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 Posted: Tuesday May 16th, 2006 01:47 pm
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UCMs (Universal Communication Modules) refer to a range of products that allow Comfort to communicate to various systems (eg PCs, LAN, 3rd party products)
UCMs consist of a baseboard with a microcontroller and firmware, and a plug in module containing the interface which fits on top.

UCMs belong to one of 2 groups;
  1. Comfort Protocol UCMs
  2. External Protocol UCMs

Comfort Protocol UCMs communicate according to the Comfort Protocol
These  include;
The above 2 UCMs have the same firmware, and the only difference is the plug-in interface submodule. The plug in interface submodules can be removed and exchanged depending on the required USB or ethernet interface.

For convenience of stocking and ordering, the above UCMs can be ordered separately as UCM06 baseboard without interface and USB01 (USB submodule) or ETH03 (Ethernet submodule).

UCM/ETH03 and UCM/USB can both be used to program Comfort using the free Comfigurator Software
and they can also be used with other software applications that communicate using the Comfort Protocol. For example, the Comfort iOS and android apps require the UCM/ETH03.

Other independently developed  software applications like ComfortClient require the UCM/ETH03 to talk to Comfort

UCM/ETH03 and UCM/USB can also be used to Upgrading firmware on Comfort, other UCMs, and KP06 and KT03 keypads.


External Protocol UCMs are Application-specific UCMs which interface to specific third party systems and do not use the Comfort Protocol. It is not possible to program Comfort using these UCMs. These include
  • UCM/CBUS for CBUS by Schneider
  • UCM/KNX for KNX products
  • UCM/Zwave for Z-Wave wireless products
  • UCM/Velbus for Velbus by Velleman
  • UCM/GSM for GSM/SMS
  • UCM/Heatmiser for Heatmiser thermostats
  • UCM/Dupline for SmartHouse/Dupline
  • UCM/Universal for most other 3rd party systems which do not have a dedicated UCM Interface. The Universal UCM requires a AUX485, ETH03 or RS232 submodule depending on the type of interface of the other system.
  • UCM/Ulti for Clipsal Ulti RF switches
These UCMs consist of a baseboard and plug in module which has the specific interface.
The UCM baseboard is NOT the same as the UCM06 (used in UCM/ETH and UCM/USB). The  firmware on the UCM baseboard is specific for each type of interface submodule. Firmware for one type of UCM cannot be upgraded to a different type.

These UCMs are described in their individual manuals which can be downloaded from http://www.cytech.biz/ucm_manuals.html

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