The new 3.0 version of the Lift Control Gateway provides new functionalities to the previous version:

This new version 3.0 requires the same gateway hardware with a new firmware version, and also, a new excel file with more fields and tabs to configure it.

The way the system provides a solution for point 1, 2 and 5 is increasing the number of Lift Control Gateways per block. Now it is possible to have up to 8 gateways per block, numbered from 1 to 8, where #1 is the master that is connected to panel #1 of the block or General Entrance, through RS485+ and RS485- connection, and the others (2..8) are slaves that are connected to the master through A1, B1 connection. Gateway number is specified in the excel file that is uploaded to each gateway. The master LCG receives the commands from panel#1 and resends this info to the rest of slaves LCG attached to it.

The main concept now is that each lift is managed by one or several LCG.

There is a new parameter: GROUP, that has several meanings:

• All the panels or guard units that must activate one lift are assigned with the same GROUP number and also the LCG. 
• All the LCG assigned to one lift have the same GROUP number. In this way it is possible to have more relays per lift.

Each gateway manages up to 240 relays through A, B connection.

For the point 7 a new device has been developed: 32 input sensor module ref.1465. This module is connected to the lift controller from lift manufacturer and receives the info of the lift that is going to pick up the user (visitor or resident). This information is sent to the Master LCG through A1, B1 connection and it resends it to the panel #1, that has the strings to be shown in the panel that has been used to call the lift.

For point 8, the connection A1, B1 can be connected to a third-party controller from the lift manufacturer and dialogue with it, providing the info of the floor(s) that must be activated and the info of the lift position. 

The rest of new functions are managed thanks to the new excel file that configures the gateway that we explain now.

This excel file has the following tabs:

We will see one by one its functionality.

GENERAL Tab is new and is used to configure the gateway, it shows the following fields:

1. Both are compatible

Relay number. Each gateway can manage up to 24 relay decoders ref.1616 (1..24), that contains 10 relays each (0..9). The address of each relay= 10*decoder#+decoder output.

PANEL Tab defines the parameters for each panel (which lift it must activate) and the homing relay.

When resident unlocks the door managed by one panel (from monitor or by access control), the associated gateway defined in GROUP will activate the relay defined as Homing Relay to send the lift to the floor where panel is located. If Protocol Integration is enabled the gateway will send one activation to 3rd party gateway of the customized floor.

This Tab can contain only the panels associated with the lift controlled by this LCG but for commodity and uniformity in all LCG it can contain all the panels related to lift control.

APARTMENT Tab associates one relay to each possible activation for each apartment and associates one or several licenses to it.

When resident in apartment X unlocks the door for one panel (from monitor or from panel with access control or from app), gateway with the same associated GROUP than panel will activate Floor relay number for that apartment during Relay Time Floor (defined in Tab GENERAL).

When resident presses UP/DOWN button in Lift Menu of monitor, it will activate the UP/DOWN relay number on all LCG where this apartment appears as Apartment number.

When resident presses RELEASE button in Lif Menu of monitor, it will activate the Floor number relay assigned to his floor. 

LICENSE Tab defines the relays that must be activated when a resident from one apartment unlocks the door by means of access control. It is possible to define up to 5 sections of ranges of relays or individual relays.

• If Start is left empty, it is assigned a value 010 by default
• If End is left empty, it is assigned a value 249 by default
• To define a single relay, Start and End must have same value

Possible combinations:

Start    End

100      120      activates relay range 100 till 120

100      100      activates one single relay 100

GE Tab. Indicates the relay that must be activated when door unlocked from one apartment of one block or from one resident by access control.

GUARD UNIT Tab. Similar to PANEL Tab but from Guard Unit when it triggers lift activation.

The guard unit can enable the lift to allow visitors to go to one apartment floor using a specific option. When triggered, the lift will go to the floor where is located the guard unit (Homing relay) and then it will travel till the floor defined for such apartment (APARTMENT Tab).

In the following example we will see how to configure the excel files for the LCG that manages each lift.

In this example there are some apartments that can be accessed from lift directly in the hall (lift door opens directly to the hall of the apartment). We call these lift PRIVATE LIFTS. Every private lift (1, 2, 3) access to two different apartments in each floor, so it has two independent doors.

There are also 2 general (service) lifts (4,5) from where it is possible to access to the corridor that grants access to all apartments on this floor. It also gives access to the last floor where is located the swimming pool and terrace only for authorized users.

The floor plan is the following:

In this project it is necessary 4x LCG, one per private lift and one for the service lifts. Each LCG will belong to a different GROUP: LCG 1, GROUP1, .. LCG4, GROUP4.

For each private lift it is necessary to assign to each apartment a different floor number since different relays must be activated to know the destination floor and gate to be opened. Also, for each of this apartments it is assigned one license to allow access to the terrace and or garage on -01 floor.

For the service lifts it is necessary to define one relay per floor and make a search by floor.

The excel configuration file for each LCG is included in the zip file.

Lift control aims to allow residents/visitors to access only authorized floors through elevators using their respective cards.

Visitor access

When a visitor calls some unit and the resident opens the door from the monitor, the panel uses the lift control to:

• Call the lift to the floor where the panel is installed (where the visitor is going to take it)
• Enable the lift to go to the resident’s floor

For that purpose, Ref: 9545 Meet control gateway and Ref:1616 - 10 Relay Module are used.

Materials needed

It is needed to set a RS485 address on the relay module.
Using a computer and RS485 adapter (for example Ref.24661) connect the RS485 interface "A" and "B" only on the module and run the software MODBUS RTU ADDRESS CONFIG TOOL.exe.

Click the "COM" button, select the "SERIAL PORT" number of the RS485 adapter. Port settings to be selected as shown in the figure below.

Click the "OPEN" button, and then click the "READ" button to read the settings from the module. "Read parameter successfully" will be prompted. If it shows "unsuccessfully" or "timed out", please check the connection and the port settings in the computer and in the software.

Modify the new address from 1~24*.

Note: *The software displays 1 ~ 255, but the system only works with 1 to 24.

Click the "WRITE" button to write the new address to the module, if "Write parameter successfully." indicates that the address writing has been done properly. If "unsuccessfully" or "timed out" is indicated, check the connection and the port settings in the computer and in the software.

The module’s RS485 address is set up. 

A restart is needed in order to apply the changes done.

Meet 32 input module receive dry contact signal from elevator system, the delay time of dry contact need greater than 4s.

After the configuration is done, the panel and monitor can be operated.

This device has 6 digital number on the cover. It can display the COMMAND information and the FLOOR + ROOM information of the house owner. 

The Lift Control gateway will send a message to F01616, to activate the corresponding relay.

When running 9545_config program there are some computers Miss file MSCOMCTL.OCX information.

Solution

• Copy file MSCOMCTL.OCX to Folder.

32-bit OS

C:\Windows\system32

64-bit OS

C:\Windows\SysWOW64

• Command Prompt Run as administrator.

Enter the following command code:

• 32-bit OS：regsvr32 %windir%\system32\mscomctl.ocx
• 64-bit OS：regsvr32 %windir%\SysWOW64\mscomctl.ocx

NOTE: If the error is about other OCX files, use the same method stated above. Just change the corresponding files when entering the command code.