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Installation Requirements

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The design ensures that you maintain a minimum of 1/4” spacing 

between adjacent electronic components, and between electronic 

components and the enclosure.

FIGURE 18.  Mounting RM-4E, R/8, and I/8 modules in an RM-DCM-2

Power Supply and

Wiring

Each module (RM-4E, I/8, R/8) has a typical rating of 125mA, plus 

another 25mA for each active relay. The need for an external power 

supply is based on the electrical current available from the apC panel or 

iSTAR controller power supply, the calculated draw of other boards in 

the system, and the voltage drop due to wiring length.

NOTE

A UL-Listed power-limited access control or burglar alarm power supply, 

capable of four hours standby, must be used when the unit is powered 
from a source other than the apC or iSTAR.

NOTE

Wiring methods shall be in accordance with the National Electric Code 
(ANSI/NFPA 70), local codes, and the authorities having jurisdiction. 

Environment

Operating temperature ranges for the RM-DCM-2 is 32-120° F (0-49° C); 

85% relative humidity @ 86° F ± 3° (30° C ± 2°).

The RM-DCM-2 is suitable for indoor use, to be installed within the 

protected premises.

Connect the modules (RM-4E, I/8, R/8) to an RM reader bus on an iSTAR 

or apC. The modules must be within the maximum wire length range of 

4000 ft. (1219 m). 

Mounting

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Summary of Contents for RM-DCM-2

Page 1: ...harged by the RM 4E battery charging circuit The RM 4E board provides the hardware interface between Magnetic signaling read heads or Wiegand signaling read heads and the apC 8X iSTAR and iSTAR Pro ha...

Page 2: ...STAR Pro hardware TABLE 1 RM DCM 2 Product Offering Product Description Enclosure RM DCM 2 RM 4E module with connectors LEDs on board relays and battery charger Factory mounted in metal junction box w...

Page 3: ...display RS 485 inputs outputs and power status Maglock component for use with door objects Bypass component connects to a release switch on a door secured by a magnetic lock On board battery charger...

Page 4: ...the Off Open position for Magnetic read heads NOTE The RM DCM 2 has been evaluated by Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL for compatibility with HID Model 30387 and HID 5355 readers only RM DCM 2 with R...

Page 5: ...igure 2 2 Verify or set DIP switch SW5 4 Tamper Override to Off Closed on the RM 4E See Figure 5 3 To configure the tamper C CURE 800 use the Reader Configuration Advanced dialog box C CURE 9000 use t...

Page 6: ...upply Wiegand signaling or magnetic ABA signaling to the apC 8X iSTAR and iSTAR Pro using RM 4E boards Figure 3 indicates how an RM 4E board interfaces with Wiegand and Magnetic signaling read heads F...

Page 7: ...RM 4E Reader Interface 7 RM 4E Layout Figure 4 shows the photograph of an RM 4E board with LCD FIGURE 4 Photograph of RM 4E Board...

Page 8: ...on the RM 4E board RM 4E Board Layout FIGURE 5 RM 4E Board Layout This section lists the RM 4E components starting from the upper right corner of Figure 5 and moving in a clockwise direction Tamper Th...

Page 9: ...pable of four hours standby must be used when the unit is powered from a source other than the apC or iSTAR FIGURE 6 RM 4E Power Wiring Method A Method A via Power In Connect 12 or 24 VDC to Pin 2 of...

Page 10: ...he Power In connector LED Connector Table 2 lists LED Connector Signals and Functions on the RM 4E board NOTE UL has not evaluated using Pin 5 to drive an external beeper Typical LED Scenarios One wir...

Page 11: ...ad heads to the Read Head connector Connect either a Wiegand signaling device or a magnetic ABA signaling device Wiegand signaling uses Data 1 and Data 0 lines and magnetic signaling uses Clock and Da...

Page 12: ...ong with the MagLock and Bypass connectors have internal etch connections for wiring magnetic and electric strike locks Tie Point TP1 TP2 connector pins are not connected to the circuitry They are use...

Page 13: ...e examples are shown as Fail Secure Magnetic Locks The normal state of a magnetic lock has current flowing through an electromagnet on the lock that pulls a strike plate with a force of 500 2000 lbs S...

Page 14: ...Lock Wiring Configurations 14 FIGURE 8 Magnetic Lock Wiring with Jumper Options...

Page 15: ...e lock to earth ground The connection from the minus side of the power supply must go to Maglock pin 3 Bypass Switch Connect a normally closed NC emergency Bypass switch as shown Remove the J15 Bypass...

Page 16: ...and unlock when powered You must decide if you want to wire for fail secure or fail safe Fail secure means that if there is a power failure the door goes to a secure or locked state Fail safe fail op...

Page 17: ...Lock Wiring Configurations 17 FIGURE 9 Relay 2 Fail Secure Wiring...

Page 18: ...de jumper closed If the electric strike has a suppression diode built in disconnect the J13 Diode jumper open Using Relay 1 for an Electric Strike Relay 1 is a standard Form C dry contact relay Wiring...

Page 19: ...l Secure Wiring INPUTS Input 1 and Input 2 Connect inputs using the standard Software House supervision for either NO or NC Figure 11 shows an example of wiring Normally Open NO and Normally Closed NC...

Page 20: ...inal 500 ohms or 2K ohms Green LED indicates secure hardware state nominal 1k ohms Yellow LED indicates supervision error open circuit shorted or line fault The RM 4E input status LEDs show flashing s...

Page 21: ...on RM 4 SW 5 1 Reader Type Off Magnetic ABA signaling On Wiegand signaling SW 3 1 SW 5 2 LED Control Off Normal On One Wire A B C SW 3 6 SW 5 3 LED Control Off Normal On External Bi color SW 3 3 SW 5...

Page 22: ...TABLE 9 SW5 LED Control Three Wire LED Control When both SW5 3 and SW5 2 are Off it specifies Three wire LED control In this case the Red Green and Yellow LED drives are wired to the associated LED of...

Page 23: ...2 sec Off Off Access denied Software Flag Enabled Off Off On Access granted or door unlocked Software Flag Enabled Off Off Fast flash Access granted Off Off Slow flash Door unlocked Off Slow flash Off...

Page 24: ...and Green in the reader The LEDs will appear as Yellow when both Red and Green are on making the function essentially a Tri color Red Green Yellow Two Wire Red and Green There are two cases of Extern...

Page 25: ...man eye that the LED is Yellow The RM 4E will oscillate the Yellow drive at 1 KHz when a Yellow LED display is required FIGURE 14 External Bi color 1 wire Special RM 4E 1 Wire LED Control Setting both...

Page 26: ...s One Wire A B C mode In this case a single LED drive Red or Green or Yellow is wired with varying results as shown in Figure 15 One wire mode is typically used for older read heads with a single LED...

Page 27: ...nd includes a tamper switch and key lock This section describes the dimensions and installation requirements for the RM DCM 2 enclosure and modules Installing the Enclosure Make sure the installation...

Page 28: ...Hole Dimensions Enclosures UL has approved the RM DCM 2 enclosure for use with R 8 and I 8 boards Mounting the RM 4E R 8 and I 8 Boards To mount the RM 4E R 8 and I 8 boards in an RM DCM 2 enclosure...

Page 29: ...e voltage drop due to wiring length NOTE A UL Listed power limited access control or burglar alarm power supply capable of four hours standby must be used when the unit is powered from a source other...

Page 30: ...ations of the RM 4E board in the RM DCM 2 enclosure TABLE 11 RM 4E Power Requirements and Operating Specifications Requirement Specification RM 4E Power requirements 12 24 VDC 280 mA without reader an...

Page 31: ...Requirements and Operating Specifications Requirement Specification Contact Ratings R 8 module power requirements 125mA at 12 VDC plus 25mA for each Active Relay R 8 relay contact rating 2A at 30 VDC...

Page 32: ...C Part 15B class A CE EN50081 1 EN50130 4 Requirement Specification Enclosure dimensions 14 x 12 x 3 5 in 35 6 x 30 5 x 8 9 cm Weight without battery 10 lbs 4 53 kg TABLE 14 RM DCM 2 Parts List Descri...

Page 33: ...required Two 1K resistors An LCD display module 2 line x 16 character Software House part number RM LCD Three LEDs A multi meter to measure voltage and resistance Configuration Requirements You must c...

Page 34: ...gure 19 Connect the anode long lead of each LED to Pin 1 5v Cover the LED wires with heat shrink to prevent short circuits NOTE If you are using an older LED that does not have a built in current limi...

Page 35: ...a 1 in the appropriate reader line position to indicate that the data line is low for example W 010 when you short the D1 line After removing the short from the data line the display should revert to...

Page 36: ...oltage must be 12 Volts 5 or 24 Volts 10 2 Check the RM 4E address setting The RM 4E must be set to an unused address when connected to the apC or ISTAR The LCD will display the switch setting upon po...

Page 37: ...sted with the reader chosen for the installation Reading a card will cause the display to show Access Granted or Access Denied depending upon the clearance of the card CE NOTICE This product is in com...

Page 38: ...f these products or for an infringement of rights of the other companies that may result from their use RM DCM 2 Quick Start Installation Guide Document Number UM 215 Revision H0 Print Date March 2018...

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