Control Panels\What are Control Panels?

What are Control Panels?

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Unless otherwise noted, the term “control panel” in this document refers to either ACS5000 or ACS6000 panels, ACS300 Controllers or IP Door Controllers (IPDC). While the general procedures for managing earlier versions of control panels may be similar, you should refer to the documentation for your specific Brivo Onair product for instructions on creating, editing and deleting control panels.

 

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NOTE:  Mercury EP1502 control panels are discussed in Appendix 5.

 

Control panel: For the ACS5000 and ACS6000, a control panel is a complete system of chassis, control boards, power supplies, and associated interconnected wiring referred to as a common Control Panel ID number. This includes the Main Board and up to 14 additional control boards (Door Boards and/or Input Output Boards). While each control panel can have a maximum of only 15 control boards (including the Main Board), an account can manage multiple control panels.

For the ACS300, a control panel is a complete system of the ACS300 unit, power supply (if needed) and associated interconnected wiring referred to as a common Control Panel ID number.

For the IPDC, a control panel is a complete system of the IPDC unit, power supply (if needed), and associated interconnected wiring referred to as a common Control Panel ID number. For configuration instructions for the IPDC unit, please consult the IPDC-E Configuration Guide on our website.

A control board is either a Door Board or an Input Output Board (I/O Board). Each control board has a number of input and output points, which are actual connections wired to switches, relays and Wiegand readers. In the case of Door Boards, the points are grouped into two door nodes per board, each node containing all of the inputs and outputs necessary to control a single door. Door boards can therefore be configured to drive two doors (one per node). Or, they can be used to control one door and multiple devices, since the input and output points of the second door node can be used to drive devices such as elevators.

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Although it is labeled DOOR BOARD, the ACS5000 or ACS6000 Door Boards can be used to drive any type of device that can be wired to close contacts or driven by a relay; it does not have to be used to control just a door.

 

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Keep in mind, when configuring the control board input and output points in Brivo Onair, that the configuration must match the actual physical wiring of the panel. Consult your dealer to ensure that the configuration in Brivo Onair matches the actual control panel wiring.

 

 

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