Mustang65 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 After doing a search and not coming up with an answer, here I am. I am in the process of moving the PLM and I need a longer cable. My question is: Is the cable used to connect the PLM to ISY994iZ the standard off the shelf RJ45 Ethernet cable? I have a bunch of them, but did not want to plug it in until I got a definite yes or no. Don Link to comment
Brian H Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Yes standard Network Cable. Page seven of the full users manual. Two Standard Category 5e Ethernet patch cables https://www.universal-devices.com/docs/production/ISY User Guide 4.2.8.pdf One thing to watch. The signals are Serial not the standard Network signals. From what I have seen here. Most have used up to twenty five feet. Some longer with a high quality cable. Link to comment
Mustang65 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks, 6' is what I need Link to comment
larryllix Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, Mustang65 said: Thanks, 6' is what I need Doesn't it come with a 6' cable? Link to comment
Mustang65 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, larryllix said: Doesn't it come with a 6' cable? 36" is the one that I got. In the old location it worked perfectly. Link to comment
Teken Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I pushed 75 feet in one install using high quality (23 AWG) shielded CAT-7 Ethernet cable no issues so far. Link to comment
Brian H Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 My ISY99i and ISY994i both came with two three foot network cables. My original ISY-26 came with a one meter network cable and a 9 pin 'D' connector style serial cable Link to comment
Mustang65 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Well, I took out my second shortest network cables (6' or 1.8m) cable and with the other cables in the 3/4" electrical PVC conduit, it will not fit. So today, I will make a custom fit Cat5 cable to get the final part of the relocation done. Now where are the tools? Link to comment
Brian H Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 If the other wires in the conduit. Are AC power. It maybe possible to get AC noise into the serial signals. Keep us in the loop. Link to comment
Mustang65 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 9:54 AM, Brian H said: If the other wires in the conduit. Are AC power. It maybe possible to get AC noise into the serial signals. Keep us in the loop. I noticed that I never gave you the updated information. I installed the PLM and all the power transformers in a metal water proof box. I ran the Cat5 through the PVC pipe into the Main Service panel and out to the Cable box that houses the ISY, GEM, Dash Box and 1Gb Network switch. All are working perfectly. Here is the link to the pictures if you are interested. The pictures with the ISY and transformer box are toward the bottom. http://www.how-to-doit.com/ Link to comment
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