CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer: FAAC S.p.A. Address: Via Calari, 10 - 40069 Zola Predosa BOLOGNA - ITALY Declares that: BRAIN 17 remote Programmer conforms to the essential safety requirements of the following EEC directives 2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive 2004/108/EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive...
0.03 A is fitted upstream of the system. tions is not permitted. MEANING OF THE SYMBOLS USED Important for the safety of persons and for the Notes on the characteristics and operation of good condition of the automated system. the product. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
CONTROL BOARD BRAIN 17 We thank you for having chosen one of our products. GENIUS is certain that from it you will obtain all the performance you require. All our products are the result of years of experience in the field of automated systems.
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W.L. (programmable) and Electric lock (LOCK) output connector DL11 “RADIO1” Signalling LED Motor and power supply safety fuse DL12 “RADIO2” Signalling LED DL13 “ERROR” Error/alarm signalling LED “BUS MON” BUS G-WAY diagnostic signalling DL14 BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
M2 - COM Common contact motor 2 of motor rotation, (see 5.4 TIME LEAR- NING - SETUP) M2 - OP Opening phase motor 2 M2 - CL Closing phase motor 2 LAMP Flashing lamp connection (MAX 60 W) BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
- suitable for protec- ting the entire movement area from risk of impact. Pulse generators: used as pulse generators for opening the automated system. Closing safety devices Opening safety devices BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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Connection of BUS G-WAY photocells For connecting you have to use two cables without polarity (see the specific device instructions). DL1 = Alignment DL2 = BUS G-WAY status/ Power supply DS1 = Programming Dip-switches BUS G-WAY BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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Cable Inversion Note: by inverting the encoder wires, this will switch around the encoder associated with Encoder Encoder leaf 1 and the encoder associated with leaf 2 Leaf 1 Leaf 2 and vice versa. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
DISPLAYED TO VISUALIZE THE FUNCTION DESIRED ONE THE PROGRAMMING AUTOMATED SYSTEM APPEARS +/R1 -/R2 STATUS OTHERWISE SELECT TO EXIT +/R1 THE PROGRAMMING WITHOUT SAVING +/R1 THE FUNCTION IS DISPLAYED UNTIL YOU HOLD BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
OPEN B inputs will automatically be changed to CLOSE. , if you choose a logic that does not require the use of CLOSE inputs, these inputs will change to OPEN B. For a description of how the logics operate, see the related paragraph. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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If a SETUP is performed with two motors and later only one is used, the board will not signal an error. Only the motor connected to input M1 will move. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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= the limit switch determines the start of deceleration After having changed the value of this function, SETUP is required: the card will signal error (configuration error) until the SETUP is performed again or until the previous value is restored BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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(separated by a decimal point) and time is adjusted in 10-second steps up to the maximum value of minutes. e.g.: if the display shows , the time is 1 min and 20 sec BUS G-WAY DEVICES ENTRY: See the related paragraph. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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WARNING If power is lost to the board prior to confirmation (step 2.), all changes made will be lost. You can EXIT programming at any time: press and hold F and then also - to switch directly to -/R2 BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
LEAF 2 DECELERATION (visualised only with the function You can adjust the deceleration space as a percentage of the total travel of leaf 2. Adjustable from %, in 1% steps. = no deceleration = minimum deceleration space = maximum deceleration space BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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You can set the output W.L. (open collector N.O.) in one of the following functions: = INDICATOR LIGHT (OFF = closed, ON = during opening and open/ pause, FLASHING = during closing) = COURTESY LIGHT (fixed time 90 seconds) BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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WARNING If power is lost to the board prior to confirmation (step 2.), all changes made will be lost. You can EXIT programming at any time: press and hold F and then also - to switch directly to -/R2 BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
OPEN photocell: ON = entered and engaged Closing photocells: ON = entered and engaged Fig. Visualising the BUS G-WAY status in the function : each segment of the display shows one type of device. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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- That there are no more than one device in the system with the same Rapid blinking (blink every 0.5 sec) address. - Calling error (number > or < the connected BUS devices). - FAIL SAFE error on the BUS device. Board in Sleep mode (if used). BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
(the limit switch determines the stopping of motion) the OPEN A pulse for stopping motion is ignored. (the limit switch determines the start of deceleration) send an OPEN A pulse only after involving the opening limit switch. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Once installation and programming is completed, ensure that the system is operating correctly. Be especially careful that the safety devices operate correctly and ensure that the system complies with all current safety regulations. Close the cover in the provided seat with gasket. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Ensure that there are no obstacles (by people or things) during the automated system movement. 5” 5” 2 x 2” > 30 cm 2” P1 + P2 > 5” +/R1 +/R1 1” 1” DL11 20” 20” RADIO 1 BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
When the 20 sec have elapsed, the LED will turn off, indicating that the procedure has been completed. 4. To add other radio controls, repeat the procedure from point 1. > 30 cm > 5” +/R1 +/R1 1” DL11 20” 20” 20” 20” RADIO 1 BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Once rapid flashing has stopped, LEDs DL11 and DL12 will go on steady, confirming the cancellation of all the radio codes (OPEN A and OPEN B/CLOSE) from the board memory. 2. Release -/R2 . The LEDs will go off, indicating correct cancellation. -/R2 BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
DL2 FCA2 OPEN limit switch clear engaged movement of leaf 2. When the leaf is stationary, they can both CLOSE limit switch DL1 FCC2 CLOSE limit switch clear be either on or off engaged BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Motor 1 encoder fault Check the connections or replace motor 1 encoder Motor 2 encoder fault Check the connections or replace motor 2 encoder Incorrect memory data Repeat BUS G-WAY device entry and/or re-program the board BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Check that the photocell wiring and alignment is correct • Check that there is no OPEN signal active The gate will not close • Check which function logic has been chosen (automatic or semi-automatic) BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Once updating is completed, will be displayed if it has been done correctly, otherwise the writing will appear again. The upgrade is carried out correctly only if the USB memory contains a valid file named exactly BRN17SW.bin BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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Once updating is completed will be displayed if it has been done correctly, otherwise the writing will appear again. The upgrade is carried out correctly only if the USB memory contains a valid file named exactly BRN17.rad BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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Press + and - to select the desired parameter and, by pressing F, the board will proceed to save the file and display when done correctly, or in case of errors during saving. BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
Logic with two separate An OPEN-A pulse During motion, the (OPEN-B commands: a held during closing opens, photocells reverse inputs become OPEN-A pulse opens; a CLOSE pulse during CLOSE) a held CLOSE pulse opening closes closes BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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OPPOSITE DIRECTION CLOSES OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN STOPS ALWAYS CLOSES AFTER STOP DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED SAVES CLOSE if the cycle began with OPEN-B, opens totally operation can be modified by programming BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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NO EFFECT NO EFFECT NO EFFECT OPEN STOPPED CLOSES OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED if the cycle began with OPEN-B, opens totally operation can be modified by programming BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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NO EFFECT NO EFFECT NO EFFECT OPEN STOPPED OPENS CLOSES OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED if the cycle began with OPEN-B, opens totally operation can be modified by programming BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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NO EFFECT NO EFFECT NO EFFECT OPEN STOPPED OPENS CLOSES OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE CLOSE DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED DISABLED if the cycle began with OPEN-B, opens totally operation can be modified by programming BRAIN 17 732788 - Rev. A_1...
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