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Summary of Contents for ALC II

Page 1: ...Access anytime anywhere ALIMAK ALC II User s manual Original instructions ...

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Page 3: ...ok is cut the book is only valid for illustrative use This manual is only applicable if the manufacturing number indicated below corresponds to the manufacturing number stamped on the identification sign of the equipment Where there is a conflict contact your ALIMAK representative Applicable for ALC II software version 3 71 and later versions ONLY ...

Page 4: ...oducts on the market at a given point in time Products must be used in conformity with safe practice and applicable statues regulations codes and ordinances Specifications of products and equipment shown herein are subject to change without notice Copyright 2018 Alimak Group Sweden AB All rights reserved Alimak and Scando are registered trademarks of Alimak Group Sweden AB Alimak Group Sweden AB i...

Page 5: ...ated lifts ALC FOR CONSTRUCTION HOISTS Control stations for construction hoists Installation Power box for landings above level 20 Landing extension box for landings above 32 Group control Operation ALC II FOR PERMANENT LIFTS Push buttons and display inside car Operation ALC II ADAPTED FOR LIFTS WITH AUTOMATIC DOORS Refer to separate publ No 9081 650 Operating instructions and fault indications on...

Page 6: ...Text and illustrations by Mats Holmlund Håkan Lindström Copyright 2018 Alimak Group Sweden AB All rights reserved ...

Page 7: ...PU card and one I O card 11 inputs and 7 outputs X11 X14 in a common enclosure The CPU card is equipped with the following A high speed pulse encoder input terminals X4 1 to X4 5 Two wire communication for communication with the Base CPU unit X8 2 and X8 3 Six wire communication with push buttons keypad and displays X3 1 to X3 6 Power inputs and outputs X1 and X2 Three different communication inte...

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Page 9: ...s the battery from the load in order to protect the battery Fuses There are 4 fuses on the CPU unit 2 fuses 3 15A are for the 2 x 19VAC input to the ALC II 1 fuse 4A is for the 24VDC output 1 fuse 1 25A is for the 12VDC output Control systems In the main software there are two different control systems available semi automatic collective The ALC II system automatically selects the control system N...

Page 10: ... on 230 VAC control wires between the car and the landings via the base panel A destination order from the car has three seconds priority over landing calls Collective control system This is the most advanced control system available in the ALC controller The lift can be operated from inside the car and if chosen also from the landings Each landing is provided with two call buttons one for each tr...

Page 11: ...stem On every landing there is one I O card with two external illuminated call buttons one for each travel direction and one indicator lamp Out of service The I O cards are connected to a six wire communication circuit that terminates in a base CPU inside the base panel The information is transmitted from the base CPU to the car CPU main unit on a two wire communication circuit in the trailing cab...

Page 12: ...ction for flood alarm is GROUP 5 VALUE 2 which makes it possible to drive above set level in GROUP 10 13 High wind speed Low temperature High wind speed means that the I O card in the base can receive a signal from a wind speed meter and then automatically address the lift to the base location and then also delete all calls and destinations until the wind speed will decrease Set this function in G...

Page 13: ...n 32 landings Set this in GROUP 14 VALUE 1 For a fully collective control system a booster unit must be added to the ALC systemfor landing levels more than 32 pcs EN 81 approved lift Emergency lightning operation time and function must fulfil particular demands for countries under jurisdiction of EN 81 directives Set this in GROUP 14 VALUE 2 DOL brake supervision If an error of more than 30 occurs...

Page 14: ...e according to the following Turn the main power switch to OFF position Disconnect the battery Keep the Prog button on the car CPU depressed and then turn main power switch to ON position Keep the Prog button depressed until the LED SYS CHK lights up after 2 sec Then continue pushing the Stop Next Landing button Down button and finally the Up button Keep all 4 buttons depressed whereupon all 8 LED...

Page 15: ...lowing Disconnect the battery Switch off the car main electrical panel Switch off the base main electrical panel Reset the base main electrical switch in ON position Keep the Prog button on the car CPU depressed and put the main electrical switch in ON position Continue keeping the Prog button depressed and then push the Stop Next Landing 2 two times Finally release the Prog button The display sho...

Page 16: ...m and is still in calibration mode The lift moves automatically upwards to measure speed and brake distance in the upward direction After that the lift moves automatically downwards to measure speed and brake distance in the opposite direction The system does this procedure 4 times If the speeds are equal for 4 different starts the system itself makes the conclusion that the lift is intended for D...

Page 17: ...speed with corresponding retardation distances The lift will stop on the reference cam after 4 times up and down Retardation distances for 4 different speeds and the door zone are now programmed into the ALC system This system calibration is normally done at the factory If the lift is moving on crawling speed for approximately 2 to 10 cm 1 4 in before it stops then the retardation distance is Ok N...

Page 18: ...ate the Group and Group Values For permanent lifts there are also symbols shown in sequence on the display for group number and value respectively The Up or Down buttons are used to select GROUP level The Stop Next Landing button is used to open and select VALUE level Select VALUE with Up Down buttons Depress the Stop Next Landing button to store VALUE level and the system then will switch to GROU...

Page 19: ...ALIMAK 34823 1 03 A13 Car CPU main unit ...

Page 20: ...igh wind speed o o o o GROUP 10 o VALUE 3 V1 V2 3 level 3 chosen o o o ALIMAK 34906 1 09 A14 Example 3 Car to be addressed to landing B level 18 automatically with 5 min delay GROUP 8 o VALUE 5 V1 V4 5 min o o o addressed to landing B GROUP 12 o VALUE 2 o o level 2 o o GROUP 13 VALUE 1 level 16 to be added o o to level 2 previous o group 12 above o level 18 means LED ON o means LED OFF ...

Page 21: ...h windspeed o o HW B2 SeepageA6formoreinfo o HW B4 o o o Landing level B o o 8 o Autoreturn 1 6 min o o 1 min o o o 2 min o o o 4 min o o o o Landing level B o o o 9 o o o o High speed Calibration o o o o monitoring o ref up o o o Extended temp o o o CAN interface o o o communication guard VFC only 10 o Landing A o o o o Level 1 part1 o o o Level 2 o o Prog 0 15 o o Level 4 o o o Level 8 o o o 11 ...

Page 22: ...atus mode push the Prog button once more VALUE V1 o s speed error F8 2 V2 o s EN load ramp fault F3 1 V4 o s stopping accuracy error F8 1 V8 o s interlock fault F3 2 Diagnose mode flashing Norm Insp switch in Insp position VALUE V1 o s GPRS modem Or in Ex mode out of door zone V2 o s IP adress choosen V4 o s TxIP transmit V8 o s RxIP receive Diagnose mode led G1 flashing Norm Insp switch in Insp p...

Page 23: ...eger part 12 DC voltage Internal voltage The decimal 13 Battery voltage Internal battery voltage The integer part 14 Battery voltage Internal battery voltage The decimal 15 Base Car error Number of Base Car error 0 31 16 17 System temperature Internal temperature The denary part 18 System temperature Internal temperature The unit part 19 Temperature stop If the unit have reached temperature max 65...

Page 24: ...fts Solid light Fault according to fault display or flood fire gas or high wind alarm etc Flashing light Door open ALIMAK 34184 A 1 10 A18 LCD Display optional The lift can be equipped with a touch screen LCD display that can show information and messages See examples below A Language selection A Current landing B Direction C Destinated landing D Weight A ALC Error Message A ALC Error Message B Op...

Page 25: ...pection drive break the safety circuit Motor Error Hoist does not start within start time fault on pulse encoder Error in CAN interface with VFC drive Must be set set in parameters Emergency Stop in Base Emergency push button at base activated construction hoists only Adaptive fault Speed fault Config error Calibration fault Temperature fault See page A16 for specification of F8 errors Ctrl Circui...

Page 26: ...epressed and also press the Up and Down button at the same time Then release all buttons and the Prog LED goes out The display shows if 5 landings are programmed into the system The lift is now in calibration mode Delete all landings The lift must be in calibration mode see above and positioned at the lowest landing In order to delete all landings press the Prog button on the car CPU and keep it d...

Page 27: ... mode but no landings are programmed into the system See page Programming of landings Calibration drive from inside of the car when lift is located somewhere above the bottom landing The display shows no landings are programmed into the system Press Down button and the lift will automatically start downwards to the bottom landing and stops on the reference cam Ref down LED goes out The display sho...

Page 28: ...ence level is now programmed into the system The system is now back into normal mode Direct the lift to the desired landing The display shows Calibration drive from inside of the car when lift is located somewhere above the bottom landing The displays show if the number of programmed landings is 5 ALIMAK 34829 1 04 A22 CD and 5 flash alternately on the display for the single system 0 lights up on ...

Page 29: ...now automatically moves down to the bottom and stops The reference level is now programmed into the system The system is now back into normal mode Direct the lift to the desired landing Calibration drive from landing or B panel when car is loca ted somewhere above the bottom landing Press the Call button and the lift will go down to the bottom and stop The reference level is now programmed into th...

Page 30: ...Up and Down button at the same time Then release all buttons and the Prog LED goes out The display shows if 5 landings are programmed into the system The lift is now in calibration mode Delete all landings The lift must be in calibration mode see above and positioned at the lowest landing In order to delete all landings press the Prog button on the car CPU and keep it depressed The Prog LED will b...

Page 31: ... is located somewhere above the bottom landing The display shows no landings are programmed into the system Press Down button and the lift will move downwards until it reaches the reference cam then it decelerates and stops The lift will automatically accelerate upwards until it has left the reference cam then it decelerates and stops The lift will once again automatically start and move down in s...

Page 32: ...the car when lift is located somewhere above the bottom landing The displays show if the number of programmed landings is 5 Press Down button and the lift will move downwards until it reaches the reference cam then it decelerates and stops The lift will automatically accelerate upwards until it has left the reference cam then it decelerate and stops The lift will once again automatically start and...

Page 33: ...the lift to the desired landing Calibration drive from landing or B panel when car is located somewhere above the bottom landing Press Call button and the lift will move downwards until it reaches the reference cam then it decelerates and stops The lift will automatically accelerate upwards until it has left the reference cam then it decelerate and stops The lift will once again automatically star...

Page 34: ...he first landing level is then programmed into the system and the system returns to normal operation The display shows To program the next landing proceed in the following manner Press the Prog button on the car CPU until the Prog LED is illuminated The lift is now in programming mode The display shows Run the lift with the Up and Down button inside the car to the second landing level Press the St...

Page 35: ... and press the Stop Next Landing button at the next landing level and the landing level will be stored If the landing level needs to be adjusted this must be done in low speed mode It is not possible to program a new landing in between two existing landings Delete the top landing Run the lift to the top landing in Normal operation mode The display shows if the top landing is No 5 Press the Prog bu...

Page 36: ...system and the system returns to normal operation The display shows Change floor level indication The floor level indication can be changed from digit to a letter For instance B E G P or T This is performed in the following manner Run the lift to the actual landing in normal operation Press the Prog button on the car CPU inside the main panel until the Prog LED is illuminated The lift is now in pr...

Page 37: ...ed and standing on ref breaker Press the Prog button on the car CPU inside the main panel until the Prog LED is illuminated The lift is now in programming mode Run with up down to the lowest floor then press the Stop Next Landing button The system will unlock the doors one by one Open suitable door for the landing in question and leave it open When the door is open there are 4 banks of indication ...

Page 38: ...el until the Prog LED is illuminated The lift is now in programming mode The displays show if the lift is on landing 4 Press the Stop Next Landing button Open up and close the car door where the intended landing is located The Prog LED goes out The closed landing is opened and the system returns to normal operation The displays show if the lift is on landing 4 Programming of passing through landin...

Page 39: ... into the system and the system returns to normal operation Adjust the 1st landing level before the 2nd push button box is programmed Note do not operate the lift from this position The display shows To program next door and push button box proceed in the following manner Press the Prog button on the car CPU until the Prog LED is illuminated The lift is now in programming mode Press the Stop Next ...

Page 40: ...to the bottom landing level Check that the lift has not actuated the down limit switch when it is level with the bottom landing The same goes for the top landing Press the Stop Next Landing button The system will unlock the doors one by one Open suitable door for the landing in question If not the landing will be stored as a closed landing The Prog LED goes out The first landing level is then prog...

Page 41: ...r for the landing in question The display shows TEST Construction Hoist Press 0 ENT The 1st car door will be unlocked No car movement will appear The display shows Press 1 ENT The 1st car door will be unlocked No car movement will appear The display shows Permanent Lift Press 0 The 1st car door will be unlocked No car movement will appear The display shows Press 1 The 2nd car door will be unlocked...

Page 42: ... Check that the lift has not actuated the down limit switch when it is level with the bottom landing The same goes for the top landing Press the Stop Next Landing button The system will unlock the doors one by one Open suitable door for the landing in question If not the landing will be stored as a closed landing The Prog LED goes out The first landing level is then programmed into the system and ...

Page 43: ...ton and keep it depressed while the Up and Down buttons are pressed Release the Stop Next Landing button and after that the Up and Down buttons The system will pull the door lock solenoids one by one Open suitable door for the landing in question The display shows NOTE If you have to adjust the landing levels the entire procedure must be repeated 0 lights up on the display for the single system ...

Page 44: ...p button inside the car to the movable landing at the slipform Check that the car electrical switch is actuated by the landing cam at the slipform input LED D12 11 4 off Push the Stop Next Landing button on the car CPU The system will unlock the doors one by one Open suitable door for the landing in question if not the landing will be stored as a closed landing The Prog Led goes out VFC operated l...

Page 45: ... LED goes out The top landing level is now deleted and the system returns to normal operation The display shows NOTE The car electrical switch for the movable top landing slipform must be actuated If not the actual landing will not be stored as a movable lnding It is not possible to program additional landings above the movable top landing Ensure that the normal and final limit cams are properly i...

Page 46: ...is illuminated A 2 digit display showing current landing fault indication and information Emergency stop push button An alarm push button A switch for light in car As an option overload indication lamp can be furnished On the inside of the control panel Push button on the car CPU Norm Insp selector switch Top of car control Top of car control consists of Up and Down push button An Emergency stop p...

Page 47: ... other showing next stop fault indication and information Emergency stop push button An alarm push button A switch for light in car As an option overload indication lamp can be furnished On the inside of the control panel Push button on the car CPU Norm Insp selector switch Top of car control Top of car control consists of Up and Down push button An Emergency stop push button ALIMAK 34842 1 01 A41...

Page 48: ...es The selector switch Car only marked S 107 disconnects all signals from the landings which means that the lift can only be operated from inside the car From the base CPU to the car CPU main unit the information transmits through a two wire communication circuit in the trailing hybrid cable Landing control equipment Semi automatic control system A landing box unit with Up Down and Stop Next Landi...

Page 49: ...tension box for collective control from 33 64 landings P N 9070750 000 On a construction hoist installation where the number of collective landing control boxes are more than 32 units a Landing extension box must be added between landing no 32 and 33 the box also includes power boost function for the 24 VDC The Landing extension box is connected to the landing boxes above and below by plugs A CAN ...

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Page 51: ...oming power cable to the B panel in accordance with the wiring diagram 2 Install cable s between B panel and the car in accordance with the wiring diagram 3 Adjust the reference retardation down cam on the mast 4 Check that all cams are correctly installed on the mast both on top and bottom by travelling manually in the Inspection mode 5 Connect the landing control cable to the base panel and to e...

Page 52: ... Single tower with a dual car installation Twin towers with a dual car installation each Bus divider 2nd B panel 1st B panel Alimak prefab push button box and connection cables CAN bus communiction cable CAN bus communiction cable CAN bus com cable CAN bus com cable ...

Page 53: ... Bus divider Additional power box for landings above level 20 CAN bus com cable CAN bus com cable CAN bus communiction cable Accessories Part No Power box P N 9070751 000 Landing extension box P N 9070750 000 Bus divider P N 9070745 601 CAN bus communiction cable length 2 0 m 6 5 ft P N 9070745 702 length 7 0 m 23 ft P N 9070745 707 length 15 0 m 49 ft P N 9070745 715 ...

Page 54: ...vel 51 Additional power box for landings above level 51 Landing extension box for landings above level 32 Additional power box for landings above level 20 Bus divider CAN bus communiction cable CAN bus com cable CAN bus com cable Bus divider Bus divider Bus divider Group control for more than 20 up to 64 pcs landings Twin towers with a dual car installation each ...

Page 55: ...l 51 Landing extension box for landings above level 32 CAN bus communiction cable CAN bus communiction cable CAN bus com cable CAN bus com cable Bus divider Bus divider Bus divider Bus divider Bus divider Bus divider Group control for more than 20 up to 64 pcs landings Triple towers with a dual car installation each ...

Page 56: ...ds depending on the direction Destination with keypad A destination order is placed in the following manner The hoist is located on the 4th landing and the displays show Landing 8 is desired press key 8 and the displays show Confirm choice by pressing the ENT key and the displays show and the hoist starts to move up Additional destinations can be added in a similar manner In addition the Stop Next...

Page 57: ... X but as soon as the CLR key is pressed the system will ignore the call and clear the display Immediately after this the system is ready to take a new call Destination with semi automatic control By pressing a key for Up or Down the car starts travelling in the chosen direction When the car approaches the desired landing press the key Stop Next Landing and the car will then stop automatically at ...

Page 58: ... An alarm push button A switch for light in car As an option the following is provided Emergency stop push button option Overload indication lamp On the inside of the control panel Norm Insp selector switch A Prog push button illuminated Up Down and Stop Next Landing buttons for programming functions Top of car control Top of car control consists of Up and Down push button An Emergency stop push b...

Page 59: ...s if the lift is above below or inside the landing zone If display shows this means that the lift is above landing 5 If display shows this means that the lift is inside landing 5 within the landing zone If display shows this means that the lift is below landing 5 Destination with push buttons A destination order is placed in the following manner The lift is located on the 4th landing and the displ...

Page 60: ... Press Emergency Stop button If the fault remains contact Service Overload Inspection drive Programming The system is in position for Inspection or Programming To reset after inspection drive break the safety circuit Motor Error Delayed start Check for possible phase failure Press CLR If the fault remains contact Service Emergency Stop in Base Emergency push button at base activated construction h...

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Page 62: ... products on the market at a given point in time Products must be used in conformity with safe practice and applicable statutes regulations codes and ordinances Specifications of products and equipment shown herein are subject to change without notice Copyright 2018 Alimak Group AB All rights reserved Alimak and Scando are registered trademarks of Alimak Group AB www alimak com Production and layo...

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