Siemens FC2005, Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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APPENDIX - E: APPLICATION SPECIFIC
DETECTION
Application Specific Detection (ASD) allows the system designer to program a detector’s
sensitivity, pre-alarm threshold, and other alarm-related parameters using English descriptions
of the detector's environment (application). This eliminates the need for detailed knowledge of
smoke detector terminology and operation. The designer can set all of the critical detector
parameters by simply selecting an application description that closely fits the one where the
detector is to be installed.
For example, to use ASD to select the optimal parameters for a detector in a hotel lobby,
select the LOBBY application in the FXS901-U2 tool for that device. The system will
automatically transmit the factory determined sensitivity, pre-alarm threshold, and detection
algorithm (R-algorithm) to the corresponding device. This eliminates the guesswork of
selecting these parameters for different environments.
ASD APPLICATIONS of H-series
ASD Application ASD Description
Disable No Applications (Standard Photo/thermal Detector)
Office (Retail) Reasonably clean, climate-controlled atmosphere
Warehouse (Light Manufacturing)
Airborne dust, equipment, fork truck and light to medium dock
area exhaust fumes
Lobby
Relatively clean area, temperature changes, cellular phones,
smoking
Computer Room
Very controlled environment, clean, temperature closely
regulated, high-cost clean machinery operating, no smoking, high
air velocity
Dormitory
Airborne dust and temperature changes, living quarters, cooking
fumes, smoking
Healthcare Higher level risk, relatively clean, electronic equipment
Parking Garage Airborne dust, car and diesel fumes, temperature swings
Equipment Storage (Transformer) Room
Normal to somewhat dirty environment, heat from running
equipment
Precious Storage (Sensitive Environment)
Sensitive materials or equipment storage, clean dust-free
environment, earliest warning desired
Hostile Environment
Dirty, dusty, humid, operating equipment, RF present, wide
temperature swings
Duct (Open air or duct housing) Dirty, dusty, humid, wide temperature swings, high air velocity
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