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how it works

gear 

wheel 

from operator 

drives rack on 

gate

the  sld-24v-d  gate  operator  consists  of  an  electro-mechanical  master 

operator with built in electronic controls and a slave operator for the other 

side that has no electronics of it’s own as it is controlled by the master 

when the operator is activated by remote control or other device, it drives each  

side of the gate open or closed by way of a toothed rack fitted to each gate that 

engages with a gear wheel on each operator.  magnets are fitted to the rack to 

set the close limit of each gate, which is detected by sensors in each operator.  

the open limits are set by way of an encoder in each motor that sends signals 

to the control electronics as to how far each gate has travelled.

the speed of each gate is also constantly monitored by the control electronics 

using  the  encoders  so  if  either  gate  is  obstructed  while  operating  both  will 

reverse direction for safety.

the encoder/magnet system is extremely robust and never needs adjustment.

the master/ slave system keeps each side of the gate in sync, if two single 

operators are used they can get out of sync and don’t have the same level of 

safety.

Summary of Contents for e-Gate SLD-24V-D

Page 1: ...installation manual e Gate SLD 24V D 24V Bi Parting Sliding Gate Operator for Gates to 500kg FOR ...

Page 2: ... 3 tools and hardware required 4 preparing the gate 5 Guide Post clearance 5 automatic operator fitting requirements 6 accessories that can be added 7 safety photocell 7 digital keypad and or intercom 8 a Ground Loop vehicle Detector 8 Cabling Requirements 9 Basic Cabling Guide 9 Full Cabling Guide 9 type and size of Cable 10 how it works 11 ...

Page 3: ... 7 Day timer digital keypad or keyswitch 25 terminating an intercom 25 step 5 set the close limit with the magnet 26 step 6 tune the Remote Controls in 28 remote control open stop and manual close 25 remote control open with auto close 25 removing remote controls 26 remote controlled pedestrian entry 26 user adding remote control at a later date 26 Step 7 learn Gate open limit 30 Step 8 activate a...

Page 4: ...r Slats or Steel Gates with Open Bars If this Gate Operator is installed on a gate that is too Heavy it may not work properly Steel Gates with Hardwood Slats or Solid Hardwood gates 8m Wide 2m High 6m Wide 1 8m High 200mm rise 6m Wide 1 8m High 4m Wide 1 8m High 100mm rise 4m Wide 1 8m High 6m Wide 1 2m High pre installation check list ...

Page 5: ...o 60 operations per day If charge power goes off the operator will run on battery for a day or two depending on frequency of use If the battery runs flat it should be allowed to recharge overnight before the operator is used Solar Powered Systems The size of the Solar Panel and Battery depends very strongly on the weather conditions in the area the size of the gate and amount of use the gate gets ...

Page 6: ...s installed to prevent the gate closing on any vehicle using the gate It is also recommended that a seperate small side gate is used for pedestrians particularly if there will be children disabled or elderly people using the gate If push buttons key switches or Digital Keypads are installed they should be within sight of the gate but not placed so the user will be tempted to reach through the gate...

Page 7: ...e needed including side cutters pliers wire strippers a range of phillips head screw drivers a small flat head screw driver for terminal block screws and a socket set You ll also need a tape measure marking pen an elecric drill with hammer action and variable speed control a 10mm hammer drill bit and socket bit for 10mm or 3 8 tek screws An angle grinder is also handy although a hacksaw will do if...

Page 8: ...long working life The operators should be well drained and not be submersed in water or have water running past it in heavy rain Keeper between gates to be aligned correctly Guides must move easily for entire length of gate Gate Operators to be on a level concrete pad Gate Track must be Straight gate should not run or catch on the track Power Point if used on free standing post in front of the gat...

Page 9: ... automatic operator fitting requirements Driveway Gate Operator Front Fence Wall Concrete Footing and Pad Concrete Pad 400mm Concrete Pad 400mm Gate Guide Post if used Conduit for Power Cable to come out of concrete pad here if Power is Hardwired 250mm 200mm Extra Gate Length for Automatic Operator 300mm Plan View Lawn or Garden Driveway Extra Gate Length for Automatic Operator need only be the bo...

Page 10: ... A Photocell consists of an Invisible Low Power Infrared point to point Beam Transmitted from one side of a gate to the other REFLECTOR BEAMS are NOT recommended for outdoors A Photocell prevents a Gate from Closing on a car If the Photocell s beam is interrupted by a vehicle the gate won t close The Photocell can also be used to control the closing of the gate accessories that can be added ...

Page 11: ...er wishes to let the visitor in they can do so by pressing a button on the intercom to open the gate a Ground Loop vehicle Detector Loop of wire in driveway used to detect vehicles A Digital Keypad allows access to anyone with the correct pin number A ground loop in the driveway detects any vehicles approaching the gate and opens it automatically to let them out Pedestrians cannot use the ground l...

Page 12: ... hand gate Master Gate Operator If power source is hard wired 240VAC Mains this should be kept at least 100mm away from any low voltage cabling Digital Keypad Keyswitch or Press Button alternate to ground Loop Ground Loop Open Direction Slave Gate Operator Master Gate Operator Slave Gate Operator Power Required on ONE SIDE ONLY Power Required on ONE SIDE ONLY ...

Page 13: ...he gate Low Voltage Cable from the Charge Transformer must be large enough to allow for voltage drop Use the following guide for Cable size for different distances Distance Cable Size mm2 Cable Type 30m 0 24 Telephone cable 2 x pairs doubled up 50m 0 4 Cat 5 2x pairs doubled up 80m 0 66 Heavier Telephone cable 2x pairs doubled up 120m 1 0 TPS or Automotive cable 300m 2 5 TPS or Automotive cable Ca...

Page 14: ...operator Magnets are fitted to the rack to set the close limit of each gate which is detected by sensors in each operator The open limits are set by way of an encoder in each motor that sends signals to the control electronics as to how far each gate has travelled The speed of each gate is also constantly monitored by the control electronics using the encoders so if either gate is obstructed while...

Page 15: ...ble will not be pinched if between two slabs of concrete that can shift with ground movement Fix the cable into the groove using clear plumbers silicon non acidic or other flexible sealer in the clean groove before the cable and again after making sure it sticks to both sides of the groove If the path or driveway has lawn or garden edges make sure the cable isn t exposed or accessable to edge trim...

Page 16: ...en conduit should be buried at least 300mm deep Never make joints in cable directly in the ground If you must join cable either bring it up well above the ground and have the joint protected from the elements by a weather proof junction box or put a pit in the ground to make sure the joint is sitting in the air within the pit and cannot be submerged in water step 2 fIT each OPERATOR Place each Ope...

Page 17: ...e done with a couple of short lengths of box section or make up a mounting frame out of box section There are holes in the bottom of the operator for attaching a mounting frame raisE the height of each Operator IF NEEDED With each Operator sitting on it s concrete pad not fixed in place yet place a length of rack on each gear wheel and check its alignment with the bottom rail of the gate ...

Page 18: ...also be used if prefered The important thing is once the Operator is fitted it doesn t work loose manually release the Operator To manually release the Operator so it can be opened by hand firstly slide the small weather cover across then using the key provided unlock the Manual release door and open it The Operators Gear Wheel will now turn freely To re engage it close and lock the door and move ...

Page 19: ... gate is open 1 Start with the first length overlapping the Gear wheel by 100mm mark this position then add more lengths until the end is reached step 3 fIT THE RACK TO THE GATE 2 Make sure mounting lugs miss the wheels 3 Last length of rack may need to be cut shorter if so it must have at least two mounting lugs on the gate If this isn t possible then all the rack may need to be moved back a bit ...

Page 20: ...il each of the Tek screws are close to the gear wheel and adjust the height of the rack until it has about 1mm clearance above the gear wheel Tighten the tek screws fully once the height is correct Tek Screw in centre of slot 1mm ...

Page 21: ... two lengths If the gate is now moved by hand and run over the join between the lengths of rack there should be no jump it should run smoothly over the join Also set the 1mm clearance at the new tek screw position and tighen it up fully Repeat the same with the remaining lengths of rack just tacking them all in place for now with two tek screws Drill Tek screw in on an angle to close gap between l...

Page 22: ... gear wheel as you go It is quicker to do these all in one run Once all lengths are tacked in place and the gate is opened and closed to check the rack overlaps the gear wheel at all times then cut off any access rack using an angle grinder or hack saw The Rack may be plastic on the outside but it has a steel rod in the middle ...

Page 23: ...Jumper Shunts overide the normally closed inputs REMOVE ONLY ONCE GATE LIMITS ARE SET SLD 24V D General Wiring Diagram step 4 terminate cabling V GRD LOCK LIGHT LOCK LIGHT BATT DCIN BATT DCIN CHARGE CHARGE Battery or DC Power Source 24VAC or Solar Panel trickle charge Blue Heavy Red Heavy Orange Blue Red Motor and Encoder CLS COM ENS Blue Heavy Red Heavy Orange Blue Red Reed Sensor Slave Operator ...

Page 24: ...ray strands can cause a short circuit checking the gate direction The Master Gate Operator is prewired for a Left Hand Gate and the Slave Operator is prewired for a Right Hand Gate e Gate Control Board If the Gates are travelling in the wround direction you can easily unplug and swap the terminals around OPEN DIRECTION RIGHT HAND GATE OPEN DIRECTION LEFT HAND GATE ...

Page 25: ...the necessary cables Leave them unplugged until such time as you are ready to Power up RED BLACK 15A Fuse WARNING The Battery cables MUST BE CONNECTED THE RIGHT WAY AROUND if not you may damage the control board terminating The battery and charger Battery versions only 24V AC charge transformer or Solar Panel ...

Page 26: ...t beam is broken while the gate is closing the gate will reverse back open The gate will not close while the photocells light beam is broken and if the photocell closing control option is activated DIP 3 ON once the photocell is clear the gate will close immediately or can be delayed GND 24V PC By connecting a 24VDC relay to the gate operator it can also activate lights for 1 or 4 minutes when eve...

Page 27: ... Press Button Loop Detector GND V COM N O N C terminating ground loop vehicle detector A ground loop must be used with a photocell to control the opening and closing of a gate If a vehicle wishing to exit drives over the ground loop the gate will open If the vehicle remains over the ground loop or the photocell light beam is broken the gate will remain open Once both are clear the gate will auto c...

Page 28: ...essory and will work with both 12VAC or 12VDC 7 Day Timer GND V COM N O N C terminating a 7 Day timer digital keypad or keyswitch to hold the gate open A 7 Day Timer Digital Keypad Key switch or any other clean contact normally closed NC device can be used to hold the gate open Because this is a normally closed connection all devices must be OFF contact closed before the gate will close To hold th...

Page 29: ...tor Use one of the supplied self drilling screws only to start with so the magnet can be shifted along to fine adjust the close limit Keep as close to the edge as possible to avoid the steel rod in the middle of the rack Reed Sensor Magnet Reed Sensor in operator Magnet assembly screwed to rack OPEN Open the gate part way and re engage the manual release 5mm to 10mm OPEN CLOSE One only Screw fitte...

Page 30: ...nd reed sensor wires are terminated correctly When the gate closes check the position it stops If the gate stops too short of the desired close position then move the magnet towards the open end Now use the OSC P B on the control board to open the gate stop it part way then reverse it back to test the new close limit Move the magnets again if necessary to get each side to close 5mm or so from each...

Page 31: ...t learn this code and know what action to take Remote Control with OPEN STOP and Manual Close Remote Control open with Auto close If you do as above but use the OPEN Learn Button the remote control will now open the gate only and it will close automatically after auto close delay or close with an OSC or CLOSE input You can use one remote control button to open the gate with manual close OSC and a ...

Page 32: ...e working remote control within range of the gate Pressing Buttons A and D together is the same as pressing the OSC Learn Button on the control board A and C together is the same as pressing the OPEN Learn button and B and D for PED Learn Button Once you press any of these combinations you ll hear the beeper in the control box beeping You can now press a button on a new remote control to get it to...

Page 33: ...ugs around they unplug You will also need to change the polarity of the Motor Wires so each gate travels in the correct direction To start the LEARN GATE LIMITS function make sure all DIP Switches are OFF then press the LEARN button and the Beeper will start beeping Now press the OSC P B on the control board or remote control to start the function running Once Started the Slave Gate will close slo...

Page 34: ...mains ON and once OFF will close automatically These Shunts overide the normally closed inputs LEARN DIP Switches OSC ANT GND OPEN GND CLS STOP PC PED 24V other options for control inputs DIP 1 ON activates auto close function for the OSC control input or any remote control button that has been activated for OSC operation Gate will close after preset auto close delay DIP 3 ON allows the Photocell ...

Page 35: ... LEARN button and a Beeper will start beeping it is not necessary to hold the LEARN button Now wait for the desired Photocell close delay and press the Learn button again The Beeper will beep more rapidly for a second to confirm the new delay has been learned The Beeper beeps once a second so if you count the beeps you are counting seconds handy if you want an exact time If you leave it beeping it...

Page 36: ...Light timer 4 comes ON for 4 minutes on open 3 Open indicator comes ON when gate is open 4 Brake mode comes ON when gate is moving 5 Clamp mode comes ON when gate is closed 6 The factory setting for the Lock Light Output is mode 2 for a light timer of 1 minute changing the Lock Light Output LEARN DIP Switch 5 ON all others OFF Top RH corner of control board With DIP Switch 5 only ON press the LEAR...

Page 37: ... obstruction sensitivity LEARN DIP Switch 7 or 8 ON all others OFF Top RH corner of control board If the gate is obstructed while operating it will stop and reverse away There are 10 different levels of Obstruction Sensitivity for each gate leaf that can be set individually numbered from 1 to 10 The factory setting is 5 with 1 being the most sensitive and 10 being the least For Gate 1 set DIP Swit...

Page 38: ... use If longer than this the gate should be manually operated before the battery runs flat until the power is restored and the battery has charged Over night charging is best For non Battery versions if there is a power cut the gate must be manually released before it can be opened once power is restored the following will happen If the gate is closed when next activated it will open normally If t...

Page 39: ... this doesn t help the frequency of the remote controls can be changed Each remote control will need to be changed for a different frequency along with the receiver module plugged into the e Gate control stand alone receiver board s or antenna s The receiver module is a small yellow board that plugs into the main board near where the antenna is wired in Power should be removed from the operator be...

Page 40: ...tended to up to a maximum of 2 Years after the date installed The operator has been installed according to this Installation Manual and Serviced according 3 to the User Manual The operator has not been used for a gate larger of a different type or higher frequency of use 4 than that specified in this Installation Manual All gate specifications are required before any claims will be accepted The op...

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