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TESTING AND COMMISSIONING
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7 TESTING AND COMMISSIONING
These are the most important phases of the automation’s con-
struction, as they ensure maximum safety of the system. The test
can also be used to periodically verify the devices making up the
automation.
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Testing and commissioning of the automation must
be performed by skilled and qualied personnel,
who are responsible for the tests required to ver-
ify the solutions adopted according to the risks
present, and for ensuring that all legal provisions,
standards and regulations are met, in particular all
the requirements of the EN 12445 standard, which
denes the test methods for checking gate auto-
mations.
The additional devices must undergo specic testing, both in terms
of their functions and their proper interaction with the control unit.
Refer to the instruction manuals of the individual devices.
6.1 TESTING
To run the test:
1. verify that all the instructions stated in the “GENERAL
SAFETY WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS” chapter have
been strictly observed
2. check that the boom is correctly balanced (see paragraph “
Boom balancing“)
3. check that the manual unlocking device works properly (see
paragraph “Manually unlocking and locking the gear-
motor“)
4. using the control devices (transmitter, control push-but-
ton, key selector, etc.), test the boom opening, closing and
stopping phases, ensuring that the movement matches the
specications. Several tests should be conducted to assess
the boom’s movement and to check for any assembly or
adjustment defects or any particular points of friction
5. verify the correct operation of all the safety devices present,
one-by-one (photocells, sensitive edges, etc.) whenever a
device intervenes, the "OK" LED on the control unit will emit
2 quicker ashes to conrm the recognition
6. verify the correct operation of the photocells in the following
way:
– depending on whether one or two pairs of photocells
have been installed, one or two blocks of rigid material
(e.g. wooden panels) are required, measuring 70x30x20
cm. Each block must have three sides of reective mate-
rial (e.g. mirror or glossy white paint), one for each dimen-
sion, and three sides of opaque material (e.g. matt black
paint). To test the photocells positioned 50 cm above
the ground, the block must be placed on the ground, or
raised to 50 cm when testing photocells positioned 1 m
above the ground
– if the test is on a pair of photocells, the testing block
must be placed directly under the centre of the boom with
the 20 cm sides facing the photocells and moved along
the entire length of the boom
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– if the test is on two pairs of photocells, the test must
rst be performed individually for each pair of photocells
using one testing block and then repeated using two test-
ing blocks; each testing block must be positioned laterally
in relation to the centre of the boom, at a distance of 15
cm and then moved along the entire length of the boom
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– during these tests, the testing block must be detected by
the photocells in any position it lies along the entire length
of the boom
7. check that there are no interferences between the photocells
and other devices:
– block the line of sight between the pair of photocells with
a cylinder (diameter 5 cm, length 30 cm), by moving it
close to the TX photocell rst then next to the RX photo-
cell and then at the mid-point between the two
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