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User Guide, SmarTraq Limitless Door Operator with Revision 6 Drive Motion Control Engineering, Inc.
11380 White Rock Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
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User Guide,
SmarTraq Limitless Door Operator
with Revision 6 Drive
Manual # 42-02-D006, Rev A2, January 2006 Copyright
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results of the use of the products purchased from it, including, but without limiting the generality
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terms for such products in their respective manual). Important Precautions and Useful Information
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cusses: Safety and Other Symbol Meanings Environmental Considerations In This Guide
Safety and Other Symbol Meanings
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properly, might result in personal injury or substantial equipment damage.
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Environmental Considerations Keep ambient temperature between 32 and 104 degrees F (0 to 40 degrees C). Prevent condensation on the equipment. Make certain that power line fluctuations are within plus or minus 5% of proper value.
In This Guide:
This guide is the installation, adjustment, and troubleshooting guide for SmarTraq. When
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: Table of Contents. When viewed online as a pdf file, hyperlinks in the Contents
link to the associated topic in the body of the manual. SmarTraq
: Product Description, installation, and troubleshooting instructions. SmarTraq Contents
About SmarTraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Replacement Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cable Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Control Input Wiring and Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SmarTraq Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Checking Motor Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SmarTraq Programmer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Learning Full Open and Full Close Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Establishing DCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Performing the Learn Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Verifying Door Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door Operation Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parameter Adjustment Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Measuring Door Closing Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door Closing Time Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door Open and Door Close Logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Self-Holding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door Close Limit and Door Open Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Limit #1 and Limit #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Car Door Bumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Belt and Chain Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Motor Terminal Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Learn Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Stall Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Door Open and Door Close Protection Timers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Temporary Operation for Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Encoder Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .