New 230V boardsfor swing-leaf gate operators

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Why new 230V boards?

Market position

Boards features

Why new 230V boards?

452MPS

455D

462DF

Safety: with the new boards for 230V operators (both hydraulic and electro-mechanical) , obstacle detection and reversal rapidity are always granted

safety condition in compliance with DM 2006/42/EC

Why new 230V boards?

E045 E145

Energy efficiency: solutions have been adopted to save power up to 80% with respect to traditional systems

Connectivity: the new boards support BUS 2Easy; the new E145 model, which can also be programmed from PC/MAC, is prepared for the connection to the new FAAC GCOM, NetCom and XCOM modules.

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Why new 230V boards?

Market position

Boards features

452MPS entry level, dip switch and LED.

462DF Can only be programmed using an external device (FAACtotum)

455D display advanced

controls

Current range

E045 similar to 455D

E145 top of the range

New range

455D spare part or low-cost countries

Performance

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Why new 230V boards?

Market position

Boards features

Energy efficiency: switching power supply

Both boards have been designed to offer the highest energy efficiency (thanks to the switching power supply), resulting thus in a reduced current consumption and money saving.

The E145 board is furthermore able to operate at very low consumption conditions (Sleep) during standby.

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Power in standby (W)

Potenza in standby (W)

Comparison between 230V boards of main competitors

Test conditions: control board for 230V motors in standby, 2 pairs of photocells, radio receiver

Advantages of the switching power supply

The main advantages of the switching power supply are:

Higher energy efficiency in comparison to both the competitors’ boards and to the FAAC products as well: E145 equipped with standard photocells (i.e. in case of a retrofit on an old installation) will need 1,3W in stand-by against 5,8W of the 455D. Further consumption lowering is achievable by installing BUS photocells (i.e. new installations)

Single board for every power supply range (E145 only): no need for 115V versions

Board is less prone to damage due to transport given the absence of the large, heavy transformer equipping the 452/455

Safety

Both boards control the new SAFEcoder Absolute Encoder via the BUS 2Easy input.

The encoder allows to easily comply with the safety European rules (Machine Directive 2006/42/EC), even in old installations through the use of a retrofit kit without having to modify any fittings or installation dimensions

Strong points of the SAFEcoder:

It is directly fitted on the operator bracket (FAAC PATENT)

It is able to find, automatically and with a high accuracy, the deceleration and stop points, thus preventing the automated system from forcing against the stop point

It does not need any mechanical stop points since stop points can be set by hand

In the event of a power fault, the absolute encoder keeps the leaf position memorized, wherever it stopped, thus avoiding irregular cycles after special events.

Safety

Full OMNIDEC

Just like the E124, the OMNIDEC codifications are supported concurrently: in case you are retrofitting an installation, this will allow to use the old remotes (granted that they are using a supported frequency like 433 or 868 MHz) and the new additional ones, whatever the old and new codifications are.

USB interfaces

The USB HOST port can be used to:

Perform an easy update of the firmware when new versions are released

Upload or download a programming configuration

Upload or download the radio code table

Upload or download the timer programming (E145 only)

Relay redundancy

Two relays have been added to the PCB layout in order to avoid the contact sticking problem.

Each motor is now equipped with two relays, one for the opening direction and one for the closing direction.

This allows for a higher reactivity of the system in terms of movement reversal, as well.

Display and menu

In order to make programming more flexible, both of the boards are equipped with a display and two-level configuration menu, featuring dynamic parameters which are being shown only when needed.

Technical standards

New technical standards have been introduced, regarding various aspects of the menus and functions found on the board. These standards will be spread over the whole board range as new models will be released or new firmware will be published.

New setup procedureNew bus devices acquiring procedure

Technical standards

New technical standards have been introduced, regarding various aspects of the menus and functions found on the board. These standards will be spread over the whole board range as new models will be released or new firmware will be published.

Alarm list is common to all boards

New radio code storing procedure

How to choose the replacement board

When in need of using the E045 or E145 as a replacement board for an old FAAC model you must take in account the following:

Terminal block the 452MPS/455D terminal blocks is plug-and-play on the E145 only

Limit switches limit switches management and connection is possible on the E145 only

Traditional photocells the contact photocells input is present on the E145 only, E045 needs the use of the XIB adapter to manage traditional photocells

Second electric lock the electric lock for the second leaf is supported on the E145 only

How to choose the replacement board

Radio the standard 5 pin connector is present on the E145 only: if you must keep the old RP / decoding board (eg. If you need to keep SL receivers or you don’t want to store again a great number of RC remotes), the choice is the E145. Thanks to the double connector, it is possible to keep the old remotes whilst adding actual codifications without the need of external receivers.

How to choose the replacement board

Menus if you had a 455D and plan to replace it with an E045, consider that some of the parameters are no longer available on the E045, or their use is different:

Bo is no longer present, on the E045 the boost is always enabled

cS and rS are grouped into the rS parameter which enables/disables both the functions

Failsafe is always on, as the only supported photocells are the BUS ones

EL, Ph, AS, functions are not present anymore

EC only acts as an encoder sensitivity regulation; additional working time is added automatically in case of encoder absence

Features FAAC

452MPS 455D 462DF E 045 E 145

Board and motor power supply 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC 230V AC 90V ÷ 250V AC

Safety condition with obstacle detection (with SAFEcoder Absolute Encoder)

✓ ✓

Energy efficiency (switching power supply) ✓ ✓ (sleep in standby)

Automatic set-up ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Display LED LED LCD

Available logics 6 8 10 + 7 10 +

Electronic deceleration ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

USB device functions (SW update, data backup)

✓ ✓

2Easy BUS ✓ ✓

Connectivity (X-COM/G-COM/NET-COM/Wi-COM)

✓

Programming via PC FAACTOTUM ✓

Built-in timer ✓

Electric lock outputs 1 1 2 1 2

Limit switch inputs ✓ ✓ ✓

Programmable inputs/outputs ✓ ✓

Type of radio receiver RP RP RP Omnidec Omnidec and RP

Radios that can be stored on the board 256 1.600

Photocell inputs Tradition. Tradition. Tradition. only BUS BUS and tradition.

Control of operators for sliding gates ✓ ✓

Comparison chart

Large connectivity (E045)

XP15B

XT RC

XF 433/868

USB storage

XT SLH LR

SAFEcoder

Fotoswitch

Photobeam

Safebeam

XP15W

XP15B

XT RCXT SLH LR

RP 433/868

USB programming

XCOM, GCOM, NETCOM Modules

XCOMBox

USB storage

SAFEcoder

XF 433/868

Large connectivity (E145)

The E145 model is able to control 230V gearmotors for sliding gates, in case in mixed configurations:

1. Two opposed sliding gates

2. A swing-leaf gate (i.e. for pedestrians) and a sliding gate

740741

746 844

Sliding gates

Easyboard programming software

Thanks to the Easyboard programming software, it is very easy to configure and fine tune the electronic board. The connections is possible through the onboard USB port or X-COM module. Here’s some of the most notable features:

Graphic and easy to read configuration screen

Wizard basic programming

Easyboard programming software

Thanks to the Easyboard programming software, it is very easy to configure and fine tune the electronic board. The connections is possible through the onboard USB port or X-COM module. Here’s some of the most notable features:

Possibility to print out the configuration for future reference

Monitor screen to completely control the board from PC/Mac