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| At FingerTec, we make sure our products are practical as well as versatile to enable our products to be applicable to various industries. Our FingerTec readers therefore have the ability to integrate with many other existing software and hardware systems. In this article, we will be demonstrating how our fingerprint, face, and card readers are able to integrate its uses with a turnstile.
A turnstile is a gate-like structure consisting of many horizontal posts which can rotate to either allow access to users, or to stop users from entering a restricted area. They are used most commonly in train stations, airports, theme parks, museums and office lobbies. There are generally 4 types of turnstiles available in the market. |
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| This article will guide you through all the information that you need to know about connecting a FingerTec reader to a turnstile. The following areas will be covered in this article: |
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Communication between FingerTec® Access Control models and turnstiles |
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The common connection between FingerTec® Access Control models and turnstiles |
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Types of Input Required by Turnstiles
Even though the outlook and design of the turnstiles are different, the turnstiles can communicate with FingerTec® access control models using 3 major methods, which are: |
Dry contact
A relay signal from FingerTec’s access control models to instruct turnstiles to release or lock the turnstiles. |
Wet contact
A DC output from FingerTec’s access control models to instruct turnstile to release or lock the turnstiles. |
Weigand input
A Weigand output from FingerTec® access control models to instruct turnstile to release or lock the turnstiles. |
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| To understand which kind of output is suitable from the FingerTec reader when connecting to a turnstile, take a look at the illustrated wiring diagram of the turnstile. |
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WEIGAND OUTPUT
There are turnstiles that can be integrated with an access controller, to record user information, in-out records, settings and so on. These turnstiles do not accept dry contact or wet contact outputs from FingerTec® access control models. They only accept user ID sent by FingerTec® access control models to their controller via a Weigand 26-bit output. Their internal controls will receive and check the user ID for added security before granting access to the user. |
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| To connect FingerTec® Access Control Models to Turnstiles |
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| After identifying the type of input required by your turnstile, you’ll need to select the outputs required from FingerTec® access control models to match it. All the access control models mentioned above come with the same 3 output types, which are: |
1. Dry contact
2. Wet contact
3. Weigand 26-bit output |
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| Dry Contact from FingerTec® access control models |
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| DC 12V output from FingerTec® access control models |
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| Weigand 26-bit output from FingerTec® access control models |
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