Guard access
Request to enter at the door
The operator requests access at the gate itself, and the guard is released only when the machine state and the permission both allow it.
ConfirmConfirm the locking device and the command set.
Pushbutton unit
PITgatebox
Operators should not have to walk to a remote panel to request entry or reset a machine. PITgatebox places those commands at the access point itself, in a die cast zinc housing built for the knocks a gate-mounted device actually takes — with optional RFID authentication so the command is only accepted from someone permitted to give it.
Gate operating commandsDie cast zinc IP65 housingM12 12-pin connectionRotatable mounting bracketPITreader RFID option
IP65Die cast zinc housing
M1212-pin connection
RFIDPITreader option
PITgateboxShown within the the PIT range; variants differ by command set and PITreader integration
IP65Protection type
M12 12-pinSingle-connector installation
ZincDie cast metal housing
SlimlineAluminium profile mounting
Why it is specified
PITgatebox provides at the gate
The design decisions are practical ones: survive the environment, mount on the profile already there, and wire in one connector.
Robust metal housing
High quality die cast zinc, IP65, highly robust to shock, vibration and collision.
Fits the existing frame
Slimline housing for space-saving installation on standard aluminium profile systems.
Authentication at the gate
PITreader with RFID keys activates the PITgatebox, so permissions are checked before the command is accepted.
Installation without wiring
M12 12-pin connection allows fast, simple installation without wiring the individual commands.
Applications
PITgatebox is used
The manufacturer lists control of machines such as presses and plants, and versatile combination with safety locking devices on sliding and swing doors.
Machine control
Activate, stop and reset
The manufacturer lists commands such as activate, stop or reset plant, issued locally rather than from a distant control panel.
ConfirmConfirm which commands are required at each point.
Authorised entry
Permission before access
With PITreader integrated, user permissions are checked via RFID transponder before the gate command is accepted.
ConfirmConfirm the roles and permission model.
Technical data
Selection parameters that matter
These are the values that decide the variant and the mounting. Full specifications and the command configurations belong to the selected order number.
PITgatebox is an operating unit. It issues commands; the safety function is completed by the guard device and the safety controller.
| Function | Control of safety gate switches and systems |
|---|---|
| Housing | High quality die cast zinc metal |
| Protection type | IP65 |
| Robustness | Highly robust to shock, vibration and collision |
| Form factor | Slimline housing for space-saving installation on standard aluminium profile systems |
| Mounting | Integrated rotatable mounting bracket |
| Connection | M12, 12-pin — installation without individual wiring |
| Authentication | PITreader with RFID keys for activation of the PITgatebox |
| Typical commands | Activate, stop or reset plant |
| Combines with | Safety locking devices such as PSENmlock or PSENslock, on sliding and swing doors |
The unit provides operator commands and, with PITreader, permission checking. It does not itself perform the guard-monitoring safety function.
Models
Variant decisions
Two choices normally define the order: the command set required at the access point, and whether authentication is integrated.
Command set
Pushbutton configuration
Variants carry different combinations of operator commands for the access point.
- Examples
- Activate, stop, reset
- Connection
- M12 12-pin
Authentication
With PITreader
Control unit with access permission, where user permissions are checked by RFID transponder before commands are accepted.
- Reader
- PITreader
- Credential
- RFID key
Mounting
Rotatable bracket
The integrated rotatable mounting bracket allows the unit to be oriented to the operator on the profile available.
- Bracket
- Integrated
- Profile
- Standard aluminium
Environment
IP65 zinc housing
Specified where the unit will take knocks from trolleys, product or routine handling at the door.
- Housing
- Die cast zinc
- Protection
- IP65
Accessories
Pairings and spare parts
The manufacturer lists accessories and spare parts for the pushbutton unit, and the device is designed to combine with specific guard technologies.
Guard devices
PSENmlock and PSENslock
The manufacturer lists versatile combinations with safety locking devices such as PSENmlock or PSENslock, on sliding and swing doors.
Typical pairingLocking device plus gate operating unit.
Authentication
PITreader and RFID keys
The reader and its transponder keys are specified with the permission model, not as an afterthought.
ConfirmConfirm roles, key issue and revocation process.
Connection
M12 12-pin cabling
A single connector carries the commands, so cable length and routing are the main connection decisions.
ConfirmConfirm cable length and controller connection.
Before quotation
Application review
The unit is specified from the access point and the commands the operator needs there, then from whether permission must be checked.
Access point
- Number of doors or access points needing local commands
- Which commands are required at each — activate, stop, reset
- Mounting position, reach and visibility for the operator
- Available aluminium profile or mounting face
Guard integration
- Existing or planned guard device at that door
- Whether guard locking is used, and which family
- Existing safety controller and spare safe inputs
- How the release is interlocked with machine state
Authentication
- Whether permission must be checked before entry
- Roles and what each is permitted to do
- How keys are issued, changed and revoked
- Whether entry needs to be recorded
Commercial
- Quantity per machine and total quantity
- Cable length and connection arrangement
- Environmental exposure at the door
- Required delivery timeline
Related technologies
PITgatebox sits in the architecture
The unit is the operator interface at the door. Permission may gate the command, but the guard device and the safety controller still decide whether the machine may actually be entered.
PSENmlock for personnel-protection locking
PSENslock 2 for process guarding
PITreader for authentication
PITmode for operating-mode selection
PNOZmulti 2 for safe evaluation
Reset positioned outside the hazard