Urgent help please adding keypad to electric gate

[cider]

Hi. I need to urgently add a key pad to my elderly parents gates. They currently open them with key fobs or a button inside their property. However we now need to open them independently from outside with a security key pad. Can anyone please advise on this. I understand it will be wired in to the trigger circuit and you can program a set relay time to a nc or no relay. Is there a particular make & model to purchase ? Im reasonably ok with electronics through my work as a heating engineer and used to install cctv & alarms etc some years ago.
Many thanks

 

[sparkymarka]

Depends on what gate controller you have , I normally fit Paxton metal keypads but it depends on what voltage is available at the controller also the act 10 metal keypad is good

 

[cider]

Depends on what gate controller you have , I normally fit Paxton metal keypads but it depends on what voltage is available at the controller also the act 10 metal keypad is good

Do i need to check then if its running 12 or 24 volts

 

[sparkymarka]

Gate controller make and model …again it al comes down to what’s available at the gate and mounting positions ….pictures help

 

[cider]

Thanks for your replies. I will go tomorrow and take lid off the adaptable box to get some info.

 

[cider]

This is the setup. Can you please advise a suitable keypad

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Manual for it, is here - https://manuals.easygates.co.uk/nice-moonclever-mc824h-mca1-manual-from-09-2018-onwards/

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Might a simple key in a lock do it? Issue anyone with legitimate need to get in, a key. The lock is a key switch, which triggers the gates to open. The control you have has the ability to reclose the gates, after a short delay. Key switch, simply wired across the 'open' terminals, of that control.

 

[JohnD]

Ìs this a gate for vehicles, or does it control all access, including postman, bin collectors, etc?

I know some people with a "trade" setting, which allows access by pressing a button from 8am to 4pm.

 

[SpecialK]

Looks like you need a NO dry relay in a keypad that runs on 12vac? NO contact goes across "OPEN" on the controller. I assume when this is shorted the gates will open? You could test it out...

Issue would be how to get the gates to shut after a period of time? Unless this is not required? Maybe there is a keypad that counts down on a timer and will then blip a relay that could be wired across "CLOSE"? Otherwise you could manage it using a multifunction timer of some sort.
Have you tried contacting the manufacturer? They may be able to recommend something...

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Looks like you need a NO dry relay in a keypad that runs on 12vac? NO contact goes across "OPEN" on the controller. I assume when this is shorted the gates will open? You could test it out...

Issue would be how to get the gates to shut after a period of time? Unless this is not required? Maybe there is a keypad that counts down on a timer and will then blip a relay that could be wired across "CLOSE"? Otherwise you could manage it using a multifunction timer of some sort.
Have you tried contacting the manufacturer? They may be able to recommend something...

The 'Open' terminations need short briefly across them, to get the gate to open. The controller includes an optional timer, to close the gates, after a period of time, after the it find the path of the gate, clear of obstructions. Otherwise, to close it manually, there is a similar set of 'Close' terminals, which if shorted briefly, will close the gate.

So all the OP needs is a key switch. Turn the key briely, gates open, drive or walk in, then a few seconds later, the gates close.

 

[SpecialK]

The 'Open' terminations need short briefly across them, to get the gate to open. The controller includes an optional timer, to close the gates, after a period of time, after the it find the path of the gate, clear of obstructions. Otherwise, to close it manually, there is a similar set of 'Close' terminals, which if shorted briefly, will close the gate.

So all the OP needs is a key switch. Turn the key briely, gates open, drive or walk in, then a few seconds later, the gates close.

They want a keypad not a key? If it automatically closes then most keypads will do a brief short of a relay.

I normally use the ACT5 keypad but only internally so far.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

They want a keypad not a key? If it automatically closes then most keypads will do a brief short of a relay.

Yes, so I read, but as in my post #8, a keyswitch, might be a cheaper alternative for the OP to consider.

 

[sparkymarka]

You can get a nice wireless keypad for the nice operators this may be the way to go

 

[cider]

Yes, so I read, but as in my post #8, a keyswitch, might be a cheaper alternative for the OP to consider.

Thanks for your input. The most important thing is being able to share an access code with people to gain entry from outside.