What is addressable fire alarm panel?
What is addressable fire alarm panel?
An addressable fire alarm system is one in which all fire and smoke detection devices in a system are connected and communicate both with each other and a central control monitoring location. This interconnectivity allows the control personnel to identify the location or “address” where the initial detection occurred.
What does C TEC do?
C-TEC is the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of quality life safety electronic equipment with a portfolio of products that includes conventional and addressable fire alarm systems, automatic extinguisher panels, power supplies, disabled refuge systems, call systems and audio-frequency induction loop equipment.
What is difference between addressable and conventional fire alarm system?
In other words, with addressable systems there is one wire that connects all devices to the fire alarm control panel whereas with conventional systems there is a different wire for each device and each wire connects to the fire alarm control panel.
How does an addressable fire system work?
Addressable fire alarm systems use both analogue and digital technology. Addressable system detectors use analogue sensor technology to detect an increase in heat or smoke in a room. This analogue data is then converted into digital data before being sent to the main control panel.
What are the types of fire alarm panel?
There are four basic types of panels: coded panels, conventional panels, addressable panels, and multiplex systems.
How high should a fire alarm panel be mounted?
A new requirement for the 2019 edition of NFPA 72 also specifies the maximum and minimum mounting heights for control equipment as 6 ft (1.8m) and 15 in. (375 mm), respectively. So, as you can see there is no definitive answer as to where a fire alarm control unit needs to be installed.
Where should a fire alarm panel be located?
The equipment should normally be sited in an area of low fire risk and on the ground floor by the entrance used by the Fire and Rescue Service and preferably viewable from outside of the building.
How many smoke detectors can you have in one zone?
Each zone can have max 20 detectors.
What are the 3 main types of fire alarm?
This is the British standard for fire alarm installation, set out in a governmental code of practice. Each category falls under three different types of systems – manual, life protection and property protection.
How many C-Tec fire alarm panels are there?
There are 13 products. C-TEC’s tried and trusted XFP one loop 16 zone addressable fire alarm panel – now available with C-TEC’s own digital fire alarm system protocol, CAST and fully certified to EN54 parts 2, 4 and 13.
How does the C-Tec addressable fire system work?
Powered and controlled by our robust ‘future-proofed’ CAST communication protocol (C-TEC Addressable System Technology), the system breathes new life into our XFP and ZFP addressable fire panels which integrate seamlessly with our vast array of “best in class” fire detectors, manual call points, sounders, VADs and interface modules.
How many C-Tec XFP fire panels are there?
Designed to integrate seamlessly with an extensive range of C-TEC manufactured CAST devices, XFP CAST panels have all the qualities of our existing XFPs plus the added advantage of CAST’s 255 devices per loop and 40V 500mA loop drivers. There are 13 products.
What kind of control panel does C-Tec use?
An attractive flush-mounting glazed stainless steel enclosure ideal for housing a number of C-TEC-manufactured control panels. Compatible products include XFP 1-2 loop 32 zone fire panels and Quantec controllers. Optional BF359/3CL (Camlock kit) or BF359/3SL (Electromagnetic solenoid lock kit) also available.