Help with Fire Alarm Control Panels specifications:
Panel Specifications
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| Addressable - Detectors and Modules | Enter the number of detectors and modules that will be operated by the FACP. This is the same as the number of addressable devices. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| Conventional - Zones / Alarm Points | The number of zones or alarm points covered by the alarm or annunciator. Zones are groups of initiating devices wired on a common circuit. Each wiring circuit is used to relay information to the panel regarding the condition of the initiating devices, which can include smoke, heat, or fire detectors, manual pull stations or any circuit closure device. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| Notification Appliance Circuits (NACs) | Notification appliance circuits directly connect to a notification appliance. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| AC Voltage | Voltage supply is AC. | ||
| DC Voltage | Voltage supply is external DC. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
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User Interface / Additional Outputs
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| Additional Control Outputs | |||
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| Analog Signal | An analog signal is a signal has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature. | ||
| Digital / PLC Output | Digital signals are pulsed or discrete signals rather than continuous. The digital signals may be used as output for a programmable logic controller (PLC). | ||
| DACT | A system component at the protected premises to which initiating devices or groups of devices are connected. The DACT will seize the connected telephone line, dial a preselected number to connect to a DACR, and transmit signals indicating a status change of the initiating device. | ||
| Serial Interface | The output is transmitted one bit at a time via a standard digital protocol such as RS232, RS422, or RS485, etc. | ||
| Switches / Relays | The control output is that of a change in state of a switch or relay. | ||
| Transmitters | Transmitters connect initiating devices or groups of initiating devices. It transmits signals to the central supervising station indicating the status of the initiating devices and the initiating device circuits. These may include remote station transmitters or municipal box transmitters. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary control output. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
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Applications and Features
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| Secondary Application | |||
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| Access Control / Security | Industrial security alarms for risk management. | ||
| Burglary / Theft | Alarms or systems for burglary / theft can include any combination of 24-hour, perimeter, or interior detectors or notifiers. They are triggered by sound or movement to alert of possible burglary / theft attempts. | ||
| Machine Failure | Diagnostic alarms are used for existing or impending machine failures or malfunctions. | ||
| Medical | The unit is used in medical applications, often to notify personnel of patient status. | ||
| Process Monitoring | Alarms for monitoring processes such as: heat and temperature, power and power surge, computer systems, gas monitoring, and water level and leak monitoring. | ||
| Power Distribution | Alarms or monitors are used in power distribution facilities. | ||
| Safety | Alarms are used for confined spaces or personal safety monitoring. | ||
| Smoke/Fire | Control panels are used for alerting the presence of smoke or fire. | ||
| Vehicle Safety | Vehicle safety alarms include: back-up alarms and horns, directional arrow lights and arrow boards, and strobe or flashing lights. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary application. | ||
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| Features | |||
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| Acknowledge | The acknowledge feature allows the operator to silent the audible alarm, while maintaining some visual alarm indication. | ||
| Battery Back-up | The unit has back-up batteries in case of power failure. | ||
| Data Logging / Event Logging | The unit has the capabilities to store data for subsequent download to a host PC or viewing on monitor. | ||
| Explosion Proof | Explosion-proof devices have totally enclosed housings that are constructed to withstand internal explosion of a specified gas, vapor, or dust. Should such an explosion occur, the enclosure would prevent the ignition or explosion of the gas or vapor surrounding the motor enclosure. Several explosion-proof ratings are governed by Underwriter's Laboratories (UL). | ||
| Intrinsically Safe | Intrinsically safe (IS) is an adjective for equipment and wiring that is incapable of releasing sufficient electrical or thermal energy under normal or abnormal conditions to cause ignition of a specific hazardous atmospheric mixture in its most ignited concentration. The IS terminations and wiring may be brought into any hazardous location of any group classification that it is accepted, without requiring explosion proof housing or other means of protection. | ||
| Modular System | Modular systems are a combination of alarm modules and special function modules that allow it to be customized or repaired by the user in the field. | ||
| Networkable | A system where individual fire alarm control panels form a single network and are usually monitored with a video monitor. | ||
| Outdoor Rated / Weatherproof | The device is designed to function normally in an outdoor environment. In varying degrees, the unit is resistant to sunlight, water, temperature, frost and ice, etc. | ||
| PC Interface | The unit is capable of PC interface via Windows® software. | ||
| Programmable | The device must be programmable or adjustable to provide for different ranges, materials, levels, outputs, etc. | ||
| Releasing Service | The release of water, chemicals, or other suppression substances capable of extinguishing fire. | ||
| Remote Phone Enabled | The device can be controlled remotely via telephone interface. | ||
| Selectable Candela | The unit allows users to choose between several pre-specified levels of candela, or light intensity. | ||
| Submersible | Submersible devices are designed to function optimally while underwater. | ||
| Synchronization | The alarm, annunciator, or control panel provides built-in selectable synchronization of audible signals or strobes. | ||
| System Test | The system is capable of self-testing. | ||
| Telephone Handset | The panel contains a telephone handset or a firefighter's phone. | ||
| Voice Recording | The device allows preset voice recording to alert users instead of a simple bell siren or other audio alert. | ||
| Web Enabled | Device contains hardware and software protocols such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http) or Web Access Protocol (WAP) for being addressable to, or a node of, the World Wide Web for remote monitoring or communication. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
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Agency Approvals
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| Agency Approvals | |||
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| UL Listed | This mark denotes that Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has found that samples of the product met UL's safety requirements. These requirements are primarily based on UL's published Standards for Safety. | ||
| ULC Listed | Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Incorporated (ULC) listed. | ||
| FM Approved | Factory Mutual (FM) approval. The product has been tested by Factory Mutual Research, a not-for-profit scientific research and testing organization managed by FM Global. Manufacturers use Factory Mutual Research's independent third-party testing laboratory services to obtain approval certifying the reliability of their products and services. | ||
| Other | Specific state, city, or other agency approvals. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
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Operating Environment
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| Operating Temperature | This is the full-required range of ambient operating temperature. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the limits in a "From - To" range; when both are specified, matching products will cover entire range. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| Operating Humidity | This is the full-required range of ambient operating humidity. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the limits in a "From - To" range; when both are specified, matching products will cover entire range. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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