Main Features
1–8 iSTAR Ultra Installation and Configuration Guide
Three supervised Inputs
Two relay Outputs
One AUX output (12 Vdc)*
* The AUX power and whichever reader power is used, are limited to a total of 1.5 Amp.
Aperio Hubs and Readers (per GCM RS-485 Comm Port)
An iSTAR Ultra GCM RS-485 Port supports a total of up to:
15 Aperio Hubs
• Hubs can be 1 Port or 8 Ports
16 Aperio Wireless Readers reporting to the Hubs
In other words, there can be up to 30 Hubs and/or 32 Wireless Readers per iSTAR Ultra.
There can be any combination of Hubs and Wireless Readers that do not exceed these limits.
The configured RM / Wiegand Readers can only exist to the extent that the configured Aperio
Readers are less than 32.
I/O (per ACM)
24 general purpose inputs.
16 general purpose relays:
• Dry or wet contact settable per relay by jumpers.
• 4-pin connectors to support NO/NC and Dry/Wet configurations.
Special purpose inputs:
• Tamper (from enclosure door).
• Main AC fail (from apS).
• Low external battery (from apS.)
• FAI Alarm State (J40 F input).
• FAI Relay Control State.
• FAI Interlock Key State (J40 K input).
Onboard battery low.
NOTE
The maximum number of enabled readers, wired or wireless, per iSTAR
Ultra is 32.
The maximum number of readers hard wired to ACMs is 16.
NOTE
The following 4 inputs to the host are determined by the firmware. There
is no actual wiring to the iSTAR Ultra board.