Guardian Technologies PTDCM (SA12020) manual

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    – 1 – N8724V1 5/00 PTDCM (SA12020) PassPoint Door Control Module INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS General Inform ation The Door Control Module (DCM) is used to control access points, or doors. Wh en connected between door hardwar e and the Main Logic Board, the DCM accepts data from ca rd readers and/or keypads, and operates the el ectromagnetic devic[...]

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    – 2 – If you choose to connect the supervision inputs, make sure that you enable the corresponding relay’s voltag e supervision. DCM Trigger Outputs The DCM provides two trigger outputs (15mA, 15VDC, open collector, sink to ground). Each trigger contains a 680 ohm series resistor. A trigger is considered “ON ” when its output transistor i[...]

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    – 3 – Ins talling the DCM i n a Cabi net There are two b asic ways in which DC Ms can be mounted in s y stem cabinets. The first way is to mount the DCM in a cabinet along with a power suppl y and another module (MLB, QRM, etc.). In this case, the DCM mounts on top of the other modules on standoffs, as shown in Figure 1. If there is an MLB or o[...]

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    ¬1 9= l N8724V1 5/00 DCM Connections 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 J1 BATTERY SUPERVISION AC SUPERVISION GROUND +14VDC MAX. DCM TO MLB TERM. 15 TO MLB TERM. 16 GROUND (SE NOTE) GROUND (SE NOTE) DATA IN (WHITE) LEDRDRA (SEE NOTE) GROUND (BLK) DATA OUT (CLOCK) GRN FROM PS CONNECTOR J5 } TO CARD READER A TO CARD READER B NOTE: Ground t[...]