The EMKA Electronic Locking & Monitoring System (ELM
System) provides
controlled access to all types of cabinets and is suitable for monitoring,
control and reporting of environmental conditions.
From an abstract point of view, there are different functional types within the
ELM-System. Each of
these functional types is specialized to a specific task, e.g. controlling a
lock, monitoring a sensor, accepting user input and others.
One or more instances of the same or different functional types are grouped
together on a Module. An instance of a functional type on a module is
called a functional Component.
There are different standard module-types
available from which a specific ELM system can be build up. Each module-type combines a
different set of components onto a base platform. The module's base platform
provides a CAN-bus interface
(Controller Area Network) for connecting to other
modules.
Therefore all of the components of an ELM system can interact
with each other.
A specific, user defined ELM application provides the components just needed for the
application and consists of the modules onto which these components do reside.
The modules are chained by a CAN bus.
A Communication Component is needed for managing exchange of
data via the CAN bus as well as for the exchange
of data with workstations. Such a component reside on the Communication Module.
With the only exception of this communication module, which is needed exactly
once, it is possible to integrate
more than one unit of the same module type into an ELM system.
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Examples for modules of an ELM system. Click on the image to get a closer view.
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The ELM system allows to operate up to 64 modules
of each type, up to 100 modules altogether, on a distance up to
1000
meters. There are module types that can manage several handles, latches or sensors.
Others combine user interface components with locking components and
sensory components. It is possible to operate up to 512 handles or
256 sensors and 258 contacts
per ELM system. Up to 5 access code numbers can be used for each handle
individually.
An ELM system
provides different user interface components or operating
components regarding to
identification and control like, e.g. keypads, mobile phones, proximity cards,
PC-workstations or laptops.
Every access attempt, whether successful or not, and
change of monitored conditions can be logged for further processing.
Events can cause alarms in different ways.
Administration
and monitoring of an ELM system can be done via different data interfaces
(Ethernet, RS232) by means of a PC/workstation or
laptop. The communication component of an ELM system
provides an SNMP-Interface
(Simple Network Management Protocol).
Therefore, the ELM
system also can be integrated in third party
SNMP Management systems. The communication component allows for a
simultaneous access of several workstations. A workstation can operate at
one of 10 levels of permission.
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