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
11.4.3 supports the following HID VertX sub-panel 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.
| Features | Supported |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Category of interface module | Sub-panel |
| Communication protocol | RS-485 |
| Encrypted communication | Not applicable |
| Online operation (connected to the Synergis unit) | |
| Standalone mode | Not applicable |
| Supervised mode | Not applicable |
| Dependent mode | Yes |
| Offline operation (no connection to the Synergis unit) | |
| Standalone mode | Not applicable |
| Degraded mode | No |
| Reader communication protocols | |
| Wiegand | Yes |
| OSDP | Not applicable |
| OSDP (Secure Channel) | Not applicable |
| Clock and Data (Magnetic Stripe), also known as ABA format | Yes |
| F2F | Not applicable |
| Proprietary | Not applicable |
| Scalability | |
| Maximum number of offline events | Not applicable |
| Maximum number of credentials (for autonomous decision making) | Not applicable |
| Maximum credential length (in bits) | 1361 |
| Maximum number of interface modules per Synergis unit RS-485 channel | 162 |
| Recommended maximum number of interface modules per Synergis unit | 32 |
1 The certified limit is 136 bits. The actual limit might be higher.
2 Having many interface modules per channel decreases the polling rate per interface. This is a consideration if you have any PIN readers configured to output PIN in 4-bit Burst Keypad Mode, because you increase the chance of a digit being missed when someone enters their PIN quickly, resulting in a denied access.