GSI Group 890-00584, Installation And Configuration Manual

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7
Zone Configuration
Topics Covered in this Chapter
▪ Zone Types
▪ Zone Configuration Settings
Zone Types
A zone is an input configured to respond to the type of sensor connected to a module. Different types of
sensors can be connected to the system to monitor different alert types.
Table 7-1 List of the different zone types
Zone Type Description
Indoor temperature Used to monitor indoor temperatures. An alert is activated when the temperature
reaches a high or low temperature threshold or varies outside a set temperature
value from a temperature maturation curve.
Outdoor temperature Used exclusively with an outdoor temperature probe. This zone is normally used
to provide data used with the Outdoor Temperature Compensation feature. No
more than one zone can be configured with this type.
Dry contact Used to detect an open or closed circuit and some types of sensors.
Intrusion detection Used to detect intrusion through normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC) cir-
cuits. This zone type cannot be assigned to a partition and cannot have either a
recognition time or a recovery time.
4 – 20 mA input Assigned to an input providing a 4 to 20 mA signal. A variety of sensors provide
this kind of input.
0 – 5 V input Used with sensors that provide a DC input between 0 and 5 volts.
Zone Configuration Settings
Before a zone can be monitored, it must be assigned to an input and the zone must be properly configured.
There are many zone settings available for each zone type. Some settings are common to all zone types
while others are specific to one zone type.
Table 7-2 List of the zone settings for each zone type
Setting
Indoor
Temp.
Outdoor
Temp.
Dry
Contact
Intrusion
Detection
4 - 20
mA
Input
0 - 5
VDC
Input
Zone Text Label X X X X X X
Partition Selection X X X X
Module Selection X X X X X X
Input Selection X X X X X X
Zone Type X X X X X X
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