The MyGate Q71A Control Board Installation Manual : Printed 06/11/2012 14:18
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b) During the first
8 seconds
of the opening cycle, the motor is travelling slowly. This is the control
board calculating the ‘deceleration speed’ required for the motor. Use the
RV1
adjuster
to adjust the deceleration speed accordingly (clockwise to increase speed of motor,
anti-clockwise to increase deceleration speed)
c) After the
8 second period
, the motor will then operate at full speed.
The control board’s relays will
“click” quickly. Use the RV1 to set the torque force required for the motor to move the physical
weight of your gate leaf. It is critical for the motor to just push the weight of the gate and not to over
set the torque. If the torque is too high, the obstacle detection facility will be compromised and will
not function accordingly therefore leaving the safety of the gate operation at risk.
d) After a short time after opening, the gates will close automatically: the control boards relays will
“click” slowly.
e) Once the gates have closed, the control board automatically saves the settings.
Now we need to set the pause time. This is the time taken where the gates are open before
automatically closing
– of course this will only be active if you have set the gate operation mode to
Automatic Closing / Automatic Closing with Multi-occupation.
Setting the Pause Time
a) Press
button P3 and hold
until the DL1 LED is lit and stays lit. Once permanently lit, release the
button.
b) Count down the seconds the gates are to stay open before automatically closing and then press
button P3
again. The DL1 LED will turn off.
If you need to change the pause time, please repeat the above steps.
It is essential after completing the installation programming process to run a complete open and
close cycle before general use.
The control board is self-
learning and needs to use the very first full cycle to use as a “bench mark” for
future operations. It is during this process the control board is calibrating the level of obstacle detection
required.
Obstacle Detection
The Q71A features built-in obstacle detection during opening and closing cycles. This feature is present
during the whole gates operation and cannot be turned off. The control board automatically adjusts the
detection sensibility according to the force required to the motor to physically move the gate. The obstacle
detection operates by measuring the force required to move the weight of the gate and detects resistance if
the gate becomes obstructed. The gate reacts by stopping in its motion, waits for a 1 / 2 seconds and then
reverses in its travel for between 1 / 2 cm’s to allow the obstruction trapped to be safely removed.
The gate will not continue to operate UNTIL you have pressed your key fob button or give another start
signal. The control board will then continue to complete the cycle it was in before the obstruction happened.
There are incidences where the Obstacle Detection level can be sensitive when the gate is about to fully
open / close (gate leaf rests against gate stop). When the motor is decelerating, it is using a quarter of its