Specifications

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cable shall be provided with each V-Smart reader to facilitate connecting

the reader to other wiring. The remainder of this document assumes you are

using the pigtail cable provided to make connections. Appendix A: Pigtail

Cable Connections lists the connections available through the pigtail. Also,

see Section 7: Communications and Section 8: Connections to External

Equipment. For additional instructions on installing the V-Smart reader, please

refer to the Veri-Series Installation Manual which shall be provided within the

software CD received with the reader.

6.2. Power Requirements

The V-Smart reader shall operate on DC power between 9 and 12 volts,

however, operation at 12 VDC is recommended. The V-Smart shall consume

approximately a maximum of 5 watts of power:

 At 12 VDC the device shall have an inrush current of 1 amp for 10mS

and shall require continuous current up to 400 mA during operation.

The V-Smart reader shall require an isolated power supply (not provided with

reader). This power supply may be optionally purchased from Bioscrypt. The

power supply should be:

 Isolated from other equipment including card reader power, lock

power, Access Control System power and other interference-causing

or non-Bioscrypt electro-mechanical devices (i.e., power supply should

be dedicated to the V-Smart reader(s)).

 Regulated and filtered.

 Protected by means of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or battery

backup.

 A UL-Listed Class II power supply at 12 VDC, 500 mA continuous.

Additionally, the power supply should NOT be:

 Connected to any device that may put transients on the power supply

line or cause the power supply to behave improperly. If transients are

an issue in the installation, a transient voltage suppression device is also

recommended.

If power is to be distributed to various V-Smart readers over some distance,

then it is important to take into consideration the resistance of the cable used

for power distribution. Since the reader shall require significant power levels,

the cable should be of appropriate gauge (18AWG or better is