features

Advanced Software Features

apC/8X offers many powerful software features such as timed activation and expiration of cards, support for 32-bit card numbers, elevator access control, and anti-passback control. apC/8X’s full-year, real time calendar and clock allows activation and deactivation of cards on specified days. apC/8X also has power, host communication, and fault indicator lights visible on the front of the panel to aid in system diagnosis. The panel’s static RAM consumes minimal power for storing memory and data. apC/8X is also capable of redundant communication through an optional module. apC/8X features the latest in flash ROM technology allowing you to download panel firmware from the host software.

apC/8X Memory

The apC/8X event storage capacity is automatically adjusted according to the memory required for storing cardholder information. Increasing the number of cardholder records stored decreases the number of events (transactions) that can be held. Adding optional features may reduce the number of cardholder records and event storage space as the record size increases.

Access Control

Multiple card technologies and variable card formats can be used on the same apC/8X including: Wiegand, magnetic stripe, and various proximity cards. With a complete database downloaded from the host, apC/8X responds to access requests in less than one-half second, regardless of the number of readers in the system. When an alarm occurs, apC/8X immediately transmits a signal to the host.

Star Coupler Module

The Star Coupler Module provides star wiring for card readers in addition to the standard RS-485 bus wiring. Each reader port can be configured independently to suit the installation. The Star Coupler comes with an additional eight unsupervised inputs and eight relay outputs.

Alarm Monitoring

apC/8X supports both unsupervised and supervised inputs. Unsupervised inputs are normally closed and report two conditions to apC/8X: secure or alarm. Supervised input switches can be normally open or normally closed and report five circuit conditions: short, open, secure, alarm, or line fault. Eight supervised inputs are provided on apC/8X. Another 64 supervised inputs are available on eight optional I8 boards. Unsupervised Star Coupler and Weigand/Proximity Star Coupler inputs are also available.

Mini Star Coupler Module

The Mini Star Coupler Module provides an economical way to wire when additional inputs and outputs are not required. Like the Star Coupler, the Mini Star Coupler allows configuration of eight readers.

Wiegand/Proximity Star Coupler Module Set (WPSC) Industrial card reader Configuration

apC/8X can be used in a wide variety of configurations. In its base configuration, up to eight card readers can be connected through a single RS-485 two-wire bus. The addition of the Star Coupler module allows you to configure the reader ports in either star, bus, or a combination of the two. These parts also support up to eight R8 and eight I8 modules. The WPSC Module is a two board set that connects proximity, Wiegand, and Wiegand compatible readers directly to the apC/8X panel. It eliminates the need for the RM-4/RM-4E Personality Board. One WPSC module provides four reader connections and four inputs. The addition of the second module provides a total of eight reader connections and eight inputs.

apC/8X Dialup Mode

The dialup mode is a communication technique that connects apC/8X to a host system using standard telephone lines and modems instead of hardwired or leased telephone lines.The dialup mode connection exists only when communication between apC/8X and the host is needed. Connections are usually of short duration and are continuously made and broken allowing many apC/8X devices to share few host I/O ports and telephone lines. Typically, the host initiates communication with an apC/8X panel to download new data or change the state of a relay or lock output. The apC/8X panel initiates communication with the host to report an important event such as an alarm or to transfer data when its memory is almost full.The frequency at which the host dials the apC/8X panel can be adjusted according to the time of day. In addition, each apC/8X panel can be set to a local time different from the host’s time regardless of time zone differences.Dialup features may vary according to the host system.

RM-4/RM-4E Personality Modules

The RM-4 Personality Module creates the connectivity between a magnetic, proximity, Wiegand, or Wiegand-compatible reader and the apC/8X panel. The RM-4 also provides two supervised inputs and two outputs when used with optional ARM-1 Modules. The RM-4E Personality Module has two inputs and two outputs with relays.