A STRAIGHT FORWARD HEAVY DUTY DESIGN WITH THE HIGHEST PROVEN RELIABILITY WHEN HIGHER QUALITY COMPONENTS ARE UTILIZED.
PLUSES:
USER FRIENDLY RELIABILITY WITH LESS DOWN TIME DUE TO GLITCHES
AND NO ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTIONS TO CAUSE HARM
THE MOST LIGHTNING PROOF SYSTEM
TROUBLESHOOTING AND MOST REPAIRS WHEN NEEDED CAN BE PERFORMED BY A HIGHLY QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN
NEGATIVES:
NOT AS FLEXIBLE IN MAKING COMPLEX AND DIVERSE OR MULTITASKING OPTIONS.
CAN BE MODIFIED VIA PROGRAM CHANGES TO VARIOUS USES ALONG WITH DOOR CONTROL INCORPORATING INTERCOMS CAMERAS AND OTHER BUILDING AND INMATE MONITORING SYSTEMS
PLUSES: EASE OF USES AND REMARKABLE FLEXIBILITY IN POSSIBLE OPTIONS WITH THE USES OF OPTO-ISOLATORS INPUT OUTPUT DEVICES.
MOST ARE FAMILIAR WITH USE OF COMPUTERS
NEGATIVES:
COMPUTERS CAN FAIL AND WHEN DOWN IT AFFECTS ALL SYSTEMS AND CAN BE A PROBLEM IN A REAL EMERGENCY. A BACKUP SYSTEM IS RECOMMENDED FOR EXTRA SECURITY
ELECTRONIC CONTROLS UTILIZE PLC FOR RECEIVING THE DOOR INTERFACE CONTROL LOCK OPEN SIGNAL AND RELAYS THE SIGNAL TO THE SPECIFIC OUTPUT FOR UNLOCKING THE DOOR. THEY ARE RELIABLE IN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS.
PLUSES: WORKING LIFE FAIRLY LONG
NEGATIVES:
REPLACING INVOLVES SPECIFIC SET PROGRAMS FOR CORRECT OPERATION.
CAN BE VULNERABLE TO HIGH VOLTAGE SURGES AND LIGHTNING DAMAGE.
HACKING IS BECOMING MORE OF A PROBLEM AS THEY WERE NEVER DESIGNED FOR HIGH SECURITY.
A COMBINATION OF 2 TECHNOLOGIES HAS ENORMOUS ADVANTAGES ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A HIGHLY RELIABLE HARDWIRE SYSTEM WITH AN ADDITIONAL TOUCHSCREEN SYSTEM WHICH GIVE THE USERFRIENDLY CONTROL. IDEALLY THIS WOULD BE THE BEST ALL AROUND AND DURABLE SYSTEM WITH THE ADDED FLEXIBILITY TO UPGRADE THE TOUCHSCRREN AS NEW PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES BECOME READILY AVAILABLE.