Power Multiple Tuxedo Touch or Tuxedo Touch WIFI Keypads with an Altronix SMP3 Power Supply.

Posted November 07, 2012 at 05:27 pm By Sterling Donnelly

Alarm Grid now offers the Altronix SMP3 auxiliary power supply which works great when adding multiple Tuxedo Touch or Tuxedo Touch WIFI keypads to a Honeywell VISTA Series alarm control panel. A Honeywell VISTA-20P alarm control panel has 600mA of auxiliary power supply. Each Tuxedo Touch draws up to 310mA and each Tuxedo Touch WIFI draws up to 350mA. Also, any alarm keypad, wireless receiver or AlarmNet alarm monitoring communicator connected to your VISTA-20P will also need power from the available 600mA auxiliary. That means that there is very little power left over for your Tuxedo Touch keypads. While the Honeywell AD12612 is an auxiliary power supply with 1.2A of power output, you will need a larger power supply like the SMP3 which puts out 2.5A if you have lots of devices drawing power or you have multiple Tuxedo Touch keypads.

Here at Alarm Grid, we recommend connecting all of your Tuxedo Touch and Tuxedo Touch WIFI keypads to an SMP3 power supply to make your alarm installation as easy as possible. You will need to hook up a Honeywell 1361 AC transformer to your SMP3 and you should also connect an Ultratech 1240 backup battery so that your Tuxedo Touch keypads will work even during a power outage. With a VISTA-20P alarm control panel, you should be able to fit the SMP3 and the extra backup battery inside the same alarm cabinet that houses the VISTA-20P. Powering your Tuxedo Touch keypads is easy with an SMP3 auxiliary power supply.

Tags: Product Announcements, Altronix SMP3, Honeywell 1361-GT, Honeywell AD12612, Honeywell Tuxedo Touch, Honeywell Tuxedo Touch WIFI, Honeywell VISTA-20P, UltraTech IM-1250F1

Comments

Jon D.

November 15, 2020 11:19

Yes; I sort of like the idea of local scenes - better control - if a connectivity issue happens your events will still trigger etc. I will probably wait to buy to see if the update the firmware. While, with 3 units, I could distribute scenes....on the fence about that. Thanks!

Gary

November 11, 2020 23:59

Hey Jon! The new Tuxedow supports 10 scenes locally, and an additional 20 scenes on TotalConnect. Resideo currently doesn't have any plans on changing the number of scenes at the moment.

Jon D.

November 11, 2020 01:21

I have three Tudedo Touch Wi-Fi keypads which I'm extremely happy with. However I'd like to keep current and update to the newer keypads. I use the Scenes to detech PIR sensors being tripped and interact with Z-wave controls to automatically turn on/off lights in rooms when I enter or leave. Unfortunately I'm up at the 30-scene limit in one Tuxedo and have overflowed into a second. That being said - I'm concerned about the scene limit of only 10 scenes in the new Tuxedo units. Would you know if there are plans or an eventual software update to enable more scenes? Again, I'm really surprised that the older Tuxedo units support 30 scenes and the newer model just out only supports 10!

riggz

August 15, 2014 18:32

Copy. Thanks!

Sterling Donnelly

August 13, 2014 19:48

You should use separate transformers.

riggz

August 13, 2014 19:46

Can you use the same transformer to feed both the Vista 20P and the SMP3 or do they need separate transformers?

Sterling Donnelly

June 13, 2014 13:20

No, the Tuxedo does not work with the LYNX Touch panel. It only works with the VISTA Series control panels.

Alejandro Pages

June 13, 2014 06:33

There is anyway the tuxedo can control or integrate some way with Lynx 5100

Sterling Donnelly

June 12, 2014 12:53

The Tuxedo draws 12V which this power supply supports.

Alejandro Pages

June 12, 2014 05:22

How many Volts use the Tuxedo wifi ? because this go with selectable 6VDC, 12VDC or 24VDC, right ?

Sterling Donnelly

December 11, 2013 01:36

No Luke, you need to use a separate transformer and battery backup for the auxiliary power supply. You can get a small alarm cabinet (https://www.alarmgrid.com/products/mier-products-bw98b) to house the power supply and backup battery if you don't want to clutter up the main control panel.

Luke Skaff

December 11, 2013 01:09

Can the SMP3 or Honeywell AD25624 be connected to the same battery that is used by the vista control panel? It would be nice to use one larger battery instead of multiple small batteries but am worried about the control panel and the auxiliary power supply trying to charge the battery at the same time. Also can you connect the auxiliary power supply to the same power 120V ac power adapter as the control panel?