EQUIPMENT:  T1200-C 
PUBLICATION:  MARINEC-P-A 
  ISSUE No. & DATE:   3  02/14 
© 2014 Thorn Security Ltd      PAGE 61 of 67 
Registered Company: Thorn Security Ltd.  Registered Office: Dunhams Lane  Letchworth Garden City  Hertfordshire  SG6 1BE 
 
Auxiliary Supply 
0.5  1  1  N/A  N/A 
(battery operation) 
28.4 – 19.6  28.4 – 19  28.4 – 19  N/A  N/A 
(mains operation) 
28.4 – 25.8  N/A  N/A 
Protection [Electronic] 
(A) 
0.93  1.85  1.85  N/A  N/A 
Cable requirements 
No special requirements. Cable resistance and current load must allow a voltage 
at the end-of-line which is above the minimum operating voltage of the equipment 
Repeater Output  T1216-C/T1232-C Panels 
Maximum panel to 
repeater cable length 
Up to 2000m, dependent on repeater load and cable resistance. 
Voltage drop between panel and repeater should not exceed 2Vdc. 
RS485 serial data 9600baud. 
Electronic, current limited. 
RS485 shielded cable: Two pairs for data + One pair muster control. 
Two core low impedance cable for power. 
 
RS485 Cable Specification 
RS422/RS485 screened data cable. 
Number of 
Conductors: 
Two Pairs 
(Data Only) 
(24Vdc Power & Data 
Only, or Data & Muster 
Four Pairs 
(24Vdc Power, Data & 
Muster Control) 
 
Part 
Number 
Resistance 
Part 
Number 
Resistance 
Part 
Number 
Resistance 
Alpha Cable 
Belden Cable