Avire’s light curtains are designed to minimise the potential interference from sunlight. Infra-red radiation from any source of light may interfer with the receiving diodes, and this normally sets the maximum limit to the operating range of the light curtain. In installations where the door width is outside the specified range and where there are many sources of light, including sunlight, light curtain performance may deteriorate.

In multi-door lifts, we advise that installers arrange the two detector sets so as to minimise the potential for cross-talk between the two. In cases when the doors are adjacent to one another, install the two Transmitter (TX) edges at the same corner of the lift. In cases where the doors are on opposite sides of the lift, install the two TX edges at diagonally opposite corners of the lift.

In addition to 2D detection between the detector edges, Panachrome and Pana40+ products can also offer a 3D detection functionality that extends into the landing. This triggers on reflection from obstructions near the lift doors. Note that the detection zone in the landing changes as the doors open and close.

This is a second, independent output that works in parallel to the detector trigger output. Under EN81-20 standards, a 50mm object must be detected within the detection zone at all times – any breach of this must result in the doors going into a low energy mode if the lift is to remain in use. A blocked or damaged diode may create a gap within which a 50mm object will not be detected, so timeout of this diode may not be seen as EN81-20 compliant. Rather than allowing a single diode blockage to cause a permanent trigger, the diagnostic output can trigger the door’s low energy mode and put the blocked diode in timeout mode. The remaining diodes can operate as normal, the lift can continue to be used, and the detection remains EN81-20 compliant.

Avire detectors are designed to account for some misalignment between the detector pairs. This is both angular and lateral. It is always advised, however, that the two edges are aligned as well as possible during installation to maximise the system’s sensitivity.

Panachrome products must be used with a controller. This helps with configuration during installation, and with diagnostics when fault-finding.

When a diode is permanently triggered, timeout mode allows the edge to disable it and to operate with the remaining diodes as normal. This avoids damaged or blocked diodes from causing a permanent trigger. The top and bottom diodes cannot be deactivated with timeout mode, neither can more than five diodes or any two adjacent diodes – in these cases, the detector remains in permanent trigger. Note that the EN81-20 standard can be interpreted as not being compatible with timeout mode enabled. Avire’s products can use a second, diagnostic output in combination with timeout to remain compatible.

In lifts when the door opening mechanism extends down into the detection zone, this feature was used to deactivate diodes near the top of the Transmitting and Receiving edges. This feature has largely been made redundant by the EN81-20 standards, as this defines the detection zone as reaching at least to 1600mm from the door sill. Diodes should no longer be deactivated below this threshold.

The Pana40+ and the E-Series products may be mounted either dynamically on the lift doors or statically on the lift chassis. These products are versatile and designed for use in any installation. The Panachrome and Pana40+ 3D products, however, are designed for dynamic installation at the edge of the doors in order to maximise the impact of the 3D protection and visual indicators. Dynamic installations may be challenging in lifts where the door return is not deep enough to mount the light curtains – in this case fixing clamps can be used. Avire also supply a range of static fixing kits that attach to the door sill. Once installed, it is straightforward to replace the detectors in the future, even when working on your own.

All Memco light curtains have a two-year warranty period as standard, as per Avire’s Terms and Conditions of sale.

The greater the number of beams the smaller the item that can be detected by them.

The controller is designed to identify which detector edge is plugged into each socket and automatically configures itself. The alignment of the beams on 3D variants means that if they were mounted the other way around they would be beaming into the lift car rather than onto the landing.

Check the installation sheet to confirm correct installation including detector alignment. If this is correct, then there could be something is stuck to the detector which is blocking diodes, or a diode could have failed.

The LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) in the detectors are not replaceable.

No, Panachrome+ can be used on any make of lift – as long as the physical dimensions of the detector strips are met without causing damage to either the lift or the light curtains. The light curtains should not encroach on the landing locks.

The light is produced by LEDs and have a very low energy requirement.

No. Panachrome Plus is water-resistant not waterproof so they should not be placed somewhere they may be exposed to water ingress.

Red and green are universally recognised as stop & go and these are the standard colours for the product. If you have a requirement for another colour please contact our team to discuss whether we can assist you.

You do not need to change the controller unit if you are replacing with the light curtain with the same version. Please check with our technical team if you are unsure.

When installing connected Panachrome+ you are able to monitor the performance of the light curtain through the Avire Hub. You can measure the number of door cycles, get information on timed out diodes and check to see if there is something blocking the door.

Each light curtain set contains a Transmitting edge (TX) and a Receiving edge (RX). The TX contains an array of Infra-red LEDs which illuminate in sequence, and the RX contains a corresponding array of photoelectric diodes tuned to the LEDs' frequency. These receive light in sequence generating either a parallel or a diagonal beam pattern. When an object blocks one of the beams, the RX sends a trigger signal to the door controller, and the doors reopen.

Avire’s light curtains are designed to minimise the potential interference from sunlight. Infra-red radiation from any source of light may interfer with the receiving diodes, and this normally sets the maximum limit to the operating range of the light curtain. In installations where the door width is outside the specified range and where there are many sources of light, including sunlight, light curtain performance may deteriorate.

In multi-door lifts, we advise that installers arrange the two detector sets so as to minimise the potential for cross-talk between the two. In cases when the doors are adjacent to one another, install the two Transmitter (TX) edges at the same corner of the lift. In cases where the doors are on opposite sides of the lift, install the two TX edges at diagonally opposite corners of the lift.

This is a second, independent output that works in parallel to the detector trigger output. Under EN81-20 standards, a 50mm object must be detected within the detection zone at all times – any breach of this must result in the doors going into a low energy mode if the lift is to remain in use. A blocked or damaged diode may create a gap within which a 50mm object will not be detected, so timeout of this diode may not be seen as EN81-20 compliant. Rather than allowing a single diode blockage to cause a permanent trigger, the diagnostic output can trigger the door’s low energy mode and put the blocked diode in timeout mode. The remaining diodes can operate as normal, the lift can continue to be used, and the detection remains EN81-20 compliant.

Avire detectors are designed to account for some misalignment between the detector pairs. This is both angular and lateral. It is always advised, however, that the two edges are aligned as well as possible during installation to maximise the system’s sensitivity.

The Pana40+ and Panachrome products must be used with a controller. This helps with configuration during installation, and with diagnostics when fault-finding. The E-Series may be wired in directly to the door controller, or via a power supply box at the installer’s discretion. The power supply contains a relay for the trigger output and also can be used to convert mains AC voltage into DC for the detector.

When a diode is permanently triggered, timeout mode allows the edge to disable it and to operate with the remaining diodes as normal. This avoids damaged or blocked diodes from causing a permanent trigger. The top and bottom diodes cannot be deactivated with timeout mode, neither can more than five diodes or any two adjacent diodes – in these cases, the detector remains in permanent trigger. Note that the EN81-20 standard can be interpreted as not being compatible with timeout mode enabled. Avire’s products can use a second, diagnostic output in combination with timeout to remain compatible.

In lifts when the door opening mechanism extends down into the detection zone, this feature was used to deactivate diodes near the top of the Transmitting and Receiving edges. This feature has largely been made redundant by the EN81-20 standards, as this defines the detection zone as reaching at least to 1600mm from the door sill. Diodes should no longer be deactivated below this threshold.

The Pana40+ and the E-Series products may be mounted either dynamically on the lift doors or statically on the lift chassis. These products are versatile and designed for use in any installation. The Panachrome and Pana40+ 3D products, however, are designed for dynamic installation at the edge of the doors in order to maximise the impact of the 3D protection and visual indicators. Dynamic installations may be challenging in lifts where the door return is not deep enough to mount the light curtains – in this case fixing clamps can be used. Avire also supply a range of static fixing kits that attach to the door sill. Once installed, it is straightforward to replace the detectors in the future, even when working on your own.

All Memco light curtains have a two-year warranty period as standard, as per Avire’s Terms and Conditions of sale. All TL Jones light curtains have a one-year warranty period as standard. These are fixed unless otherwise stated.

Yes, Pana40 Plus is compliant to EN81-20.

No, but if you do have a requirement please contact our team to discuss what we can do to help.

Each light curtain set contains a Transmitting edge (TX) and a Receiving edge (RX). The TX contains an array of Infra-red LEDs which illuminate in sequence, and the RX contains a corresponding array of photoelectric diodes tuned to the LEDs' frequency. These receive light in sequence generating either a parallel or a diagonal beam pattern. When an object blocks one of the beams, the RX sends a trigger signal to the door controller, and the doors reopen.

Avire’s light curtains are designed to minimise the potential interference from sunlight. Infra-red radiation from any source of light may interfer with the receiving diodes, and this normally sets the maximum limit to the operating range of the light curtain. In installations where the door width is outside the specified range and where there are many sources of light, including sunlight, light curtain performance may deteriorate.

In multi-door lifts, we advise that installers arrange the two detector sets so as to minimise the potential for cross-talk between the two. In cases when the doors are adjacent to one another, install the two Transmitter (TX) edges at the same corner of the lift. In cases where the doors are on opposite sides of the lift, install the two TX edges at diagonally opposite corners of the lift.

This is a second, independent output that works in parallel to the detector trigger output. Under EN81-20 standards, a 50mm object must be detected within the detection zone at all times – any breach of this must result in the doors going into a low energy mode if the lift is to remain in use. A blocked or damaged diode may create a gap within which a 50mm object will not be detected, so timeout of this diode may not be seen as EN81-20 compliant. Rather than allowing a single diode blockage to cause a permanent trigger, the diagnostic output can trigger the door’s low energy mode and put the blocked diode in timeout mode. The remaining diodes can operate as normal, the lift can continue to be used, and the detection remains EN81-20 compliant.

Avire detectors are designed to account for some misalignment between the detector pairs. This is both angular and lateral. It is always advised, however, that the two edges are aligned as well as possible during installation to maximise the system’s sensitivity.

The E-Series may be wired in directly to the door controller, or via a power supply box at the installer’s discretion. The power supply contains a relay for the trigger output and also can be used to convert mains AC voltage into DC for the detector.

When a diode is permanently triggered, timeout mode allows the edge to disable it and to operate with the remaining diodes as normal. This avoids damaged or blocked diodes from causing a permanent trigger. The top and bottom diodes cannot be deactivated with timeout mode, neither can more than five diodes or any two adjacent diodes – in these cases, the detector remains in permanent trigger. Note that the EN81-20 standard can be interpreted as not being compatible with timeout mode enabled. Avire’s products can use a second, diagnostic output in combination with timeout to remain compatible.

In lifts when the door opening mechanism extends down into the detection zone, this feature was used to deactivate diodes near the top of the Transmitting and Receiving edges. This feature has largely been made redundant by the EN81-20 standards, as this defines the detection zone as reaching at least to 1600mm from the door sill. Diodes should no longer be deactivated below this threshold.

The Pana40+ and the E-Series products may be mounted either dynamically on the lift doors or statically on the lift chassis. These products are versatile and designed for use in any installation. The Panachrome and Pana40+ 3D products, however, are designed for dynamic installation at the edge of the doors in order to maximise the impact of the 3D protection and visual indicators. Dynamic installations may be challenging in lifts where the door return is not deep enough to mount the light curtains – in this case fixing clamps can be used. Avire also supply a range of static fixing kits that attach to the door sill. Once installed, it is straightforward to replace the detectors in the future, even when working on your own.

All Memco light curtains have a two-year warranty period as standard, as per Avire’s Terms and Conditions of sale.

When replacing an existing Elite product with an E-Series, follow the schematic below depending on the installed Elite's polarity. You can tell the polarity from the existing wiring or from the part number of the existing product – part numbers for the Elite contain 080 for NPN-N/C, 090 for NPN-N/O, 180 for PNP-N/C and 190 for PNP-N/O. An E-Series replacement product can be used to replace any installed Elite.

There are versions of E-Series which are compliant to EN81-20. These include E10 36, E40 36, E10 40 and E40 40.

The DCP should always be mounted in the machine room or at the top of the lift shaft in a MRL installation.

All programming for the system is either carried out remotely from the Avire Hub or at the main unit in the machine room or control cabinet.

Digital Audio Units in the lift cars and/or pits connect to the DCP over a 4 wire CAN Bus system. All technical and configuration calls are sent over the data channel of the cellular network, reducing voice call costs and significantly improving reliability.

The Lift HAWK can be connected to the DCP which enables remote testing of the lift. Connected Panachrome+ can also be connected which allows remote monitoring of the performance of the light curtains. See the Smart Elevators page for more information.

Yes, the DCP is compliant with EN81-28 when installed with its accessories and monitored via the Avire Hub.

1) Cost Monthly line rental on a fixed business landline will vary by operator and country, but we usually see between €30 Euros to €60 Euros a month. By comparison, typical SIM packages for GSM/GPRS devices are 50% to 75% less expensive. Over the lifespan of a typical device the running costs of GSM/GPRS devices can be several hundred Euros lower than with landline. 2) Time to Install A cellular device can be installed by any lift engineer and activated immediately. The lift company is therefore no longer reliant on the telecommunications company to provide the landline installation, often not available in new builds or sites under construction, and rarely routed close to the machine room. 3) Data (also see below section on 'Data v DTMF') GSMs which support a data channel allow digital information transfer from the lift installation back to a remote monitoring platform. Data is more reliable than analogue communication types (e.g. DTMF) and allows a greater variety of devices to be connected.

1) Reliability DTMF transfer was developed in the early 1960s for transferring information over telephone landlines. Cellular networks implemented DTMF in order to support legacy telephone hardware, however cellular networks compress the DTMF tones which can lead to distorted tone snot being recognised by receiver equipment. Each generation of cellular technology had provided a lower level of support for DTMF. DTMF is increasingly seen as a legacy technology and it is forecast that support for the DTMF transfer will be withdrawn at some point in the future (dates vary by region and telecoms provider). In contrast data is an increasingly important part of our interconnected world and providers continue to invest in this area.

The Memcom+ is mounted on top of the lift car.

It is possible to install 8 Memcom units on the same phone line.

The Memcom is programmed using the display and keypad on the front of the unit. There is an easy-to-use scrolling menu which allows you to quickly set up all the parameters on the product.

Yes, the Memcom+ is compliant with EN81-28 when installed with its accessories and monitored via the Avire Hub.

When Memcom supply is removed the unit switches on to its battery back-up. To switch Memcom completely off press and hold the # button on the Memcom Keypad until unit switches off.

A guided message is where the Memcom plays a pre-recorded Guidance Message when the operator answers the phone giving them an instruction on how to answer the call. A guidance message is enabled by either ticking this option on the scrolling menu structure .

An unguided message means that no pre-recorded message is played to the operator when the alarm call is picked up and it will open up the two way communication directly. It is enabled by either ticking this option on the scrolling menu structure.

The Lift HAWK can be connected to the Memcom+ which enables remote testing of the lift.

‘Hot Dial’ is a specially configured Exchange Feature, where as soon as the phone goes ‘Off Hook’ it automatically dials a pre-configured number. The Memcom automatically tests the phone line periodically; this can automatically cause a call to be made.  In these situations, it is necessary to turn off the Line Monitoring. To enable Hot Dial calling in the Memcom, use **4 as alarm number 1 and turn off line monitoring  this is done by entering Memcom menu, ‘H/W Monitoring’  and un-ticking  phone line or changing option H/W mon 39 to 35 on the earlier model

Press and hold the # key, display will show unit resetting and call will end.

There could be a few reasons for this situation but the most common cause is that the telephone line is not active. Connect the telephone Handset and make a call to check activity of the phone line, it is always advised to call Avire Support on line issues.

This can be caused by the Alarm button being a Normally Closed contact, this can be changed in the settings (Settings> System Config, select N/C) (default is Normally open). Hotline can also cause this, refer to note on ‘Hot line‘.

It may be that the Alarm Push Button has not been pressed for long enough. Check Delays> In Car Delay to see what delay has been set. The Default is 3 seconds. Adjust accordingly, but do not set as 0 .

By placing a wire short across Memcom terminals 9 & 15, after 5 seconds the Memcom should dial out. If this does not happen then check in car delay settings and then to make sure door filtering is not used, (Terminal 13 wired on the Memcom) as this will prevent alarm from being triggered, if this is not the call Avire for additional support

The PSP is a colour LCD Display from E-Motive with picture and text content only.

The PSP is ideally suited to be mounted either on the landing or in the elevator car (ideally on the COP).

The PSP is able to communicate to the lift via its 12 discrete inputs located on the processor.

Updates on the PSP can be made via a USB or by the use of a DCP if one is present.

As the PSP is only a picture and text content LCD display, it is not possible to stream TV and Video. Please refer to our multimedia range for this capability.

Network communication is only present through Avire's MKCANbus protocol when connected to a Memco DCP.

For displays greater than 10.4" please refer to our multimedia products.

The screen sizes available are 5.6″, 7″, 8″ and 10.4″.

The PRP is a surface mount retrofit colour LCD Display from E-Motive with picture and text content only, ideally suited to replace old or broken dot-matrix displays.

The PRP is surface mounted over an exisiting or precut hole that is 40x40mm that will allow the ribbon cable to pass through connecting the proccessor and the display.

The PRP is able to show lift information via its 12 discrete inputs located on the processor that will allow it to show floor position, direction and lift status. Alternatively if a Navigation box is connected to the display, then the PRP is able to show floor position and direction of travel without the need to get information from the the lift controller.

Updates on the PRP can be made via a USB or by the use of a DCP if one is present.

As the PRP is only a picture and text content LCD display, it is not possible to stream TV and Video. Please refer to our multimedia range for this capability.

Network communication is only present through Avire's MKCANbus protocol when connected to a Memco DCP.

For displays greater than 10.4" please refer to our multimedia products.

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The iS2LX is a colour LCD display from E-Motive which offers a multimedia content.

The screen sizes available are 10.4”, 12.1”, 15",15.6”,18.5", 19” and 21.5”.

All iS2LX displays come with built in Ethernet port.

Yes, this display can stream TV (with the use of a video server) and supported video files.

MPG, Mpeg 1,2 and 4, AVI formats are supported on the iS2LX.

The size of video that can be uploaded onto the iS2LX display needs to be less than 800MB as the size of the memory card is 1GB only.

If the video is more than 1GB then you will need to convert the video to a lower size for you to upload to the iS2LX.

Yes, it is possible to change the screen layout remotely by using the network communication available on the individual display.

An E-Motive encoder is needed in order for the lift controller to gather and display information on the iS2LX.

The following items are included with the iS2LX: – 12v Power Supply – Speaker – Installation Guide – 5m VGA cable or HDMI cable

A Panorama Display is a colour LCD display from E-Motive which offers a multimedia ultra-wide screen view.

The screen sizes available are 19”, 28” and 38”.

The network communication is RS 422 or Ethernet.

Yes, this display can stream TV (with the use of a video server) and supported video files.

Yes, it is possible to change the screen layout remotely using the network communication available on the display.

An E-Motive encoder is needed in order for the lift controller to gather and display information on the Panorama.

The following items are included with the Panorama: – 110V/230V Switching Power Supply – USB stereo speaker – Installation Guide – 5m VGA cable

In order to make this DDA compliant you will have to also provide a DDA keypad. Please ask your sales contact for assisatance.

Standard PanaTouch supports 16 I/O, if more are needed then we can provide addtionional I/O boards to meet your requirements.

Yes, the display layout is completely configurable to your needs. You can update the background to any picture of your choice.

The 15.6" PanaTouch has a resolution of 1366 x 768. The 19.5" and 21.5" PanaTouch are full HD 1920 x 1080

Yes, this display can stream tv (with the use of a video server) and supported video files.

An E-Motive encoder is needed in order for the lift controller to gather and display information on the PanaTouch.

All PanaTouch displays come with built in Ethernet port.

1 x Touch Screen LCD 1 x Power Adapter for Touch LCD 1 x MTP CPU Processor (similar to iS2-000) 1 x 12Vdc Power Supply for MTP CPU 2 x 16Ohm Speaker 1 x 16 IOs Touch Encoder