Progeny Access
Control is manufactured in the UK by BSB Electronics of Blackburn.
The range is split
into three basic product types, Single Door Combined keyboards/Controller,
Standalone and their on line system P3.
Combined Keyboard/Controllers
Three types of
keyboard exist in this product range, the 2059 which is a smart low cost
solution which features a tactile membrane keyboard and is weather proof and is
ideal for harsh environments.
For more demanding
applications the 2064 keyboard which can be mounted either flush or surface is
vandal resistant and IP67 rated. The
keys are also backlit.
The final product
in the range is the 2067 Spyproof Internal Keyboard.
The keyboard is based on the original BSB Keyboard, which has been in
production and use for over 20+ years.
These
Keyboard/Controllers include a host of features normally only found on larger
systems including a Duress Code, Penalty Timers, Twin Independent Channels and
relay outputs.
Stand Alone Systems
The workhouse of
many access control applications are single door controller system. In this instance the controller and the keyboard are separate
to improve the security offered.
The keyboard
device can be a range of input devices from keyboards, proximity, magstripe,
biometrics, in fact the Progeny P1 Single Door Controller will support up to 35
different reader technologies.
It can store up to
100 different user codes and up to 10,000 cards and has two reader inputs
allowing you to control access in either direction through the door.
For larger
applications a two-door version is available.
On Line Systems
The Progeny P3
system is an on line controller built around the P1 controller technology. Each controller is connected together on a Data Loop up to
1km in length (Distance between the controller and the door can be up to 100m)
and then to a PC.
But using the
latest P3 technology the final controller can simply plug in to your LAN or WAN
allowing the controlling PC to be in another building on site or on another
site. Alternatively the PC can
access the controllers via a simple PSTN telephone, with a remote dial up
schedule limiting the costs.
The key to the
Progeny P3 stability is that it is a distributed intelligence system i.e. the
control of which door can be opened by which card/code/token is decided at a
local door controller and not at a central controller by the PC.
In the event of
the PC going off line or the Data Loop being interrupted the Access Control
System will continue to function with each controller continuing to operate on
its parameters until the link is re-established.
The
P3 has all the facilities of the P1, 35-reader technology, dual reader capacity
and is also available in a two-door version.
