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Hub and Cluster 

 

Programming Manual 

 

MAN3090

Summary of Contents for 4110-2004

Page 1: ...Hub and Cluster Programming Manual MAN3090 ...

Page 2: ...ation Programming 9 RCC Comms Path 33 Assign Devices 9 Chg RCC Comms Path 33 Equipment Features 10 Radio Hub 10 RCC 12 Wireless Devices 14 Menu Structure 15 Front Display 16 Menu Navigation 16 Menu Explanation 17 Device Status 17 Fault Status 18 Alarm Status 19 I O Status 19 Battery Level 20 Signal Level 21 Manual Update 21 RCC Number Ident 22 Software Version 22 Add New Device 22 Assign Device 22...

Page 3: ...CC and RCCs to Radio Hub is bidirectional and utilises the 915 MHz frequency The maximum amount of Radio Hops between RCCs and the Radio Hub is four This is shown in the following system overview The Radio Hub supports four loops of detectors using the XP95 protocol The Radio Hub communicates to a Loopsense FireFinder or FireFinder Plus Fire Alarm Control panel via its loop wiring connection An LC...

Page 4: ... device fault will be indicated on the LCD Xpander device types are also not supported within FireFinder and cannot be configured in Config Manager The devices will adopt the default auto learned type settings i e XP95 optical heat etc Handling Precautions General Care should be taken when handling the Ampac product range Avoid dropping any of the parts onto hard surfaces as damage may occur to th...

Page 5: ...b 4110 2004 Radio Cluster Communicator RCC 4110 2005 Wireless Input Output Unit 4110 2002 Wireless Optical Smoke Detector 4106 5303 Wireless High Temp CS Heat Detector 4106 5302 Wireless Rate of Rise A1R Heat Detector 4106 5301 Wireless Sounder Sounder Beacon and Detector 4107 8305 Wireless Call Point 4105 5001 Wireless Sounder 4107 8301 Wireless Sounder Sounder Beacon 4107 8301 ...

Page 6: ...Link both pins to power device Log On Button LED Ident Number SIZE AA Wireless Detector Base SIZE AA SIZE AA PRESS HERE TO LOG ON PRESS HERE TO LOG ON IDENT 1d872 Rev 1 10 10 14 SIZE AA SIZE AA SIZE AA Wireless Sounder Detector 4 Way DIL Switch Switch 1 ON POWER ON Ident Number ON 1 2 3 4 PRESS HERE TO LOG ON Combined Sounder and Detector Base 1d872 Rev 1 10 10 14 PRESS HERE TO LOG ON Log On Butto...

Page 7: ...ess Input Output Unit Log On Button Ident Number LOGON ANTENNA KEEP CABLES AWAY FROM THIS AREA SERIAL NO 1d872 Rev 1 10 10 14 Link both pins 0 1 LED 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 F SAFE CLOSED to power device ENABLE F AULT INPUT 1 INPUT 2 EXPAN1 EXPAN2 OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 Power Jumper IP IP IP IP 3VDC SET RST3VDC SET RST N O COM N C N O COM N C Radio Cluster Communicator RF1 RF2 HEALTHY FAULT Log On Button SYS F...

Page 8: ...amming is undertaken for the system at the Radio Hub Turn Press Rotary Button to select relevant menu option BACK Press the Back Button to exit the menu Panel Hub Installation The Control Panel and the Radio Hub must be installed in their designated locations Installation instructions are supplied with each unit and should be followed RCC Installation Programming The RCCs should be installed in de...

Page 9: ... Power Logon Ident Orientations section From Front Display Add New Device Select Desired RCC 01 Set Loop 1 Addr 003 Add By Log On Press Dev Log On press the devices log on button followed by Add Dev 03456 Y New Addr L1 A003 BACK To Exit The device has now been added to the Radio Hub and should be installed in its location prior to the next step of assigning the device to its relevant RCC See the r...

Page 10: ...LT BACK LOOP 1 IN OUT IN OUT LOOP 2 IN OUT IN OUT LOOP 3 IN OUT IN OUT LOOP 4 IN OUT IN OUT External Indications Power LED a green LED will be visible on the front plate of the Radio Hub This will be illuminated constantly whilst power is supplied to the Radio Hub from the control panel via the Loop 1 connection Fault LED a yellow LED will be visible on the front plate of the Radio Hub This will i...

Page 11: ...h when data is being passed on the loop LP 4 LED a yellow LED will illuminate constantly whilst there is an active healthy connection on loop 4 The LED will also flash when data is being passed on the loop LCD Display the Radio Hub incorporates a 16 character LCD display used for displaying the number of devices on the system along with current alarm and fault totals This is also used for programm...

Page 12: ...Cluster Communicator RCC has 2 visible LED indicators from the front of the housing and also internal LED indicators controls display and connectors This section explains their functionality RF1 RF2 HEALTHY FAULT SYS FAULT RESET BACK LOGON ...

Page 13: ...y PCB Start Button the button can be pressed for one second to start up the PSU whilst Mains is not present The PSU will now operate in power save mode The relevant Status LEDs will only illuminate whilst the Start button is pressed Note this should only be used in emergency conditions and mains should be connected as soon as possible Status LED this LED will be illuminated whilst the PSU is power...

Page 14: ...the initial 10 seconds the LED indication is completely controlled by the connected Fire Alarm Control panel and will therefore turn on and off as instructed to do so by the programming in the panel Audio Detect Enable Switch an audio detect switch is located on the sounder base This feature can be enabled for each of the sounder output stages 1 or 2 using the corresponding number on the 2 way swi...

Page 15: ...MAN3090 1 Page 15 of 38 Menu Structure Alarm Status shown as I O Status for Input Output device types Programming features not yet released in this version of software ...

Page 16: ... the required menu options can be achieved by pressing the rotary control The menu options can be browsed by turning the rotary control to scroll through the menu Exiting from a menu option is achieved automatically after 30 seconds or by pressing the back button located on the Radio Hub To access the Users menu s from the front display screen follow the steps listed below TOT186 A000 F000 Press t...

Page 17: ...t the device is assigned to loop 1 A003 In this example this indicates that the device is assigned to address 003 L This field indicates the devices current status Optic This field indicates the device type Available current device statuses are L Logged On to the RCC and in normal condition U Device is unassigned to an RCC C Combined sounder detector logged on to the RCC and in normal condition No...

Page 18: ...conds Secondly if the signalling path is poor and communication is being achieved albeit at an unacceptable level for reliable communication Battery Fault this shows that the device has either a low battery and has a minimum operational life of 7 30 days or has a battery missing Head Dirty this shows that the detectors head is deemed as dirty contaminated No Sndr Audio the primary and secondary st...

Page 19: ... inputs and outputs for a particular device the rotary control can be pushed to select the device and this will then display the status information description Front Display Device Status Select Desired Device No IN x x OUT x x The available descriptions are shown below IN 0 0 this indicates that input 1 and 2 is in the open normal state IN 1 0 this indicates that input 1 is in the closed activate...

Page 20: ...eries must be changed on the device within 7 days for continued reliable operation This is represented by displaying an empty battery icon Pack 1 Missing this indicates a battery from Pack 1 is missing The battery must be inserted on the device for continued reliable operation This is represented by displaying an X symbol Pack 2 OK this indicates a good battery voltage is present in Pack 2 This is...

Page 21: ...ency channel used by the system A level from 0 45 is shown to indicate the levels a table of which is shown at the end of this section Ch2 D RCC02 this indicates the received signal strength at the devices associated RCC in this example RCC number 02 from the device on the second frequency channel used by the system A level from 0 45 is shown to indicate the levels a table of which is shown at the...

Page 22: ...er associated for the device along with the devices allocated Radio Cluster Communicator is also allocated at this stage of adding the device to the system A guide to adding devices is shown in the Quick Step by Step Guide To System Programming section of this manual Front Display Add New Device Assign Device This menu assigns any unassigned wireless devices to their associated Radio Cluster Commu...

Page 23: ...via the devices unique identification number The associated Loop number i e 1 4 Loop address number for the RCC and its signal path are all programmed within this menu Front Display Hub RCC Options Add RCC Remove RCC this section allows an RCC to be removed from the system A list of RCCs already allocated to the system are shown these can be scrolled through by turning the rotary control When the ...

Page 24: ...wn below L1 A003 L RCC01 The descriptions for the shown display are as follows L1 this example indicates that the device is assigned to loop 1 A003 this example indicates that the device is assigned to address 003 L this field indicates the devices current status RCC this field indicates the device type Available options are L logged On to the Radio Hub and in normal condition U RCC is unassigned ...

Page 25: ... failure condition Receiver Fail this description indicates that the one of the onboard wireless receivers on an RCC or Radio Hub is in a failure condition Aerial Tamper this description indicates that a remote aerial on the RCC or Radio Hub is not attached or damaged Internal aerials are not required to be monitored however all remote aerials have a monitoring resistance of 47KO If this resistanc...

Page 26: ... away from the received signal strength therefore no further calculations are required Front Display Hub RCC Options Hub RCC Status Select Desired Device No Signal Level Ch1 R01 Hub 070dB this indicates the received signal strength at the Radio Hub from the RCC 01 on the first frequency channel used by the system A level from 0 105 is shown to indicate the levels a table of which is shown at the e...

Page 27: ...evels are shown for each of the two channels being used by the unit The second channel can be viewed by turning the rotary control Background levels are shown in dB Front Display Hub RCC Options Hub RCC Status Select Desired Device No Background Level Radio Channels this menu allows you to view the radio channels currently used by the Radio Hub and Radio Cluster Communicators Front Display Hub RCC...

Page 28: ...recommended that it is reconfigured to suit the sites environment This must be performed before any RCCs are added to the system The Radio Channels used to communicate between the Devices and the RCCs are also factory set It is however recommended that it is reconfigured to suit the sites environment This must be performed before any devices are added to the system An example of channel allocation...

Page 29: ...915 952 MHz Radio Hub to all RCCs Ch17 916 654 MHz Ch5 916 052 MHz Ch21 916 754 MHz Ch9 916 153 MHz Ch25 916 854 MHz Ch13 916 253MHz RCC4 to Devices Ch29 916 954 MHz RCC1 to Devices Low Band 2 High Band 2 Ch2 915 977 MHz Ch18 916 679 MHz Ch6 916 077 MHz Ch22 916 779 MHz Ch10 916 178 MHz RCC3 to Devices Ch26 916 879 MHz RCC2 to Devices Ch14 916 278 MHz Ch30 916 979 MHz Low Band 3 High Band 3 Ch3 91...

Page 30: ...ill be available RCC RCC Ch RCC to RCC communication channels can only be manually changed whilst no RCCs are on the system Care must be taken to select one channel from the High band and one from the Low band as previously detailed within in the Radio Channels section Front Display Radio Channels Manual Select RCC RCC Ch For example Radio Hub to RCC Communication path Low Band Ch1 High Band Ch32 ...

Page 31: ...lly selected whilst no devices are added to the system This option will allow a scanning time to be selected between 1 60 mins In this time the frequency channels will be scanned and at the end of the timer the two best channels for each RCC will be selected Front Display Radio Channels Auto Select Device RCC Ch Advanced Within this menu a selection of advanced options are available Front Display ...

Page 32: ...ication P2 and an empty battery icon this indicates the battery voltage is low in Pack 2 and is a 7 day warning indication P2 and an X symbol this indicates a battery from Pack 2 is missing Front Display Advanced Global Batt Stat Global Sig Stat this menu will display the signal level in dB for each device and RCC over a 24 hour period This is listed in Loop and Address Number order After the syst...

Page 33: ...s number is shown along with the number of hops the RCC uses to communicate to the Hub Pressing the rotary control with the required RCC shown will then show the RCC or Hub that particular RCC is communicating to Front Display Advanced RCC Comms Path Chg RCC Comms Path this menu allows you to change to path of communication between Radio Cluster Communicator RCC to the Radio Hub whether it is dire...

Page 34: ...ich will not display these status message types Front Display Advanced Analogue Value 35 Mode Audio Detect this menu allows the No Sndr Audio fault reporting to be selectable between On and Off on the interface and the Control Panel If On is selected the Analogue value 1 which is the No Sndr Audio fault description will be displayed on the interface and the Control Panel if this fault type occurs ...

Page 35: ...lose proximity of the Radio Hub If so it may need to be moved to an acceptable distance See Radio Hub Installation instructions for details 14 All Signal strength low Check devices location to ensure no visible cause can be seen Check devices signal level information in the Global Sig Stat menu See the How to improve device signal levels section for more information 14 RCC Signal strength low Has ...

Page 36: ...evels for a system which does have the required signal levels is shown below Device Type Loop Address Shown On Display Acceptable Level Radio Hub Loop 1 Address 1 N A RCC Loop 1 Address 2 L1 A002 21dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 3 L1 A003 35dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 4 L1 A004 45dB Manual Call Point Loop 1 Address 5 L1 A005 35dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 6 L1 A006 38dB Optical De...

Page 37: ... Loop 1 Address 6 L1 A006 19dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 7 L1 A007 30dB Manual Call Point Loop 1 Address 8 L1 A008 32dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 9 L1 A009 31db Heat CS Detector Loop 1 Address 10 L1 A010 18dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 11 L1 A011 45dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 12 L1 A012 45dB Optical Detector Loop 1 Address 13 L1 A013 42dB Sounder Loop 1 Address 14 L1 A014 3...

Page 38: ...MAN3090 1 Page 38 of 38 How toImprove Signal Levels Device signal levels can be improved by following the flowchart below ...

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