BHMA A156-33:2019 pdf download.INTERNALLY POWERED ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE DEVICES
1.SCOPE
1.1BHMA A156-33 establishes methods for verifying manufacturer's claims for principle battery performance in different use models for various types of internally powered architectural hardware. This Standard applies to both commercial and residential products.
1.2 Examples of internally powered architectural devices include motorized deadbolts, hotel locks, input devices, self-contained RFID locks, push button locks, cabinet locks, e-cylinders, portable locks, electric strikes, exit devices, mortise locks, rim locks, bored locks, active RF key fobs, and safe locks.
1.3 This Standard applies specifically to battery performance claims and does not imply compliance to additional applicable ANSI/BHMA A 156 Series Performance Standards.
1.4 Tests described in this Standard are performed under laboratory conditions. In actual usage, results vary because of installation, maintenance and environmental conditions.
1.5 Battery Life Claim Qualifications. It is optional for a manufacturer to communicate that a product is A 156.33 certified. A manufacturer can communicate that a product is A156.33 certified without a specific claim. However, if a manufacturer chooses to communicate that the product is BHMA A156.33 certified with a specific claim, the manufacturer shall indicate the Communication,Credential, and Use Case as declared in the certification of their battery life claim in months.
2.DEFINITIONS
2.1 Accessory Equipment Pieces of equipment attached to or added to a product and are of such size that they are capable of being marked for identification by a catalog number or equivalent. Accessory equipment usually is dependent upon a basic part of a system for mechanical support, electrical input, or both; and may or may not, by itself, perform a complete function.
2.2 Alarm An electrically operated monitoring device indicating, either audibly or by other signal,unauthorized opening of a door. Can include ANSI BHMA A 156.29 Exit Alarm type and alarm contacts.
2.3 Annunciator An electrically operated device that produces a signal in response to an event occurring in the immediate vicinity of a door. Optionally the device can provide a means of bi- directional communication. Can include Doorbells, Video Doorbells and Entry Alerts.
2.4 Battery Pack A set of any number of identical batteries or individual battery cells. They may be configured in a series, parallel or a mixture of both to deliver the desired voltage, capacity, or power density.
2.5 Biometrics A method to identify a user from within a population of possible users, according to a characteristic, or multiple characteristics which can be reliably associated with a particular individual,without an identity being explicitly claimed by the user.BHMA A156-33 pdf download.