INTRODUCTION
The Model ZIC-4A from Siemens Industry, Inc. is a zone
indicating card that provides notification appliance circuits
for the FireFinder-XLS/Desigo Fire Safety Modular/
Cerberus PRO Modular system. It has 4 outputs that can
be configured for Class A or Class B and control of audible
and visual notification appliances such as horns, speakers,
bells, strobes etc. Its outputs can also be configured as
connection to Municipal Tie, Releasing Service per NFPA
13 and 2001 or as a connection to a Leased Line remote
monitoring circuit.
Each zone can be configured independently for different
usages as programmed in the Zeus tool and can be
controlled automatically by program logic or manually
using the PMI/PMI-2/PMI-3 (XLS), FCM2041-U2 (Desigo
Fire Safety Modular), FCM2041-U3 (Cerberus PRO
Modular). During the initial power-up condition, each
zone on the ZIC-4A is configured as a steady NAC, Class
A configuration with 2A current limit. The ZIC-4A then
sends a message to the PMI/PMI-2/PMI-3 (XLS),
FCM2041-U2 (Desigo Fire Safety Modular), FCM2041-U3
(Cerberus PRO Modular) indicating that it is
unconfigured.
The ZIC-4A supports synchronized and non-synchronized
strobes. This selection is available in the Zeus tool under
the detail properties for each ZIC-4A circuit. Synchroniza-
tion across multiple ZIC-4A cards is automatic as a part of
the FireFinder-XLS/Desigo Fire Safety Modular/Cerberus
PRO Modular operating characteristics. Refer to docu-
ment P/N 315-096363 for a list of strobes that support
synchronization.
Features
ZIC-4A features are as follows:
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Class A / Class B circuit configuration
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Zones can be configured independently
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Can have independent input source for each output
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Zone input voltage supervision
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Zone output supervision
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Intelligent self-restoring power limiting
•
Coded signal synchronization capability
•
Card level Ground Fault detection
•
Communicate H-Net protocol
•
Uploadable firmware update
•
Ability to pass through up to 3A per circuit
GND FAULT
TRBL
ZONE 4 ACTIVE
TRBL
ZONE 2 ACTIVE
ZONE 1 ACTIVE
TRBL
TRBL
ZONE 3 ACTIVE
CARD FAIL
HNET FAIL
CAN FAIL
RESET
POWER
ZIC-4A
HNET/CAN
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ONES
Figure 1
ZIC-4A Zone Indicating Card
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Installation Instructions
Model ZIC-4A
Zone Indicating Card