ABB Eurofire EN54, User And Engineers Instructions

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Setting the Network Address of a panel
On entering the networking menu, the LCD should display the following:-
→
Set Net Speed
Set my address
Set up net devices
Edit Next
exit
Set Net Speed: Allows you to set up the panels
networking speed – ensure that the net speed is set the
same for all panels otherwise the network will fail.
Set my address : This allows you to set the network
address of the panel.
Set up net devices: This allows you to connect other
Panels or Repeaters to this panel.
button 3 Edit. This allows you to enter
the function that is indicated by the
cursor (
→ )
button 4 Next Moves the cursor
between the available functions.
button 6 exit This returns back to the
menu system saving all changes that
have been made.
1) On
selecting Set Net Speed, the display will change to:-
Speed is 40 Kb/sec
Select exit
The network speed of this panel is set to
40Kbits per second
Button 3 – Select Allows you to change
the network speed of this panel:-
- 15Kbits/sec
-
20Kbits/sec or
- 40Kbits/sec
Button 6 exit Returns back to previous
menu saving all changes.
2) On
selecting Set my address, the display will change to:
My Address: 1
Net Mode = Star
Default Ptn:Active
Addr Mode
Ptn exit
Default Ptn , This can either be Active or Inactive only.
The default pattern, if active, is one that if a fire signal is
received from another Eurofire EN54 panel, all alarms and
auxiliary relay are activated on this panel. Therefore the
panel from where the fire signal originates from does not
have to send out patterns to other panels on the network if
a one out – all out situation is required.
Note, If the one out – all out situation is required, then all
panels on the network should have the default pattern set to
active – if it set to inactive on any of the panels, the alarms
and auxiliary relay will NOT activate on those panels when
a fire signal is received.
This is factory set as active and also after a default panel.
The address of this panel is set to No.1
and the method of networking is Star
(Star Connection)
Button 3 – Addr This allows you to
change the network address of this panel.
Moves through all available addresses
from 1 to 32.
Button 4 sets the network configuration.
This can be either:
OFF – Switched OFF
Star – Star mode.
Isostar – Isolated Star mode using
isolating network cards
DualStar – Network wired as Star and
IsoStar configurations.
Button 5 Ptr This toggles the default
pattern as either Active or Inactive.
Button 6 exit Returns back to previous
menu saving all changes.