Choosing the Right Power Supply
This video walks through the steps to determine the right power supply to work with the Entegrity Smart Door/Gate Controller.
When purchasing a power supply system for a Entegrity Smart Door/Gate Controller it is important to consider the option that works best for your facility or gate.
We recommend a 12 volt DC system for a few reasons:
You can power the VIZpin controller directly with 12 volt DC
There are tons of good 12 volt DC electric locks available
There are tons of 12 volt DC power supplies available
You can backup a 12 volt DC with batteries
Next step: Make sure that the system will power your lock and VIZpin controller
In this example we use an Altronix AL 125 UL which is a UL rated supply specifically built for electronic locks.
To calculate how much energy is needed it is important to remember that 1amp= 1000milliamps
The Altronix can supply up to 1 amp or 1000milliamps
Each VIZpin controller needs 20milliamps and each time lock requires 240milliamps
This means that to power 1 door there must be a supply of 260milliamps; 2 doors there must be 520milliamps; 3 doors must have 780milliamps
If you need 4 doors hooked up to the system you will need a stronger power supply as 1040milliamps would be required
This method could be applied to any lock and Smart Device using the same method.