In the Mercury controller integration, Mercury controllers are called interface modules because they connect the downstream panels (MR50, MR52, and so on) to the Synergis™ unit.
Mercury EP, LP, M5-IC, and M5-ICS controllers communicate directly with the Synergis unit.
Visit the Genetec™ Resource center for the datasheets of the supported Mercury devices.
Synergis™ Softwire 11.4.3 supports the following Mercury devices:| Model | Description | Minimum compatible versions |
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| EP1501 and LP1501 | IP controller that natively supports up to 2 readers and 1 opening. Using on-board OSDP, device controls 1 door and up to 2 OSDP multi-dropped readers. When not using on-board OSDP reader, device can expand to support up to 17 readers and openings in total. |
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| EP1502 and LP1502 | IP controller with eight inputs, four outputs, two reader connections, and one
RS-485 bus supporting up to 32 downstream panels. The EP1502 or LP1502 can control
up to 64 doors. Starting in Synergis Softwire 11.3.1 and Security Center 5.10.4.0, LP1502 supports two OSDP readers per port. |
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| EP2500 and LP2500 | IP controller with two RS-485 buses, supporting up to 64 doors. |
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| EP4502 and LP4502 | IP controller similar to the EP1502 and LP1502, but with an extra RS-485 port
and increased credential capacity. The EP4502 and LP4502 support TLS 1.2 protected
communications and FICAM Strong Authentication to meet the US Federal FIPS-201
standard. Starting in Synergis Softwire 11.3.1 and Security Center 5.10.4.0, LP4502 supports two OSDP readers per port. |
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| MR panels | Mercury downstream panels (expansion modules) supported with the EP controllers:
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| Allegion Schlage locks | Mercury controllers can also be used with Allegion Schlage AD Series locks. | See Supported Allegion Schlage locks in Synergis Softwire 11.4.3. |
| BEST Wi-Q locks | Starting in Synergis Softwire 11.3.1, Mercury LP4502 controllers can also be used with BEST Wi-Q locks. | See Supported BEST Wi-Q locks in Synergis Softwire 11.4.3. |
| SimonsVoss SmartIntego locks | Mercury controllers can also be used with SimonsVoss SmartIntego locks. | See Supported SimonsVoss locks in Synergis Softwire 11.4.3. |
| M5 Bridge | All Mercury M5 Bridge panels are plug-and-play compatible with your existing
Casi Micro5 enclosure and offer one-for-one board replacement with your existing
panels.1
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| MS Bridge | All Mercury MS Bridge panels are direct retrofits of iSTAR Pro panels from
Software House. The MS-I8S and MS-R8S panels can also be connected to an EP controller.
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1 When using inputs on the F2F reader or inputs from the interface reader ports, the odd-numbered inputs shown in Config Tool are used for REX, and the even-numbered inputs are used for door contacts.
2 Together, the M5-IC and the M5-2K replace the Casi M2000 enclosure circuit board. There are up to eight enclosures per M5-IC: the first enclosure has one M5-IC plus one M5-2K, and the next seven enclosures have one M5-COM plus one M5-2K.
On an M5-IC with an M5-2K board, inputs 1 to 8 are virtual F2F inputs and outputs 1 to 4 are virtual F2F outputs. Inputs 9 to 18 are physical inputs on the board, and outputs 5 to 12 are relays.
3 Digital outputs (solid-state switches).
4 Used for downstream communication with add-on enclosures with no M5-IC.
5 MS-ACS boards consume two addresses. If the DIP switch settings are set to 0 and 2 with 2 MS-ACS boards connected on the ribbon bus of the MS-ICS, then addresses 0 to 4 are used, and cannot be re-used by other downstream MS or MR boards.