CIE-A-200 Control Panel Engineering and Commissioning Manual
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Commissioning
Commissioning the CIE-A-200 system involves programming and testing the system.
Whilst the software may be pre-configured before arriving at site if required (from the
as-wired
drawings and
the configuration sheets), it is generally simpler and quicker if the site configuration is uploaded and altered
directly whilst still on site, as the system will have found much of its configuration upon initialisation.
If the configuration is written before upload from the control panel, then
the software is termed a ‘New file’,
and does not contain the entire loop information required (which the control panel acquires on initialisation).
This may then be merged on site to give a full configuration file termed an ‘Old file’.
A comparison of serial numbers between the drawings/config sheets and the OSP upload is always
recommended to prove the actual device order as opposed to the assumed device order.
Normally, commissioning will take place as follows:
1. Initialise the addressable device loop.
2. Upload the configuration from the control panel to the PC with CIE-A-200 OSP.
3. Check that the addressable device serial numbers are in the positions on the loops that were
expected, amend the configuration to suit the site and check it carefully.
4. Download the configuration from the PC to the control panel.
5. Reconfigure the addressable devices with the Reconfigure command at Access Level 3
(Engineer).
6. Reset the system
7. Test for correct operation.
NOTE:
It is imperative that the correct version of OSP is used to match your version of CIE-A-200
control panel. The use of an incompatible version may result in incorrect operation of the
control panel.
When the system is correctly programmed it must be tested for correct operation. It is important to remember
that the panel test modes are service tools and not a commissioning tool, as the complete
‘cause and effect’
of the system is not tested.
The System Test function allows the control panel to be completely activated as normal, before the control
panel automatically silences and resets the system. However, it is recommended that a new system is
commissioned live, with all sounders active in order to prove correct operation of every device whenever a
system is programmed in any other way than a simple ‘One off, all off’ configuration.
It is essential that every device is tested in every selected mode of operation, and that all programmed actions
are observed for correct operation. This includes the smoke testing of smoke detectors, heat testing of heat
detectors, testing of Manual Call Points, testing of all inputs, testing of all sounders and outputs.
We also recommend that all devices, which are set to ‘heat only’, are tested for smoke operation, to ensure
that the smoke detection has been correctly disabled.
