Issue
Configure REX button to be able to permanently lock or unlock a door if pressed for a set amount of seconds.
Product Line
Security Expert
Environment
Security Expert Server
Cause
REX button does a momentary unlock then relatches the door. Would like to unlock or lock doors using the REX as determining factors are too dynamic to use a schedule.
Resolution
What is needed
- 2 Inputs (A & B)
- 4 Outputs (A, B, C, D, & E)
- 4 Programmable Functions (A, B, C, & D)
- 1 Dummy Area (Test Area)
- 2 Input Types (Input Triggers Output & Input Toggles Output)
- 1 Door with REX connected (Door X)
Inputs
- Input A (REX Button)
- General Tab
- Control Output: Output A
- Areas and Input Types Tab
- Area: Test Area
- Input Type: Input Triggers Output
- General Tab
- Input B
- General Tab
- Control Output: Output E
- Areas and Input Types tab
- Area: Test Area
- Input Type: Input Toggles Output
Input Types
- Input Triggers Output
- Options 1 Tab
- Generate Alarms checked
- Options 3 Tab
- Activate Input Control Output on Alarm checked
- Deactivate Input Control Output on Restore checked
- Input Toggles Output
- Options 1 Tab
- Generate Alarms checked
- Options 3 Tab
- Toggle Input Output State checked
- Options 1 Tab
- Options 1 Tab
Outputs
- Output A, B, C, and E are just standard virtual outputs
- Output D
- General Tab
- Activation Time (seconds): the amount of time you want to hold the REX to activate the unlock/lock (I.E. 5 seconds would require you hold the REX button for 5 seconds)
- General Tab
Programmable functions:
- Programmable Function A:
- Type: Ripple Output
- Output to trigger: Output A
- Stage 1: Output B
- Stage 2: Output C
- Inter Stage on Ripple Time: 5
- Programmable Function B:
- Type: Logic Control
- Logic Function Mode: 7 Follow Logic And
- First Output to Check: Output A
- Second Output to Check: Output C
- Output to Control: Output D
- Programmable Function C:
- Type: Input follows Output
- Input follows Output: Input B
- Output to follow: Output D
- Programmable Function D:
- Type: Door Control
- Door Function Mode: 0 Follow and Test Output
- Door control Mode: 1 Latch Door unlock
- Output to Check: Output E
- Door to Control: Door X
Make sure you right-click each programmable function and start them.
Go to the Test Area and set it to Armed.