Security Expert

SP-AC1 Configuration Guide

September 2018
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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................... 4
Supported Modules ........................................................................................ 5
Addressing ..................................................................................................... 5
AC-1 / AC-1Plus ............................................................................................. 6
DO-4 / DO-6 ................................................................................................... 7
DI-6 / DI-8....................................................................................................... 7
MI-6 ................................................................................................................ 7
AO-4 ............................................................................................................... 8
UI-8 ................................................................................................................ 8
Input Supervision ........................................................................................... 9

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SP-AC1 Configuration Guide Introduction

Introduction
The SP-AC1 controller will communicate with the Andover Continuum IOU modules as well as
Security Expert modules. In the Security Expert software, the IOU modules can be configured
in essentially an identical manner to the Security Expert modules.
The Security Purpose LON Controller is the central processing unit of the Security Expert
System. It communicates with all system modules, stores all configuration and transaction
information, processes all system communication, and reports alarms and system activity to a
monitoring station or remote computer.

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SP-AC1 Configuration Guide Supported Modules

Supported Modules
The modules supported at this stage are:

AC-1 mapped as a Reader Expander

AC-1plus mapped as a Reader Expander
DO-4 mapped as an Output Expander
DO-6 mapped as an Output Expander
DI-6 mapped as an Input Expander
DI-8 mapped as an Input Expander
MI-6 mapped as an Analog Expander
AO-4 mapped as an Analog Expander
UI-8 mapped as either an Input Expander or Analog Expander

Addressing
Each IOU module must have a unique address between 1 and 250. Duplicate
addresses are not allowed regardless of module type. This differs from
Security Expert modules where, for example, a reader expander can have the
same address as a zone expander.
The addresses of the IOU modules can be viewed in the Module Addressing
window of the Security Expert software and can be reconfigured as desired. If
modules are hot plugged or removed or powered up after the controller has
started then selecting 'Update Modules' from the controller’s pop-up menu will
be required to detect them.

As with the NC2 controller a maximum of 32 Continuum modules can be

connected at any one time.

For the system to distinguish between programming for Security Expert

modules and programming for Continuum modules the command
"HardwareType = Continuum" must be added to the programming for each
continuum module. If this is not present then you will get unpredictable
performance.

The network topology can be selected between RS485 and FTT-10 by adding
the command "ContinuumNetwork = RS485" or "ContinuumNetwork = FTT-
10" to the controller commands. If this command is absent then RS485 is used
as default.

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SP-AC1 Configuration Guide AC-1 / AC-1Plus

AC-1 / AC-1Plus
Each AC-1 is mapped to a single reader expander in the Security Expert
software and operates as port one of that reader expander.

The three inputs of the AC-1 and five inputs of the AC-1plus are mapped
directly to the first three or five inputs of the corresponding reader expander
and can be used in door programming as REX, REN, Door Sense and Bond
Sense. For online operation any input can be used for any function.

The offline functions are hard coded as;

Input 1 = ADA REX
Input 2 = Door Sense
Input 3 = REX
Input 4 = Bond Sense (AC-1plus only)
Input 5 = unassigned

AC-1 inputs when enabled can only be supervised (i.e. cannot be straight
digital) so the EOL settings must be configured as described below. If not
configured they will default to normally open series parallel.

The two outputs are mapped directly to the first two outputs of the
corresponding reader expander and can be used in door programming. For
the LED to function correctly output one must be programmed as the door
lock.

All of the existing card formats that Security Expert supports can be used
including custom card formats. For initial testing only 26 bit wiegand is valid
for offline functionality - see below for degraded mode configuration.

Access granted / denied LED operation has been hard coded as the Andover
pattern.

The override switches are not monitored and not reflected in the status of the
outputs when viewed on a floor plan in the Security Expert software.

Degraded mode has been partially implemented. If the card type is wiegand
and the command "OfflineSiteCode = ###" is included in the reader
programming then any card with that site code will be granted access when
the AC-1plus is offline. If an offline site code has been programmed then REX
will also operate offline. An offline general PIN code has not been
implemented. At this stage this has only been tested with 26 bit cards and
version 2.9 of the AC-1plus firmware.

A general PIN code has not been directly implemented but the same
functionality can be easily achieved by adding an additional user with the
specified PIN.

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SP-AC1 Configuration Guide Supported Modules

DO-4 / DO-6
The digital output modules are mapped as Output Expanders in the Security
Expert software.

The four or six outputs are mapped directly to the first four or six outputs of the
corresponding output expander and can be used as general purpose digital
outputs.

Delayed output switching is not supported directly on the module but can be
achieve through programmable functions.

Tristate outputs are not supported.

DI-6 / DI-8
The digital input modules are mapped as Input Expanders in the Security
Expert software.

The six or eight inputs are mapped directly to the first six or eight inputs of the
corresponding input expander and can be used as general purpose digital
inputs.

MI-6
The milliamp input module is mapped as an Analog Expander in the Security
Expert software.

The first four channels of the MI-6 map directly to the four channels of the
Analog Expander programming. To enable each channel, check the 'Enable
Channel' option and assign the 'Channel x Data Value' to a corresponding
data value that can be viewed on a floor plan or used in programmable
functions. Select 'Log channel Data' if events containing the reading are
desired. All other options under the Channel set up are ignored.
Channels five and six of the MI-6 can be enabled and mapped to data values
using commands. Add the commands "Ch5DV = #" or "Ch6DV = #" to the
commands section of the Analog expander programming where the # is the
database ID of the relevant data value. If 'Log channel Data' is selected for
Channel 4 then the upper two channels will also be logged.

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SP-AC1 Configuration Guide AO-4

AO-4
The analog output module is mapped as an Analog Expander in the Security
Expert software.

The four channels of the AO-4 map directly to the four channels of the Analog
Expander programming. To enable each channel, check the 'Enable
Channel' option and assign the 'Channel x Data Value' to a corresponding
data value that can be used to control the physical output. Check the 'Channel
uses 0-20mA Input' option to select current mode or leave unchecked to select
voltage mode. All other options under the Channel set up are ignored.

UI-8
The universal input module can be configured as either an input expander or
an analog expander in the Security Expert software. A mixture of analog and
digital inputs is not directly supported at this stage. To configure it as an input
module program an input expander at the UI-8's address. To configure it as an
analog module program an analog expander at the UI-8's address.

When configured as an analog module the first four channels of the UI-8 map
directly to the four channels of the Analog Expander programming. To enable
each channel, check the 'Enable Channel' option and assign the 'Channel x
Data Value' to a corresponding data value that can be viewed on a floor plan
or used in programmable functions. Select 'Log channel Data' if events
containing the reading are desired. All other options under the Channel set up
are ignored.
Channels five, six, seven and eight of the UI-8 can be enabled and mapped to
data values using commands. Add the commands "Ch5DV = #", "Ch6DV = #",
"Ch7DV = #” or "Ch8DV = #" to the commands section of the Analog
expander programming where the # is the database ID of the relevant data
value. If 'Log channel Data' is selected for Channel 4 then the upper four
channels will also be logged.

When configured as an input module the eight inputs are mapped directly to
the first eight inputs of the corresponding input expander and can be used as
general purpose digital inputs. If the EOL settings for these inputs are
configured as show below then the inputs will be supervised, otherwise they
will be configured as straight digital.

Counter mode is not supported at this stage.

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SP-AC1 Configuration Guide Supported Modules

Input Supervision
The modules that support supervised inputs can be configured through the
relevant Input programming. For normally open or normally closed series-
parallel configuration the 'Input End of Line' setting should be set to '10K
alarm, 10K tamper' and the 'Contact type' should be set to 'Normally Open' or
'Normally Closed' as required. For series or parallel configuration, commands
must be used as shown below.

Command Function
EOL = NO-S Normally open series
EOL = NO-P Normally open parallel
EOL = NO-SP Normally open series-parallel
EOL = NC-S Normally closed series
EOL = NC-P Normally closed parallel
EOL = NC-SP Normally closed series-parallel

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