How to Manage Expansion Boards in Brivo Access

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Adding an expansion board

  1. Log into Brivo Access.
  2. Navigate to Settings.
  3. Under the Configuration sub-menu, select Control Panels
  4. Click the control panel to which you wish to add an expansion board. The Control Panel detail page displays.
  5. Click on More Operations and select Add Board from the dropdown menu.
  6. Select your board type from the dropdown menu.
  7. Select your board number (if applicable) from the dropdown menu.
  8. Type in a descriptor of the board's location (i.e., Telephone Room) in the Location text field. Once done, click Continue.
For Door Boards
  1. For door boards, the Board Type and Board # fields cannot be edited on this page, but the Location field can be.
  2. All Door Boards contain two nodes, each of which can be used to control either one door or one door and multiple devices. On this page, these two nodes are identified as DOOR 1 and DOOR 2, and for each there is a set of input and output points that corresponds to a block of terminals on the actual Door Board. All of the labels match the text silk-screened on the board.

NOTE: A Door Board node does not have to be used to control a door; it can be used to control any number of devices. However, the following terminal blocks cannot be used by any other device if the node is to be used for a door: REX, DOOR CONTACT, and READER.

  1. In the Label field, accept the default label for the I/O point displays, or accept the default Label or enter a new short, descriptive value for the device, such as “Loading Dock Door Lock.”
  2. For each input point, there is a set of fields used to define the operation of the associated terminals:
  3. In the EOL Supervision field, click Yes or No to indicate if the input point is wired for end-of-line supervision. EOL supervision is not relevant for output points (DOOR LOCK RELAY, AUX RELAY 1, and AUX RELAY 2) or for the READER point.
  4. In the Normal State field, select Normally Closed to indicate that the I/O Point is normally closed, or Normally Open to indicate that it is normally open. As with EOL Supervision, this field is not relevant for output points.
  5. For each output point, there is a set of fields used to define the operation of the associated terminals.
    1. In the Normal State field, select Normal from the dropdown list to indicate that the output point operates in a fail secure mode. Select Energized to indicate that the output point operates in a fail open mode.

NOTE: The following three steps must be completed in order to utilize Fail Open (Energized) functionality in Brivo Access:

  • Mode set to Fail Open (Energized)
  • Correctly wired for Fail Open
  • Fail Open style door lock must be used

Simply changing mode to Fail Open from a system that had been configured for Fail Secure operations is not sufficient to achieve Fail Open operation.

  1.  Click Save Board. You are returned to the Control Panel detail page with the new Door Board listed.
For Input/Output (I/O) Boards
  1. The Location field can be edited on this page, but not the Board Type and Board # fields.
  2. You can define up to eight inputs and eight outputs for each I/O Board. I/O points can be reused by devices, and some devices use multiple points; therefore, the number of devices controlled by an I/O Board is undefined.
  3. For each input device (INPUT1-INPUT8), accept the default Label or enter a new short, descriptive value for the device:
  4. In the Label field a default label displays. To change the label, enter a short, descriptive value, such as “Computer Room Fan.”
  5. In the EOL Supervision field, click Yes or No to indicate if the input device is wired for end-of-line supervision.
  6. In the Normal State field, select Normally Closed to indicate that the I/O Point is normally closed, or Normally Open to indicate that it is normally open.
  7. For each output device (OUTPUT1-OUTPUT8), accept the default Label or enter a new short, descriptive value for the device:
    1. In the Normal State field, select Normal from the dropdown list to indicate that the output point operates in a fail secure mode. Select Energized to indicate that the output point operates in a fail open mode.

NOTE: The following three steps must be completed in order to utilize Fail Open (Energized) functionality in Brivo Access:

  • Mode set to Fail Open (Energized)
  • Correctly wired for Fail Open
  • Fail Open style door lock must be used

Simply changing mode to Fail Open from a system that had been configured for Fail Secure operations is not sufficient to achieve Fail Open operation.

  1. Click Save Board. You are returned to the Control Panel detail page with the new I/O Board listed.

Editing an expansion board

  1. Log into Brivo Access.
  2. Navigate to Settings.
  3. Under the Configuration sub-menu, select Control Panels
  4. Click the control panel to which you wish to manage the expansion boards. The Control Panel detail page displays.
  5. Scroll down to the Boards section and choose the expansion board you want to manage. The Edit Expansion Board page displays.
  6. Make whatever changes are needed.

The Board Type and Board # fields cannot be edited on this page, but the Location field can be.

All Door Boards contain two nodes, each of which can be used to control either one door or one door and multiple devices. On this page, these two nodes are identified as DOOR 1 and DOOR 2, and for each there is a set of input and output points that corresponds to a block of terminals on the actual Door Board. All of the labels match the text silk-screened on the board.

In the Label field, the default label for the I/O point displays.

For each input point, there is a set of fields used to define the operation of the associated terminals:

In the EOL Supervision field, click Yes or No to indicate if the input point is wired for end-of-line supervision. EOL supervision is not relevant for output points (DOOR LOCK RELAY, AUX RELAY 1, and AUX RELAY 2) or for the READER point.

In the Normal State field, select Normally Closed to indicate that the I/O Point is normally closed, or Normally Open to indicate that it is normally open. As with EOL Supervision, this field is not relevant for output points.

For each output point, there is a set of fields used to define the operation of the associated terminals.

In the Normal State field, select Normal from the dropdown list to indicate that the output point operates in a fail secure mode. Select Energized to indicate that the output point operates in a fail open mode.

  1.  Click Save Board. You are returned to the Control Panel detail page with the new Expansion Board listed.

Deleting an expansion board

  1. Log into Brivo Access.
  2. Navigate to Settings.
  3. Under the Configuration sub-menu, select Control Panels
  4. Click the control panel to which you wish to manage the expansion boards. The Control Panel detail page displays.
  5. Scroll down to the Boards section. Click the - icon under the Delete column to delete the board. Confirm your choice in the pop-up window and click OK.

NOTE: If there are any doors or devices attached to this expansion board, the delete action will fail until all doors and/or devices are disassociated with the expansion board.

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