Comnet EXP101-C Quick Start Guide

QUICK START GUIDE

FDW1000 / EXP101

OPTICAL WIEGAND, MAGSTRIPE & F/2F DATA
EXTENDER AND EXPANSION MODULE

This guide serves the following
ComNet Model Numbers:

FDW1000M/C
FDW1000M/R
FDW1000S/C
FDW1000S/R
EXP101/C
EXP101/R

The ComNet FDW1000 Series and EXP101 Series of transceivers makes it possible to
install card readers farther from the access control panel by providing a long-range
fiber optic connection between the door or gate readers and most manufacturers’
access control panels. The series includes both a remote (door/gate) device and a
central (access control panel) device. The FDW1000 devices are compatible with the
EXP101 expansion modules that allow up to seven additional readers to share the
optical link created by the FDW1000/C (central) and FDW1000/R (remote) devices.

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Contents

General Information – FDW1000 and EXP101 Series 3

Device description 3

Items in this series 3

Specifications 4

Power 4

Inputs and outputs 4

Contact closure (relay) channels 4

Preparation 5

Tools 5

Before beginning 5

Configuration 6

Configuring an FDW1000 – current version – (rev .3xx range) 6

Configuring an EXP101 – current version – (rev .4xx range) 8

Wiring and Wiring Examples 9

Recommendations for new wire installation 9

Typical wiring diagrams 10

References 15

LED status 15

AutoCAD drawings 16

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General Information – FDW1000 and EXP101 Series

Device description

The ComNet FDW1000 Series and EXP101 Series of transceivers makes it possible to install
card readers farther from the access control panel by providing a long-range fiber optic con­nection between the door or gate readers and most manufacturers’ access control panels. The
series includes both a remote (door/gate) device and a central (access control panel) device. The
FDW1000 devices are compatible with the EXP101 expansion modules that allow up to seven
additional readers to share the optical link created by the FDW1000/C (central) and FDW1000/R
(remote) devices.

Items in this series

FDW1000M/C – Wiegand transceiver, central side, multimode

FDW1000M/R – Wiegand transceiver, remote side, multimode

FDW1000S/C – Wiegand transceiver, central side, singlemode

FDW1000S/R – Wiegand transceiver, remote side, singlemode

EXP101/C – expansion module, central side

EXP101/R – expansion module, remote side

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Specifications

The following specifications apply to all of the items in this series

Power

• operating voltage range = DC 8 to 12 V

• power consumption < 6 W each

• hardened power supply item number PS-AMR5-12 as needed

Inputs and outputs

Data

• Wiegand (max 248 bits pass through, filter the first eight bits unless Wiegand No Filter is active)

• strobed (clock and data)

• F/2F unsupervised

LED

• DC 0 to 30 V

Contact closure (relay) channels

Relay Channels 1 and 2

• FDW1000/C and EXP101/C central units will each accept up to two dry contact closures as
inputs – RELAY 1 IN and RELAY 2 IN – and pass the status of each contact to corresponding
FDW1000/R and EXP101/R remote units, each containing two single-pole, double-throw relays
– RELAY 2 OUT and RELAY 2 OUT.

Relay Channels 3 and 4

• FDW1000/R and EXP101/R remote unit will each accept up to two dry contact closures as
inputs – RELAY 3 IN and RELAY 4 IN – and pass the status of each contact to corresponding
FDW1000/C and EXP101/C central units, each containiing two single-pole, double-throw relays
– RELAY 3 OUT and RELAY 4 OUT.

Relay Contact Ratings

• DC 30 V, 1.0 A, resistive loads only, 1 × 105 operations at +room temperature (+20°C or+68°F)

• AC 125 V, 0.3 A, resistive loads only, 1 × 105 operations at +room temperature (+20°C or+68°F)

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Preparation

Tools

• #1 tip Phillips head screwdriver to remove metal covers

• small flat blade screwdriver to set the DIP switches

Before beginning

• determine the communications format for each reader;

• Wiegand with data words that are at least 8 bits (most readers), or;

• Wiegand with data words that are less than 8 bits (typical of reader / keypad combination units), or;

• unsupervised F/2F (Casi Rusco systems)

• determine the number of expansion module pairs – if any – that will be needed (this quantity

will be one less than the number of readers in the link);

• determine whether Relay 3 will be reserved to monitor the status of the optical link;

• locate the STATUS indicator LED (between the 2-pin power connector and the 8-pin terminal

strip – see Figures 1 and 2 below)

• with the cover removed, locate the eight DIP switches (OFF is toward the edge of the circuit
board and Switch 8 is closest to the power connector – see Figures 1, 2, and 3 below).

“S TAT US” LED

DIP switches

Figure 1 – FDW1000

“S TAT US” LED

DIP switches

Figure 3 – expanded view of DIP switches

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Figure 2 – EXP101

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Configuration

Configuring an FDW1000 – current version – (rev .3xx range)

Initialization

• Do not apply power to the FDW1000. Remove all fiber and signal connections. Remove the
metal housing to expose the DIP switches.

• Turn DIP Switches 1 and 4 ON, all others OFF.

• Using DIP Switches 6, 7, and 8, set the communications format using the following table:

Communications Format DIP Switch 6 DIP Switch 7 DIP Switch 8

not used during initialization OFF OFF OFF

Wiegand OFF OFF ON

Wiegand, no filter OFF ON OFF

strobed rising edge (MR-5) OFF ON ON

strobed rising edge (Dorado 644) ON OFF OFF

strobed rising edge (Mag-Tek) ON OFF ON

strobed falling edge ON ON OFF

unsupervised F/2F ON ON ON

• Apply power to the FDW1000.

• The STATUS indicator LED near the power connector should very quickly become solid green.

• If the STATUS indicator LED quickly becomes solid green, the unit is now initialized. Continue

to the Programming section below.

• If the STATUS indicator LED fails to quickly become solid green, repeat the steps above. If still
unsuccessful, consider the unit bad.

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