AMS: How to open a door based on a schedule
Scenario
User needs to keep a door open Monday – Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.
Solution
Create a time model (schedule), and then configure the door to open in that schedule.
1. Create a day model.
- Go to “System Data” and then “Calendar”
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- Click on “Day Models”
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- Click the “Create new” button
- Assign a name to the Day Model. Add a description and fill the intervals as needed
- In this example we are only creating one interval from 8 am to 5 pm. If needed, up to three intervals can be created in the same Day Model
- Click Save
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2. Create a Time Model.
- Click “Time Models”
- Click the “Create new” button
- Assign a name to the Time Model. Add a description
- Select the number of days in the Period
- Select a reference date (select a past date and not a future date).
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- Assign the Day Model to each day of the period as needed and click save
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Note: to verify the Time model is correct, click the preview button and confirm the dates match.
- The predefined holidays are shown below, assign the desired Day Model to apply on those days
- If holidays are not needed, click the “ignore special days” checkbox
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3. Configure the door to open depending on time model
- Go back to main menu and go to “Configuration”
- Click “Device Data”
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- In the DevEdit, find the desired door.
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- Click the “Options” tab and click under “Unlock door”
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- Select the desired option, in this example we choose “Door is open depending on time model”
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- Select the desired “Time model”
- Click the “Save” button.
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