Jeromephone, thanks I am going to check into that.
Sir Flannel, I was planning on using the NetAXS boards from Honeywell with WinPak just because I am used to the software. Honeywell is pretty expensive though and my company is cutting budgets so I might have to look at a different company.
I was considering using a series of relays to control the mantrap but our security auditing company wants as much event logging as possible (the other reason I wanted WinPak). I was also hoping to use boards to simplify wiring incase we needed to change the setup in the future.
Below is the setup I am planning on. We checked with fire codes and as long as the interface with FACP drops maglocks directly from power we are ok. I will be using an Altronix power supply design just for these requirements.
I know for most boards they control up to 4 doors and a few relays on the same board. For the manlock I would need 6 readers and a few more relays per door. Below is the setup I plan on using.
-Three physical doors
-Two readers per door (ingress and egress)
-One maglock per door to prevent exiting without card scan
-One electric strike per door as a fail secure in the event of power failure or FACP forcing the mags to drop
-One PIR above each egress to shunt the door position sensor
-One DPS per door to monitor for force or hold opens
-One delayed egress button per door for fire code purposes
Each physical door would require 2 readers, 2 output relays (mag lock and strike), and three inputs (DPS, PIR, and delayed egress button)
I know most 4 door boards can have expanded output cards attached, but my main concern is needing 6 readers on two separate boards. It is my understanding that most 4 door boards keep all communications on that board itself. If I am two readers short, will the board be able to span to another 4 door board to shunt readers?