Satel ACTIVA-2 User manual

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).
This manual applies to the ACTIVA barriers with firmware version 2.00 (or later).
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 made of aluminum and polyamide.
•Designed to prevent water ingress and allow easy drainage.
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
Figure 1. A simplified view of the transmitter board.
Explanations for Figure 1:
tamper switch leads;

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terminals:
1 - power supply input,
2- common ground,
3- synchronization terminal – it must be
connected to the counterpart terminal of the
receiver,
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 pins on
the transmitter electronics board (see: Figure
2): Short – up to 10 meters , Long – up to 20
meters.
infrared light emitting LEDs.
2.2 Receiver
Figure 3. A simplified view of the receiver board.
Explanations for figure 3:
tamper switch leads;
RS-232 port socket – for connecting the barrier to the computer;
SAP pins for synchronizing transmitter and receiver;
Note: Synchronization can be carried out for 30 minutes after power is turned on. After this time, re-
synchronization can be only done after power is turned off and turned on again.
LED pins. Setting the jumper will activate signaling of the beam interruption by means of the
LED (irrespective of the LED input status).
terminals:
1 - power supply input,
2- common ground,
3- synchronization terminal – it must be connected to the counterpart terminal of the
transmitter,
4-5 - tamper switch,
6-7 -relay (NC),
8 -the input enables the LED to be remotely switched ON/OFF, if the jumper is removed from
the LED pins. With the LED input (terminal 8) 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.
infrared receivers;
LED indicating the device status (covered with epoxy resin). Used when synchronizing the
transmitter and receiver, and for indicating the beam interruptions;
Figure 2.

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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
Note: Bear in mind during installation that the barrier should not be directly exposed to water (e.g.
rain, sprinklers).
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.
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).
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. Position the transmitter and the receiver opposite each other so that nothing can block the path of
their IR beams.
3. Remove the jumper from the SAP pins (see description of pins designated in Fig. 3).
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 – terminal 8),
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
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 USB-RS converter for programming SATEL devices.
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 RS-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).
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).

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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).
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),
– firmware version and build date of the connected barrier.
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.
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.

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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. Specifications
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
40 mA 40 mA 40 mA 40 mA 40 mA 45 mA 45 mA
Current consumption,
maximum
45 mA 45 mA 45 mA 50 mA 50 mA 50 mA 50 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
Panel depth
23.5 mm
Panel width
21.5 mm
Distance between
first beam and
laminate edge with
terminal block -
barrier lower part
70 mm
Distance between
beams
250 mm
Distance between
last beam and
laminate end –
barrier upper part
45 mm
Weight
500 g
750 g
1050 g
1250 g
1450 g
1750 g
2000 g
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