Satel ACTIVA User manual

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Active Infrared Barrier
ACTIVA
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The ACTIVA is a series of photoelectric devices which serve as active infrared barriers. Each
device is composed of a transmitter and a receiver units. The ACTIVA barrier is available in
seven models which differ among themselves by the number of beams/height:
•ACTIVA-2 (2 beams, height: 52 cm),
•ACTIVA-3 (3 beams, height: 78 cm),
•ACTIVA-4 (4 beams, height: 105 cm),
•ACTIVA-5 (5 beams, height: 130 cm),
•ACTIVA-6 (6 beams, height: 158 cm),
•ACTIVA-7 (7 beams, height: 184 cm),
•ACTIVA-8 (8 beams, height: 210 cm).
1. Features
•Coding of infrared beams, which prevents swapping of the transmitters (light entering the
receiver from another infrared source will be interpreted as beam interruption).
•Beams sensitivity adjustment.
•Option to automatically bypass the beams after preset number of interruptions.
•Option to permanently disable the beams.
•Selectable number of beams whose interruption will trigger an alarm.
•Memory of bypasses.
•Signal strength adjustment (barrier range).
•Programming capability by using the ACTIVA program.
•Tamper switch for detection of an attempt to open the cover or tear the device off the wall.
•Esthetic and durable covers (weatherproof and mechanical impact resistant), made of
aluminum and polyamide.
2. Description of electronics boards
Electronics boards of the ACTIVA barriers have a modular structure. Depending on the
model of the device, they differ by the number of interconnected basic components.
Presented below is a description of simplified views of the transmitter and receiver
electronics boards.
2.1 Transmitter
+12V SYN
COM
TMP
SHORT
LONG
TMP
12341
Figure 1. A simplified view of the transmitter board.

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Explanations for Figure 1:
1 - tamper switch leads;
2 - terminals:
+12V - power supply input,
COM - common ground,
SYN - synchronization terminal – it must be connected to the counterpart terminal of
the receiver,
3 - pins for setting the beam strength.
Depending on the distance between the
transmitter and the receiver, set the suitable
strength of infrared beams by placing a
jumper across the Short-Long pins on the
transmitter electronics board (see: Figure
2): Short – up to 10 meters , Long – up to
20 meters.
4 - infrared light emitting LEDs.
2.2 Receiver
SYNNC
NC
TMP
COM
LED
TMP RS232 SAP LED
TMP
+12V
7
61
86
5
4
3
21
Figure 3. A simplified view of the receiver board.
Explanations for figure 3:
1 - tamper switch leads;
2 - RS-232 port socket – for connecting the barrier to the computer;
3 - SAP – pins for synchronizing transmitter and receiver;
4 - LED pins. Setting the jumper will activate signaling of the beam interruption by means of
the LED, irrespective of the LED input status.
5 - terminals:
+12V – power supply input,
COM – common ground,
SYN – synchronization terminal – it must be connected to the counterpart terminal of
the transmitter,
TMP – tamper switch,
NC –relay (NC),
LED –the input enables the LED to be remotely switched ON/OFF, if the jumper is
removed from the LED pins. With the LED input shorted to ground, the LED
will signal beam interruptions. Besides, each change of this input status will
reset the beam interruptions memory. For control of this input, it is possible to
use the control panel OC type output, programmed e.g. as SERVICE MODE
STATUS or MONO SWITCH.
6 - infrared receivers;
7 - LED indicating the device status (used when synchronizing the transmitter and receiver,
and for indicating the beam interruptions);
LONG– – SHORT
LONG
SHORT
LONG
SHORT
Figure 2.

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8 - buzzer for communicating beam interruptions (for the first 30 minutes after power-up of
the device). One short beep corresponds to interruption of each beam. For example:
a simultaneous interruption of 3 beams will generate a sequence of 3 short beeps; 4
beams – 4 beeps, etc.
3. Installation
Be particularly careful during installation so as to prevent direct sunlight from entering into the
receiver (see Figure 4), since this may interfere with the device operation and cause
triggering of false alarms.
RT R
T
Figure 4. Optimum positioning of the barrier with respect to the sun (T – transmitter, R –
receiver).
The barriers can be mounted with their power supply leads facing either up or down.
However the mounting position in which the cables of transmitter and receiver are oppositely
directed (i.e. the cables of transmitter are upward-directed, and those of receiver downward-
directed, or conversely – see Figure 5) is not allowed.
Figure 5. Installation of barrier cabling.
Whenever it is necessary to connect several barriers together (either in parallel or in series),
it should be borne in mind that transmitters and receivers must be suitably positioned (see
Figure 6).
TR
RT
T
T
R
R
R
T
RT
T
TR
R
Figure 6. Connecting the barriers in parallel and in series (T – transmitter, R – receiver).

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3.1 Mounting perpendicular to the wall plane
Figure 7. Pictorial top view of the barrier panel mounted directly to the wall.
Figure 8. Diagram of the barrier panel mounting perpendicular to the wall plane.
AAttach the rear panel of the barrier housing (1) to the wall, using the screws (2). Insert the
tamper switch holder (3) into the mounting plate guides and secure it to the wall with the
screw (4). Insert the tamper switch (5) into the secured holder.
B Connect the power supply cables the and synchronizing cable. Place the housing
cover (6).
C Push the cover in position.
D Secure the cover, using the screw (7).
3.2 Mounting parallel to the wall plane
Figure 9. Pictorial top view of the barrier panel mounted on a holder.

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Figure 10. Diagram of the barrier panel mounting parallel to the wall plane.
AInsert the rear panel of the barrier housing (2) into the angular holder (1). Screw the two
components together with screws (3). Insert the tamper switch holder (4) into the
mounting plate guide (2) and tighten it with the screw (5). Insert the tamper switch (6) into
the secured holder.
B Connect the power supply cables and the synchronizing cable. Connect both tamper
switches in series (to do so, cut the longer cable of the mounting plate tamper switch and
solder its ends, as required, to the cables of angular holder tamper switch). Place the
plastic cover of the housing (7).
C Push the cover in position.
D Secure the cover, using the screw (8).
E Using the screws (9), attach the holder to the wall. If the installation requires that the
barrier be positioned at a distance from the wall (in case when the beam path is
obstructed by elements protruding from the wall, e.g. parapet, drain pipes, etc.), use the
spacers (10) – as they can be connected together, the distance between the barrier and
the wall is adjustable. A single spacer makes it possible to move the barrier panel away
from the wall by 6 cm, and each next – by additional 4 cm. The spacers are not provided
with tamper switch.

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4. Configuration
Start-up and basic configuration of the ACTIVA barriers can be done manually by placing
jumpers over pins directly on the device electronics board. Full configuration and diagnostics
of the devices is only possible from a computer with the ACTIVA program installed.
4.1 Manual configuration
1. Connect the power supply cables and sync cable to the device.
2. Make sure that the infrared beam path is not obscured by anything.
3. Remove the jumper from the SAP pins.
4. Power up the transmitter and receiver. The indicator LED will start blinking rapidly.
5. Wait until the LED blinking goes slower and then place a jumper over the SAP pins – this
will complete the synchronization process and restore the factory default settings of
the barrier (Beam sensitivity is set at 120 ms, alarm is triggered by interruption of two
beams, Autobypass of the beams is disabled, Maximum time of all beams interruption
is set at 0).
6. If the LED is to signal interruption of the beams (irrespective of the LED input status),
place a jumper over the LED pins.
4.2 Configuration by using computer
The barrier delivery set includes the ACTIVA configuration/diagnostics program intended for
IBM PC/AT compatible computers. It operates on any hardware configuration in the
WINDOWS (9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista) environment. The program should be installed on the
computer hard disk (by launching the Activa.exe program).
The ACTIVA barriers communicated with the computer through the RS-232 interface. To
connect the barrier to the computer, use the cable with designation RJ/PIN3 (included in the
DB9FC/RJ-KPL programming cable kit), manufactured by SATEL.
In order to configure the barrier by using computer, follow the procedure below:
1. Connect the power supply cables and the sync cable to the device.
2. Connect the barrier to the computer.
3. Make sure that the beam path is not obstructed by any obstacles.
4. Power up the transmitter and receiver.
5. Start the ACTIVA program and select the port through which communication will be
effected (Configuration ÆRS-232). If connection with the barrier is established, the color
of the program status bar will change to green (gray color means no connection).
6. Carry out synchronization of the transmitter and the receiver. For this purpose, enter in
the program the factory assigned Receiver serial number (the serial number sticker is
placed on the transmitter) and save the data to the barrier memory.
7. Program the device as required and save the data to the barrier memory.
Explanations for Figure 11:
1 - Transmitter serial number – a unique identification code of the device (5-digit number
from 0–65535 range).
2 - Beams parameters:
Sensitivity – the amount of time (counted in milliseconds, within the 40–1000 range)
a beam must be interrupted to barrier detect the interruption (entering 0 will
permanently disable the beam).
Autobypass – number of interruptions of a given beam (within the 0–255 range) after
which it will be automatically bypassed (0 – no bypassing).

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Autobypass counting time – the amount of time (counted in seconds, within the 0–
255 range) during which consecutive beam interruptions are counted until the beam
is automatically bypassed (0 – no counting).
Maximum time of all beams interruption – the amount of time (counted in minutes,
within the 0–255 range) after expiry of which all beams interruption will be interpreted
as device tamper (0 – no response).
1
2
3
4
567 8
AC
D
E
JH
I
B
F
G
Figure 11. Window of the ACTIVA program.
3 - Alarm – parameter which specifies whether an alarm will be already triggered after
interruption of one, or at least two beams.
4 - Communication status bar – the following information is displayed on the bar:
– model of the connected device (ACTIVA-4),
– build version and date of the connected barrier firmware.
5 - Button for reading data from barrier memory.
6 - Button for writing data to barrier memory.
7 - Button for erasing the memory of bypasses.
8 - Diagnostic window. The window displays the following information:
AReceiver. In the ACTIVA program, its color can be as follows:
– white – normal running mode of the device,
– red – tamper of the receiver,
– blue – synchronization of the transmitter and the receiver.

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B LED – indicates interruption of the beams (if jumper is placed over the LED pins on
the receiver electronics board),
C Beam is interrupted (broken line, red color). Interruption of the beam path lasted
longer than the time programmed with the Beam sensitivity parameter.
Note: If the beam is interrupted for a shorter time than the programmed sensitivity, the
program will indicate this by changing the color of the given beam to:
– light green – the beam was interrupted for a shorter time than half the value
defined for sensitivity,
– yellow – the beam was interrupted for a longer time than half the value
defined for sensitivity.
D Beam is not interrupted (continuous line, green color),
E Beam is disabled (continuous line, gray color),
F Beam is bypassed (if the number of interruptions specified in the Autobypass
parameter is reached during the Counting time). The beam will be unbypassed
when:
– the LED input status is changed,
– the bypass memory is reset.
G Transmitter. Red color (as in Figure 11) means that the transmitter tamper input has
been violated,
H Tamper switch indicator. It can indicate two states:
– Output TMP OK,
– Tamper (as in Figure 11).
I Power supply indicator – it shows the current voltage level across the barrier
terminals,
J Alarm output indicator. It can indicate two states:
– Output NC OK (as in Figure 11),
– Alarm.
5. Technical data
ACTIVA-2 ACTIVA-3 ACTIVA-4 ACTIVA-5 ACTIVA-6 ACTIVA-7 ACTIVA-8
Nominal power
supply voltage ±15% 12 V DC
Current consumption,
standby 55 mA 58 mA 60 mA 63 mA 65 mA 70mA 75 mA
Current consumption,
maximum 60 mA 63 mA 65 mA 68 mA 70 mA 75 mA 80 mA
Operating
temperature range -25…+55 °C
Range (adjustable) 10/20 m
Emitted wavelength 950 nm
Hight 52 cm 78 cm 105 cm 130 cm 158 cm 184 cm 210 cm
Weight 0.432 kg 0.671 kg 0.896 kg 1.142 kg 1.366 kg 1.586 kg 1.818 kg
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80-172 Gdańsk
POLAND
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