While work is progressing on the first fix electrics in the extension, we are starting to terminate the cables for the lighting switches. All of the cables of the lighting and data will terminate in patch panel. This allows us to easily test all of the connectivity as well as being able to reconfigure the cabling at a later data.
There are 19 lighting switches in the older part of the building. The cables will terminate in a single 24 port patch panel. Patch leads will then connect the relevant port to the correct connection on the lighting computer.
The data connections will terminate in two 24 port patch panels since there are more than 24 data connections in this part of the building. These will be connected to a Netgear network switch that will be connected to the broadband route to provide wired Internet access into each of the rooms. There will be a second Netgear switch in the extension and the two switches will be connected together.
It will probably take a few days to get all of this connectivity working!
The top two consumer units house the Loxone kit – a server, 2 extensions and a dimmer unti. The bottom consumer unit contains the breakers and RCD. Underneath this there is a small data comms cabinet.
All of the Cat5 cables from the lighting switches terminate in this patch panel. There are 19 in this half of the building. There will then be a lead from the patch panel to the Loxone lighting computer which is housed above.
I’m putting in a Loxone system at the moment and although it’s nowhere near as big as yours I’d love to see what the consumer unit looks like now, do you have any photos?
Yes, things have moved on since these photos were taken. I will posted some up to date photos in the next couple of days.