SCS is an acronym for “Sistema Cablaggio Semplificato” (“Simplified Wiring System”). It uses a fieldbus

Fieldbus

Fieldbus is the name of a family of industrial computer network protocols used for real-time distributed control, now standardized as IEC 61158....

 network protocol and has applications in the field of home automation

Home automation

Home automation is the residential extension of "building automation". It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC , appliances, and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and...

 and building automation

Building automation

Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. A building automation system is an example of a distributed control system...

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General Features

An SCS bus is based on a sheathed twisted pair

Twisted pair

Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring in which two conductors are twisted together for the purposes of canceling out electromagnetic interference from external sources; for instance, electromagnetic radiation from unshielded twisted pair cables, and crosstalk between neighboring pairs...

 formed of two flexible conductors; these are braided and unshielded with isolation 300/500V – according to the rules adopted by CEI (Italian Electrotechnical Committee).

Communication

Across the Scs bus four different types of signals are transmitted in frequency modulation

• Electricity Supply
• Data
• Sound
• Video

The transmission protocol is the CSMA/CA.

Functions

Through the SCS bus you have the following functions:

• Automation
• Sound diffusion
• Energy management
• Thermoregulation
• Video intercom
• Alarm system

All the listed functions share the same technology and the same procedures for configuration / installation.

Certifications

Devices connected to the SCS bus are IMQ-certified and comply with these product standards (International Electrotechnical Commission

International Electrotechnical Commission

The International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...

 (IEC) EN 50428 - IEC EN 60669-1/A1 - IEC EN 60669-2-1 - IEC EN 50090-2-2 - IEC EN 50090-2-3 ).

Integration

You can interact with the SCS bus through a gateway

Gateway (computer program)

A gateway is a link between two computer programs or systems such as Internet Forums. A gateway acts as a portal between two programs allowing them to share information by communicating between protocols on a computer or between dissimilar computers....

 and an open high-level protocol called OpenWebNet

OpenWebNet

OpenWebNet is a Communication Protocol developed by Bticino since 2000.OpenWebNet Protocol allow a “high level” interaction between a remote unit and Bus SCS of MyHome domotic system....

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These gateways

Gateways

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are bidirectional; they translate SCS frames into OpenWebNet frames, and the other way round.