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BoomGates
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| Pin Number not Working at the Gate:
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| For users of CS Technologies advent software you will need to check that the user/pin has been loaded into the advent software.
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| If the user has been loaded and the pin number still does not work please contact support for the advent software.
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| If the user has not been loaded into the advent software please ensure that your setup within RMS, specifically the path to the advent software (rms general information- modules tab) has been entered correctly for each computer on your network.
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| For non CS Tech/Advent users:
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| To establish whether RMS is receiving information from the boomgate system we need to check the boomgate monitors.
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| 1. Ensure your boomgate monitor/s are running in the system tray near the time.
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| 2. If the monitor/s are running, bring them up onto the screen to see whether the pin number that was entered is shown
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| If the pin number is shown it would give a reason as to why the user was denied access in the right hand column.
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| If the pin number is not shown it could indicate that the connection to the pin readers has been broken.
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| To test this bring the monitor onto the screen and ask someone to try to use the gate. Watch the monitor as they are entering the pin to see if any data is received.
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| If not you will need to contact your IT technician to test the line between the computer and the readers.
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| If you do receive information make sure that the pin number entered matches a valid pin number as setup in RMS.
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| Why is antipassback not working? The antipassback setting is governed by the Advent software not RMS, you will need to contact your boomgate technicians to change this setting.
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| Technical Information:
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| RMS BoomGate Interface: (CS Tech Software)
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| This interfaces uses a file in the Advent/CS Tech folder named lock.dat. When a reservation access number is added or changed the change is then written to this file. CS Tech reads this file, updates accordingly then deletes the file.
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| To ensure that RMS is writing the file correctly close the Advent software, create a new reservation with a new access number. Then following the path in your Setup Menu, General Information, Modules Tab, CS Tech data path. Ensure that RMS has created the file in question. Once sure start up your Advent software.
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| For installation instructions see RMS Module Interfaces, CS Tech BoomGate Interface.
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| RMS BoomGate Interface: (Maintain Axis Pin Pads)
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| RMS communicates with the gate controllers using standard modem type RS232 serial protocols. Specifically;
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| Parity : None
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| Data Bits : 8
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| Stop Bits : 1
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| Baud : 1200 - the baud rate is low for reliability of transmission over longer distances.
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| Character sent from RMS to Gate Controller to open : 1
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| Character sent from RMS to Gate Controller to turn on light : 3
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| Character sent from RMS to Gate Controller to turn off light : 4
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| The timing of the light on/off is setup within the RMS program.
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| The Data coming from the gate controller when a pin number is typed on the pin pad is in the form of 6 digits preceded with an asterisk (clear signal).
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| For example, a typical BoomGate transmission round circuit would be as follows;
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| Customer types in *241687
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| RMS BoomGate motoring software receives *241687
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| RMS BoomGate software verifies validity of number which may result in an open signal
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| Computer sends char 1 to BoomGate controller to Open
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| At the correct time the light on/off characters are sent from the RMS BoomGate monitoring software to the gate.
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| Each gate device operates on a separate COM port line.
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| RMS BoomGate Interface: (LR1/Vannaclip Pin Pad)
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| Communications are transmitted via a standard RS232 COM port on the PC at (9600,8,n,1) 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and no handshaking.
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| ASCII Message format "controller to PC"
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| *AA,X,DDDD,CS(CR LF)
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| * Message start
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| AA Address of device initiating message, range "1..99" This may be any number as the controllers can be cascaded. One or two digits as required. First device will be "1".
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| X Message type. Range "0..9" 0 = normal gate open request
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| DDDD Data Normal numeric data - 5 or 6 digits
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| CS A single character checksum value derived from all the previous decimal characters in the message. eg *3,0,123456,6(CR LF) where 3+0+1+2+3+4+5+6=24, 2+4=6 or *3,0,58986,3 eg. 3+0+5+8+9+8+6=39, 3+9=12, 1+2=3
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| (CR LF) Carriage return line feed pair This denotes end of message and must be at the end of all messages
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| ASCII Message format "PC to Controller"
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| *AA,X,C,CS(CR LF)
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| * Message start
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| AA Address of device that this reply or command is directed to. Range "1..99" One or two digits as required
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| X Message type. Range "1..9" 0 = normal reply
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| C Command. Range "1..9" 1 = open gate
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| CS A Single character checksum value derived from all of the previous decimal characters in the message. eg *7,0,1,8(CR LF) where 7+0+1=8
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| (CR LF) Carriage return line feed pair Must be at the end of all messages
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| For installation instructions see RMS Module Interfaces, BoomGate Interface.
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| RMS BoomGate Interface: (Net2 Software):
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| This interface is designed to work only with the NET2 system as supplied by Paxton Access Ltd and will not function for other interfaces.
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| The system is currently limited to PIN number access only.
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| RMS is able to communicate to the Net2 system for the purpose of creating and maintaining new user records.
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| Movement of people though each door/gate is fully recorded by the Net2 software and is not reflected in RMS.
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| For installation instructions see RMS Module Interfaces, Net2 BoomGate Interface.
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