Products

Similar Lift Controllers

The high reliability of operation of IRACS, in particular the Infra-Red link encoding and decoding, has spawned some smaller, Controller-less derivative products, which have their own websites:

  • SPICS, Single Point Infra-Red Control System
    This is a special-purpose IRACS-like system with the design aim of failing safe in the event of any single component failure. It supports one self-contained High-reliability Receiver and up to 8 Transmitters.

  • IRACSmini
    This uses a configuration similar to IRACS but without a controller. This system has no management for individual Transmitters since there is no Controller, but it can later be expanded to become a full IRACS.

  • Basic System
    The Basic System is the original Infra-Red system which inspired IRACS and is still available.

  • More information on these alternatives can be found on their websites, or download the short-form descriptive document (Acrobat pdf).


    IRACS System

    The IRACS System consists of:

    • Receivers    From 1 to 6 Receivers of any type.
    • Console       One Control Console.
    • Transmitters Up to 999 Transmitters, of either type.
    • Interconnecting Cables.

    Accessories

    Your IRACS System is fully functional in itself, but you may find some of these enhancement products useful. They apply only to the IRACS since they need the Controller in order to function.

    Datalogging Software

    2008-03-04 09:04:22.681+00:00 *I  Incoming Data, Channel 1
    2008-03-04 09:04:22.691+00:00 *R  Syscode 978: not this system.
    2008-03-04 09:05:47.223+00:00 *I  Incoming Data, Channel 1
    2008-03-04 09:05:47.233+00:00 *A  Serial Number 144 Accepted. Activating relays.
    2008-03-04 09:06:03.891+00:00 *S User: 2 Logged in.
    2008-03-04 09:06:18.818+00:00 *I Inventory requested: LCDIF: OK  RxIF:1234xx Rx:1xxxxx
    2008-03-04 09:06:55.852+00:00 *S User: 2 Logged out.
    This software runs as a service on Windows ® based computers.
    The logger runs in the background, using negligible processor resource, and can be installed on a PC local to the IRACS.

    Log entries are date and time stamped, so that precise information on the occurrence is retained. The information that is logged is provided as standard by the IRACS console. This is a running account of the operation of the Console as it deals with incoming signals in normal operation, together with a record of logged-in users and their interaction with the system.
    The logs are stored in plain text format, for easy interrogation with any normal editor etc.

    Logfile size can be restricted, and historic logs compressed to use less disk space. Very old compressed logs are deleted automatically after a specified time.

    Please Contact Us for more details.



    Automatic Transmitter Data Entry

    Auto-entry Unit DisplayWhen adding or editing information on specific Transmitters, it is normally necessary to type the Transmitter serial number on the keypad. Although this is not difficult, it can be much harder if, for any reason, the serial number label of a particular Transmitter has become detached from the Transmitter.

    Greatly simplifying the whole operation, this add-on unit gives automatic entry simply by aiming the Transmitter at the unit and pressing the button on the Transmitter. The unit will display the System code and Serial number of the Transmitter, and (if currently within the Controller menu structure) awaiting a serial number, the serial number will be automatically transferred to the Controller.

    This automatic entry greatly eases the addition or deletion of Transmitter entries, avoiding typing errors.

    Please Contact Us for more details.


    IRACS is the Infra Red Access Control System.

    Designed for the remote control of Lifts (elevators) or Gates, IRACS gives you control over who is allowed to operate the equipment.

    Even if a remote Transmitter is lost or stolen, IRACS can easily be configured to ignore that particular Transmitter, putting you back in control without the normal complications.

    The Accessory Products described here are not essential, but can ease the operation of your IRACS and are useable with any full IRACS (but not with the listed 'Similar Lift Controllers', SPICS, IRACSmini or Basic System).