Connection to a fire-control panel

Conventional connection

To connect FA100 with a conventional fire control panel it is necessary to use a group of relay outputs connected to a control panel zone and an input for monitoring.

During programming it is necessary to characterize these outputs according to the signal to be reported:

  • a relay activated by a smoke alarm event

  • a relay activated by a fault event

  • a relay activated by an early-warning smoke-event

  • an input with “conventional zone monitoring” function

Below is a typical connection to a conventional fire panel from Inim Electronics(SmartLine or Previdia Micro) for the reporting of fault, warning and alarm signalling:

For the correct functioning of the connection with the conventional control panel, FA100 must be programmed via the FA/STUDIO software in the following way:

  • the threshold of the input of the FA100 used for supervision must be set to 3 V

  • the relays used must be associated with warning, alarm or custom events

Analog connection

To connect FA100 to a Inim Electronics analogue fire detection control panel, it is necessary to use the “Loop” terminals and then to address the FAD100 detector modules in use. The control panel will see such modules as smoke detectors on the loop.

The cable shield should be connected only to the control panel earth terminal, as shown in the figure.