NXD-CV5 - Power Question
hodeyp
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in AMX Hardware
Hi,
I am looking to replace some MIO-DMS keypads with the 5" Touch Panel. I have never been happy with the keypads and feel it is tome to move on.
Problem I have is the keypads are powered over the ethernet cable and it does not seem that the 5" panel supports power over ethernet. Do you know if it would be possible to take power from the ethernet cable and divert to the phoenix connector on the panel, will there be enough power available to do this?
Providing a new cable to supply the power is not an option.
Any thoughts?
thx!
I am looking to replace some MIO-DMS keypads with the 5" Touch Panel. I have never been happy with the keypads and feel it is tome to move on.
Problem I have is the keypads are powered over the ethernet cable and it does not seem that the 5" panel supports power over ethernet. Do you know if it would be possible to take power from the ethernet cable and divert to the phoenix connector on the panel, will there be enough power available to do this?
Providing a new cable to supply the power is not an option.
Any thoughts?
thx!
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That said, if you want to avoid the whole business of breaking out the voltage yourself, just pick up one of the many POE stand-alone adapters out there. The "receiver" component will strip the voltage out for you and provide it on a separate plug, which you can then chop off and connect to the CV5.
::facepalm::
Of course, for some reason it never occurred to me to consider current ratings ... a major omission.
In that case, I would break away the blue and brown pairs on the CAT5 and double them up. Forget POE entirely; splice a power supply in on one end, and pick up the power connector to the panel on the other. You are still going to have a voltage drop, and it won't go any great distances, but that might get you working. If the drop is too great in some locations, you are going to have to think about local power.