The author of the article is Krista Kim who is in charge of CS-40 Sales.
CS-40 becomes the world’s First Face Recognition Access Controller. It is true centralized biometric-enabled controller that functionalities with fingerprint and face matching. Discover in this video how you can easily set and use Suprema’s face recognition terminal FaceStation 2 and FaceLite with CS-40.
Note
To use that function, please check the version of BioStar 2 SW and the version of CS-40 first.
- BioStar 2: From Biostar v2.8.3, you can use the feature. BioStar v2.8.3 will be released by July 2020.
- CS-40: From CS-40 v1.4, the CS-40 supports the Face Matching Feature with FaceStation 2 and FaceLite, which are connected to RS485(OSDP). Please download the recent firmware of CS-40 from the below link.
https://www.supremainc.com/en/hardware/biometric-access-controller-corestation.asp
Q1. How many face recognition devices can connect to one CS-40?
5 units. It can connect one unit to each RS485 port of CS-40. Please note that you cannot connect multi-Face Recognition devices per one single RS485 port.
Q2. What is the face user capacity of CorStation?
3,000 Users (1:N) / 30,000 Users (1:1)
Q3. Can IO devices connect to a Face Recognition Device?
1 unit of SIO2 and 1 unit of DM-20 can connect to a face recognition device.
Q4. How many slave devices can we connect to CS-40 by RS485, including a face recognition device?
64 slave devices (Max. 31 per port).
Q5. Is it possible for a Face Recognition Device to be connected to CS-40 to enroll the user’s face?
No. You need a separate face recognition device connected to the server directly (via Ethernet) for enrollment.