FiberPatrol Site Planning & Installation Guide
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the two sensors work independently to provide twice the linear length of protection as compared to
the loop configuration. However, a cut cable ends detection beyond the point of the cut. In the line
configuration, the two sensors run in the same direction in the sensor cable and work in tandem for
alarm detection. With the line configuration, a cut cable ends detection beyond the point of the cut.
Alarm reporting
The FiberPatrol sensor can be incorporated into any system, which accepts contact closure alarm
data. However, contact closure alarm notification does not provide precise target location. A
contact closure based FP1100X Series system can be configured to report up to 262 distinct alarm
zones, plus system supervision and fail alarms through the UltraLink I/O system. A contact closure
based FP1400-08 system can be configured to report up to eight distinct alarm zones (up to 28
alarm zones via the optional add-on modules) plus system supervision and fail alarms through the
UltraLink I/O system. The FP1400-12 system can be configured to report up to twelve distinct
alarm zones (up to 44 alarm zones via the optional add-on modules) plus system supervision and
fail alarms.
The FiberPatrol sensor can communicate with third party security management systems through
the Network Manager Interface. In this case, the FiberPatrol security perimeter can be displayed
on a graphic site map as a series of alarm zones (e.g., when a sensor alarm occurs, the zone
flashes to identify the alarm’s location). Key features of a FiberPatrol system include:
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user-configurable alarm zone display
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fast response time (1 second or less)
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digital recording of alarm history
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FP1100X Series - up to 1440 software defined alarm zones (software defined alarm zones
enable the redistribution of alarm zones and zone lengths to accommodate changes in
security equipment and requirements)
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alarm location accuracy typically within 4 m (13 ft.) increases the overall efficiency of the
entire security system
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FP1400-08 - up to 8 software defined alarm zones (software defined alarm zones enable the
redistribution of alarm zones and zone lengths to accommodate changes in security
equipment and requirements)
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up to 28 software defined alarm zones via optional add-on modules
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FP1400-12 - up to 12 software defined alarm zones (software defined alarm zones enable the
redistribution of alarm zones and zone lengths to accommodate changes in security
equipment and requirements)
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up to 44 software defined alarm zones via optional add-on modules
FP1100X Series Cable length requirements
Note
The distance reported by the FiberPatrol sensor unit is the optical
distance of the sensor fiber within the cable. This length is similar to a
measurement made by OTDR equipment. The optical distance can be
up to 3% greater than the cable length due to the Helix factor of the
fiber optic cable.
Note
To ensure that there is enough sensor cable to cover the fence and
any installation variations, Senstar recommends ordering a 15%
overage (e.g., to protect 1 km of fence, order 1.15 km of sensor cable).
