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CTV900A
2-Door Controller
INSTALLATION MANUAL
RECOMMENDED WIRING
SPECIFICATIONS
Equipment Wire Type Size
Maximum
Length
Card reader and
Wiegand keypad
4 to 8 conductors, stranded, shielded (foil), drain
conductor. For example: Alpha 5196, 5198, 5386,
5388, Belden 9553
22AWG (0.64mm) to
18AWG (1.02mm)
150m (500ft.)
BCD keypad
12 conductors, stranded. For example: Belden
8466
18AWG (1.02mm) 150m (500ft.)
Zone input 2 conductors, copper 22AWG (0.64mm) 22AWG (0.64mm) 600m (2000ft.)
Door strike 2 conductors, solid copper 18AWG (1.02mm) 18AWG (1.02mm) 150m (500ft.)
Power Supply 3 conductors, solid copper 18AWG (1.02mm) 14AWG (1.63mm)* 8m (25ft.)
RS485 bus, Daisy
Chain (BIAS/EOL
required)
CAT 5/5e 24AWG (0.51mm) 1220m (4000ft.)
* The Minimum Size Equipment Conductors for the AC mains required are 14 AWG if made of Copper or 12
AWG if made of Aluminium or Copper-Clad Aluminium. Do not use any switch-controlled outlets to power the
system.
System Resources
Doors 2 (Add up to 6 more doors to the CTV900A using the CAA470A expansion module)
Cards Up to 10,920 (on-board)
Schedules Up to 512
Access Levels Up to 256
Buered Events Up to 2048
Holidays Up to 128
UserGroups Up to 2000
Operating Temperature 0°C to 49°C (32°F to 120°F)
Humidity 0% to 85% (non condensing)
System Autonomy Distributed Architecture
Firmware Online Upgradeable
PCB Dimensions 24.5cm (9.65”) x 20.2cm (7.95”)
Cabinet Dimensions 40 cm (15.8”) high, 32 cm (12.6”) wide, 9 cm (3.54”) deep
Inputs
Readers 2 x Wiegand Readers with Multiple Protocol Support, Magnetic Stripe ABA Track 2
Keypads 2 x Keypad with Multiple Protocol Support, including BCD format
Multi-Purpose Inputs
8 zone inputs (up to 16 using ZONE DOUBLER) with optional individual WIRE CUT &
WIRE SHORT supervision.
Tamper Normally Closed (N.C.) contact