Alpha SDACT-2 Specsheet

Product Specification Sheet APS925 - Rev. 08/2016

SDACT-2 Serial Dialer and Digital CommunicatorSDACT-2 Serial Dialer and Digital Communicator

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Due to c ontinuo us product i mprovement, all col ors, sizes, materials, finishes and sp ecifications are subject to change witho ut not ice.

SDACT-2 Shown without the

SDACTBX-GRAY Met al Housing

Architects' And Engineers' SpecificationsArchitects' And Engineers' Specifications

The Serial Dialer Unit unit(s) shall be Alpha Communications® /
Keltron model SDACT-2, or approved equal. The SDACT-2 shall be
used in conjunct ion with an Alpha Communications® Emergency­Call (or similar) notification system, to allow alarm indication at an
on- or off-site c ent ral stat ion monitoring location.

The SDACT-2 shall have an RS232 port that will allow a string of
RS232 data to be converted t o an industry standard SIA format
for alarm event reporting. Unit shall also be provided with 2 SPDT
relays for common alarm and c ommon trouble indication.

The SDACT-2 shall be mountable right to the surface of the wall
when mounted in a the SDACTBX-GRAY junction box c abinet, and
shall require a customer supplied external phone line and jack.

Contractor shall observe all local and national electrical and
building codes.

Supported InterfacesSupported Interfaces

97P1411SD2:

COMP2 protocol @ 9600 baud - data
derived zone number - event c ode
fixed to Medical Alert (MA)

97P1412SD2:

COMP2 protocol @ 2400 baud ­data derived zone number - event
code fixed to Medical Alert (MA)

97P1413SD2:

COMP2 protocol @ 9600 baud ­data derived zone number - event
code fixed to Burg (BA)

97P1414SD2:

COMP2 protocol @ 9600 baud ­data derived zone and event code

97P1414SD2:

Hybrid protocol @ 9600 baud - data
derived zone number - fixed Medical
Alert (MA) event code or derived Fire
Alarm (FA) event code

SPECIAL INSTALLATION NOTESPECIAL INSTALLATION NOTE

The SDACT-2 serial dialer is typically installed adjacent or
nearby to the AlphaEntry PC Master station. If the SDACT-2
needs to be mounted in a remote location, a distance away
from the USB port on the PC Master, the installer will need to
provide a compatible serial extension cable/device.

SDACT-2 Serial Dialer and Digital CommunicatorSDACT-2 Serial Dialer and Digital Communicator

The Alpha Communications® / Keltron SDACT-2 is a unique
solution that interfac es with emergency-c all, ac cess c ontrol,
building management and other systems to enable an appropriate
and instantaneous response from personnel at a central or remot e
monitoring locat ion. The SDACT-2 provides a bridge to an on- or
off- site central stat ion-st yle digital receiver t hrough the dial-up
public switc hed telephone network (PSTN).

The SDACT-2 ac c epts pre-defined ASCIII RS232 data strings and
converts t o SIA, a standard, digital receiver-compatible, alarm
reporting format.

The most c ommon applications for the SDACT- 2 is for use with our

AlphaEntry™ and AlphaEcall™ emergency-c all systems and

devices, although it c an be used with other similar syst ems.

FeaturesFeatures

RS232 Port enables acc urate monitoring of event type and
locat ion identification
Test c ode call-in c yc les are programmable. A manual test
button is also included
Transmit s signals in industry standard SIA format
Works with a variety of alarm notification equipment
Zones 1-4 supervised EOL, suitable for fault- c ontac t
monitoring
Zones 5-7 are available for loss of AC and batt ery fail
indications, which are also reported using standard SIA
event codes
Local LEDs and audible devic es c learly indicate Serial Dialer
stat us

SpecificationsSpecifications

Dimensions (in

SDACTBX-GRAY

Housing):

Height: 14.00" (356mm)
Width: 17.00" (432mm)
Depth: 4.00" (102mm) from mounting
surface

Phone Lines:

2 RJ45 receptac les. Line seizure via
RJ31x jack (by others)

Hardwired Zone
Inputs:

7 (4-EOL resistor supervised). EOL
resistor value 10K Ohms.

Audible Device: rated at 92DB

Ringer Equivalence: .1

FCC Reg.# US: KELAL00BSDACT- 2

User Controls:

Jumper (8 t otal) and Pushbuttons:
Reset, Manual Test, Silence, Program.

Power Requirements:

Power Input - regulated or
unregulated, filtered 20.4 to 27.5VDC

Power Draw:

75mA Idle, 200mA all alarm or lamp
test

Programming and

Monitoring Port:

DB- 9F RS-232