Elevator Setup Guide

Types of Elevator Access

Elevator Best Practices

How Managed Floor Access Elevators Operate

Managed floor access elevators control which floors passengers can select by using the Alloy Access credential system. Each elevator has a reader that checks credentials. If the credentials are confirmed as valid, the elevator system allows access to specific floors. Here's how it works:

1. Credential Reading: When a passenger taps their credential, the Alloy Access reader in the elevator verifies it with the Mercury access controller. This controller has a database of all valid credentials and their corresponding floor access rights.

2. Signal Transmission: If the credential is valid, the Mercury controller sends a signal to unlock the elevator panel relay(s) that corresponds to the passenger's floor access rights. This elevator panel operates the buttons for floor selection inside the elevator.

3. Button Activation: Once the elevator panel receives the signal, it enables the elevator's floor selection buttons. This allows passengers to press the buttons for the floors they are permitted to access.

4. Operation: After pressing the activated buttons, the elevator will travel to the selected floors. The system logs which individual used the elevator, though it does not track the specific floors they selected.

This system requires coordination with the elevator company to integrate the floor access control with the elevator's operating system.

System Design

• It's recommended that each elevator is allocated its own controller.

• While this approach may increase the initial cost, it significantly reduces potential system-wide disruption should a single controller go offline.

• For every restricted access (lobby needs to be free egress) floor within the building, a corresponding output must exist on the connected controller or panel. LP1502 are fully compatible and supportive of Managed Floor Access systems. Similarly, both MR52 & MR16Out can be used, but MR16Out is typically preferred due to its superior number of outputs 16 vs. 6.

Cascading Relays

In instances where the number of floors surpasses the number of outputs on an MR16Out, we use a method called Cascading. This arrangement allows a panel's output capacity to overflow or cascade onto the outputs of another panel, effectively extending the output to accommodate a greater number of floors.

For example, consider an MR16out set to cascade from floor 8. The outputs for floors 1-7 are hosted on a separate panel, with the first output on this MR16Out designated for floor 8. Then, in a sequential manner, output 2 will be utilized for floor 9, and so forth. The system can support a maximum configuration of up to 128 floors.

Elevators Programming Best Practices

Elevator Configuration/Programming Sheet (External)

Above is a link to the Google Sheet template which can be used to get the access permissions from the sites. A few items that are important to note for later in the programming process:

1. Which floors have managed access vs. which do not… For example the Lobby is never* access controlled to allow for free egress. Make sure to confirm if there are other floors as well like the garage which won't be managed by Alloy Access

2. Validate if residents and guests will have the same access permissions. Since each floor will be its own access level if residents & guests both have the same access permissions it will be one access level per floor. If they have different access permissions that you will need to create two access levels per floor. One for the Resident & one for the Guests

3. Make sure in Community Manager that the specific floors are mapped to Custom Unit Groups. See example below on how to set this up.

Web Configuration

In Alloy Access Web here is how to setup an elevator with Managed Floor Access:

Start by adding your controller & panel(s)

1. Navigate to the controller page

2. Add your controller or select the controller you plan on using

3. Select add a panel

4. MR16Out & MR52s can be assigned to the output cascade and MR16In & MR52 can be assigned to the input cascade with the toggle

5. Drag and drop the panels in the correct cascade order

The add an elevator

1. Navigate to the Doors Page

2. Select the Elevator Tab

3. Click Add an elevator

4. Name the elevator and select the controller of the elevator

5. Select With No Feedback

6. Select Save

Make sure to configure the elevator settings

1. Select the pencil icon on the elevator page

2. Enter the Reader, First Output & Active Push Button Duration settings

3. Click Save

Add Floors

1. Select the Elevator

2. Click on Add Floors

3. Select the number of floor

4. Confirm the panel is correct for each floor. If it is not try to update the cascade on the controllers page to the correct order

Assigning Floors to Access Levels

1. To complete the process make sure to add the specific floors to the correct access level

2. Select the Access level page

3. Select the specific access level

4. Select Elevator Access

5. Add an elevator

6. Select the specific elevator from the drop down

7. Assign a schedule to the specific floors the AL should have access to those floors

8. Click Save

CMW Custom Unit Groups by Floor

1. Select the settings nav menu

2. Select Managed Unit Groups

3. Select Add a unit group in the top right

4. Name the unit group

5. Select the type of unit group i.e. resident or guest

6. Assign the units in the unit group

7. Save the new unit group

8. Assign the unit group to the correct corresponding access level on the Alloy Access integration page

Elevator Wiring Guide