C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Panel OverviewOutputsAn output is a software definition that associates an alarm device with anoutput on the panel board or add-on module. The output turns alarm devices,such as a closed circuit TV or alarm dialers, on or off. See “ConfiguringOutputs” on page 5-13 for more information.ReadersA reader is a hardware device that accepts access requests. To make an accessrequest, a person swipes a card at the reader; the card reader scans theinformation encoded on the card and sends it to the apC, which grants ordenies access.Optional BoardsapCs and apC/8Xs support these optional (add-on) boards and controller:• 8 apC I/8 - input modules and 1 apC I/32 input board, and• 8 apC R/8 - output modules and 2 apC R/48 output boards, and• 1 Standard Star Coupler, or• 1 Mini Star Coupler, or• 1 Wiegand/Proximity Star CouplerStar couplers enable you to wire the apC’s 8 readers in a star, daisychain, orcombination configuration. Star couplers also provide unsupervised inputsand additional outputs and readers for the apC and apC/8X.NOTEThe apC/L supports three types of optional boards: four I/8 - inputmodules, four R/8 - output modules.See “Configuring Add-On Boards for apCs” on page 6-2 for moreinformation.C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide 3–3