Interface modules come in all shapes and sizes and offer a wide range of features. Synergis™ Softwire supports most of the common features found on the market.
Synergis Softwire
11.4.2 supports the following Axis controller features.
The following is the legend for some common values
found in the Supported column:
- Yes
- Synergis Softwire supports the feature and the interface module offers it.
- No
- Synergis Softwire does not support the feature, but the interface module offers it.
- Not applicable
- The interface module does not offer the feature.
IMPORTANT: Switching the auxiliary I/O ports of an Axis unit between input and
output is only supported starting in Synergis Softwire
11.2.2.
| Features | Supported |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Category of interface module | Intelligent controller |
| Communication protocol | IP |
| Encrypted communication | Yes |
| Online operation (connected to the Synergis unit) | |
| Standalone mode | Not applicable |
| Supervised mode | No |
| Dependent mode | Yes |
| Offline operation (no connection to the Synergis unit) | |
| Standalone mode | Yes |
| Degraded mode | Not applicable |
| Reader communication protocols | |
| Wiegand | Yes |
| OSDP | Yes |
| OSDP (Secure Channel) | Yes5 |
| Clock and Data (Magnetic Stripe), also known as ABA format | Not applicable |
| F2F | Not applicable |
| Proprietary | Not applicable |
| Scalability | |
| Maximum number of offline events | 30,0001 |
| Maximum number of credentials (for autonomous decision making) | 15,0002 |
| Maximum credential length (in bits) | 5123 |
| Maximum number of interface modules per Synergis unit RS-485 channel | Not applicable |
| Recommended maximum number of interface modules per Synergis unit | 30 or 664 |
1 There is not always a one-to-one match between an offline log entry and a Security Center event.
2 The recommended limit is 10,000. The hard limit is 15,000.
3 Supported card formats include Wiegand Standard 26-bit, Corporate 1000 (35-bit), H10306 (34-bit), H10302 (37-bit), and H10304 (37-bit). Custom card formats can go up to 512 bits.
4 The maximum for a Synergis™ Cloud Link is 30. The maximum for an SV-32, SV-100, or SV-300 is 66.
5 The minimum required versions are Synergis Softwire 11.3.0 and Axis 1601 firmware 1.84.4.