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eXentro ECU emergency control unit

Safety and Installation Guideline

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Page 1: ...eXentro ECU emergency control unit Safety and Installation Guideline ...

Page 2: ...The manufacturer reserves specification privileges Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice or obligation English ...

Page 3: ...stem configuration 26 12 1 Cable requirements 12 2 System overview 12 3 Line monitoring End of Line dummy load 12 4 eXentro ECU 4x4 card card configuration options 12 5 Backup amplifier 12 6 Message storage cards 12 7 External signal input Alarm signal output 12 8 Error input Alarm Error output contacts 12 9 48 Vdc battery backup input 12 10 Storage of system design and settings 13 User control an...

Page 4: ...t of the system Liquids can cause a failure and or a fire hazard The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock Do not touch the input output terminals while the product is ON Make all conne...

Page 5: ...paratus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time to prevent damage to this product if allowed by local standards 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as pow...

Page 6: ...the eXentro ECU emergency control unit is used in combination with other eXentro Voice Alarm components it is in accordance with the following standard CPR Construction Products Regulation 305 2011 EU EN54 4 1997 A1 2002 A2 2005 EN54 16 2008 see Appendix G for included optional requirements IMPORTANT NOTE above CE label can only be applied to the VACIE Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment ...

Page 7: ...uces wrong failure reports e g due to temperature changes A B loudspeaker configuration to maintain audibility of announcements in an alarm zone if 1 line fails only a 50 reduction of SPL occurs while coverage can still be maintained Possibility to connect multiple A B loudspeakers lines per amplifier channel to increase overall coverage of large zones Monitoring of amplifiers each amplifier chann...

Page 8: ...panel rack ears to the equipment rack rails Place the ECU on horizontal 19 product carrier rails and make sure a set of product carrier rails is also mounted above the ECU so the unit can not move up down on its position Refer to Appendix H Manufacturing a VACIE for more information 6 3 Ventilation The eXentro ECU emergency control unit is designed for continuous operation with ambient temperature...

Page 9: ...ctions up to 100 V 3 Line outputs 1 to 4 balanced 4 Line output to Backup amplifier balanced 5 Auxiliary line output balanced 6 Backup amplifier input NOTE Pay attention connection up to 100 V 7 Expansion slot for optional 4x4 card Zone 5 8 8 Expansion slot for optional 4x4 card Zone 9 12 9 Emergency panel bus 1 to connect to 1 or more emergency panels FP EP FAS 10 Emergency panel bus 2 to connect...

Page 10: ...ft to right GPO closed when AC power fails and no emergency signal is running and no line monitoring is activated System Fault closed when a system failure MCU Data storage is found in the system Error 1 General closed when an error is found in the system an internal jumper can be set to change to a normally closed contact Error 2 General closed when an error is found in the system also when the e...

Page 11: ...t 100 V Microphone Inputs 2x Audio 0 dB balanced Range 90 to 6 dB for emergency microphones External audio input 0 dB balanced Range 90 to 6 dB Alarm signal output 0 dB balanced Range 90 to 6 dB Emergency panel bus 1 2 48 Vdc 500 mA max total available current for both connections THD 0 2 from line input to line output 0 2 from emergency panel input to line output Frequency response 0 3 dB 20 Hz 1...

Page 12: ...4x4 card will illuminate brightly high intensity which indicates the card is installed correctly if this LED does not illuminate or illuminates with low intensity quickly turn OFF the power the card is not installed correctly the side pin header may not be installed properly In case the green LED illuminates brightly but no audio is coming from the outputs 1 of the 2 front row headers is not insta...

Page 13: ...trollers after calibration routine if found the ECU will enable source routing and volume control for a specific zone example a detected controller connected to input 1 allows control of volume and source selection for output 1 VCA Voltage control COM COM A Select input 1 B Select input 2 C Select input 3 D Select input 4 Controller VCA COM A B C ECU controller connector A VOL COM B C CC 4 connect...

Page 14: ... of these modules is needed between every 2 units in the system Refer to the redundancy module installation guide for more information connection instructions 11 Emergency panels All emergency panels are connected to 1 of the 2 emergency panel busses on the ECU unit Master or Slave Each bus provides power to the connected panels When multiple panels are connected it is possible to power each panel...

Page 15: ...puts GPO control are available 1 Status indicators 230 VAC green LED indicates presence of 230 VAC 48 VDC green LED indicates presence of 48 VDC ALARM red LED to indicate an activated emergency message ERROR yellow LED buzzer to indicate an error in the system Panel disabled yellow LED indicates user disabled when ON Requires key combination to enable IMPORTANT NOTE If the Panel disabled indicator...

Page 16: ... 24 VDC input control relay contact outputs GPO control are available 1 Status indicators 230 VAC green LED indicates presence of 230 VAC 48 VDC green LED indicates presence of 48 VDC ALARM red LED to indicate an activated emergency message ERROR yellow LED buzzer to indicate an error in the system Panel disabled yellow LED indicates user disabled when ON Requires key combination to enable IMPORTA...

Page 17: ...o create a custom EVACuation Panel Make sure to change the Panel type setting dipswitch 1 3 to FP or EP depending on the required priority and functionality NOTE a switch on the internal pcb of the FAS module allows to reset a running eVACuation started by the Fire Alarm system 11 4 FP EP FAS features 11 4 1 Group message ABCD buttons inputs can be programmed to select a combination of outputs or ...

Page 18: ...t operating the Panel disable settings are set to OFF internally The key combination must consist of 3 buttons When the Enable disable ABCD buttons function needs to be used one can only use this function for 1 button in combination with the Panel enable disable function If more buttons need to be disabled the Panel enable disable function cannot be used 11 5 FP EP FAS settings and connections Not...

Page 19: ...Alarm R9 Button Pause Alarm R10 not used R11 not used R12 not used Common mainboard Mic Mic GND DC power 12 48 Vdc 485 A 485 B Sys GND Shield GRB Button B GRA Button A 5V Dis Panel Disabled ALA Alarm Err Error GND Reset buzzer Lamp test GND Button D Button C Button B Button A GND All zones GND Reset evacuation Start evacuation Microphone Alarm relay NC Alarm relay COM Alarm relay NO Error relay NC...

Page 20: ...n ALL ZONES R8 Button Start reset Alarm R9 Button Pause Alarm R10 not used R11 not used R12 not used Common 680 3K3 GRB Button B GRA Button A 5V All All Zones 5V RES Reset Evacuation EVA Start Evacuation Mic Microphone Dis Panel Disabled ALA Alarm Err Error 5V 48V 48VDC 230V 230VAC GRD Button D GRC Button C GND Reset buzzer Lamp test GND Button D Button C Button B Button A GND All zones GND Reset ...

Page 21: ...cted to a master ECU unit 11 6 eXentro FP EP ZE module Card to expand a Fire or EVACuation panel with 12 zone buttons The FP EP housing allows expansion of 1 module When more of these ZE modules are needed use the optional 19 housing for the EP to expand up to 4 of these ZE modules When more buttons are needed an additional 19 housing can be used to expand up to 6 of these ZE modules Each button c...

Page 22: ...utput 2 L3 Output 3 L4 Output 4 L5 Output 5 L6 Output 6 5V 5V L7 Output 7 L8 Output 8 L9 Output 9 L10 Output 10 L11 Output 11 L12 Output 12 5V 12 zone buttons GND B1 Input 1 B2 Input 2 B3 Input 3 B4 Input 4 B5 Input 5 B6 Input 6 GND GND B7 Input 7 B8 Input 8 B9 Input 9 B10 Input 10 B11 Input 11 B12 Input 12 GND 5V L1 Output 1 L2 Output 2 L3 Output 3 L4 Output 4 L5 Output 5 L6 Output 6 5V 5V L7 Out...

Page 23: ...connect to external LED indicators 5 V 20 mA max See also eXentro FP EP ZE module for more details connections and settings 11 8 Emergency panel accessory cards eXentro FP EP FAS IN card Plug in card with twelve 24 VDC inputs to connect to the Fire Alarm System used instead of the contact closure inputs This card can be used with the FP EP FAS and with the eXentro FP EP ZE module and eXentro FAS Z...

Page 24: ...Output 1 Com R1 Output 1 NO R2 Output 2 Com R2 Output 2 NO R3 Output 3 Com R3 Output 3 NO relais card R1 Microphone Com R1 Microphone NO R2 Start reset Alarm Com R2 Start reset Alarm NO R3 Pause Alarm Com R3 Pause Alarm NO 680 3K3 GRB Button B GRA Button A 5V All All Zones 5V RES Reset Evacuation EVA Start Evacuation Mic Microphone Dis Panel Disabled ALA Alarm Err Error 5V 48V 48VDC 230V 230VAC GR...

Page 25: ...R3 Output 3 Com R3 Output 3 NO relais card R4 Output 4 Com R4 Output 4 NO R5 Output 5 Com R5 Output 5 NO R6 Output 6 Com R6 Output 6 NO R7 Output 7 Com R7 Output 7 NO R8 Output 8 Com R8 Output 8 NO R9 Output 9 Com R9 Output 9 NO R10 Output 10 Com R10 Output 10 NO R11 Output 11 Com R11 Output 11 NO R12 Output 12 Com R12 Output 12 NO R1 Microphone Com R1 Microphone NO R2 Start reset Alarm Com R2 Sta...

Page 26: ...make sure it is 110 ohm shielded cable Emergency panel connection cabling pin out Make sure to connect the shield of the cable to the 19 rack use a metal earth clamp for a proper earth connection Never unplug or insert the cable connection from the emergency panels when the eXentro ECU is powered ON The maximum distance of this connection is 500 meter but will decrease depending on the total power...

Page 27: ...ng signals are present these can affect the speaker line monitoring due to interference of the pilot tone signal which can result in error messages In such situations shielded cabling is required In case that does not help because the level of the disturbing source is too high action must be taken to reduce the level of the disturbing signal amplitude to temporary avoid error messages on this line...

Page 28: ...m2 min 7 48 VDC cable PA8125 2 16 mm2 max 2 4 mm2 min 8 48 VDC cable PA8250 2 16 mm2 max 2 8 mm2 min 9 Battery cable see C48 manual for more information 10 Unit link shielded CAT5e 6 fire retardant when connected to remote located unit NOTE check local requirements for Fire retardant cable ratings NOTE may require 120 ohm termination see chapter 7 Maximum cable length Emergency panel bus 1 2 see c...

Page 29: ...dspeaker line is checked multiple times each measured value will be compared with the stored load value Only when a deviation is found at 20 kHz the system will activate the 1 kHz pilot tone measurement which is a very quick and almost inaudible measurement when at 1 kHz a deviation is also found the system will generate an error when no deviation is found at 1 kHz the measurement at 20 kHz will b...

Page 30: ...arallel connection the ECU will recognize less backup amplifiers see examples below 1 backup amp for 8 zones connect the backup amp audio output nr 1 to the backup amp line input and connect its loudspeaker output in parallel to backup amp input nr 1 AND nr 2 1 backup amp for 12 zones connect the backup amp audio output nr 1 to the backup amp line input and connect its loudspeaker output in parall...

Page 31: ...ring of the system and other purposes Track 0 is used for internal measurement fixed message DO NOT REMOVE Above 7 default messages should always be available on both cards these can be replaced with other messages Up to 250 messages can be stored on each card incl default messages All files should be stored in MP3 format 44 kHz 16 Bit mono make sure that the recorded level of the MP3 files is at ...

Page 32: ...ency is activated Refer to local standards for duration multi language and other requirements of pre recorded messages and alarm tones Test tone message The test tone message can be used during setup of the line monitoring of an output of the system After the zone has been put in test mode no monitoring takes place the test tone message can be activated and will be played in this zone This will he...

Page 33: ...sed if an emergency panel is connected to the ECU unit Alarm signal output The Alarm signal output will provide the Alarm or Microphone message during an emergency situation A potential free contact closure output NO will be activated This can be used to route the emergency signal to external PA VA systems 12 8 Error input Alarm Error output contacts Add below resistor network to ALL error input c...

Page 34: ...energized PSU failure contact output NO this potential free output contact is activated when a PSU failure 230 VAC is found in the system 12 9 48 VDC battery backup input 48 VDC input to connect to the eXentro Charger C48 When the 230 VAC mains power fails the system automatically switches to the 48 VDC input When the system is running on 48 VDC the source inputs will be muted reducing current dra...

Page 35: ... be accessed A password is required to get access to the installation menu items For more information about control of the ECU unit and control of the emergency panels refer to the eXentro voice alarm user guide 13 2 System setup To change the settings of the system one has to enter a password to get access to the installation menu of the system All basic settings of the system can be changed usin...

Page 36: ...t to Earth Line A B a short circuit to Earth is found the line will be disconnected automatically Lxx A 1 KHz Impedance error an impedance deviation is found on the line Lxx B 1 KHz Impedance error an impedance deviation is found on the line Lxx 22kHz Impedance error an impedance deviation is found on the line Loudspeaker line related errors Error message unit ID for Possible errors Fire Panel FP ...

Page 37: ...unication failure on emergency panel bus perform a power cycle if asked for SysErr_E2Pr Wrong version of Eprom data installed does not match with Firmware For system faults MCU memory devices indicated by the yellow SYSTEM FAULT indicator and buzzer below error list shows an overview of all possible error messages related to different system faults ECU unit System faults The connection to above er...

Page 38: ... earth on the cabling to the loudspeakers Verify all connections between ECU PA and loudspeakers Verify if the right single output is selected for calibration Verify that the gain of all PA amplifier channels are set at 6dB and make sure the mono bridge mode dipswitches are set right External signal input Check wiring of the connected source and contact closure Verify that the connected signal sou...

Page 39: ...Alarm out signal Alarm contact NO Mains error Ext error C48 error GPO contact NO System fault contact NO Error 1 contact NO Error 2 contact NO PSU fail contact NO USB Ethernet opt Emergency Panel Bus 1 Emergency Panel Bus 2 Unit link in eXentro ECU emergency control unit 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b Option 1 Line output 1 Line output 2 Line output 3 Line output 4 Backup 1 Amp in 1 Amp in 2 Amp in 3 Amp...

Page 40: ...ne amplifier outputs to the right amplifier inputs on the 4x4 cards When connected in the right way the ECU unit will automatically detect how the zone amplifiers are connected during a calibration run It is not possible to link a zone amplifier channel from one ECU unit to another Line output 1 Line output 2 Line output 3 Line output 4 Backup 1 Amp in 1 Amp in 2 Amp in 3 Amp in 4 Backup 1 AUX 1 U...

Page 41: ... Line output 7 Line output 8 Backup 2 Line output 9 Line output 10 Line output 11 Line output 12 Backup 3 Amp in 1 Amp in 2 Amp in 3 Amp in 4 Backup 1 Loudspeaker outputs A B A B A B A B AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 Unit link out Line input 1 Line input 2 Line input 3 Line input 4 Line input 5 Line input 6 Line input 7 Line input 8 Line input 9 Line input 10 Line input 11 Line input 12 Ext signal in Ext sign...

Page 42: ...o backup amp input 3 of the ECU Line input 1 Louds aker outeuts Line input 2 A Line input 3 Line output 1 Amp in 1 1 1a Line input 4 1 1 B Line input 5 Amp it2 A Line input 6 Line output 2 1 2a Line input 7 I 1 Line input 8 Amp iL B Line input 9 Line output 3 A 3a 1 Line input 10 1 1 B 1b 2b 3b 4Amp Line output 4 A 4a 1 1 1 Backu 1 B Backup 1 1 4b Amp in 5a Line output 5 1 1 1 Amp il6 1 6a Line ou...

Page 43: ... line To avoid loudspeaker line errors due to temperature deviation which affect the resistance of copper the EOL dummy load compensates temperature deviation to a certain extend When for example the loudspeaker line load increases the EOL load decreases its value Below graph shows the EOL value at 0 25 and 50 degrees Celcius Red wire positive connection Black wire negative connection Connection ...

Page 44: ...t amplifier output levels Cable loss stranded copper wire Cable resistance R L A R resistance of single wire in ohms resistivity of material in ohms per meter copper 1 712 10 8 L length of single wire in meters A cross section area of wire in m2 Cable loss V I 2 R I current on wire R cable resistance 1 wire Example 100 V 100 W loudspeaker connected at the end of 100 m 2 5 mm2 cable R 1 712 10 8 10...

Page 45: ...Emergency panel text labels requirements Below drawings show the size of each of the text labels used in the eXentro fire eVACuation panel and their optional ZE module NOTE all labels shall be legible at 0 8 meter distance in an ambient light intensity from 100 lux to 500 lux ...

Page 46: ...er output power while operating from 48 VDC and current draw exceeds 12 A NOTE current consumption is measured using a slow whoop signal based on a triangle wave signal 4 77 dB crest factor NOTE current consumption measured using a pre recorded message 12 dB crest factor Emergency signals Below show examples of slow whoop and pre recorded message signals used to indicate the calculation of the req...

Page 47: ... save mode ON time Eon Energy save mode OFF time Eoff Battery capacity general Total capacity Ah AF Tidle Iidle Tmax Imax Battery capacity Slow whoop only Total capacity Ah AF Tidle Iidle Tmax Iidle Tmax Isw Iidle LF Iidle PA Csw Battery capacity Slow whoop only including Energy save mode Total capacity Ah AF Tidle Iidle Tmax Iidle Tmax Iesm Eoff Tmax Isw Iidle LF Iidle Csw Eon Battery capacity Sl...

Page 48: ...ces 7 9 Voice alarm condition output 8 3 Indication of faults related to the transmission path to the CIE 10 Voice alarm manual control except 10 3 10 4 which are n a 12 Emergency microphone s 13 14 Redundant power amplifiers Please note that however the optional eXentro GPO card can be used to trigger external fire alarm devices as the connection to these external devices is not monitored this op...

Page 49: ...IE Installation of VACIE The VACIE should be placed in a climate controlled technical room with an ambient temperature of 21 C with a maximum humidity of 93 The VACIE should be placed on a solid floor use of 19 rack wheels is not allowed Rack building The 19 rack will be built to order the supplier will manufacture the rack meeting the EN54 16 requirements optional fan thermostat product carriers ...

Page 50: ...be connected to 1 of the 5 A connections of the eXentro C48 Charger when AC mains is disconnected the fan s still operate from battery power The air flow of the fan is indicated with an arrow on its housing make sure to mount the fan in the right direction Fan thermostat Fan Rubsamen Herr LV250 48VDC filter GV250 Thermostat Stego KTS011 NO 24 HU rack one 48 VDC fan thermostat 42 HU rack two 48 VDC...

Page 51: ...he batteries to fit cabling fuse optional and for servicing The batteries C48 and the components powered by these batteries C48 should be mounted in the same 19 rack If multiple 19 racks are needed for more space the 19 racks shall be placed side by side and fixed to each other as if it is one large 19 rack to ensure that cables for AC and DC power connecting components from the first rack to comp...

Page 52: ...rdingly Check local standards for electrical installation requirements Mains filter types 16A Epcos B84112GB116 36A Epcos B84112GG136 Connect the output of the AC mains filter to the surge protectors first if used before the wiring is split to the different circuit breakers See paragraph ECU error inputs below for more information Surge protection Class II is used to protect the VACIE for very qui...

Page 53: ...witched to B To ESC Link in Entero ESC redundancy module SLAVE Loudspeaker lines 230 Vac 2 kV ON ON ON L GND Cable duct to wire Audio Emergency panel Error contact Data Cable duct to wire 230 Vac 48 Vdc Loudspeaker lines ECU PA C48 Redundancy module Auxiliary contact Auxiliary contact Sys GND Shield RS485 RS485 Power GND Mic Mic Sys GND Shield RS485 RS485 Power GND Mic Mic 1a 1b 1 1 2 3 4 GND Cont...

Page 54: ... Com A B C D Controller 3 Controller 2 Controller 1 Controller 4 SD Card slot 1 SD Card slot 2 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8 2 2 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 3 3 Mains error Com Ext error Com EPC error Com GPO GPO System Fault Error 1 Error 1 Error 2 Error 2 PSU fail PSU fail 48Vdc 1 25A MAX 230Vac 50Hz 50W MAX Gräf Meyer Made in Germany S N Line inputs Line outputs Backup AUX Line outputs Backup AUX Emergency Panel B...

Page 55: ...or contacts if used NO when circuit breaker set to ON ECU C48 error input C48 48 VDC input error contact NO when batteries are connected charged C48 48 VDC output error contact NO when 48 VDC is present on DC outputs ECU External error input PA fault relay error contact NO when internal PSU s and amplifier modules are OK Redundancy module error contacts NO 4 7 kOhm ECU mains fuse error input Circu...

Page 56: ...y For this connection between the fire alarm system and emergency panel 2 relay contact closures NO are required one to select the All Zones input which needs to be triggered first to select the zones and one to select Start EVACuation which needs to be triggered secondly after the All Zones input has been triggered to start the eVACuation Appendix I Connecting a fire alarm system directly to an e...

Page 57: ...ation can only be stopped on this same emergency panel Instead of using the ALL zones input one can also use the Group A B C D inputs to select a group of zone s Four contact closure outputs to trigger the A B C D inputs and a single contact closure for the Start EVACuation input are required Appendix I Connecting a fire alarm system directly to an eXentro fire evacuation panel Button A B C D inpu...

Page 58: ...eXentro ECU 4x4 card 3 optional 4 Header for eXentro ECU ETH card optional 5 Jumper to enable disable internal buzzer when placed buzzer is enabled 6 Memory chip for system settings storage 7 RS 485 communication termination jumper should only be placed in the first and last ECU unit 8 Header for eXentro ECU zone controller card optional 9 Jumper to change Error contact 1 from normally open NO def...

Page 59: ...components test all circuit breakers replace if not operating check the log book for the date of installation of the batteries if the life cycle of batteries is not exceeded yet check battery charger status Note refer to the battery supplier for life cycle replacement specifications Batteries must be replaced with the exact same capacity for more information see eXentro C48 Charger manual Clear th...

Page 60: ...ow to reach the sales offices in Europe Germany GRÄF MEYER GmbH Ringstraße 1 D 66459 Kirkel Germany Fon 49 0 6841 934 93 0 Fax 49 0 6841 934 93 10 info gplusm de www gplusm de G M offices www eXentro de ...

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