Introduction

This chapter provides information about the Hirsch Mx-1 controller, including:

• Features of the Mx-1 controller

• A summary of the different Mx-1 controller configurations

• An overview of the Mx-1 controller’s main components and connectors

• Design considerations, including battery capacity and power limitations

• Typical connections, such as the wiring for a door

• Setup and installation, including wiring distance limits, and configuration of the built-in SNIB3 capability and the integrated PoE+ Ethernet port

• A configuration worksheet for an Mx-1 controller, to help you plan its installation as part of your security system.

• Performing periodic maintenance

Features of the Mx-1 Controller

The Mx-1 controller has the following features.

• It manages one door (with an entry reader and an optional exit reader), and enables you to replace older models of DIGI*TRAC controllers (such as the M1N).

• Its built-in base memory can support up to 4,000 user credentials (depending on which features you are using; see “Velocity Features that Reduce Available Memory”).

• It is designed to operate in a networked environment, so it has an integrated Ethernet connection, and the functionality of the SNIB3 is built into the main board (instead of requiring an expansion board).

• Like previous Hirsch controllers, it also provides an RS-485 terminal so you can wire together a “chain” of controllers. (This feature was not evaluated by UL.)

• The functionality of the Command and Control Module (CCMx) is built into the main board (instead of being on a separate removable module).

• It is packaged in a smaller plastic case, can receive its power as 24 V - 28 V DC from an external power supply (via the Power terminal) or as a nominal 25.5 Watts from POE+ (via the Ethernet jack), and can be installed either “at the edge” or stacked.

• Like previous Hirsch controllers, it is also available in a traditional metal enclosure with an AC power supply and a standby battery pack (Mx-1-ME), which has room for optional expansion boards.

• It does not support the traditional Hirsch MATCH interface, but it does support both an entry reader and an exit reader which can be wired using either the 8-pin Wiegand terminals or the 5-pin RS-485/OSDP terminal (where the optional exit reader is wired “through” the entry reader).

• It includes special circuitry that helps protect the reader terminals and the relay terminals from excessive current draws.
  For more information about the features of various Hirsch controllers, see Table 1-1 in section “Mx Series Controller Models”.

Mx-1 Controller Configuration

The Mx-1 controller is a 1-door controller designed to operate in a networked environment.
The models in the Mx-1 product line are:

• The Mx-1 controller, which is packaged in a compact plastic case, can be powered by either PoE+ (providing a nominal 25.5 Watts) or 24 V - 28 V of DC power from an external power supply. (Its light weight and small size provides more flexibility when deciding where to install it.)

• The Mx-1-MEcontroller is packaged in a traditional metal enclosure (with a locking door, a tamper switch, a power supply, a standby battery, and room for up to five optional expansion boards).

• There is an Mx-1-W license for an Mx-1 or Mx-1-ME controller that is specifically configured to manage up to eight wireless locks. (These can be either ASSAABLOY’s Aperio brand of wireless locks, or Allegion’s Schlage brand of wireless locks.) For more information, see the DIGI*TRAC Hardware Configuration > Wireless Locks > Wireless Locks – Overview topic in the Velocity online help.

• Mx-1-PL is tested compliant for plenum rated installations. It is functionally the same as Mx-1. The Mx-1-PL plastic enclosure material is formulated for applications that require compliance to the UL2043 standard for "Discrete Products and Their Accessories Installed in Air-Handling Spaces”.