MG5050 - connecting PGM to control garage door and main gate.

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aknish001

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#311473 19-Jan-2024 03:07

So I’m running a MG5050 with an IP150+ connected.
Babyware version 5.5.26 installed on PC
Blue eye paradox v1.0.12 installed on phone.

I need help getting my gate and garage doors to be properly triggered by the blue eye app from the PGM module.
I wired 12v relays on the board to the gate and garage motor triggers.
When I trigger from the PGM button on app. The gate opens partially and then the remotes are deactivated. I have tried to set to pulse. But that just sends the door into a loop and the gate just bounces open and closed every few seconds.

I’m not sure if I made a mistake with wiring or with the settings on the PGMs. See screen shots below.

Any advice would be very helpful. Thank you

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#3183779 19-Jan-2024 08:08

What 12v relay are you using? - ie. how many amp?

Also only need one on the board side and this needs to be connected to the PGM on the board.
PGM activiation - timer should be set to 1 sec.

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aknish001

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#3184278 20-Jan-2024 03:16

Hi there. Thanks so much for the quick response.

See the pics below of the relay. 12V AC/DC with 10amp

I have two relays wired to the two free PgMs on the Mg5050 main board.
And the other is wired to the PGM on the expansion.

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#3184362 20-Jan-2024 11:23

EOL resistors are supposed to be in the detectors, not the control box.

Its neater and also means that someone cannot cut the detector wiring to disable it.

aknish001

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#3184384 20-Jan-2024 12:38

Thank for that input. My installer did this about 10years ago when I just moved into this home.
As I have very limited knowledge with this. I did not know that. Great advice. I will try to correct as I go along. This control box drives me crazy every time I open it. All the wiring needs to be neatened up and labelled correctly.

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#3184413 20-Jan-2024 14:31

Did the timer change set to 1sec make a difference?

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#3184567 20-Jan-2024 21:58

Had you considered using Home Assistant with the Paradox Alarm Interface app. That's what I'm using to control the garage door plus I've set up one of the zones to monitor when the door is open/closed.

You don't need the IP 150 anymore.

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#3184806 21-Jan-2024 16:21

aknish001: Thank for that input. My installer did this about 10years ago when I just moved into this home.
As I have very limited knowledge with this. I did not know that. Great advice. I will try to correct as I go along. This control box drives me crazy every time I open it. All the wiring needs to be neatened up and labelled correctly.

An installer did this!?

Thats terrible workmanship, but not uncommon in security panels for terrible workmanship tbh.

Also the tail of white from PGM2, get rid of that.

Also, the relays, wrap them in tape so they cannot short out on anything as they have bare soldered connections on the back.

Also the wiring in the bell terminals and the AC terminals needs to be tidied up so it wont short to anything.

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#3199605 24-Feb-2024 22:45

Omg how did this guy get a job, he has made so many mistakes in this install

Take out the resistors in the pgm between red plus and pgms, pgms switch negative

Take out the green cable out of the ac current do not mix ac and dc

He's used 2 different panel type resistors dsc 5k6 instead of 2k2 in expander, also never put resistors in the panels as most will short out the stuff next to it, paradox use 1k and 2k2

The pgm will not work properly with a resistor shorting out positive and negative remove the resistor and 12v + to relay + and pgm 1 or 2 to negative of relay, relay 3 and 4 are correct