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Introduction
ThisdocumentisintendedforexperiencedengineerswhoarefamiliarwithPACproductsand
healthandsafetyconsiderations.TheiPACcanbeconnectedtoslavePAC512controllers
ontheRS-485network.
Note
Itisrecommendedthatallcontrollersonthesystemhavethesamefirmwareversion
number.Therefore,afirmwaredownloadtothecontrollersmayberequired.Seethe
helpfilefordetails.
TamperandOverrideTerminal
Becausetamperandoverridearenormallyclosedswitches,useashortpieceofcabletolink
theTAMPand0VterminalsandOVRDand0Vterminalsbeforepoweringup.
RS-485
Ifshieldedcablesareused,toavoidgroundloops,theshieldforeachcablemustbe
connectedtoSCRNatonlyonecontroller.Thefirstandlastcontrollersinthechain(andno
others)musthavetheRS-485terminationjumperlinked(settoIN).TheredRS-485LED
indicateswhenthecontrolleristransmittingdataandthegreenRS-485LEDindicateswhen
thereisdataonthenetwork.
LockSuppression
AlllocksmustbefittedwithameansofsuppressingbackEMF("spikes")generatedbymost
electricreleases,especiallymagneticlocks.AllreadersandcontrollerssuppliedbyPACare
suppliedwithaMetalOxideVaristor(MOV).Iflargecurrentsareused(i.e.>1A)usethe
largeMOVsuppliedwiththecontroller.Ifsmallcurrentsareused(i.e.<1A)usethesmall
MOVsuppliedwiththereader.TheMOVwillpreventlongtermdamagebeingdonetothe
controller.Wheneverpossiblethisdeviceshouldbefittedacrossthelockterminals.Ifforany
reason,thelockterminalsareinaccessible,theMOVmaybefittedacrossthelockoutput.If
adiodeisalreadyconnectedacrossthelockterminals,thismustberemoved,otherwiseit
willoverridetheactionoftheMOV.
LockRelays
Thelockrelaysareprotectedbya2A@30VcircuitbreakerinlinewiththeRELAYCOM
connection.Thesewillbeautomaticallyresetwhenoverloadhasbeenremoved;bothlock
outputsareindependent.
AfterInstallation
Presstheyellowbuttontoobtainhelpinformation.
Important
TheUSBpenmustbecompatibleandFAT16orFAT32format(seeTB224).
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