Excellent Performance

Each EL2200 is designed to be connected to the same door, equipping with both entry and exit readers. If only entry reader is required, EL2200 can be used to control 2 doors. EL2200 is equipped with large memory and a powerful embedded MPU to store and process all information completely within itself. Therefore, even when communication to PC fails, the door will continue to operate without any degradation of performance, and all programming commands can still be keyed in, and events logged. Furthermore, because of the high level of local intelligence, processing time for card is guaranteed to be less than 1 second.

Multiple Mode Of Operation

EL2200 can operate in PIN mode, CARD mode, or CARD+PIN mode. In CARD+PIN mode, the PIN can be generated by an internal algorithm, or chosen by user. A card may be set to be disabled if wrong PIN is repeatedly entered. All modes of operations are subjected to time zone constraints. 10 time zones are provided, each time zone has an 8-schedule (7 weekdays + 1 holiday) with 2 start/stop periods per day. Doors can be programmed to be unlocked automatically by timers. Changing from CARD to CARD+PIN mode can also be automatically activated by timers. Up to 20 holidays can be pre-programmed into the controller, and a separate access routine set for holidays.

Wide Range Of Readers

EL2200 is designed to work with a wide choice of readers without hardware modifications. This includes Magnetic Readers, Bar-code Readers, Proximity Readers, Contacts and Contactless Smart Card Readers, Touch Memory… For each type of reader, user can select different data formats. For example, in Magnetic Reader mode, there are 3 data formats that can be selected: - ELID, ABA and F-30. Setting up of reader type and choice of data format is by software.

Interactive Reader Display

EL2200 can work with standard matrix keypad and readers with LED displays. It can also work with ELID S series readers. These readers are equipped with 4-digit LED display to improve feedback to card users. For example, if the reader is waiting for PIN to be keyed in, the display will show “PIN”, and as each digit of the PIN code is keyed in, a symbol “-@ is displayed. If a card is not allowed, the display indicates the type of error, so that users are informed why his card is disallowed, whether it is because the card is not programmed in, or time zone is invalid, or card customer code is wrong, or card cannot be read. As the reader is separate from the EL2200 Controller, and does not contain terminals or parts that can cause security breach, the system security is not compromised.

Programming Ease

EL2200 has LCD display with ability to display 2x20 alphanumeric characters, and 16 programming keys, allowing easy interaction with the programmer. All initial settings are software programmable. Parameters are stored in battery-backed RAM and also in non-volatile EEPROM. All user programmable commands may be entered through the keypad guided by clear instructions in English. During normal operation, the LCD will show the present status of controller – e.g. “Door Open Alarm”, “invalid Time Zone…”

Large Database

Depending on the model and set-up selection, EL2200 can store from 1, 600 to 12, 800 user ID Card numbers. For secure applications, cards can be assigned to 2 separate groups, and access is only granted when 2 cards from different groups are successively presented. Apart from normal User ID Cards, it is also distinguishes Special Cards (which can perform arming/disarming of inputs and activation of outputs), Engineering Cards (for access into set-up commands) and Master Cards (for access into programming mode). It distinguishes over 20 different types of transactions, and records each transaction with ‘date’, ‘time’, ‘card number’ and ‘transaction code’. Depending on program setting, it can store 1, 000 to 4, 000 transactions. These transaction can be retrieved by a PC