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Sentry Swing

Residential Electro-mechanical Vehicular Swing Gate Operator

The Sentry Swing Opener and electronic control unit for automation of residential swing gates.

Upswung LLC declines all responsibility for any inaccuracies contained in this manual and

reserves the right to make modifications – without prior notice. Any gate automated operator

should be installed by qualified personnel and inspected by the local Building Department

authorities. Upswung LLC and its associates accepts no responsible for injury or damages due

to the installation and/or operation of Sentry Swing Gate openers.

Summary of Contents for Sentry Swing

Page 1: ...onsibility for any inaccuracies contained in this manual and reserves the right to make modifications without prior notice Any gate automated operator should be installed by qualified personnel and inspected by the local Building Department authorities Upswung LLC and its associates accepts no responsible for injury or damages due to the installation and or operation of Sentry Swing Gate openers ...

Page 2: ...ormation that may occur during use 9 The installation must conform to Standards EN 12453 and EN 12445 The safety level of the automated system must be C D 10 Before attempting any job on the system cut out electrical power and disconnect the batteries 11 The main power supply of the automated system must be fitted with an all pole switch with contact opening distance of 3 mm or greater Use of a 6A...

Page 3: ...aves of up to 12 in length It consists of a locking electro mechanical linear operator powered by a 12V DC battery coupled with control board recharging the battery The SLAVE equipment required on 2 leaf gates only is controlled by the MASTER equipment to which all accessories and pulse generators are connected The MASTER card can be programmed and is used to set the following function logics work...

Page 4: ...ng Control Board Layout 2 1 IMPORTANT Charging Battery Prior to Use 2 2 3 3 Basic Installation IMPORTANT 5 x 5 Setback 3 1 Installation of Mounting Hardware and Arm 3 2 6 4 Mounting Control Box Finding Location and Mounting 4 1 5 Pre Learning Connections Removable Terminal Strip 5 1 Installing temporary safety jumpers 5 2 Actuator Arm and Dual Power Connections 5 3 Installing the Receiver and Tran...

Page 5: ... 7 6 7 8 Alternate Mounting and Programming Push to Open Installation 8 1 5 Complete Learning Process 8 6 10 9 Accessories 9 Accessory Terminals 9 1 2 Photocell Safety Device Guide 9 3 4 Installing Accessories 9 5 Marks pages with opener or usage warnings Although we have marked these as very important warnings please read the entire manual Every step is important to the correct installation of yo...

Page 6: ... frequency cycles hour 5 Consecutive cycles on charged battery Max 15 Battery recharge time 10 min for each full cycle Operating ambient temperature 4 to 131 Deg F Operator weight lbs 4 85 Protection class IP 44 Gate leaf max length ft Up to 12 Gate leaf max weight lbs Up to 550 Operator overall dimensions LxHxD in See below Length of operator power cable ft 2 3 ...

Page 7: ... the ground with concrete This will prevent alteration of alignments and leveling during installation and during cycles 1 2 Sentry Swing Operator 3 Photocells not included 4 Master control board 5 Slave control board 6 Push button opening device not 7 Receiver extension not included 8 12Vdc flashing lamp not included 9 Positive stop included 10 AC transformer Notes 1 Do not extend operator connect...

Page 8: ... bolt washer nut 1 5 16 x1 bolt washer nut Slave additional Parts A Control Box B Operator Arm C Gate Mount Bracket D Post Mount Brackets G Post Mounting nut Manual Release Key Bracket Bushing 50 2 conductor stranded direct burial wire Mounting Hardware 4 1 4 Carriage bolts washers nuts 1 3 8 x 1 Carriage bolt washer nut 1 5 16 x1 bolt washer nut Basic Tools Needed Power Drill Crescent Wrench 3 8 ...

Page 9: ...y absorbing some of the momentum of the gate during open and close cycles 16 gauge 2 conductor stranded direct burial low voltage wire will be required to run power to your operator Length is determined by distance between transformer power supply and the control box 2 3 8 Carriage Bolts with nuts and washers will be needed to connect the L shaped Length will be determined by the size of your post...

Page 10: ...rate power from control and safety cables push buttons receivers photocells etc To avoid any electrical noise use separate sheaths or a shielded cable with earthed shield LED P P 1 P 2 F 1 J 1 J 2 J 3 J 4 J 5 Programming LEDs Power ON and diagnostics LED Function programming push button Value programming push button Battery and motor fuse F15A Accessories Terminal board Transformer Terminal board ...

Page 11: ...battery into the control board fig 1 For charging purposes it is not necessary to hook the receiver to the battery or control board 2 Insert the wires from the supplied AC transformer into terminal J2 of the Master board which is to the left of the battery terminal and fuse fig 2 NEVER RUN 110V AC or POWER IN THROUGH ANY OTHER METHOD BESIDES THE PROVIDED TRANS FORMER TO THE CONTROL BOARD Master or...

Page 12: ...minal 15 of the master must connect with the left side of the slave fig 3 NEVER CONNECT POWER FROM ANY SOURCE DIRECTLY TO THE SLAVE BOARD The slave board may ONLY be connected to the Master control board Let the unit charge for 12 hours after remove both the transformer power and the battery You can now proceed with the installation process From Master O N L Y Dual Unit Slave Charging ...

Page 13: ...tes the installation and shows examples of the 5 x 5 setback Install the brackets according to the installation directions following this page To determine your 5 x 5 setback position measure from the center of the gate hinge back to wards the inside of the gate perpendicular to the gate 5 Then making a 90 degree turn in the direction of the post parallel to the gate measure 5 We have included a s...

Page 14: ...y gates need an extension piece added to make contact with the doorstop Examples of industrial door stops 2 First clamp the L shaped post mounting bracket to the post The side with two holes rectangular in shaped should be against the post 3 Line up the center hole on the tear shaped post mounting bracket with the hole on the on the L shaped bracket Insert the 3 8 x 1 bolt and loosely affix the nu...

Page 15: ...key in the front lock hole clockwise until it reaches the front stop position Extend the operator pin in this manner ONLY Any other method may damage the arm NOTE The front stop position IS NOT THE FULL CLOSED POSITION it is the common point of reference for counting manual turns 4 Measure the 5 x5 setback that was elaborated on in the beginning of this section 5 Using the rear hole on the tear sh...

Page 16: ...e front fitting in the bracket bushing and gate mounting bracket insert the manual release key Turn the key clockwise until the front fitting reaches the front stop position The bracket bushing is now locked in position on the front fitting NOTE The front stop position IS NOT THE FULL CLOSED POSITION it is the common point of reference for counting manual turns 3 Turns Counter Clockwise This is th...

Page 17: ... turned counter clockwise for 2 turns IMPORTANT During this procedure let the gate move with the turning of the manual re lease key DO NOT let the gate mounting bracket slip from its positioning or you will have to start again at step 6 Turn Counter Clockwise at least 2 turns 8 Insert the threaded rear fitting into the already clamped post mounting bracket 9 Position the gate mounting bracket on a...

Page 18: ...ure and a nut on the back side of the structure or by welding Always take the proper precautions protective eyewear etc when drilling or welding 14 After properly affixing the mounting brackets insert the arm fittings into the mounting brackets Using the provided nut and washer on the bottom of the threaded rear fitting attach the arm to the post mounting bracket Insert the arm in the brackets 15 ...

Page 19: ...3 After marking your holes drill them and attach the control box to the post 4 There are three separate knockouts on the bottom of the control box Find a water tight connector at your local hardware store that will fit one of the knockout as well as fit all of your wires through it Remove the necessary knockout in the bottom of the box and affix a watertight connection fig 2 Fig 1 Your box must be...

Page 20: ...terminal strip at the bottom of the control board is easily removed for wiring Simply pull straight down on the terminal strip to remove it from the board It will slide right off Slide it back on when you are finished with your wiring connections ...

Page 21: ...ty terminals terminals 3 4 and 5 to one of the negative terminals terminals 12 13 14 or 15 We recommend that these jumpers are later replaced with safety devices after learning is complete If you choose not to replace the jumpers with safety de vices you MUST keep the jumpers in Your connections can be checked using the diagnostics mode Press P2 once C D and E should be lit After checking press P2...

Page 22: ...inal 6 MUST connect with the RIGHT side of J2 on the Slave board Terminal 15 MUST connect with the LEFT side of J2 on the Slave board J3 Actuator Connections This terminal is used to connect the operator arm to the control board both on the master and slave side IMPORTANT Follow the above chart for wire colors DO NOT EXTEND OR SHORTEN THE OPERATOR ARM WIRES Caution Do not reverse polarity of the w...

Page 23: ...Estate Swing board Setting the Dip Switches 1 Set the dip switches 1 9 on the receiver by switching them in the up or down position Record this dip switch combination 2 Slide off the battery cover of the transmitter located at the bottom front cover 3 Set the dip switches in the transmitter to the same settings as the dip switches on the receiver 4 Repeat this for all of the transmitters Positioni...

Page 24: ...3 Before plugging in your transformer plug the battery into the control board The clear plastic clip gets clipped into J4 with the clip side on the left The other side of the battery wire has a clear plastic disconnect that slides on the battery terminals Red to Red Black to Black Reversing the wires will blow the Fuse Never connect the power wire with the transformer plugged in Contact between th...

Page 25: ...ing full open By selecting Logic EP 4 all pause times will be void and the gate will remain open until an opening devices is triggered C Switches between the amount of time the gate waits before beginning motion when an opening and closing is triggered or if dual gates are installed pause time will only apply to one gate D Switches between the amount of force the gate opener will exert before an o...

Page 26: ...mount of safety It has an increased amount of motion stop points 4 EP Stepped Semi automatic is designed to function similar to a garage door opener Turns off the auto close setting B Pause Times 1 5 Seconds 2 10 Seconds 3 20 Seconds 4 30 Seconds C Master Opening Closing Delays 1 open 0 sec close 0 sec 2 open 2 sec close 2 3 open 2 sec close 4 3 open 2 sec close 8 D Static Force 1 Low Medium Low 3...

Page 27: ...8 ENTER Learning Mode Enter the programming mode by pressing P1 6 times until all 5 LEDs A B C D E are lit This is the learning mode While the 5 function LEDs A B C D E in picture are lit steadily briefly press about 1 second the P2 button If P2 is pressed for 3 seconds the opener enters the manual learning mode The operator or operators start the opening maneuver and the function LEDs begin flash...

Page 28: ...the opening stops The learning procedure has finished Press P1 once more to exit the learning mode before attempting to operate the opener You may now test your gate opener with your transmitter Single Leaf or leafs will move from closed to Dual ...

Page 29: ...rminal 2 Sin gle leaf open close C Terminal 3 Stop Command D Terminal 4 Opening safety de vice E Terminal 5 Closing safety de vice 1 Terminal 6 Slave Board Opening closing Opening Closing de device is triggered vice is not triggered Opening closing Opening Closing de device is triggered vice is not triggered Motion stop device is Motion stop device in place and not has been triggered or triggered ...

Page 30: ...d to the left and Brown wire connected to the right Reverse the polarity for Push To Open Operation Check the fuse to be sure the fuse is not blown It can be tested visually or with a volt meter by checking for continuity between the two prongs of the fuse Check the force setting D variable 4 is the highest Try moving the force to high Check the speed setting E variable If the gate is heavy and tr...

Page 31: ...e stops mid cycle Check the force setting D variable 4 is the highest Try moving the force to high Check the speed setting E variable If the gate is heavy and moves too quickly sometimes the jerk of the gate during certain parts of the cycle may set off the obstruction sensing Move the speed setting down to 1 Try removing the opener arm from the gate mounting bracket Run the cycle with the arm off...

Page 32: ...DE and 1 should be on The rest off If 1 is off then the slave is not communicating with the master check your connection to the slave and the polarity of the connection Section 9 If using an accessory to open the gate see which terminals it is wired to Terminal 2 ONLY opens the master leaf move your accessory to terminal 1 Check the same information as the first trouble shooting topic If your gate...

Page 33: ...These are Torax screws use a Torax screwdriver size T 20 to remove the screws After the screws are removed and the unit is still lying on its back lift upward on the bottom half of the casing The dust shield seen below will be attached to both the casing and the front mount bolt To remove it from the casing push downward on the ends of the dust shield and it will snap out of the casing Then it can...

Page 34: ... after interruption Opening No effect Reverses direction of motion No effect Stopped in mid cycle Closes the leaf No effect Logic S Logic S safety is designed for higher control and accelerated levels of safety By triggering an opening device i e push button transmitter the gate reverses directions preventing foreseeable accidents Gate Status Result of Terminal 1 activation Result of Terminal 2 ac...

Page 35: ...ffect Stopped in mid cycle Closes the leaf No effect Logic EP Logic EP stepped semi automatic is designed to function similar to a garage door opener At full open the gate does not re close after a pause time it stays open until triggered to re close Logic EP over rides any set pause time Gate Status Result of Terminal 1 activation Result of Terminal 2 activation Result of Terminal 4 interruption ...

Page 36: ... to the post or many other reasons The Push to Open setback is the standard setback flipped horizontally Measure 5 back toward the property then make a 90 degree turn towards the drive way Measure 5 in towards the driveway this point is the back pivot point for your operator arm Installation of PTO Mounting Hardware 1 Set up open stop points for your gate The open stop points can be a plate on the...

Page 37: ...hat was elaborated on in the beginning of this section 2 First clamp the L shaped post mounting bracket to the post The two rectangle shaped holes should be against the post 5 Using the rear hole on the tear shaped bracket drill a 5 16 diameter hole in the L shaped bracket 6 Inset the 5 16 bolt in the drilled rear hole Tighten the nuts on both bolts and leave the combined brackets clamped to the p...

Page 38: ...osition Extend the operator pin in this manner ONLY Any other method may damage the arm NOTE The front stop position IS NOT THE FULL CLOSED POSITION it is the common point of reference for counting manual turns 8 Insert the bracket bushing into the gate mounting bracket 9 While holding the front fitting in the bracket bushing and gate mounting bracket insert the manual release key Turn the key clo...

Page 39: ...d not shift during leveling With the brackets clamped in place be sure that the gate can move to the full closed position 13 Remove the operator arm from the brackets Leaving the brackets clamped in place mark your holes If you are bolting your brackets in place remove the mounting brackets and drill the marked holes using a power drill with a 3 8 drill bit for the post and 1 4 drill bit for the g...

Page 40: ...ded nut and washer on the bottom of the threaded rear fitting attach the arm to the post mounting bracket Wiring for Pushto Open Arms Reverse the polarity of the wiring to the control board for the operator arm s from the standard wiring For Push To Open connect the Brown wire on the Left and Blue wire on the Right ...

Page 41: ...s single leaf or double leaf Make sure the leaves are closed Enter Learning Mode Enter the programming mode by pressing P1 6 times until all 5 LEDs A B C D E are lit This is the learning mode Procedure for single leaf gates While the 5 LEDs are lit steadily hold down P2 for about 3 seconds The operator will start the maneuver process Using P2 Briefly press the button once for each of the following...

Page 42: ...make contact with the full closed stop point Press P1 to exit the learning mode You may now test your gate opener or continue on with changes to the factory speed force delay settings To test your opener briefly touch a wire from terminal 1 to one of the negative terminals 12 13 14 or 15 With open stop let the gate make contact don t press P2 Without open stop press P2 3 Press P2 to teach leaf dec...

Page 43: ... following motion transitions With open stops let the gate make contact don t press P2 1 Press P2 to teach leaf 1 opening deceleration starting point 2 Let the leaf make contact with the full open stop point The opener will then stop and leaf 2 will begin to open OR if not using open stops 2 alt Press P2 to stop the openers opening motion and leaf 2 will begin to open Without open stops press P2 ...

Page 44: ...full open stop point The opener will then stop and reverse directions With open stops let the gate make contact don t press P2 OR if not using open stops 4 alt Press P2 to stop the openers opening motion and reverse the motion of the gate 5 Press P2 to teach leaf 2 closing deceleration starting point ...

Page 45: ...stop point Leaf 1 will begin closing 7 Press P2 to teach leaf 1 closing deceleration starting point 8 Let the leaf 1 make contact with the full closed stop point Press P1 to exit the learning mode You may now test your gate opener with your transmitter ...

Page 46: ...r only the gate leaf controlled by the master control board if there is only one leaf it will control the one leaf 3 Stop Command This is a normally closed terminal where by any device i e push button which by opening a contact halts gate movement IMPORTANT If a connection is not made from this terminal to one of the negative terminals i e 12 13 14 15 gate motion will not commence 4 Opening Safety...

Page 47: ...res connecting the master and slave board This will cause permanent damage to both boards and will void the warranty Caution 7 8 Positive 7 8 24 Voltage Positive 24V for powering accessories that are run by 24V DC power i e locks safety devices while the gate is in motion 9 Indicator Light When used with terminal 11 this terminal grounds the indicator light To avoid compromising correct operation ...

Page 48: ...impact and crushing Closing Safety Devices They operate only during the gate closing movement and therefore are suitable for protecting the closing zone against the risk of impact Opening Closing Safety Devices the operate during the gate opening and closing movements and therefore they are suitable for protecting the opening and closing zones against the risk of impact If one or more devices have...

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Page 50: ...r the gate opener to be active this circuit must be closed When a device opens this circuit it stops the motion of the gate operator This circuit is the main circuit for safety devices i e photo eyes safety loops etc Common abbr COM This is the matching terminal for both Normally Open and Normally Closed circuits to be connected to Accessory wiring that begins in a N O or N O terminal must have a ...

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