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Software House iSTAR Edge Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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OVERVIEW
iSTAR Edge is a smaller, cost effective, two reader iSTAR that can be powered
over its Ethernet connection using Power over Ethernet (PoE), and is suitable
for placement above or near the door. iSTAR Edge can be clustered with other
iSTAR Edges and iSTAR eX's.
Figure 1 shows a photograph of the iSTAR Edge with an optional PoE board
along with I8 and R8 modules mounted on the door.
Quick Start Installation and
Operating Instructions
R8
I8
(I8 and R8 not included)
FIGURE 1. iSTAR Edge with optional I/O Modules
iSTAR Edge
Document Part Number UM-223
Ethernet
Version A4
February 2010
Tamper
PoE
Module
(Optional)
1

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  • Page 1 February 2010 OVERVIEW iSTAR Edge is a smaller, cost effective, two reader iSTAR that can be powered over its Ethernet connection using Power over Ethernet (PoE), and is suitable for placement above or near the door. iSTAR Edge can be clustered with other iSTAR Edges and iSTAR eX’s.
  • Page 2 Output 1 Output 2 Wiegand Wiegand Connector 1 Connector 2 RM Port 1 RM Port 2 Relay 1 Relay 3 Relay 2 Relay 4 Tamper Power FAI Inputs Power Fail RM Port 3 E-net Low Batt FIGURE 2. iSTAR EDGE Layout...
  • Page 3 Overview Main Features Main features of iSTAR Edge include: Storage > 250k cards. 64 MB of RAM. 128 MB of onboard flash. Power Powered by Ethernet connection: PoE or PoE Plus using optional add-on board (EdgePower) or apS or other 12/24VDC external power source.
  • Page 4 Main AC fail (from apS) Low external battery (from apS)) The following two inputs to the host are determined by the firmware. NOTE There is no actual wiring to the iSTAR Edge board. PoE board present Onboard battery low USB Ports...

  • Page 5: Pre-Installation Planning

    Verify that the contents of the shipped boxes match the packing lists. Contact Software House if any items are missing or damaged. The iSTAR Edge hardware does not include mounting hardware for an installation. Mounting hardware depends upon the site and must be approved by a structural engineer or other certified professional.

  • Page 6: Voltage Requirements And Distance

    An RM-4E board requires at least 11 volts. Most Wiegand readers require a minimum of 9 volts The iSTAR Edge supplies 12 volts at its reader connectors; however, the amount of voltage that reaches the reader is impacted by the following: –...

  • Page 7: Installation Tools

    – State of the battery (if running on apS) – The tolerance if sourced by an external power supply To determine the maximum distance of a reader from an iSTAR Edge, calculate the voltage that reaches each reader. If the voltage is insufficient, you can shorten the wire length, use a heavier wire, or add a UL294 local power-limited power supply.

  • Page 8: Environmental Requirements

    4° F (-20° C) to 158° F (70° C) Power Requirements The standard iSTAR Edge uses a UL Listed 603 External Power Supply, such as the Software House apS or uses a Power Over Ethernet (PoE or PoE+) injector. To ensure adequate power, calculate the total power requirements of iSTAR Edge and its related hardware, as follows.

  • Page 9: Ethernet Requirements

    One R/8 module – 12 VDC, total= 325 mA (125 ma + 25 mA for each active relay (max 4)) R/8 relay contact ratings – 30 VDC at 1 A (resistive) iSTAR Edge Wiegand Reader Ports Table 4 shows the maximum ratings for iSTAR Edge Wiegand direct reader ports. TABLE 4. Wiegand Port Rating Port...

  • Page 10: Wiring Requirements

    Installation Requirements Wiring Requirements Table 6 shows general wiring requirements for an iSTAR Edge and its components. TABLE 6. Equipment Wiring Specifications Belden # Max. Wire Signal From or equiv. Shield Length Resistance RS-485 Comm, iSTAR RM & I/O 9841 4000 ft.
  • Page 11 Installation Requirements Grounding Grounding requirements are as follows: Requirements Ensure that the iSTAR Edge controller is properly connected to an earth ground at the ground stud in the cabinet. (Identified by symbol.) Use 16 AWG or larger wire. Ensure that the shield wires for the readers, inputs, outputs, and AUX cables are grounded to the nearest earth/ground connection at one end only of the cable.

  • Page 12: Specifications

    Specifications SPECIFICATIONS As indicated on the door map shown below, the following are power specifications for the iSTAR Edge: Entire Unit • Local Power 12 VDC, 3.8 Amp Max. • Local Power 24 VDC, 3.1 Amp Max. Reader and I/O Module Supply (Total of AUX, RM, and Wiegand Ports) •...
  • Page 13 Specifications Power General The iSTAR Edge can be powered by PoE, PoE Plus, or traditional 12V or 24V DC power supplies. PoE and PoE Plus provide a method to significantly reduce installation costs using 100 meters of ethernet cable for both power and data to the controller.
  • Page 14 PoE Present Internal sensing of whether PoE module is attached. Is visible to user in the Status Tab of the iSTAR Edge Controller editor in the C•CURE 9000 Application program. The PoE module should only be installed or removed when board is entirely powered off.
  • Page 15 The Relay Wetted power is either 12 VDC or 24 VDC, depending on the input power source. Onboard backup iSTAR Edge uses four onboard AA batteries to power backup to flash on loss of main input power. These batteries must be non-rechargeable Alkaline batteries, batteries...
  • Page 16 Specifications Power Out iSTAR Edge has various ways to provide power to external devices: The following power outputs combined can provide a total of 1.5A at 12V. • each of three serial ports • each of two Wiegand ports • each of two aux ports, suitable, for example, for motion sensor power.

  • Page 17: Visual Indicators

    Specifications Door Map The Door Map shows the location of the Switches, Jumpers, and LEDs. FIGURE 5. Door Map Visual Indicators LCD will display diagnostic messages in a similar way to the iSTAR eX. Diagnostics are controlled by the rotary switch, SW1. Contrast controlled by potentiometer, RV1.

  • Page 18: Input Power

    Specifications Users have the ability, via the host, to configure LCD backlight and LEDs other than Power LED, the Bright White external view Power LED, and the relay activation LEDs to be always be off, regardless of tamper state. The table below summarizes the operation of the LEDs. TABLE 7.

  • Page 19: Onboard Controls

    Specifications The following table summarizes the function and designation of each LED TABLE 8. Functions of LEDs Function Comment DS21 Main Power - Internal View Always on if Voltage in > 8V DS20 Main Power - External View Super bright White LED, visible from outside of the enclosure when the door is closed.

  • Page 20: Rotary Switch

    There is an onboard 16 position rotary switch, SW1. Most of the positions are used to control LCD diagnostics, and is similar to iSTAR eX. Following is a reference table for iSTAR Edge rotary switch functions: TABLE 10. iSTAR Edge Rotary Switch Functions...
  • Page 21 RM Port Termination Each of the RM ports have a switch that controls whether there are two 110 ohm RS-485 termination resistors on the iSTAR Edge end of the RM Bus. In most Switches cases, leave this switch in its default (ON) position. When retrofitting an iSTAR Edge to reuse readers that were previously on an iSTAR Classic it may be desirable to turn off the termination.
  • Page 22 Connections CONNECTIONS Reader - I8 - R8 The iSTAR Edge supports up to two readers, four I8 boards, and four R8 boards. The readers can be any combination of RM readers and direct connect Combinations Wiegand signaling devices. There are two Wiegand connectors and three RM ports.
  • Page 23 Connections Two RM Readers Figure 7 shows two RM readers connected to RM1 and RM2. FIGURE 7. Two RM Readers with I/O Modules...
  • Page 24 Connections One Wiegand and One RM Reader Figure 8 shows one Wiegand reader and one RM reader. FIGURE 8. One of Each Reader...
  • Page 25 RS-485 connection that must have a terminator at each end of the bus. When the switch is on the iSTAR Edge provides the 110 ohm terminators. The other end of the bus is terminated by a switch in the RM4, RM4E, I8, I8-CSI, or R8.
  • Page 26 RM port. Figure 10 shows an example of how that special case could be wired. NOTE The 4000 foot maximum is measured from terminator to terminator. NOTE This example shows a fully loaded iSTAR Edge - 2 Readers, 4 - I8s, and 4 - R8s. FIGURE 10. RM Terminators Inputs There are eight onboard inputs available on the iSTAR Edge.

  • Page 27: Aux Outputs

    AUX Outputs The AUX outputs can supply 350 mA for motion sensor or PIR type devices. The voltage is 12 VDC. Wire the switch contacts to one of the iSTAR Edge inputs using the proper resistor supervision. FIGURE 13. AUX Wiring...

  • Page 28: Relay Outputs

    FIGURE 15. DRY Relay Wiring Wet Relay Wiring WET wiring is shown for a normal NO Latch. The iSTAR Edge will supply either 12 VDC or 24 VDC depending on the input supply. Current is limited to 0.75 A. Notice that the GND is used for common, not the C pin. Notice that the...
  • Page 29 Connections FIGURE 16. WET Latch Relay Wiring WET Wiring for a MagLock Mag Locks are normally energized so the GND and NC pins are used in this case. Notice that jumper is in the Wet position. FIGURE 17. WET Mag Lock Relay Wiring...

  • Page 30: Wiegand Readers

    Connections Wiegand Readers Direct Wiegand signaling read head connections are shown in Figure 18. FIGURE 18. Wiegand Readers TABLE 11. Maximum Wiegand Distance Gauge Wire Maximum Distance 18 AWG 500 feet 20 AWG 300 feet 22 AWG 200 feet RM Readers - I8s - R8s Normal RM bus wiring is used for RM readers, I/8 boards, and R/8 boards.
  • Page 31 Connections AC Fail / Low Battery AC Fail and Low Battery wiring is shown. They are NC connections. note that they share a common ground pin. FIGURE 20. AC Fail - Low Battery Tamper Tamper is NC. It is usually connected to the Tamper switch on the enclosure. If there is no standard enclosure be sure that there is a jumper across the two pins.
  • Page 32 LCD to display diagnostic messages about readers, card data, inputs, outputs, network ports and devices. Setting the LCD The iSTAR Edge includes an LCD display for status and diagnostic messages. Set the LCD display for desired messages using rotary switch SW1. Message Display Figure 22 shows the location of the rotary switch SW1.

  • Page 33: Displaying Status Messages

    Displaying Status Messages TABLE 12. Rotary Switch SW1 Diagnostic Tests for iSTAR Edge Set SW1 to Performs this Action Notes Displays general status messages. ICU Block on ICU fields are Read Only and cannot be changed. Displays general status messages. Users can Read, Write, ICU Block off and Update ICU configuration.
  • Page 34 Use rotary switch SW1 to activate diagnostic tests. Diagnostic information displays on the iSTAR Edge LCD. NOTE Diagnostic tests add overhead to iSTAR Edge processing, and may degrade system performance. When the diagnostic tests are complete, deactivate the test by resetting SW1 to display status information.

  • Page 35: Output Diagnostics

    Output Change Display (Fast Mode) The output change display test is an end-to-end test that automatically activates all outputs attached to iSTAR Edge. The outputs you are testing can be attached to iSTAR Edge through readers and R/8 boards. Output information displays on the LED for approximately one second.
  • Page 36 Output Test Mode activates and tests all outputs one by one Input Change Display The input change display mode tests and displays information about inputs that are activated manually. Inputs tested can be attached to iSTAR Edge through Mode the main board, RMs, and I/8 boards.

  • Page 37: Canadian Radio Emissions Requirements

    Canadian Radio Emissions Requirements If the Ethernet card passes the diagnostic test, you will see the following message on the LCD: Ethernet PC Card * Passed * 7. When the test is complete, set SW1 back to 0 or F to display status messages. The LCD displays only success messages.
  • Page 38 Information about other products furnished by Software House is believed to be accurate. However, no responsibility is assumed by Software House for the use of these products, or for an infringement of rights of the other companies that may result from their use.

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