I/O Controllers from PAC deliver advanced security and building management functionality

Designed in response to customer feedback, PAC’s 520 Input Controller and 530 Output Controller make it both easy and cost-effective to add-in new security and building management functions that provide additional safety and reassurance for users.

Added functionality made possible with the new I/O Controllers includes lift control, monitoring and alerts, the set-up of remote or on-site alarms, the use of sounders, the deployment of security shutters and integration with CCTV pre-sets. The PAC I/O Controllers provide actions based on flexible event-driven rules which are set up, configured and managed within the PAC Access Central management platform.

Lift control, for example, can be used to give occupants access to only those floors they’re permitted (and safe) to use. Supported by the new Lift Control menu within Access Central, the accessible floors are enabled within the lift buttons when the occupant’s proximity PAC ID is presented to the PAC reader at the lift. The additional security this solution provides is now becoming more critical in multi-tenanted commercial buildings.

Focusing on compliance

“As their premises are gradually reopened to users, building and security managers are looking closely at ways of keeping occupants safe and compliant with new measures that govern social distancing and minimise unnecessary contact,” explained Pete England, global product manager at PAC. “PAC’s new I/O Controllers make it simple to add-in new event-based functions that automate key processes and make the use of a building safe for its users.”

The launch of PAC’s new I/O Controllers comes on the back of the recent arrival of the new PAC 512 DC and DCi Access Controllers and Access Central management platform designed to provide user-friendly, high-security access control. A key benefit over the previous generation of PAC I/O Controllers is that the latest I/O Controllers are now directly driven by the PAC 512 DC and DCi Access Controllers, removing the need for (and the additional cost of) a PAC 500 Controller to access the input and output functionality.

The new PAC 520 Input Controller and PAC 530 Output Controller are certified to the latest standards and supplied in a number of form factors for flexibility when installing on a given project.

The Access Central management platform has been updated to include user-friendly configuration of the PAC I/O Controllers including new focused Lift Control menu options, as well as enhanced Alarm Monitoring and Event to Action capability. This enables the easy set-up and management of the multiple deployment and monitoring options that the PAC I/O Controllers make possible.