Energy industry

Substations, switchgear, remote automation cabinets, and modular buildings.

Substations and modular buildings

Typical controller-based ACS

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Each door or gate is a point of a specific controller.

A door, barrier gate, and turnstile are typed objects with their own set of functional slots.

Passage policy is formed by access point modes and special rules.

Policy is formed by the pass and object rules: schedule, conditions, escort, and APB.

Technical and logical configurations of the point are closely linked.

The logical object is separated from the hardware instance.

Replacing the controller requires reading, writing, or restoring its configuration.

When replacing the device, rights to the object and history do not change.

Automation cabinets and distribution devices

Typical controller-based ACS

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Cabinet control is implemented by assigning controller inputs and outputs to a specific point.

The cabinet is described as a standalone access object with control of the reader, lock, door, and handle.

Cabinet opening is a separate technical event.

Opening is linked to a person, pass, object, and access session.

Identifying the reason for access requires matching the pass with subsequent events.

The decision, its reason, the identifier used, and the active rules are recorded in a single event.

Work duration is determined by a report on the sequence of events.

Start, confirmations, and completion of work are accounted for as a single session.

Tolerances and production conditions

Typical Controller-Based Access Control System

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Complex restrictions are incorporated into access modes and special rules.

Requirements are assigned directly to the object as access conditions.

Different rules can be distributed across access point mode levels.

An object may require authorization or block access if a prohibitive condition is present.

The work calendar is part of the access mode.

The object's time template accounts for working days, shortened working days, weekends, and public holidays.

A separate mode or temporary permission is created for one-time servicing.

The pass specifies the validity period, route, time profile, and passage limit.

Channel reliability

Typical controller-based ACS

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Offline operation is provided by the controller's local memory.

Access is processed by server services; the line has primary and backup communication paths.

Controller failure means failure of all access points connected to it.

Individual OSDP devices are addressable components of the line; failure of one device does not affect the model of the remaining objects.

Monitoring is performed based on communication status with the controller.

The line service, converter, communication path, OSDP device, and Secure Channel state are monitored.

Diagnostics requires accessing the controller parameters.

All state changes and operation results go to the technical event log.