2
Thread the other end of the antenna through the
back wall of the back box and through the interior
wall as needed (see Figure 12).
3
Carefully insert the Door Station into the back box
(see “Attach the Door Station”).
Contact and Relay Connections
You can connect devices to the contact ports or the
relay ports (see Figure 13).
CAUTION
! Control4 does not support using
earth ground for Contacts, as this could
damage the Door Station.
Figure 13. Contacts and Relays
Connect to a Port
The Door Station provides six (6) ports for use as two
(2) contact sets and one (1) relay (see Figure 14).
• Contact
(2 sets). Terminal connector for one
(1) dry contact closure, logic input connection,
for gate control, etc. Provides power for small
devices (12 V), signal input (SIG), return path
(GND). The current, 100 mA, is shared across
both sets of contacts.
NOTE
: Do not use contacts that are grounded.
The Door Station only supports non-grounded
contacts.
• Relay
(1). Terminal connector for one (1)
normally closed or normally opened switchable
connection for doorbell control (see Figure 15) or
gate control. The set contains a connection for
Normally Opened (NO), Normally Closed (NC),
and Common (COM).
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Figure 14. Contact/Relay Locations
1
To attach the wires to the contacts or relay, select
one of the large bottom-row holes (see Figure 13;
notice that the top row holes are smaller than the
bottom-row holes).
2
Using a small flat screwdriver, insert the
screwdriver into the slot on the small block that
sits between the two rows of holes adjacent
to the port; push down firmly. The block will
depress.
3
Insert the wire. Ensure that the wire inserts all the
way into the hole.
4
Release the screwdriver.
Example Wiring
Figure 15. Relay Port: Normally Open (e.g., Doorbell)
Troubleshooting
Boot Up
When the Door Station is booting up, if the button
blinks and does not stop after three (3) minutes or
longer, there is a problem with the device and it will
have to be restored. See “Reset/Restore the Door
Station” in this document.
Factory Restore
To restore the device to its default factory settings,
see “Reset/Restore the Door Station” in this
document.
Contacts
Relays
