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FORCE 50

REV. 2.2    2021-02-04

7-13

UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle  

Installation and setup manual

SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION

Set the nozzle minimum (Motor 6), just before mechanical stop. 

This is effectively selecting the max spray angle, and here you can limit the maximum spray allowed.

Set nozzle maximum (Motor 6), just before mechanical stop. 

This is effectively selecting the straight stream. 

Here you can block the straight stream by setting the 

Maximum to - say - 10 ° spray, and thereby avoid a straight steam. 

This is useful when the required reach is short, and you want to avoid a hard-hitting straight steam all together.   

17) Calibrate Motor 6 (jet/spray nozzle) as Motor 4 and Motor 5

Summary of Contents for FORCE 50

Page 1: ...FORCE 50 and INTEG 50 Robotic Nozzle system Generic installation and Setup manual...

Page 2: ...to serious injury of the operator and or others Internal inspection maintenance and repairs should only be performed by or under the specific express authority of Unifire AB WARNING NEVER POINT THE FO...

Page 3: ...and motors which could lead to malfunction WARNING FOLLOW ALL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PROCEDURES in this manual WARNING Be sure to use the proper type and size of threads at the robotic nozzle base and...

Page 4: ...ozzle its control box the TARGA PLC nor the joystick in water and be sure to keep water out of their interiors Unifire s robotic nozzles and joystick are designed to withstand moderate exposure to rai...

Page 5: ...nd SEEK assistance when installing and take care to avoid injury to your back Seek assistance to help support and twist the robotic nozzle during installation and take care to avoid injury to your bac...

Page 6: ...ith user specific functions that can be different than what is described in this manual Therefore it is important that you reference the order spe cific documents provided with the delivery This can i...

Page 7: ...nual TABLE 1 ACRONYM DEFINITIONS Acronym Definition AFS Autonomous fire suppression AHJ Authority having jurisdiction DSP Digital signal processor dm Decimeter ft Foot or Feet FACP Fire alarm control...

Page 8: ...lling The Robotic Nozzle 4 5 FLOW SETTINGS Nozzle Flow Setting 5 1 Flow chart 5 2 Reach chart 5 3 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Generic system overview 6 1 Connecting the FORCE 50 to the TARGA PLC 6 2 TARGA...

Page 9: ...ot operate this device without a full understanding and comprehension of this manual Personnel responsible for the FORCE 50 system must be fully trained on the system components The installer should p...

Page 10: ...HE UNIT until the flange has been properly tightened DO NOT PRESSURIZE THE UNIT until the electrical installation and software calibration procedure has been completed DO NOT PRESSURIZE THE UNIT until...

Page 11: ...y Conduct a hydraulic analysis to ensure that it does not affect the building s existing water system design criteria It is possible to achieve this without significant system supply modifications How...

Page 12: ...nt orientations The Robotic Nozzle can be installed with Wall Normal orientation Wall Inverted orientation Ceiling hanging orientation Wall normal orientation Use when the water supply comes from belo...

Page 13: ...ve Use when the Robotic Nozzle is installed on a wall allowing a maximum of 180 horizontal and 90 vertical movement The TARGA PLC must be installed next to the Robotic Nozzle This geometry is suitable...

Page 14: ...e the best reach and coverage The Robotic Nozzle can be installed in the center of the area covered by the detector thus allowing a full 360 coverage of up to 70 m 35 m reach in all directions This is...

Page 15: ...ects on the floor Up to 40 m reach provide a full 80 meter cover It is however difficult to control with a manual Joystick because the geometry is rotated 90 with the Nozzle facing straight down in de...

Page 16: ...inimum 8 000 N of Force to provide a safe and stable base The flange itself provides the required support to hold the FORCE 50 Additional support and brackets must be applied to the feeding pipe to ke...

Page 17: ...FORCE 50 REV 2 2 2021 02 04 4 6 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual MECHANICAL INSTALLATION...

Page 18: ...e flow can easily be selected by fitting the appropriate flow shim The shim is custom manufactured 3D printed to fit each order Please specify your required flow at your system pressure when ordering...

Page 19: ...up manual FLOW AND REACH 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 23 2 62 1 75 0 875 3 5 4 375 5 25 6 125 3 71 K30...

Page 20: ...50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual FLOW AND REACH 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 62 1 75 0 875 3 5 4 375 5 25 6 125 FORCE 50 with INTEG 50 Max reach at 35 disch...

Page 21: ...FORCE 50 REV 2 2 2021 02 04 5 4 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual FLOW AND REACH...

Page 22: ...ook like A DHCP Router is required to set up the system with the Ammolite GUI This will also allow for the ONE App to be activated Over the web interface the systems can be remote controlled and remot...

Page 23: ...e standard system is delivered with 5 meter M12 cables Connect the 6 x 5 meter M12 cables from the PLC to the Robotic Nozzle From left to right Rotation Vertical Nozzle Yellow A coded connectors are f...

Page 24: ...In Out BLDC phases M12 B coded 4 pin Rotation Vertical Nozzle P1 generic P1 PHASE 1 P2 generic P2 not connected P3 generic P3 PHASE 2 P4 generic P4 PHASE 3 P5 generic P5 not connected 4 PIN PHASES 4 P...

Page 25: ...50 REV 2 2 2021 02 04 6 4 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION TARGA Robotic Nozzle PLC TERMINAL SOCKETS RITTAL 1045500 GENERIC TERMINAL SOCKET SPECIFI...

Page 26: ...through the Ammolite user interface as described in this section Calibrate operating range by following step 1 22 as set out on the following pages Wall mounted Nozzle For wall mounted system the orig...

Page 27: ...ON 90 90 90 90 CEILING view from the side CEILING view from the side Ceiling mounted Nozzle For ceiling mounted system the origo default position is normally that the Nozzle is pointing straight down...

Page 28: ...ork The built in web server has been set up to be assigned an IP address by an external DHCP server This can be a local router or a dedicated server in a larger network administered by your IT departm...

Page 29: ...r or LAN Connect your PC or TABLET Connect your PC or Tablet by WiFi or cable to the same network as the TARGA PLC Find IP address of the TARGA PLC as automatically assigned by the DHCP server Enter t...

Page 30: ...FIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 1 Open your web browser Safari Chrome Firefox or other 2 Enter the IP Address of the TARGA PLC followed by 81 for exampl...

Page 31: ...2021 02 04 7 6 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 3 Enter the username and password provided with your delivery 4 In this example it is service and ser...

Page 32: ...UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 5 You are now requested to make a note in the service log 6 So for the example we write Calibration First start up A...

Page 33: ...CE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 7 This opens up the start page of Ammolite To initiate calibration of the operating range click Advanced 8 This opens up the sec...

Page 34: ...TION 9 This open up the Motor page You can read the position of the motors calibrated max actual real time current draw A and Motor Status MK4 is usually horizontal MK5 usually vertical and MK6 usuall...

Page 35: ...ou to freely select any operating range Center method is used only for special applications when the operating range is preset in the software 12 Run the motor to the required Min position left arrow...

Page 36: ...etup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 13 Run the motor to the required Max position right arrow Now the Current position should read a val ue typically between 2 000 and 50 000 Click set new Max 14 Next yo...

Page 37: ...Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 15 Repeat steps 10 15 for Motor 5 vertical 16 Calibrate Motor 6 nozzle jet spray in the same manner as you did the other motors but fo...

Page 38: ...you can limit the maximum spray allowed Set nozzle maximum Motor 6 just before mechanical stop This is effectively selecting the straight stream Here you can block the straight stream by setting the...

Page 39: ...7 14 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 18 Next you can test the motors and calibrated range directly form your PC Click Test motors 19 Check the box fo...

Page 40: ...7 15 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 20 Then actively choose key pair This must be done 21 Now you can run the motors with the selected key pair You...

Page 41: ...FORCE 50 REV 2 2 2021 02 04 7 16 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual SOFTWARE CALIBRATION 22 Calibration is now complete and you can exit Test Motors and Ammolite...

Page 42: ...ale BSP or flange ANSI DIN JIS Nozzle Tip Connection 2 Male BSP Motor Type 24V Brushless DC BLDC Certificates Bureau Veritas BV Type Approval CE Marked Manufactured at ISO 9001 2015 Certified Faciliti...

Page 43: ...ear housings Very low maintenance never requires re greas ing Mass Approx 12 5 kg without nozzle tip Dimensions w Integ nozzle 25 x 35 x 58 cm Ambient temperature range 25 C to 70 C Flow Range 500 to...

Page 44: ...ation Protocols 2 x CAN 2 0 29 bit header UniCAN 125 250 500 kB s RS232 RS485 Modbus DMX etc Physical Layer Protocols USB Ethernet TCP IP web socket others available per customer requirements BLDC Mot...

Page 45: ...FORCE 50 REV 2 2 2021 02 04 8 4 UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle Installation and setup manual TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TARGA PLC DIMENSIONS 22 5 cm 2 2 5 c m 12 5 cm...

Page 46: ...X TARGA S Both cabinet types are IP66 rated and designed for the harshest environments both on and off shore The X TARGA comes standard with a built in power converter from 110 to 230 V AC at 50 or 6...

Page 47: ...Stainless Steel 316L Cabinet Di mensions 458 x 382 x 200 mm 18 x 15 x 7 9 inches mass 11 54 kg Communication Proto cols 2 x CAN 2 0 29 bit header UniCAN 125 250 500 kB s RS232 RS485 Modbus DMX etc Ph...

Page 48: ...to include key features Unifire demands for its advanced systems That is why Unifire has spent years maticulously designing and improving our own TARGA PCB printed circuit board tailor made for our ro...

Page 49: ...0 29 bit header UniCAN 125 250 500 kB s RS232 RS485 Modbus DMX etc USB Ethernet TCP IP web socket others available per customer re quirements 4 digital inputs NPT 2 per installed motor driver card 6 a...

Page 50: ...r is our optional full functioned personal computer PC add on to our entire line of TARGA PLC s The Unifire web server combined with our CAN Bus Cape allows all mod els of Unifire s TARGA PLC s to com...

Page 51: ...1 4GHz 64 bit quad core ARM Cortex A53 CPU RAM 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM Operating system support Linux and Unix WIFI Dual band 802 11ac wireless LAN 2 4GHz and 5GHz and Bluetooth 4 2 capable of running at 2 4...

Page 52: ...120 termination is available by jumper or con trol over GPIO The RS232 port is controlled via the RPi s UART using the MAX3232 line driver and receiver The I2C is buffered by LTC4313 and the two onbo...

Page 53: ...same motors used in numerous industrial robots and for good reason BLDC motors offer numerous advantages over standard brushed DC motors used in most competing products such as higher torque higher p...

Page 54: ...evolutionary full functioned graphical user interface virtual joystick for iOS Android available for free on Google Play Store and Apple iPhone App Store ONE Graphical User Interface Touch Aim Joystic...

Page 55: ...enter the IP Address of your System Router for quick system connection and control With Unifire s InterAct core technology and our ONE app you no longer need a joystick For a fraction of the price of...

Page 56: ...ntinuous loop Programmable park stow function LED Position Indicators for relative horizontal vertical and nozzle positions Valve Control Button 2 auxiliary buttons for custom configuration control of...

Page 57: ...POINTER is Unifire s unique synchron control device designed to provide a sim ple and intuitive human interface for controlling the Unifire s robotic nozzles The robotic nozzle s movements exactly fol...

Page 58: ...nif icantly higher efficiency and performance and a lower susceptibility to mechanical wear than standard brushed motors Some of the other ad vantages include Higher torque to weight ratio Increased t...

Page 59: ...ainless steel cover for quick and simple motor replacement Complete BLDC Motor Welded Cover Part Numbers BLDC84S Verticlal motor assembly BLDC49S Horizontal motor assembly 1621962 BLDC with 49 1 Gear...

Page 60: ...ms automatic doors special vehicle solu tions including touchscreen computer controls and other custom solutions Pictured above are just a few examples If you have special requirements contact us for...

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