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| Structured Wiring and
Integration |
| Caveman Home
Theaters of Houston offers custom structured wiring solutions. From
basic wiring of cable, communications and data lines to more advanced
whole home multi zone audio and video distribution solutions and video
surveillance. |
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Smart Home
of the Future
- Homes are built
with a functional life of 50 or more years
- Top uses for
home automation systems
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- Internet access
- Home Office
- Networking
computers
- Health
monitoring
- Home theater
- Video
surveillance
- Intercom systems
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- Multi zone audio
- Security, Fire
alarm
- Lighting control
- smart appliances
- CCTV, CATV, DBS,
etc
- HVAC systems
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| Grades of residential
cabling |
| Grade 1
(Least expensive option) |
Grade 2 - (Provides for
current and future applications) |
- (1) 4-pair un shielded
twisted pair (UTP) cable and connectors Category 5e or higher
- (use of Category 6
cabling is recommended to facilitate future upgrading to Grade 2
- (1) series 6 cable (75
ohm RG-6 Coax)
- (1) of each of the
cables to each outlet
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- (2) Pair UTP cable and
connectors Category 5e or higher
- (Use of Category 6
cabling is recommended)
- (2) series 6 cable (75
ohm RG-6 Coax)
- Optional 2 fiber optical
cabling
- (50/125 micron or
62.5/125 micron)
- (2) of each of the
cables to each outlet
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Outlet Locations |
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- A Minimum of one (1)
outlet to;
- Kitchen
- Each Bedroom
- Family/Great room
- Den/Study/Bathrooms,
etc.
- Additional outlets
should be provided on;
- Continuous walls
exceeding 3.7 m (12ft) or more
- Outlet boxes
- (Mud ring or back less)
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The best approach to wiring a
home is to follow TIA/EIA-570A and run two Category 5 and two RG-6
cables in a homerun fashion from a cabinet in the basement or utility
room to information outlets in each room. |
Based on data collected by Parks Associates
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| It is important
that the RG-6 be quad-shielded considering many cable-TV operators will
not provide service to a residence wired with a cable providing lesser
amounts of shielding. With this infrastructure in place, it is easy to
populate the cabinet with a dial-up interface for the alarm and security
system, a splitting network for the local and satellite-TV signals,
baluns for remoting a surveillance video signal over the UTP wiring, and
an Ethernet hub for the home's LAN. |
Both the TIA and EIA standards include provisions for fiber. Many
high-end homes today include two fibers to each information outlet for
future applications. But because
 Gigabit
Ethernet can be run over Category 5 cabling and cabling runs in homes
are considerably shorter than those found in commercial applications, it
may be years before a fiber application is used in the home. It may even
make sense to install single-mode rather than multi-mode fiber to
accommodate future multimedia applications. |
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