EPC-MAG1 User`s Manual - Inter-Dimensional Technologies, Inc.
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1. as shown in Photo 3 In order to connect the bypass wire loosen the screws in the connectors shown in Photo 5 and insert the bypass wire into the connector from the outside as shown in Photo 3 Next tighten the screws from the inside so that the bypass wire is held firmly in place Next using the pointy nose pliers gently tug on the bypass wire slightly to ensure that it is secure Photo 3 Step 7 Connect magnetic sensor s to EPC MAG1 with 2 conductor wire Choose mounting location Before connecting the magnetic sensor s to the EPC MAG1 choose the locations where the EPC MAG1 as well as the magnetic sensor s will be mounted Once you choose the locations you can determine how much wire will be needed to connect the system When determining how much wire will be needed attempt to position the wire ex actly where it will be tied off with the included cable ties to ensure a neat and professional h stallation IMPORTANT NOTE Be sure that the magnet for each magnetic sensor is further than approximately 0 75 from the other magnetic sensor If the magnet from the opposite sensor is closer than this distance when the door is opened and the magnet is pulled away from the sensor the sensor will still sense the presence of the magnetic field of the other magnet and will not send a signal to the EPC MAG1 resulting in the EPC MAG1 not incrementing the traf fic count Further you should make sure that there are no other mag2. in each corner of the box as shown in Photo 6 Step 10 Mount EPC MAG1 If needed drill pilot holes into the mounting surface onto which the EPC MAG1 will be installed Mount the EPC MAG1 by securing it to the wall door molding or shelf with the 4 8 x 0 5 sheet metal screws in a similar manner to what is depicted in Diagram 4 These screws will secure the EPC MAG1 to wood or most hollow metal doorframes common to retail establish ments If you have a unique mounting situation such as a concrete wall alternative fasteners other than the sheet metal screws may be needed Consult a network installer electrician or contractor if you are not sure how to mount the system securely It is not required that the EPC MAG1 be mounted however it is highly recommended Diagram 4 Make sure that the magnet is within approximately 0 75 of its magnetic sensor Magnetic door sensor Make sure that these magnets are more than approximately 0 75 apart Otherwise when one door is opened the magnetic field from the magnet of the other door may be sensed by the magnetic sensor of the door that is opened If this happens the traffic count will not be incremented Diagram 5a These magnets may be too close to the hinged side of the door That s because when the door is opened the magnetic field of the magnet may still be sensed by the magnetic sensor This would mean that the EPC MAG1 would not Diagram 5b This diagram
3. with entrances that have doors that swing open and closed Therefore if you have an entrance that has no door suchas those found in mall environments then the EPC MAG1 will not suit your needs Further if you have an trance where a door is propped open all day then the EPGMAG1 will not suit your needs In these situations it is best to use one of our electronic pedestrian counters with infrared beams Features State of the art microprocessor controlled Audible buzzer sounds when door is opened Buzzer can be turned off if desired Can still work with swinging doors that bounce shut or swing back and forth before com ing to rest The EPC MAG1 will still work with doors that do not close perfectly or entirely That is possibly because the magnetic sensors can sense the magnetic field of the magnet from as far as approximately 0 75 away One or two doors can be sensed with the EPC MAG1 This will accommodate a single swinging door or double swinging doors that are common to the retail and public establish ments Standard 9V battery power results in approximately one to two years of service and in many cases even longer See the Battery Life section for more information Options Alternative magnetic sensor magnet pairs can be purchased from IDT These alternatives include various colors sensors and magnets with adhesive backing and sensors and mag nets that can be flush mounted in the doorjamb and door Pleas
4. An example of this may be aconvenience store during a busy time If any of these scenarios apply then one of our infrared pedestrian counters may better suit your needs When the EPC MAG1 might best suit your needs If your establishment is not extremely busy or doesn t have many unrelated parties entering on the same door swing then this device may suit your needs For example the EPC MAG1 would work well in a small gift shop Further the device may work well in environments such as furniture stores Many times furniture stores do not typically have many unrelated pedestrians entering on the same door swing For example a husband and wife or an entire family known in the retail industry as a buying party usually enters on the same door swing In these cases most of the time a manager or owner will want to count this buying party once and not count each member of the buying party Further the EPC MAG1 keeps a single running traffic total It does not connect to a PC If you feel as though you can benefit from advanced options such as analyzing the traffic by hour day or other time interval transmitting to a PC and therefore to a network if needed wireless con nection options manager pager options or CRM options then one of our other traffic counter models might better suit your needs May be a future enhancement to our product line and may not currently be available IMPORTANT NOTE The EPC MAG1 will only work
5. Inter Dimensional Technologies Inc Better Technology For A Better Life EPC MAG1 Electronic Pedestrian Counter User s Manual May 2007 This User s Manual is available on our website www IDTElectronics com in PDF format Table of Contents Section Page Introduction 3 Features 4 Options 4 Theory of Operation 4 Setup and Installation 5 Operation 13 Battery Life 13 Frequently Asked Questions 14 Technical Information 15 Contact Information 15 Introduction The EPC MAG1 is a microprocessor controlled pedestrian counter that works with virtually all entrances that have at least one swinging door Unlike our other electronic pedestrian counter devices that count pedestrians with infrared beam technology this device actually counts the number of times that the door physically swings open When the EPC MAG1 might not best suit your needs Because the EPC MAG1 counts the num ber of times that the door s swings open this device is only suited for certain types of estd lishments If you have an establishment that needs to count every pedestrian that passes through the entrance such as night clubs and bars for occupancy totals for fire codes then the EPC MAG1 may not best suit your needs Another example where the EPC MAG1 may not best suit your needs is if it is common for more than one unrelated pedestrian to enter while the door is opened for example one individual holding the door open for another
6. can help fix the problem Q Why is the display not turned on A The display is not normally turned on in order to conserve battery power However the de vice will still count the door swings correctly See the Display Traffic button option in the Op eration section for more information Q Why does the EPC MAG1 not increment the traffic total when the door is opened A If you are only using one magnetic sensor magnet pair then make sure that the bypass wire which is included is installed in the unused screw terminal If you are using both magnetic sen sor magnet pairs make sure that none of the strands of the wire is crossing over to the adjacent screw terminal Q Can the volume of the buzzer be adjusted A No However the buzzer can be toggled off and on by using the Toggle Buzzer button Q need to use a longer wire than what is supplied or need to replace the wire Are there specifications for what type of wire to use A While there are various types and sizes of wire that can be used we strongly recommend two conductor stranded wire with a gauge size of between 16 and 22 AWG Feel free to con tact us if you are not sure about what wire to use Also please note that the longer the cable the larger the gauge size of the wire should be The specified range of 16 to 22 AWG is given with the idea in mind that the wire will not be much longer than ten feet If it is please contact us SO we can make sure that the unit wi
7. de so that the wire is held firmly in place Next gently tug on the wire to ensure that it is secure and will not fall out of the EPC MAG1 Photo 6 IMPORTANT NOTE The two conductors in each wire are stranded wire It is very important to make sure that not even one strand of one of the conductors accidentally touches the other conductor This will cause the unit to not count traffic when the door to that sensor is opened Therefore it is best to twist the wire with one s fingers in order to get all strands to gether so that the wire can be inserted into the connector properly Step 8 Connect battery and adjust screen contrast The standard factory battery connector for the EPC MAG 1 is for a 9V battery Next place a 9V battery not included in the EPC MAG1 as shown in Photo 6 At this point you can also make sure that the screen contrast is set to an acceptable level You can do this by pressing the View Traffic button and observing the text on the screen If it is not at an acceptable level the screen contrast can be adjusted by adjusting the yellow screw on the circuit board that is encased in blue plastic You can adjust the yellow screw and then press the View Traffic button and repeat this process until the screen contrast is acceptable Step 9 Screw lid onto EPC MAG1 with the 4 M3 0 5 x 10mm machine screws This is done by screwing the screws into the four brass housings located
8. depicts two points First it shows how the EPC MAG1 can be installed for one entrance by substituting a bypass wire for a magnetic sensor magnet pair Second it shows that the EPC MAG1 can be mounted lower on increment the traffic count the wall so that it is more easily accessible Step 11 Install the cable ties There are 16 cable ties included with the EPC MAG1 This would allow one for every foot of cable that was included If you use less than 16 feet of cable you can use less cable ties or include more than one per foot If you use more than 16 feet of cable please contact us if you need more cable ties The cable ties have adhesive tape on the back of each Simply peel the paper backing off of each one to expose the adhesive and press the cable tie to the wall or surface where the wire will be run Typically the cable ties are placed along the edge of the doorframe or other mot ing aS opposed to running the wire in the middle of the wall NOTE If you do not wish to use cable ties with adhesive backing we can supply you with cable ties that mount with a screw instead Please contact us for more informa tion Congratulations at this point the installation should be complete Next refer to the Operation section which will guide you through the features of the EPC MAG1 and how to use them Operation The display is not normally turned on This is done in order to conserve battery power How ever the
9. device will still count the door swings See the Display Traffic button section below for more information Resetting the EPC MAG1 The EPC MAG 1 is designed with the idea that it will be powered on 24 hours per day and has no on off power switch If you believe that the EPC MAG1 is not op erating properly insert one end of a straightened paperclip into the Reset hole Gently press the paperclip until you feel the recessed reset button engage Hold the button in for approx mately two seconds or more and then release the button and remove the paperclip The EPC MAG1 should display the firmware version when it resets Firmware is the program that is po grammed on the microprocessor It will also beep twice The EPC MAG1 should now be counting door swings and operating properly Display Traffic button Pressing and releasing the Display Traffic button will display the traffic total for three seconds and the display will then turn off to conserve battery power This is the traffic total since the last time that the EPC MAG1 was reset with the Clear Traffic button which is described next Clear Traffic button Insert a straightened paperclip into the Clear Traffic hole Using the pa perclip press and hold the recessed button for approximately three seconds This will reset the traffic total to zero A short beep will sound after each of the first two seconds Finally after the third second a third longer beep will s
10. e contact us for more in formation Theory of Operation The magnetic sensors will send a signal to the EPC MAG1 when it does not sense a magnetic field The magnets which are included produce the magnetic field Therefore the magnetic sensor s is mounted to the wall or door molding while the magnet is mounted to the edge of the door When the door is opened the magnet is moved away from the magnetic sensor and the sensor will sense the absence of the magnetic field At that point the magnetic sensor will send a signal through the wire to the EPC MAG1 The EPC MAG1 will then increment the total traffic count Regardless of how long the door is opened the EPC MAG1 will only increment the count by a factor of one Double swinging doors two doors right next to each other are very common in retail and public environments In this case one magnetic sensor magnet pair will be used for each of the two doors as shown in Diagram 4 Therefore regardless of which of the two doors is opened the EPC MAG1 will still sense door swings on either door and increment the traffic count What if both doors are opened If one door is opened and while it is opened the sec ond door is opened the system will still only increment the traffic count by one If your door bounces shut a number of times when released by an individual the magnet which should be attached to the door might move away from the magnetic sensor enough such that the EPC MAG1
11. hese false counts because of the door bouncing or swinging back and forth before coming to rest we can add an additional delay before the unit will increment the count again A delay of zero two ten or thirty seconds can be set by using two jumpers The factory setting of these two jumpers is set to add no delay Diagram 3 shows the configuration of the two jumpers for each of the four possible settings 0 2 10 30 seconds In order to ad just this delay simply pull off the plastic jumpers and position them as needed This means that when the door is opened and closed the count will be incremented and the delay period will begin The EPC MAG1 will not count any other door swings until this delay period has expired NOTE You will note in Diagram 3 that when one jumper is set to zero and the other is set to the corresponding value either 2 or 10 that value is what the delay will be set to in seconds However when both jumpers are set the delay is not 12 2 10 Instead we selected a more useful delay of 30 seconds This is how we get the four possible delay values 0 2 10 30 NOTE The two second delay is primarily intended to suppress false counts from a door that will bounce or swing back and forth before coming to rest However the 10 and 30 second delays are primarily designed to help you determine how you want to count pedestrians and buying parties For example the 10 and 30 second delays can be used if you feel that a par
12. ll operate correctly and safely Q We have a unique installation with special needs Can we order different magnetic sensors and magnets A Yes We have access to special colors as well as different types of sensors For example we have access to sensors that have adhesive backing on them if you donot want to drill holes into the door and doorframe We also have access to sensors that can be flush mounted into the doorjamb and door for a cleaner look Technical Information Dimensions WxLxH Weight Buzzer Amplitude Power Source Including Flanges 4 335 x 2 205 x 1 532 Not Including Flanges 3 339 x 2 205 x 1 532 Note Flanges cannot be taken off Without Battery 3 5 ounces With Battery 5 2 ounces Typically 92 dbA 1 Standard 9V Alkaline Battery Contact Information Mailing Address Shipping Address Voice Fax E Mail Address Website Inter Dimensional Technologies Inc P O Box 392 Hop Bottom PA 18824 Inter Dimensional Technologies Inc 322 Greenwood Street Hop Bottom PA 18824 570 289 0989 support IDTElectronics com www IDTElectronics com 2007 Inter Dimensional Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved 16
13. mally adjusted after the initial setup of the equipment One of these jumpers will allow the user to determine if the Clear Traffic button should be en abled or disabled The factory setting of this position enables this button as shown inDiagram 2a If you would like to disable the Clear Traffic button then pull off the jumper and reposition it as shown in Diagram 2b Clear Traffic Jumper Settings Step 5 Select additional delay Optional CLR TRF CLR TRF Why The EPC MAG1 will count the door swings as quickly as they can happen although there is a slight delay when the buzzer is set to sound When a pedestrian lets go of the door most doors will swing closed and come immediately to rest However there are instances when swinging doors will bounce back open a few inches Addi tionally some swinging doors can swing back and Diagram 2 forth until coming to rest If this happens the Diagrarn 2a Diagrarn 2b EPC MAG1 will increment the count each time the magnetic sensor is separated from the mg net This optional delay can alleviate this problem How There are three jumpers on the circuit board inside the EPC MAG1 A jumper acts as a switch These are not like a switch that will be turned on or off on a regular basis but rather a configuration switch that is set during the installation of the product These switches are not normally adjusted after the initial setup of the equipment In order to suppress t
14. may increment the count more than once Further if your door swings in and out repeatedly when released by an individual before coming to rest the EPC MAG1 may increment the count more than once This is alleviated by setting jumper switches to add a delay so that the EPC MAG1 will not count any more traffic until this delay has expired See the Select additional delay step in the Setup and Installation section for more details Setup and Installation The following tools will be needed to perform the installation Phillips head screwdriver will be needed to screw screws into the wall to hold the EPC MAG1 magnets and magnetic sensors A drill may be needed to drill pilot holes for the screws If you are mounting the equipment to a soft wood such as pine then pilot holes may not be needed Pointy nose pliers may be needed if you need to insert a bypass wire which is re quired in one door installations Wire stripper cutter tool may be needed to cut the wire to the proper length for a neat and tidy installation Mini flat screwdriver will be needed to loosen and tighten the screw terminals that are on the circuit board inside the EPC MAG1 You can also use this to adjust the contrast of the screen The following is an overview of the following steps that will need to be performed to set up and install the EPC MAG1 Step 1 Unpack and organize parts and verify that all are included Step 2 Connect the spade connectors that are on the 2 c
15. netic fields near the magnetic sensor What if the wire included is too long If the wire is too long cut it to length by cutting off the end that does not have the spade connectors What if the wire included is not long enough The spade connectors are used to make the con nection to the magnetic sensors easier If the length of wire that is included with the EPC MAG1 is not long enough and you need to use a longer wire you don t necessarily need to crimp spade connectors on the end of the wire You can strip the shielding off of the end of the wire and wrap the bare wire around the screw post before tightening the screw However if you have a crimping tool and are able to do so crimping two spade connectors such as those found on the wire that was included to the one end of each wire will ensure a better connection to the magnetic sensors Before connecting the wire to the EPC MAG1 you must first cut the wire to the proper length and then strip the shielding off the end of the wire so that it can make contact with the screw terminals inside the EPC MAG1 Typically 1 4 of shielding should be stripped off of the wire The wire that connects the magnetic sensors to the EPC MAG1 has two conductors In order to connect the wire loosen the screws in the connectors shown in Photo 5 and insert each of the two conductors of the wire into the connector from the outside as shown in Photo 4 Next tighten the screws from the insi
16. onductor wire to the magnetic sensor s Step 3 Mount magnetic sensor magnet pair s Step 4 Enable disable Clear Traffic button Optional Step 5 Select additional delay Optio nal Step 6 Connect bypass wire to EPC MAG1 Optional Step 7 Connect magnetic sensor s to EPC MAG1 with 2 conductor wire Step 8 Connect battery and adjust screen contrast Step 9 Screw lid onto EPC MAG1 with the 4 M3 0 5 x 10mm machine screws Step 10 Mount EPC MAG1 Step 11 Install the cable ties Step 1 Unpack and organize parts and verify that all are included The following is included with the EPC MAG1 Match the designation letters below to Photo 1 e A 1 EPC MAG1 electronic pedestrian counter M3 0 5 x 10mm machine screws to secure plastic lid to EPC MAG1 8 x 0 5 sheet metal screws to secure EPC MAG1 to wall Cable ties Magnetic sensors Magnets NOTE The cable ties and wire included in your order may look slightly different than what is shown in Photo 1 Step 2 Connect the spade connectors that are on the 2 conductor wire to the magnetic sensor s Loosen the screws on a magnetic sensor so that the spade connector can slide under the head of the screw as shown in Photo 2 There are two flat washers under each screw terminal Insert the wire s spade connectors between each of the washers for optimum contact You do not have to observe polarity when connecting these wires This means that either of the t
17. ound The traffic total will be cleared after this third beep is heard The EPC MAG1 will display Total Deleted and the display will then shut off At that point the EPC MAG1 is ready to sense door swings again and start counting from zero NOTE This button can be disabled by selecting the correct setting of the jumper as described in the installation instructions above See Select additional delay in the Setup and Installation section for more information NOTE At any point in time while the Clear Traffic button is being pressed the user can stop pressing the button before the third beep and the traffic total will not be de leted However after the third beep sounds the traffic will be reset to zero NOTE The three beeps described in this Clear Traffic button section will be heard even if the buzzer is set to not sound when the door is opened Toggle Buzzer button The EPC MAG1 can sound its internal buzzer when a door is opened However there may be times or environments where the buzzer can be intrusive In these cases the buzzer can be turned off or on by pressing this button Each time that the button is pressed the display will turn on momentarily and display the status of the button Even if the buzzer is turned off the EPC MAG1 will still count the door swings NOTE Even if you wish to turn the buzzer off it is best to keep it turned on when installing and testing the system This will allow you to hear the buzzer so
18. ticular buying party such as a husband and wife or a family will enter on multiple door swings and you only wart to count them as one buying party Therefore select the delay that suits your needs and environment best Don t use the 30 second delay if you feel that there s too much of a chance that two unrelated parties will enter in that amount of time If they do then the second party will not be counted If your environment very rarely has two unrelated parties entering within say a few minutes or longer then the 30 second delay will probably not miss the second unrelated party because the two parties wil be more than 30 seconds apart Diagram 3 Time Delay Jumper Settings Diagram 3a 0 Second Delay Diagrarn 3c 10 Second Delay oO nN Oo CE Diagram 3d 30 Second Delay Oo N D M Le LS on o mo IMPORTANT NOTE Be sure not to set the delay period too long if you feel that there is a possibility that two or more unrelated parties may enter during that period If the delay is too long then the second of these two unrelated parties will not be counted Step 6 Connect bypass wire to EPC MAG1 Optional The EPC MAG1 can monitor two doors by use of the two magnetic sensor magnet pair one pair for each door If only one door will be monitored one of the magnetic sensor magnet com bos will not be used as shown in Diagram 5b Instead a bypass wire which is included will be connected to one set of screw terminals
19. to do with setting jumpers inside the EPC MAG1 and securing the wire by tightening the screw terminals inside the EPC MAG1 Whenever you wish to do anything like this inside the EPC MAG1 it is always best to do so with the battery di connected to ensure that the EPC MAG1 is never damaged by accidentally shorting the product Step 4 Enable disable Clear Traffic button Optional Why The EPC MAG1 contains four buttons One of these buttons is used to reset the traffic total to zero However this button can be disabled if desired so that an employee cannot easily understate the traffic total by clearing the traffic total in the middle of the day thereby raising his Close Ratio number of sales divided by number of customers and thus appearing more suc Magnetic Sensor Magnet Orientations ER EA Magnetic Sensor Magnetic Sensor Distance between Le Magnetic Sensor sensor and magnet should not be greater Magnet than 0 75 Ideal Magnetic Sensor Magnet e o Not Ideal Not Ideal Diagram 1 cessful See Clear Traffic Button in the Operations section for details on how to clear the traffic total to zero How There are three jumpers on the circuit board inside the EPC MAG1 A jumper acts as a switch These are not like a switch that wil be turned on or off on a regular basis but rather a configuration switch that is set during the installation of the product These switches are not nor
20. und when the door s is opened Battery Life The battery life expectancy of the EPC MAG1 will vary based on the number of times that the door is opened Whether or not the buzzer is set to sound when the door opens is another m portant factor Below is a chart that can be used to give an estimate of battery life for various levels of activity Many factors affect battery life such as age of the battery temperature etc Therefore lease note that these are only estimates Number of Times the Estimated Battery Life Door is Opened Buzzer Off Buzzer On 50 per Day 426 Days 217 Days 100 per Day 423 Days 146 Days 250 per Day 418 Days 74 Days 1000 per Day 389 Days 21 Days Frequently Asked Questions Q How can we contact you for technical support or repair issues A You can either e mail or call us at the contact information provided at the end of the docu ment Although there is typically very little if any technical support involved with the EPC MAG1 please keep in mind that we do charge an hourly technical support fee currently 70 hour and billed in six minute increments Q The EPC MAG1 does not seem to be working properly What should do A First reset the EPC MAG1 as described in the Operation section of the manual and then test the system by opening closing the door s and then viewing the traffic If this does not fix the problem replace the battery If this does not fix the problem contact us so that we
21. wo spade connectors can be connected to either of the two screws Tighten the screws so that the spade connectors cannot be pulled out Photo 2 Step 3 Mount magnetic sensor magnet pair s If needed drill pilot holes into the mount ing surface onto which the magnetic sen Photo 1 sor s will be installed Similarly if needed drill pilot holes into the door onto which the magnet s will be installed Mount the magnetic sensor s in a similar fashion to what is shown in Diagram 4 using the screws that are included in the small bags The magnetic sensors will not send a signal to the EPC MAG1 until the magnet is approximately 0 75 from the magnet or further Therefore do not mount the sensor and magnet too closely to the hinged side of the door because even when the door is opened the magnetic sensor may still sense the magnet field Therefore keep the sensor and the magnet as far away from the hinged side of the door as possible without placing the two magnets too close to each other when using both magnetic sensor magnet pairs for two door installations Also the position of the magnet relative to the magnetic sensor is very important Please refer to Diagram 1 for ideal positioning NOTE You can leave the wire hanging from the magnetic sensor for now In a future step it will be cut to length have its shielding stripped and have it secured with the wire ties IMPORTANT NOTE The next few steps have
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