

8. So things are going well, this job I’m doing is actually for someone I know so it doesn’t matter how long it takes as they appreciate I’m helping them and saving labour cost 

So it looks like I need to see what Digi Output options I can use with a Sounder to mimic a long deep speaker tone like what they had before going through one of the existing 16 ohm speakers 

 

Texecom have said I can’t use this on the Digi Outputs and it has to be Sounder 

 

If anyone has any suggestions for a good Sounder please let me know and thanks for all the help so far 

[sixwheeledbeast]

It depends what the "customer" wants.

As you have discovered there are multiple ways to do it.

Digi Outputs don't sink much current so you could overload. It's 1 panel output is a little more.

I'd generally use a PE48 with plugon relay card if I know I need to do stuff like this.

The recommended impedance on the loudspeaker output is minimum to stop a short, if higher it will just be harder to drive so quiet.

Use an expander and it's loudspeaker output if you want remote speakers instead of a mimic sounder.

I'd say with it wired NO it was on mimic before.

 

 

[MrHappy]

why faff around ?

 

as a zone

[jmeader43]

49 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

why faff around ?

 

as a zone

Yes I have some resistors to wire it up for the 4K7 2K2 Texecom standard thanks