Back to the Documentation PageConnecting a Door Control (Single Door and Two CapeClocks)  
 

You will need:

  • A Flat screw-driver

  • A wire-stripper

  • A pair of Side-cutters

  • Enough cable to connect the CapeClock to the Door control, the Door control power supply to the CapeClock and the CapeClocks to each other

  • A Door control transformer/power supply (if required)

  1. Turn the power to the CapeClocks off.

  2. Remove the CapeClocks from the wall (if you have already mounted them) by loosening the two screws at the bottom of the CapeClocks sufficiently to remove them off the bracket that is mounted on the wall. Take care, because when the CapeClocks are pulled from the screws holding them to the wall-mounted bracket, they will have nothing holding them up. To remove them from the wall-mounted bracket completely, gently lower them, taking care that any wires that are already connected are not strained.

  3. Place the CapeClock face-down on a protective cloth so that the readers and front are not scratched.

  4. You may remove the back-plate (connected with 4 M3 galvanized nuts) to make it easier to get at the connectors, but it is not necessary.

  5. The 2 outputs you will need to use are marked "IN DOOR" and "OUT DOOR" (see Figure 2 below), the "IN DOOR" is the output used from the clock required for clocking in and the "OUT DOOR" is the output used from the clock required for clocking out. You must connect the terminal outputs for the respective connectors as shown in Figure 2. To do this, loosen the screw of the terminal required and insert the wire into the housing beneath the screw and tighten the screw onto the wire so that it is kept firmly in place. Test that the wire is clamped firmly by gently tugging the wire in the direction away from the connector.

Figure 1

  1. The wires will be on the NO (Normally Open) input of the 3way connector. The left most terminal output of each connector will be open (see detail of Figure 2 in Figure 1).

  2. Connect the Live supply to the center wire, and the live/positive input for the Door opener solenoid to the right hand side of the connector.

  3. If the door opener is rated at a voltage other than your mains supply (220V/110V), then you must obtain a transformer or power supply for it. DO NOT use the CapeClock's supply to power the door opener, even if it is rated at 12V DC. Use a separate power supply that is rated to deliver the current required for the Door opener solenoid.

  4. Connect the neutral/negative wire from the Door opener to the neutral mains wire/negative terminal of your power supply for the Door opener.

  5. Replace each CapeClock back onto its wall bracket, ensuring that the tongue of the back-plate is inserted into the corresponding groove in the wall-mounted bracket. Secure each CapeClock onto its wall-mounted bracket (see Figure 3) with the 2 Mounting screws at the bottom of the CapeClock, ensuring that the cable cover plate (see Figure 4) is correctly positioned.

Figure 2 - CapeClock Back-plate and PCB showing Door Control Connections.
Red wire goes to the positive/live terminal of the Door Opener solenoid,
Black wire goes to the positive/live terminal of the Power Supply/mains.

Figure 3: Wall-mounting bracket for the CapeClock

Figure 4: Cover-plate for the CapeClock