Connecting new and old i/o boxes, Figure 12. new to old i/o box connection, Chapter 2 installation 17 – Interlogix KTD-405 Series User Manual User Manual
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Chapter 2
Installation
17
Connecting new and old I/O boxes
Adhere to all installation guidelines while making connections, including your local codes and those provided 
in 
Note: For additional connection details about the old I/O boxes, see Appendix D. Old I/O Box Connections.
Figure 12. New to old I/O box connection
RS-485 shield (float)
RS-485 OUT (data out to devices such as multiplexers or 
DVMRes; ground at mux/DVMRe)
Note: When using STP for the RS-485 connection between
I/O boxes, you can use only one of the two RJ45 RS-485 
OUT connections to a multiplexer or DVMRe. This 
ensures proper termination.
12 VDC (no polarity on old I/O box) 
RJ45 from keypad (RS-422 data in from keypad; silver 
crossover cable for old I/O box)
RS-422 IN (data in from devices such as alarm units, ASCII 
converters, or keypads (see guidelines))
RS-422 OUT (data out to devices such as domes, switchers, 
or keypads (other than KTD-405s))
KEYPAD IN (RS-422 and RS-485 data in from keypad; black 
straight-through cable for new I/O box)
12 VDC (observe polarity on new I/O box)
PIN 1 to RS-485 shield (ground one end only)
RS-485 to I/O box of additional keypad
PIN 3 to RS-485 A
PIN 6 to RS-485 B (PINs 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are not connected.) 
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9
10
6
5
3
2
14
POWER
12 VDC
BIAS
SWITCH
78
9
10
6
5
3
2
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RS485
A
B
A
B
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AUDIO
KEYPAD
RS485
RS485
A
B
RS422 IN
RS422 OUT
SPEAKER SHIELD
SPEAKER
REMOVABLE
TERMINAL STRIP
EARTH GROUND
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Observe polarity for:
• audio
• RS-422
• RS-485
• 12 VDC power. Transformer must have a 
positive center-polarity plug
Note: When using multiple
keypads, you can 
connect 
CyberDomes and 
other receivers to 
the RS-422 output 
from any 
keypad.Only one RS 
communication can 
be chained together, if 
both are hooked up on 
405 I/O boxes then 
performance will 
degrade or it will not 
work at all. 
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B
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