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1 - OVERVIEW 

2 - GATE INFORMATION 

DO NOT CONNECT 

A/C POWER TO THIS 

CIRCUIT BOARD! 

This circuit board is designed for 

10VDC - 35VDC power input only. 

CAUTIONS AND NOTES 

This instruction manual is intended to aid the installer in the overall process 

of correct installation at the desired location. Periodically, the manual will 

illustrate “warnings, cautions and notes” which are items the installer should 

carefully read to prevent damage to the gate, gate system or personal injury 

to yourself or others. 

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 

Anyone who installs, assists with installation or otherwise facilitates the 

installation in any manner should thoroughly read and understand this manual 

in its entirety before any attempt is made to actually begin the installation 

process. 

ETL DEFINITIONS COMPLIANT TO UL325 

•  Vehicular Swing-Gate Operator (or system) - A vehicular gate operator (or 

system) that controls a gate which swings in a horizontal direction that is 

intended for use for vehicular entrance or exit to a drive, parking lot, or the 

like. 

•  Gate - A moving barrier such as a Swinging, sliding, raising, lowering, 

rolling, or like barrier that is a stand-alone passage barrier or is that portion 

of a wall or fence system that controls entrance and/or egress by persons 

or vehicles and completes the perimeter of a defined area. 

•  Residential Vehicular Gate Operator - Class I - A vehicular gate operator (or 

system) intended for use in a home of one to four single family dwellings, 

or a garage or parking area associated therewith. 

•  Commercial / General Access Vehicular Gate Operator - Class II - A 

vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in a commercial 

location or building such as a multi-family housing unit (five or more single 

family units), hotel, garages, retail store, or other buildings servicing the 

general public. 

•  Commercial / General Access Vehicular Gate Operator - Class III - A 

vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in an industrial 

location, loading dock area, or other location not intended to service the 

general public. 

•  Commercial / General Access Vehicular Gate Operator - Class IV - A 

vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in a guarded industrial 

location or buildings such as airport security area or other restricted access 

locations not servicing the general public, in which unauthorized access is 

prevented via supervision by security personnel. 

1.1 - 1050 control board 

The 1050 main control board is housed in a protective plastic enclosure 

that includes a 2-line LCD and with 5 dedicated buttons and 3 buttons for 

navigation of the setup, programming, and information menus. Connectors 

for power, inputs, and output peripherals are arranged around the edges 

of the board and clearly labeled. A plug-in connector is provided for direct 

installation of a Nice-brand receiver which can be controlled by up to 1000 

transmitters. A reset RJ-11 jack offers a connection to an optional O-view 

programmer with Bluetooth and GSM which can be used to control the 

gate with a telephone, smartphone, or PC. Connectors for other Nice-brand 

plug in accessories include 2-wire Bluebus, self-monitored photocells for 

entrapment protection. Dry contact inputs are provided for loop, probe, and 

photoelectric detectors, as well as edge sensors, guard station, and fire 

department control of gate opening and closing. Voltage outputs (+12VDC 

and +24VDC) are also made available to power safety and entrapment-

prevention devices, and a magnetic lock if required. On board charge control 

circuitry delivers reliable power to a backup battery (if installed) and the unit 

is equipped with input for a solar panel for self-powered installations. 

The 1050 main control board accepts DC input voltage ranging from 10VDC 

to 35VDC. A 2-line LCD with dedicated buttons allows the installer to quickly 

program the 1050 when changes to its factory-default settings need to 

be made. A real time clock/calendar enables programming for scheduled 

weekly or daily events like opening, closing, or locking the gate. Gate 

opening and closing speed, acceleration, soft-start settings, and reversing 

speed may be set to factory default settings, or individually programmed per 

customized gate installation requirements. Built-in current sensing enables 

inherent gate force monitoring and limiting for safety and an on board alarm 

indicates when two sequential obstructions have been sensed in either 

direction. The “Learn” function helps the gate installer configure the Apollo 

1050 control board semi-automatically for optimum settings of gate opening 

and closing speeds, with simple programmable adjustments to force and 

speed settings that may be made with front panel programming. 

1.2 - Main control board specifics 

•  Inputs for solar panel and batteries. 
•  Low power consumption in stand-by mode. 
•  Built-in regulator to keep the battery charged (either through solar or main 

power). 

•  Socket for plug-in Nice receivers. 
•  Board compatible with Nice Opera System (facilitates programming and 

diagnostic’s away from the site of installation). 

•  Easy programming with LCD display and dedicated buttons. 
•  Digital programming for auto-close, force, speed, opening delay. 
•  On board buttons for operating the gate (Open, Close, Stop). 
•  Built-in voltmeter to check input voltage, battery voltage, solar panel volt 

age, motors’ current. 

•  Temperature sensor to optimize charging battery and system 

performance. 

•  Programmable service alarm. 
•  2 Programmable timers (from 1 sec to 9 hours). 
•  Inputs for guard station, additional third party receivers, loop detectors, 

FIRE and UL/Edge signals. 

•  2 programmable inputs (open, close, step, mid-position, hold to open, 

hold to close, activating timer). 

•  Surge suppression on every peripheral input (digital and analog). 
•  Ports for self-powered Nice plug-in peripherals. (BlueBus). 

This manual provides documentation that covers the layout, electrical 

installation, and programming of the Apollo 1050 gate controller for a typical 

installation. Please consult your Apollo distributor for more information 

regarding installations or questions not specifically covered in this manual. 

2.1 - ASTM F2200 

Gates shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions given for the 

appropriate gate type listed, refer to ASTM F2200 for additional gate types. 

Protrusions shall not be permitted on any gate, refer to ASTM F2200 for 

exceptions if any.

Any non-automated gate that is to be automated in any manner should be 

upgraded to conform to the provisions contained within the provisions of 

this document and ASTM F2200 as applicable.

Summary of Contents for 15501K

Page 1: ...Nice Apollo Swing Gate Opener Vehicular Swing Gate Operator Revision 1 0 0 0_2 2014 Model 15501K Model 16501K...

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Page 3: ...BRACKET MOUNTING 12 14 LIMIT AND MOTOR CONNECTION TO THE BOARD 13 15 LIMIT SWITCH ADJUSTMENT 13 16 SETTING LIMIT SWITCHES 14 17 LEARNING MODE 15 18 ACCESSORY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 16 18 1 Outputs 16 18...

Page 4: ...ction Dry contact inputs are provided for loop probe and photoelectric detectors as well as edge sensors guard station and fire department control of gate opening and closing Voltage outputs 12VDC and...

Page 5: ...he moving gate system No entry into the gate is ever authorized and should be prevented by whatever measures are required for that specific installation Care should always be used during installation...

Page 6: ...nal gate types 4 3 15 Any existing manual gate latches shall be removed or disabled when an automatic gate system is installed Use only mag locks controlled by the system 3 3 Gate system safety device...

Page 7: ...t any device that operates the gate opener where the user can reach around over or through the gate to operate the controls Controls should be mounted at minimum 8 feet away from any moving part of th...

Page 8: ...Motor Output Connections BlueBus Connection Master Slave Connection Accessory Input Connections Control Box 11111B 816 Actuator with 8 harness 816X Actuator with 38 harness Supplied with 16501K Pivot...

Page 9: ...geometry and rate of speed of the gate it is critical that the measurements below are followed The pivot arm may need to be cut to achieve the correct placement of the actuator mounting hole Measureme...

Page 10: ...tuator mounting hole Measurements are taken from the center of pivot of the gate hinge 8 2 Vertical position of pivot arm DIRECTION OF OPENING GATES CLOSED HINGE POST HINGE POST LEFT HAND SWING RIGHT...

Page 11: ...wards a red LED will illuminate below the terminal If solar power is to be used it will be necessary to program control board for STANDBY operation See section 16 for information on STANDBY mode Batte...

Page 12: ...as shown below These connections enable the Apollo 816 limit switch and smart sensor inputs into the gate controller 816 limit switch and smart sensor wiring Connect the Apollo 816 actuator cable to...

Page 13: ...l the 5 and 3 pin connector for motor 1 into the connection labeled Motor 1 on the controller as shown For a dual gate installation install the 5 and 3 pin and connector for motor 2 into the connectio...

Page 14: ...range and white limit wires CLOSE LIMIT Red CLOSE LED 3 Using the CLOSE button on the front of the Control Board hold the button down until the gate reaches the fully intended closed position 4 Adjust...

Page 15: ...irection MUST be set prior to learning the board 2 Press and hold the Open or Close button on the gate controller until the gate is 50 open 3 Press ENTER to allow the control board to scan for attache...

Page 16: ...ars hard shutdown GUARD STATION Guard Station Open 34 Dry contact input for a guard station open switch Momentarily shorting the digital input to GND opens the gate to the full open position with the...

Page 17: ...cting other assigned remote controls This procedure needs to be performed at the Nice Plug In Receiver with the affected Nice remote control 1 Press and hold the button on the side of the Nice receive...

Page 18: ...for the operator connection The wire table is based on stranded copper wire Wire run calculations are based on a 110 VAC power source with a 3 voltage drop on the power line plus an additional 10 red...

Page 19: ...g edge of the closing gate The EXIT sensor input is provided to activate to open the gate or re open a closing gate upon sensing an exiting vehicle Figure FIRE DEPT INPUT 21 2 Magnetic lock connection...

Page 20: ...ty equipment and connections Clean equipment and connections 22 6 Improper broken inadequately supported equipment wiring and conduit loose connections of terminals and loose ferrules 22 7 Poor mechan...

Page 21: ...Photocells Figure LAYOUT FOR IN GROUND LOOPS Entrapment Protection Inputs Typical Installation Diagram Utilizing Photocells Figure LAYOUT FOR PHOTOCELLS Loop Safety Loop Safety Loop Shadow Loop Exit...

Page 22: ...at the control panel before making any electric service power connection Be aware of all moving parts and avoid close proximity to any pinch points Know how to operate the manual release Adjust the un...

Page 23: ...Stop gate movement Close the gate Figure GENERAL BOARD OVERVIEW THE PROGRAMMING BUTTONS INDICATED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCE SHOULD BE USED ONLY AFTER UNDERSTANDING THE MANUAL AND ITS RELATION TO THE PROG...

Page 24: ...itivity of sudden impact force to the moving gate on a scale of 1 to 10 1 being most sensitive ESC Exit the FORCE menu 26 2 Speed Max Sets the limit of maximum allowed gate speed on a scale of 20 to 1...

Page 25: ...dvance Settings The following settings are available for customizing the gate operator as required by the customer s installation requirements Set Language English Spanish French Set clock 12H 24H Set...

Page 26: ...perator or system intended for use in a commercial location or building such as a multi family housing unit five or more single family units hotels garages retail store or other building servicing the...

Page 27: ...Table 3 SYMPTOM S POSSIBLE SOLUTION Check that power to the circuit board is turned ON Check terminal block wiring for loose or broken wires If voltage measures OK check the terminal block Check the...

Page 28: ...28 1 1 2 2 A A B B COMPANY NICE APOLLO NAME CONTROL BOX GENERAL OVERVIEW 18 22 18 18 8 32...

Page 29: ...29 1 1 2 2 A A B B COMPANY NICE APOLLO NAME ACTUATOR GENERAL VIEW 43 17 ACTUATOR CLOSED 7 38 5 74 31 41 4 0 3 0 1 66 7 01...

Page 30: ...LE POLE 1115 1 4 SWITCH PUSH BUTTON CNTRL BOX 1119 1 5 1050 CIRCUIT BOARD 1050 1 6 1050 BOARD MOUNT KIT 10055090 1 7 NICE RECEIVER 318NPI 1 8 1 1 2 2 A A B B TITLE Company 2 6 8 3 7 4 5 1 Note Control...

Page 31: ...SPUR GEAR A2017 1 3 LIMIT SCREW A2019 1 4 LIMIT TOWER BUSHING A2009 1 5 MAIN SCREW A2018 1 6 SEAL HOUSING ALUMINIUM A2064 1 7 BEARINGS A2087 1 8 COVER TUBE A2091 1 9 AC GEAR NUT A2006 1 10 SEAL A2025...

Page 32: ...A2012K 1 7 LIMIT CAP SEAL A2010 2 8 STRAIN RELIEF A2029 1 9 SMART SENSOR 816 Only A2072 1 10 HARNESS See Note 1 11 1 1 2 2 A A B B Company NICE APOLLO Description Actuator Back Housing 7 8 11 9 1 10...

Page 33: ...the information from the dated proof of purchase receipt to confirm the warranty period or the technician will confirm your extended warranty period through your registration information on file The t...

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Page 35: ...bstruction sensing feature and has tested the gate to make sure that the gate stops and reverses a short distance with minimal resistance applied Approximately 40 lbs on a swing gate at the end of the...

Page 36: ...Contact us Nice Group USA Inc 12625 Wetmore Road Suite 218 San Antonio TX 78247 Ph 1 210 545 2900 Fax 1 210 545 2915 www niceapollo com www facebook com NiceApollo...

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