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Partner kit · Layout and builder's openings

Where each item goes, and what to allow for on the drawings

For planners: the position of each device in the building, the conduits and supplies to allow for, trade by trade. The diagrams below are generic: the exact dimensions for your project (recess, heights, routing) are in the provisions drawing, drawn up by Neolia once your drawings are checked, and it governs the works.

TYPICAL SECTION

Layout in the building, floor by floor

SERVICE RISER FLOOR 2 Dwelling Dwelling WATER HEAT. WATER HEAT. FLOOR 1 Dwelling Dwelling WATER HEAT. WATER HEAT. GROUND · ENTRANCE Dwelling Dwelling WATER HEAT. WATER HEAT. Gateway LoRaWAN mid-level CAT 6 + 230 V Video door station flush or surface mounted height as per SIA 500, dimensioned on the drawing Door release M25 CONDUIT · CAT 6 BASEMENT Plant room PoE switch, active equipment Internet router · 230 V permanent Lift module dry contact Boiler room Heat pump · burner fault · alarms radio module on a dry contact ┄┄┄ LORAWAN RADIO ─── WIRED (CAT 6) Active equipment Gateway on the middle floor or at a high point, clear, away from metal masses: the signal crosses half as many slabs. Position set by the micro-survey. One water meter and one heat meter per dwelling, on a long-life battery (10 to 16 years): no wiring, no power supply. Fitted by HVAC/plumbing trades. Rule of thumb: one gateway covers 4 to 5 levels. Micro-survey sets the exact sets the exact number.
DETAIL · ENTRANCE

The entrance detail, to transfer onto your drawings

ELEVATION · ENTRANCE FAÇADE Entrance door Door release / magnetic lock as per the door concept Door station recess 93 × 202,5 × 33 mm flush-mount opening M20 · 2 WIRES + SUPPLY M25 CONDUIT · CAT 6 TO PLANT ROOM height as per SIA 500, dimensioned on the drawing INSTALLATION RULES Door station PoE 802.3at, no 230 V. IP66 and IK08: outdoors, vandal-resistant. Avoid direct sunlight on the camera. Door release power supply 12 or 24 V, AC or DC depending on model, close to the door. The door station has a 12 V DC / 500 mA output. Door release type Fail-secure or fail-safe: follows the door concept (fire exit, access control). Fixed in the provisions drawing.
BUILDER'S OPENINGS

The provisions table, trade by trade

To carry over into your tender documents: everything the project must provide for Neolia. Exact quantities and dimensions come from the project's provisions drawing.

Trade packageProvision requiredDetail
Masonry / structural worksEmpty conduit to each door station position + flush-mount recessM25 conduit recommended (ample room for a Cat 6) · flush-mount opening 93 × 202,5 × 33 mm (254,5 mm high with the module) · in existing buildings: surface mounting with a custom Neolia adapter plate
ElectricalCat 6 (PoE) from the plant room to each door stationMax. length 100 m per link · standard low-voltage routing · the 802.3at PoE switch is part of the active equipment: in new builds the electrician buys it to the specified references; provide its space and 230 V socket in the plant room
ElectricalDoor release supply per controlled door12 / 24 V, AC or DC depending on model · M20 conduit recommended for the 2 relay wires
ElectricalPermanent 230 V + Ethernet (Cat 6) for each LoRaWAN gatewayMiddle floor or top of the riser recommended, position set by the short study
Electrical230 V + Ethernet socket for the building internet routerIn the plant room · operator line (fibre) to coordinate · also provide the 230 V socket and the space for the PoE switch
ElectricalPer monitored plant room: one 230 V supply and one free slot on a DIN railIt powers the monitoring module, which needs a permanent 7 to 24 V DC from a power unit on a DIN rail. One module covers two devices: three monitored devices in the same room means two modules, so two supplies and two slots. The exact count appears in the provisions drawing
Heating / plumbing (HVAC)Communicating water and heat meters (radio or wired bus)Major manufacturers (GWF, Sontex, Zenner, Diehl Metering, Engelmann, Axioma or equivalent), models confirmed with Neolia before ordering · long-life battery powered, no supply to allow for · serial numbers recorded at installation · electricity is not in this package: billing metering belongs to the grid operator and to legal metrology, and we read its meter through its customer interface. Only a private sub-meter (laundry room, charging point, common areas) can be fitted here, and it is powered by the circuit it measures. The metering detail
HVAC / lift / ventilationOne dry fault contact per monitored deviceWired to the radio module supplied, commissioned by scanning its code · one module for two devices, each with its own supply (see the electrical line above)
Joinery / façadeDoor release or magnetic lock suitable for relay controlType (fail-secure / fail-safe) as per the door concept, fixed in the provisions drawing
Property manager / clientBuilding internet subscription (fibre ideally)Mandatory · taken out before commissioning · 4G is only an optional backup
Doors without powerExit from the inside is always possible without power and without a key. The electrical contractor chooses the type of door release according to the VKF/AEAI fire protection regulations. Neolia does not promise any backup power. The paragraph to copy into the tender documents.
REFERENCE EQUIPMENT

The active equipment, and who supplies it

Three active devices are required per stairwell: the video door station, the LoRaWAN gateway and the PoE switch in the plant room. On new builds, the electrical contractor orders them to the references below and supplies them within their package; on renovations, Neolia supplies them. The first two are described below, the third right after. The exact model may change: the project's opening schedule prevails.

Video entry door station (ref. Akuvox S535)LoRaWAN gateway (ref. Milesight UG63)
Dimensions210 × 100 × 27 mm (H×W×D)Ø 115 × 21 mm excluding antenna
MountingFlush-mounted in new builds (opening 93 × 202,5 × 33 mm) · surface-mounted in existing buildings, with a made-to-measure Neolia adapter plateFree-standing, wall or ceiling mounted
Protection ratingsIP66 · IK08 (outdoors, vandal-resistant)IP30 (indoors only)
Power supplyPoE 802.3at (or 12 V DC / 3 A)USB‑C 5 V / 2 A or PoE 802.3af via a splitter
ConnectionsRJ45 10/100 · built-in door release relay · 12 V DC / 500 mA output · 2 inputsRJ45 10/100 to the router · optional 4G backup
Radio / protocolsSIP · ONVIF · 13,56 MHz and 125 kHz badges · BLE · QRLoRaWAN EU868 · 8 channels · about 2000 measurement points
Temperatures−40 °C to +55 °C−20 °C to +50 °C
The PoE switchThe PoE switch in the plant room is part of the active equipment, like the door station and the gateway: in new builds the electrician buys it to the references we specify; in renovation Neolia supplies it. It is an 802.3at switch, sized to the number of door stations in the project, installed in the plant room. The electrical package also provides its 230 V socket, its place in the plant room and the Cat 6 cables that leave from it. The exact model is shown on the provisions drawing.
NoteThe 12 V DC / 500 mA output on the door station can directly power a low-consumption 12 V DC door release: a dedicated door release supply remains the general rule, decided on the provisions drawing.
WIRE-BY-WIRE CONNECTION

The volt-free contact, terminal by terminal (ref. Dragino LT‑22222‑L)

Each monitored device (heat pump, lift, ventilation, technical alarm) is wired to the radio module through its volt-free fault contact. The module does not arrive paired: you scan its code with the Neolia Pro app, which enrols it and links it to the job. Nothing to set on the module itself. The typical loop, terminal by terminal, then the full terminal block:

To allow for in the electrical packageThe module is not battery powered. It needs a permanent 7 to 24 V DC supply, from a unit on a DIN rail: allow per monitored plant room one 230 V supply and one free slot on a DIN rail. And it has only two inputs: three monitored devices in the same room need two modules, so two supplies and two slots. The exact count appears in the provisions drawing.
35 mm DIN RAIL CONTROL ERR 042 RUN FAULT VOLT-FREE FAULT CONTACT C NO/NC 230 V AC L N 12 V DC DC OK DIN POWER SUPPLY +V −V GND VIN AVI2 AVI1 ACI2 ACI1 ANT LoRaWAN I/O Controller Model: LT-22222-L 2x DI / DO / RO · AVI / ACI PRO PWR DC 7~24V RST DRAGINO RO1-2 RO1-1 RO2-2 RO2-1 DI2+ DI2- DI1+ DI1- DO2 DO1 Monitored equipment Heat pump · lift · ventilation 2nd device: DI2+ / DI2−, same loop RO · AVI · ACI · DO: as per provisions drawing + 12 V DC to DI1+
Terminal blockTerminalsNeolia use
TopGND · VINModule power supply, 7 to 24 V DC (typ. 12 V), permanent
BottomDI1+ · DI1−Device 1 fault: loop + → volt-free contact → DI1+, then DI1− → − (GND)
BottomDI2+ · DI2−Device 2 fault, same loop
BottomRO1‑1 · RO1‑2 / RO2‑1 · RO2‑25 A relay, 250 VAC / 30 VDC: special controls, defined in the provisions drawing
TopAVI1 · AVI2Analogue inputs 0 to 30 V: special measurements, on the provisions drawing
TopACI1 · ACI2Analogue inputs 0 to 20 mA (4–20 mA probes): on the provisions drawing
BottomDO1 · DO2NPN outputs, 36 V / 450 mA max: special uses, in the provisions drawing
CAUTIONThe fault contact must be volt-free. Do not bring any external voltage to the DI inputs. NO or NC contact, it makes no difference: the direction of the signal is set in Neolia Pro.
RADIO

LoRaWAN installation rules

  • Gateway on the middle floor or at the top of the building, in the clear: not inside a closed metal cabinet, not against a metal mass. Indoors only (IP30).
  • In normal use the coverage passes through several floor slabs: a standard building runs on one gateway.
  • Dense concrete, a long building or several wings: the short study decides on a 2nd gateway. On new builds, it goes into the electrical trade package; in renovation, it follows the building's cost coverage rules. Plan the Cat 6 left ready at the high point from the planning stage.
  • Coverage test at commissioning: every meter and sensor is checked before the report is signed. Nothing is left to the site's judgement.
RULE OF THUMBTo size on the drawings, allow about 4 to 5 levels and 1500 to 2000 m² per floor per gateway. These are guides, not a threshold: the real range depends on the concrete, the geometry and the metal masses. The micro-survey decides and sets the exact number of gateways, with no effect on the price. If in doubt at drawing stage, run a spare Cat 6 to the high point: it costs a few francs and avoids drilling later.
YOUR PROJECT FILE

What Neolia needs from you to draw up the provisions drawing

  • The project drawings (PDF or DWG): site plan, sections, floors with service ducts.
  • The number of stairwells and of dwellings per stairwell.
  • The position of the plant room and of the operator connection.
  • The concept for the controlled doors (fire exit, existing access control).
  • The likely HVAC and plumbing contractor and, if known, the meter models under consideration.
In returnYou receive the short coverage study, the confirmed positions and the exact provisions drawing, which governs the works.
Typical topologies Schematic diagram Prerequisites by trade (builder)

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