Arcode Arpass Function User Manual V1.

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ARCODE
INTEGRATED ELEVATOR CONTROLLER
FOR TRACTION LIFTS

ARPASS FUNCTION USER MANUAL

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Publisher Arkel Elektrik Elektronik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

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Date of Issue 01.2021

Document Version V1.14

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1. Overview
Arcode Arpass function provides the ability to passcode-protect access to floors.
With Arpass, the administrator of the building is able to define passcode with command buttons or with an external card reader.
If the Arpass function is wanted to be controlled by button, different passcodes for each floor (and door) can be defined with the
help of command buttons on the COPs. Leaving some of the floors as non-passcode-protected is also possible. If it is wanted to
be controlled by a card reader, access to the desired floor can be given for the cards which have different IDs; and access can be
prevented for the users which do not have the card or the authorize for the floor specified by the user’s card.
Passcode-entries for accessing protected floors, are done via the normal car operation panel if the button control is selected as
Arpass function or via RFID reader if the card access control as Arpass function.

2. Features
1. Arpass function has 2 different operation types:
• Passcode entry using COP
• Entry using Wiegand-26 Bit protocol compatible magnetic card (Card reader connection is needed)
2. Limits access to floors by requiring a passcode before accepting a COP command.
3. Ability to set separate passcodes to floors in button control. If magnetic card is selected, each floor can be defined to
multiple cards.
4. No additional hardware needed for button control. For magnetic card, RFID reader and user’s cards are needed.
5. On floors with two-entries, setting separate passcodes for each door is also possible in case there are two COP boards
(one for each door).
6. Passcodes can be set / changed / removed by the building administrators using the car command buttons of the COP in
button control or using the master card with ID defined over AREM in magnetic card control.
7. Unused button sockets on the CPC(or CPC-T) boards can also be used as passcode entry buttons.
Note: Wiegand-26 Protocol
Wiegand Protocol (also known as Wiegand interface), is a wiring standard in access control systems and card readers. It is based
on transmission of the information of the card it reads via data cables. Wiegand protocol has several variations, however in this
project, 26-Bit variation is used. Make sure that the card reader device and cards which you will use, are 26-Bit.

3. Limitations
1. Arpass function is a paid software feature and requires a “Feature License Key” to be purchased from ARKEL to be
activated. Each purchased license key is specific to one Arcode device and can only be used on that device.
2. Arpass function can be used only when an ARKEL CPC(or CPC-T) car panel controller board is used as the COP
controller. At this time, the function is not available with other 3 rd-party Arcode-compatible COP boards.
3. The maximum number of floors supported is 24 if a CPC board is used and 16 if a CPC-T board is used. Floors with
two entries are supported in case there is a dedicated COP board for each of the entries (A & B sides). If there are two
entries on a floor and only a single CPC board is used, the door entries cannot be assigned to separate passcodes.
4. Due to the nature of lift installations, generally it is not impossible to physically access internal electronics and control
systems for a determined attacker. Although Arpass provides a basic level of tamper-resistance, it cannot be used as the
main or single security solution for protection of property.

4. Instructions for Passengers

When a passenger presses the command button of a floor:
If that floor is NOT passcode-protected, the command is directly accepted and the car travels to the commanded floor.
If that floor is passcode-protected:
If COP control is selected
• The pressed command button starts to flash and an audible signal is sounded from COP speaker to indicate that a
passcode entry is required.
• If the passenger knows the passcode and enters it via the COP command buttons within 5 seconds, the command is
accepted. This is indicated by an audible signal and the led of the related command button lights up.
• If no passcode is entered within 5 seconds, flashing of the command button stops and the command is ignored.
• If a wrong passcode is entered, an audible rejection signal is sounded and the command is rejected. For 5 seconds, no
car commands can be given (this is to slow-down password entry if someone tries to break the passcode by trial-error)
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If magnetic card control is selected

• Before pressing the passcode-protected floor’s button, the card auhorized for that floor must be scanned.
• If the card is not be scanned, the landing call is rejected.
• If the card is scanned but has no authorize, the landing call is rejected.
• If any registry of the requested floor does not exist for any card, the call is accepted.

5. Instructions for Administrator User

Arpass function has 2 different operation types:
• Passcode entry using COP
• Entry using Wiegand-26 Bit protocol compatible magnetic card
Switch between these options and activating the Arpass function are made in AREM tools menu, Device Parameters → Special
Elevators Functions → Arpass Function. In this screen; master card ID for card entry, master passcode for COP control and floor
passcodes character numbers can also be defined. At the same time, Arpass function can also be disabled with the help of a
switch which connected to an input adjusted as a programmable input.
Note: SD card must be added in the Arcode for the using of the magnetic card control. This is required for the registration of
card IDs. Otherwise the card control system will not work properly.
5.1. If COP control is selected
Having a master passcode, the administrator of the building can change the floor passcodes or disable them by using the COP
buttons without needing any tools or assistance from the elevator technicians.
To change the floor passcode settings; the administrator has to
• Enter into setting mode,
• Make the changes on floor passcodes and
• Exit setting mode by saving changes.
Exact procedures for those operations are given below:
- To enter passcode setting mode
• Press and hold the door-open button
• Enter the master-passcode
• Release the door-open button
If the entered master-passcode is correct, the door-open button led will start to flash and a periodic beep will be heard indicating
that passcode setting mode is active. If the entered passcode is incorrect, no response is given.
- To set the passcode for a floor
• While in passcode setting mode, press the command button of the floor to be set. Floor button led will start flashing and
an audible signal will be heard.
• Press and hold the door-open button
• Enter the passcode (number of button presses must be the same as what was set on AREM parameters)
• Release the door-open button.
• If the number of button presses is the same as what was set on AREM parameter, a confirmation sound will be heard
and passcode of the floor will be temporarily set.
• If the number of button presses is wrong or if the passcode is a weak passcode (see note below), a rejection sound will
be heard and the passcode setting will be ignored.
• Repeat these steps for each floor to be assigned a passcode.
- To remove the passcode of a floor
• While in passcode setting mode, press the command button of the floor to be set. Selected floor button led will start
flashing and an audible signal will be heard.
• Press the door-open button for 5 to 10 seconds and release.
• Flashing of the selected floor button led will stop and passcode will be removed.
- To exit passcode setting mode saving the changes
• Make sure that no floor is selected (flashing). (If a floor led is flashing, press its button once to stop flashing)
• Press and hold the door-open button
• Enter the master-passcode
• Release the door-open button
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• If the entered passcode is correct, all buttons’ leds will flash 2 times and a confirmation sound will be heard. This
indicates that the passcodes are saved.
- To exit passcode setting mode without saving the changes
• Make sure that no floor is selected (flashing). (If a floor led is flashing, press its button once to stop flashing)
• Press the door-open button for 5 to 10 seconds and release.
• Flashing of the door-open button led will stop. The changes you have made will be ignored and all passcodes will revert
to the state as was before entering passcode setting mode.
Note on weak passcodes
The following types of passcodes are considered to be too weak and cannot be used in Arpass function. If the administrator tries
to set these passwords for any floor, they will be rejected.
a) Passcodes consisting of a single number. Examples: 111111, 2222, 88888
b) Passcodes with the same difference between each number. Examples: 123456, 2468, 54321, 7531

5.2. If magnetic card control is selected

The administrator of the building can change or cancel the floor authorties of the card, just scanning the card described as the
master card over AREM and using COP buttons without the help of any device or technician.
To change the floor passcode settings; the administrator has to
• If not exist, insert the SD card to the Arcode,
• Enter into setting mode,
• Make the changes in the autothrities of the card
• Exit setting mode by saving changes.
- To enter passcode setting mode
• Scan the card which described as master card over AREM
If the scanned card is master card; a periodic bip voices indicates that the passcode setting mode is active. Otherwise, no response
is taken.
- To give/delete an authorization to a card for floor
• Firstly, if there is no SD card in the Arcode, insert the SD card.
• Scan the card in passcode setting mode. After scanning, the passcode setting mode’s voice will change. After the master
card is scanned, if the required card is not be scanned in 10 seconds, the setting mode will close automatically. After
every card scanning, the counter restarts beginning with 0. And after the card, to be processed is scanned, there is no
10-second-limitation.
• If the card is being defining for the first time, all floor LEDs will light up and there will be access for all floors. LEDs
of the floors not to be authorized, will be lighted off by pressing the buttons, in short they will be unauthorized.
• If it is a previously defined card, select the floors to be authorized to the card. The button LEDs of the authorized floors
will light up.
• If there is an authorization to be deleted, select the related floor. After clearing the related button LED will turn off.
• After the authorization process with the card. Scan the same card again.
• If there is another card to be authorized, repeat the same steps.
- To delete athorizations assaigned to a card
• Scan the card in passcode setting mode. After scanning, the passcode setting mode’s voice will change.
• The authorized floor LEDs will light up. Press the floor buttons to be deleted.
• The pressed button LEDs will turn off and the authorizations will be deleted.
• After this process, scan the same card again and return the passcode settings mode.
- To exit passcode setting mode saving the changes
• Exit the passcode settings mode via scanning the card again after giving or deleting the authorization.
• In passcode settings mode, after 10 seconds without any operation, the settings mode will automatically close.
Note: When a floor is defined to any card, that floor will be special. In other words, it will be the floor that only certain people
are asked to enter. For that reason, there will be no access to these kind of floors without a card or with an unauthorized card and
the landing calls will be rejected.
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6. Settings to be Made on AREM Parameter Menu

In order for Arpass to work,
1. Acquire an Arpass Feature License Key from ARKEL Feature Licensing web page. (Procedures for purchasing and
acquiring feature license keys are described in “ARKEL Licensed Features” document.)
2. On AREM, enter the Arpass License key in parameter “(P1163) ARPASS Feature License Code”. (Note: Each license
key is specific to one Arcode device and will only work on that device. A separate license key must be purchased for
each device.)
3. Set the parameter “(P1158) Arpass function enabled” to “Yes”.
4. Determine an 8-key passcode as the master passcode and enter it into the parameter “(P1159) Master passcode”. Each
character in this parameter represents a COP button connected to one of the COP sockets. For details on setting the
master-passcode, please see section “Setting the Master Passcode”
5. Determine the number of passcode digits for the floors and set it on the parameter “(P1161) Number of digits of
passcodes”

7. Setting the Master Passcode for COP Control

Master passcode is set as an 8-character text in the parameter “(P1159) Master passcode”. Each character of this text represents
a floor socket number on the CPC board. The character name of each socket is given in the image below.

Example:
Let’s consider an elevator with 15 stops where the COP buttons are labeled and connected to CPC board sockets as below:

Socket#1 P2
Socket#2 P1
Socket#3 L
Socket#4 1
Socket#5 2
Socket#6 3
Socket#7 4
Socket#8 5
Socket#9 6
Socket#10 7
Socket#11 8
Socket#12 9
Socket#13 10
Socket#14 11
Socket#15 T
In this example, if we want to make the master-passcode to be this: P1 – 5 – 7 – 9 – 2 – 10 – P1 – T Then we need to set the
parameter (P1159) text to: “28AC5D2F”
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8. Card Reader CPC Connection

Note: Before the card reader connection; if exist, R93 and R94 resistors on the CPC board must be removed. Otherwise, the
system will not work.
Note: After R93 and R94 resistors removed, 24V must not be given to PI2 and PI3 inputs. Otherwise, CPU can be damaged.

Firstly, card reader supply should be done as stated in the user manual. Ground connection should be made from CPC board.
Although, there are 5 cables in the card reader, but this can change. In these cables;
• Data0 cable should be connected to PI3 input and
• Data1 cable should be connected to PI2 input.