I think I’m almost done spec’ing out / designing my system.
Today I have my panel connected via Ethernet and powering itself via POE. I also don’t have any AC power near the panel today.
Ideally I was going to want to do the same with the IQ5 - but I read there were some limitations for the Ethernet connection:
- Live View with Alarm.com cameras at the panel is not supported with this integration
- Firmware updates for the IQ Panel 4 must be done over Wi-Fi
are both of those limitations still present on the IQ5 panel?
Regarding power - I could just remove the Cat6 cable from my switch, remove the RJ45 head - and twist the wires up and plug it into the IQ5 transformer in my network rack.
Ideally I’d rather not do that - since I’d rather leave the Cat6 cable intact in the case that at some point ADC “fixes” those two limitations and I could switch to Cat6 without the limitations above.
I was considering using something like this:
In my case I just wouldn’t connect the ethernet cable to the panel. I would either plug the DC connector into the panel to power it - or use their small female plug to convert to screw terminals.
here were the spec’s I got from the manufacturer:
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DC12V 1A power outputs
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Dc barrel connector - DC output is DC5521
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The power output terminal on Splitter POE-SP01P is a barrel connector with 5.5mm OD and 2.1mm ID, with outside negative and inside positive
does this connector / voltage / amperage sound like it would work for the IQ5 panel?
is there a more elegant solution to plug something into an ethernet / poe switch in order to deliver DC to the panel?
thanks!