FlameSpec
UV-IR
User Manual
F110V0020.05
3
Configuration options
Some functions of the detector can be configured using an RS-485 modem connected to a computer
with
the “FDG
communicator”
software. These configuration options are listed in the following table
along with their factory default values.
T
ABLE
1:
D
ETECTOR
C
ONFIGURATION
O
PTIONS
Function
Options
Default Setting
Sensitivity
Low, Medium, High, Extreme
Medium
Ultra-fast detection
Disabled, Enabled
Disabled
Alarm Delay
0, 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds
0 seconds (no delay)
Alarm Latch
Disabled, Enabled
Disabled
Window Heater
Disabled, Enabled
Enabled
Modbus address
1
–
247
1
Manual BIT
–
Alarm Output Test
Disabled, Enabled
Disabled
•
Note:
Medium sensitivity setting allows detection of a 1x1ft
2
(0.1m
2
) N-heptane pan fire at a
distance of 33ft (10m).
3.1
Sensitivity
The detector can be configured to one of four sensitivity levels: low, medium, high and extreme. The
following table lists for each sensitivity setting the maximum distance, in which a standard fire
1
would be reliably detected.
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ABLE
2:
S
ENSITIVITY LEVELS
Sensitivity level
Detection distance
in feet (meters)
Low
16 (5)
Medium
49 (15)
High
75 (23)
Extreme
98 (30)
1
A standard fire is defined as a 1x1
ft
2
(0.1 m
2
) N-heptane pan fire, with maximum wind speed of 6.5
ft/s (2 m/s).