MORX MB100 Industrial Boom Barrier, 24 V Brushless

Overview

The MORX MB100 is an automatic boom barrier for a single-lane vehicle gate at a housing society, small office, factory, car park or weighbridge. A 24 V DC brushless motor with an encoder drives a sinusoidal mechanism on maintenance-free bearings, so the boom starts and stops softly at an adjustable speed. It opens on a signal from an RFID reader, a number plate recognition (ANPR) camera, a remote or an access controller, and a hand wheel lifts the boom by hand in a power cut.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a standard single lane: the boom adjusts from 3 to 6 m, as a telescopic or fixed boom.
• Suits gates that should open automatically for registered vehicles when paired with a UHF reader and windscreen tags.
• Suits outdoor use: IP54 cabinet, rated for -20 to 55 °C.
• For a wider opening, a stainless steel housing or a longer backup battery option, see the MORX MB200.

Key features

• 24 V DC brushless motor with encoder, up to 200 W, rated 8 A with a 30 A peak, giving smooth soft-start and soft-stop movement.
• Automatic obstacle detection: the boom reverses if it meets something, and auto-close is built in.
• Controller with a 3-digit LED display and buttons, plus RS232 and RS485 ports for connection to other equipment.
• Inputs for open, close, stop, ground loop and anti-crush, and outputs for fully open and fully closed, so it wires to loop detectors and access controllers.
• Overcurrent, overvoltage and short-circuit protection.
• Hand wheel for manual lifting during a power cut, and an input for an external 12 V, 1 Ah battery.
• IP54 cabinet of 310 x 245 x 990 mm; controller 176.6 x 103 x 34 mm.

What else you need

• A concrete base and a mains feed at the gate.
• A loop detector and a photocell for vehicle safety.
• For automatic entry, an ultra high frequency (UHF) reader such as the MORX RFG-CR32 with windscreen tags, or an ANPR camera or access controller to give the open signal.
• Only if you want the barrier to work through a power cut, an external 12 V, 1 Ah battery.

Installation

A gate automation installer should fit it. The job involves casting a concrete base, bolting the cabinet to it on the stand, fitting the boom to the chosen length, running mains and the signal cables to the controller, and setting speed, limits and auto-close on the controller display. Safety devices such as the loop detector and photocell are wired to the controller inputs and tested before handover.

Before you buy

• Choose the boom length (3 to 6 m) and type (telescopic or fixed) when ordering.
• The battery for power-cut operation is an external 12 V, 1 Ah unit.
• It is designed for one lane; a two-lane gate needs two barriers or a longer model.