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AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorsBrett A. Reed, Ralph C. Angiuli, Michael T. McMahon
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A setup and calibration unit for a barrier operator is operable to communicate with the operator's own controller. The calibration unit includes a control circuit connected to a visual display and to a set of switches controlled by switch actuators for placing the operator controller in a controller run mode or calibration mode, scrolling through selected actions displayed on the display in one direction or the other, a set/clear function and display backlighting for user interaction with the setup and calibration unit. The setup and calibration unit is particularly adapted for use with upward acting sectional and roll-up doors and other types of barriers movable between open and closed positions by motorized operators. The calibration unit may be operably connected to the operator controller via hard wiring, a radio frequency link or an infrared or visible light transmission link.
In combination with a barrier control system for directing the movement of a barrier between open and closed positions, the barrier control system including a motor for effecting movement of the barrier and a barrier microcontroller for controlling the movement of the barrier, a calibration and set-up unit separate and apart from, and removably associated with, the barrier control system, said calibration and set-up unit effective to recognize the specific type of barrier control system to which it is associated and provide at least one of the defined functions of (i) setting the operator parameters of the barrier control system, (ii) analyzing any fault conditions that may exist within the barrier control system, and (iii) modifying the operating parameters of the barrier control system, said calibration and set-up unit including:
In combination with a barrier control system for directing the movement of a barrier between open and closed positions, the barrier control system including a motor for effecting movement of the barrier and a barrier microcontroller for controlling the movement of the barrier, a calibration and set-up unit separate and apart from, and removably associated with, the barrier control system, said calibration and set-up unit effective to recognize the specific type of barrier control system to which it is associated and provide at least one of the defined functions of (i) setting the operator parameters of the barrier control system, (ii) analyzing any fault conditions that may exist within the barrier control system, and (iii) modifying the operating parameters of the barrier control system, said calibration and set-up unit including:
In combination with a barrier control system for directing the movement of a barrier between open and closed positions, the barrier control system including a motor for effecting movement of the barrier and a barrier microcontroller for controlling the movement of the barrier, a calibration and set-up unit separate and apart from, and removably associated with, the barrier control system, said calibration and set-up unit effective to recognize the specific type of barrier control system to which it is associated and provide at least one of the defined functions of (i) setting the operator parameters of the barrier control system, (ii) analyzing any fault conditions that may exist within the barrier control system, and (iii) modifying the operating parameters of the barrier control system, said calibration and set-up unit including:
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