Hochiki FIRElink-25 User Manual

FIRElink-25 Air Sampling System

INSTALLATION MANUAL

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Document Detail s: Title: FIRElink-25 Ai r Sampling System - Installati on Manual

Issue 4.0 Issue Date October 2010 Part No. 9-5-0-344

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 Indicators............................................................................................................................... 6

1.2 Inside the Detector................................................................................................................. 7

1.3 Detector Terminal Block Connections..................................................................................... 8

2 Programming the Detector............................................................................................................ 9

2.1 Time and Date tab.................................................................................................................. 9

2.2 Alarm Levels and Delays Tab............................................................................................... 10

2.2.1 Alarm Levels - (Level subgroup)....................................................................................... 10

2.2.2 Alarm Delays - (Delay subgroup)...................................................................................... 10

2.2.3 ClassiFire® Override ........................................................................................................ 10

2.2.4 Alarm Factor....................................................................................................................10

2.2.5 LDD Enable ..................................................................................................................... 11

2.2.6 FastLearn Enable............................................................................................................. 11

2.2.7 Auto FastLearn Enable..................................................................................................... 11

2.2.8 ClassiFire 3D...................................................................................................................11

2.2.9 Demo M o d e..................................................................................................................... 11

2.3 Day/Night Switching Tab...................................................................................................... 12

2.3.1 Day Start / Night Start –.................................................................................................... 12

2.3.2 Disable Day / Night Switching........................................................................................... 12

2.4 Alarm Actions Tab................................................................................................................ 12

2.4.1 Remote Functions (Remote Input subgroup) .................................................................... 12

2.4.2 Programmed Isolate......................................................................................................... 12

2.4.3 Latching Alarms............................................................................................................... 12

2.4.4 Latching Faults.................................................................................................................12

2.4.5 Cascading Alarms............................................................................................................ 12

2.5 Device Infor mation Tab........................................................................................................ 13

2.5.1 Device Type.....................................................................................................................13

2.5.2 Firmware Version............................................................................................................. 13

2.5.3 Run-time Hours................................................................................................................ 13

2.5.4 Watchdog Count .............................................................................................................. 13

2.5.5 Device Text...................................................................................................................... 13

2.6 Referencing Tab................................................................................................................... 13

2.6.1 Reference Detector.......................................................................................................... 13

2.6.2 Reference Enable............................................................................................................ 13

2.6.3 Reference Level............................................................................................................... 13

2.6.4 Reference Back-off .......................................................................................................... 13

2.7 Flow Monitoring Tab .............................................................................................................14

2.7.1 Flow Rate......................................................................................................................... 14

2.7.2 Flow High Limit................................................................................................................ 14

2.7.3 Flow Low Limit................................................................................................................. 14

2.7.4 Flow Fault Delay.............................................................................................................. 14

2.8 Miscellaneous Tab ............................................................................................................... 14

2.8.1 Access Code.................................................................................................................... 14

2.8.2 Chart Recording Rate....................................................................................................... 15

2.8.3 Separator Condition ......................................................................................................... 15

2.8.4 Separator Change Date.................................................................................................... 15

2.8.5 Factory Default.................................................................................................................16

2.9 Other Remote Software Features......................................................................................... 16

2.9.1 Reset............................................................................................................................... 16

2.9.2 Histogram Screen............................................................................................................ 16

2.10 Chart Recording................................................................................................................... 18

2.11 Load / Save Function Settings.............................................................................................. 18

3 Design Limitations....................................................................................................................... 20

3.1 System Design..................................................................................................................... 21

3.2 EN54-20 and UL238 Compliance ......................................................................................... 22

4 Installation.................................................................................................................................... 24

4.1 Docking Station.................................................................................................................... 24

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Mechanical Installation......................................................................................................25

4.1.1

4.1.2 Elect r ical Insta l la t io n.........................................................................................................25

4.1.3 Power Supply Connections ...............................................................................................25

4.1.4 Signal Connections...........................................................................................................25

4.2 Fina l installation....................................................................................................................26

5 Interfacing.....................................................................................................................................28

5.1 Setting the Detector Address.................................................................................................28

5.2 Connecting a FIRElink-25 t o a SenseNET/RS485 Detector Network......................................29

5.3 Connecting a FIRElink-25 t o an addressable Fire Panel ........................................................29

5.4 Connecting to a PC...............................................................................................................31

6 Event Lo g......................................................................................................................................32

7 Commissioning.............................................................................................................................34

7.1 Commissioning Checklist ......................................................................................................34

8 Maintenance..................................................................................................................................35

8.1 Diagnostics...........................................................................................................................35

9 Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................37

9.1 Nuisance Alarms Occur Too Often........................................................................................37

9.2 Elevated Smoke Levels Do Not Gener ate Alarms..................................................................37

9.3 Low Mean Output..................................................................................................................37

9.4 Detector Sensitivity Varies Over Time ...................................................................................37

9.5 Flow Fault Errors...................................................................................................................37

9.5.1 "Low Flow" Error Messages. ............................................................................................. 38

9.5.2 "High Flow" Error M e ssage s..............................................................................................38

10 Do's and Don'ts.........................................................................................................................39

11 FIRElink-25 Specification..........................................................................................................40

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1 Introduction

FIRElink-25 is a hi ghly sophi sticated ‘next generat ion‘ of High Sensitivity Aspir ating Smoke Detection product that has been designed t o ensure t hat installation and com m issioning is as simpl e as possibl e, while optimising performance.

FIRElink-25 inc or por ates a patented ‘artific ial intelligence‘ known as ClassiFi r e ®, which all ows the detector to configure itself to optimum sensitivity, alarm thresholds and m inimum nuisance alarms for any env ir onm ent.

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Hochiki Europe (UK ) Limited

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ClassiFir e intelligence also monit or s t he detector chamber and dust separator for c ontamination, continually adjusting the appropriate oper ating parameters to counteract the negative effects of such contamination.

The FIRElink range of detectors is unique in being able to prov ide a consistent lev el of protection in a very wide range of environment s by continuously making minor adjustments to sensitivity.

The FIRElink range of detectors has proven its worth many tim es by detecting ‘dif ficult-to-detect‘ slow growth electrical overload incipient fires in ‘difficult ‘ envi r onm ents.

This handbook gives information likely to be needed f or most

EN54-20: 2006

Aspirati ng smoke detectors

for fire det ection and fire alarm

systems for buildings

CLASS A, B and C

Technical data: see INF48027 held

by the manufacturer

NOTE: If this equi pm ent is part of a fire detection system, it should be supplied from an approved power

supply conf orming to EN54-4.

This symbol appears on the m ain boar d of the unit and indicates that the board contains static sensitive component s. S uitable anti-static pr ec autions must be taken when handling t he boar d.

installations, but for more detailed information on subject s such as Fresh Air Ref erencing, please refer to the com plete Technical Manual or System Design G uide.

This equipment is Class 111 as defined in EN60950 (i.e., this equipment is designed to oper ate from Safety Extra Low Voltages and does not generate any hazardous voltages).

This label is loc ated on the laser chamber and signifi es that the unit is a Class 1

LASER CLASS 1

PRODUCT

Laser product as specif ied in IEC 60825-1. The unit incorporat es a Cl ass 3B embedded laser which m ust not be removed from the detector as retinal damage may result if t he laser beam enters the eye.

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This symbol appears on the m ain boar d of the unit and indicates that the board contains static sensitive component s. S uitable anti-static pr ec autions must be taken when handling t he boar d.

Hochiki Europe ( UK ) Limit ed has tak en every care to ensure that FIREli nk - 25 is as simple to install as possible but in c ase of diff ic ulty, please contact our Product S uppor t Department to ensure trouble free installation and operation.

Hochiki Europe ( UK ) Limit ed takes no responsibilit y for dam age or injur y oc casioned as a result of failing to install or operate the equipment in accordance with these instructi ons.

1.1 Indicators

Fire indicator illuminates when the alarm lev el has been reached and the appropriate time delays have expired.

Fault. Ill umi nates when the unit has a fault and a fault signal is being sent to the fire alarm panel.

OK. Illuminates to show normal operation when there are no faults. Th e OK lamp will flash during the 15 minute Fastlearn™ peri od when the detector is first learning about its envir onm ent.

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1.2 In side the Detector

Removab le term in al blocks (see section 1. 3)

Addressable programmable interface card (FIRElink-APIC) port (see section 5. 3)

Detector address DIP switch (see section 5.1)

RS232 serial port (see section 5.4)

Filter (see secti on 8)

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1.3 Detector Terminal Block Connections

FIRElink-APIC addressable bus

connections for use i n Normally closed FAULT relay cont acts

Normally open FIRE relay contacts

conjunction with

interface card (see

sections 4.1.4 and 5. 3)

RS485 / SenseNET connections (see sections 4.1.4and 5. 2)

Power supply connections (see section 4.1. 3)

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2 Programming the Detector

The FIRElink - 25 may be progr ammed from a PC when connected to the detect or v ia a standard 9-pin serial lead connected to the serial port of the computer and the 9 way socket at the base of the detector (see section 7. 4, ‘Connecting to a PC’). In order to do this, it is necessary to install the rem ote control software onto the c om puter. A copy of the remote control software is cont ained on a CD-ROM supplied with each detect or . Instal l the software in accordanc e with t he on-screen instructions. To open the sof tware , select Start > Programs > Ho chiki > Remote 3.0

The programmable functions are all accessed though the Options > Detector settings submenu or by clicking on t he detector button on remote software toolbar as i ndicated below:

The following screen is displayed:

This window contains all the programmabl e functions for the FIRElink-25. To amend one of t he programmable functions, go to the relevant tab, make the change and then clic k OK. This will save the change to the detec tor’s internal firmware.

A list and explanation of the various functi ons i s given below, with the functions grouped by t he tab under which they appear.

2.1 Time and Date tab

It is important that the time and date be set up correctly on the controller’s internal c alendar /clock because it uses this inf ormation to store events in the event log. See section 8, “Event log” for more details. Unl ess speci ally ordered, unit s are suppl ied with the correct sett ing for UK time. This is backed up with a rechargeabl e battery. Later adjustm ents to t he cl oc k sett ing should not exceed ± 70 minutes unless a FastLearn is initiated.

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2.2 Alarm Levels and Delays Tab

2.2.1 Alarm Levels - (Level subgroup)

The value set in the Fir e, Pr e- Al arm and A ux functions in the Level subgroup is the rel atively scaled bargraph level at which the appropriate alarm is initiated on the detec tor. The Fire 2 level assigns an absolutely scaled alarm level in % obs/m.

The Aux level is set by factory default at level 10 which means that this alarm will occur after the Fi r e alarm. The def ault level settings for Pre-Alarm and Fire 1 are 6 and 8 respectively. The default setting for Fire 2 is 20% obs/m.

2.2.2 Alarm Delays - (Delay subgroup)

The alarm delay i s the number of seconds that an alarm level has to be continuously sensed before the alarm is initi ated. Each alarm level has a programmable delay of between 0 and 90 seconds. The default delay for each al arm level is 5 seconds.

2.2.3 ClassiFire® Override

This functi on has no curr ent use on the FIRElink-25 but is reserved for future expansion purposes.

2.2.4 Alarm Factor

The detector sensitivity is set with this entr y , which will also affect the probability of nuisance alarm s. 0 = high sensitiv ity, higher probability, 8 = low sensitivity, lower probability. The default alarm factor is 4.

Note: The highest sensitivity setting is suitable for clean, envir onm entally controlled envir onm ents, e.g.

semiconductor manufacturing clean r oom s where airbor ne pollutants are kept to an absolute minimum and the least cont am ination is cause for alarm.

Use of this setti ng in a busy mac hine shop would lead to relatively fr equent nuisance alarms due

to the normal vari ation of atmospheric contamination and a lower sensitivity setting is recommended. I t is therefore important that t he alarm factor chosen is suitable for the area to be protected. When t he appr opr iate alarm factor for the protected area has been set, nuisance alarms will be reduc ed to an absolute minimum.

The following table gives suggested settings of ClassiFire alarm setting for different locations:

Alarm Factor

0 Extremely High Once per year Semiconductor manufacturing clean r oom 1 Once per 5 years Computer room 2 Once per 10 years Non- smoking office 3 Once per 50 years Clean factory

Sensitivity

Probability of Nuisance Alarm

Suggested Protected Area

4 Medium Once per 1000 years Warehouse 5 Medium Once per 5000 years Warehouse with diesel trucks operati ng 6 Medium Once per 10000 years Warehouse with diesel trucks operati ng 7 Low Once per 20000 years Warehouse with diesel trucks operati ng 8 Low Once per 100000 years Warehouse with diesel trucks operati ng

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2.2.5 LDD Enable

When this function is ticked, Laser Dust Discrimination (LDD™) increases the respon se time of the detector slightly, whilst greatly r educing the likelihood of nui sance alarms due to dust ingress. LDD may be disabled in v ery clean r oom s for a slightly faster response to sm ok e by setting this function to unti c ki ng the box. This function is enabl ed by default.

NOTE: Disabli ng LDD is not r ec ommended f or ar eas other t han m anufacturing clean room s, due to the

increased probability of nuisance al arms in most other operating envi r onm ents.

2.2.6 FastLearn Enable

If the detect or i s in FastLearn mode, unticking this box will st op the FastLearn process. Using the function in this way is neither r ec ommended nor support ed by Hochiki Europe (UK ) Limit ed.

Ticking the box will star t a FastLearn at any time. The green “OK ” LED on t he front of the det ec tor will flash for the fift een mi nutes that it takes for the FastLear n process, and will then c hange to constant illumination to indicate that the FastLearn is complete.

Note: It will tak e a further 24 hours after the FastLearn for full sensit ivity to be reached, unless

Demonstration Mode has been initiated (See sect ion 3.10, “Demo mode”). It is essential for proper functioni ng that the detector not be left i n Demonstrat ion mode, and that it be allowed to complete the 24-hour lear ning period. To cancel demo mode, tick this box or power down and restart the detector t o initiate FastLearn mode.

2.2.7 Auto FastLearn Enable

When enabled, this function ensures that if the detector is powered off for any reason (e.g. for maintenance or to be mov ed to a new area), a FastLear n is commenced automatically on power-up.

There may be occasions when it is desir able to power down the detect or for short periods of time, and it is highly likely that ambient contaminant levels will be the same on power-up. Under t hese circumstances it may not be desirabl e that the det ec tor should to go through the whole lear ning process again. To this end, this function can be unticked before power-down, where upon it will retur n to the original settings on power-up. This function is enabled by default.

2.2.8 ClassiFire 3D

If this function is ticked, then the detect or will ignor e any pr e-set time delays in the ev ent of an unacceptably r apid increase in smoke densit y, thereby mi nimising response time to 'rapid growth' fires. This functi on would normally only be used where there were long t ime delays programmed on t he alarm levels. This function is disabled by default.

2.2.9 Demo Mode

Demonstration mode is an operating mode whereby the normal 24-hour learning period is bypassed, so that the detect or can reach high sensitivity aft er only the 15 minute FastLearn period. This can be used so that initial smoke testing and other commissioning can be carried out.

However, it must be understood that, since the alarm levels will be based solely upon the sparse data gathered during the FastLearn period, there is a risk of nuisance alarms due to normal variations in ambient smoke levels. For this reason, the detector should not be left in Demo mode for normal use when connected to a fire panel.

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2.3 Day/Night Switching Tab

2.3.1 Day Start / Night Start –

These values are t he times to the nearest hour at which the day/ night switching is desired to take place on the detector . Entries are made in 24-hour format, e.g. 19 for 7pm. Day and night switching is i ntended so that the detector may automatically select a different sensitivit y when the pr otected area is unoccupied and fewer contaminants are being produced. ClassiF ire automatically detects the change in smok e lev el after the protec ted area is left, and if the time at which this happens is within + 70 minutes of the programmed switc hover time it selects the night-time histogram. This means that changes i n time setting, for example changing to summer time, may be ignored as the detect or wi ll take this into account . The default times for day and night start are 08:00 and 19:00 respectively.

NOTE: That if the envir onm ent actually becomes more contami nated during the night period for any

reason then ClassiF ire will adapt to that too, reduc ing the night-time sensitiv ity.

2.3.2 Disable Day / Night Switching

If day/night switching is not desirable, the Disable day/night switching box may be ticked to leave the detector perm anently in day mode.

2.4 Alarm Actions Tab

2.4.1 Remote Functions (Remote Input subgroup)

These functi ons have no current use on the FIRElink-25 but are r eserved for future expansion purpose s.

2.4.2 Programmed Isolate

When this function is ticked the controller will not generate alarms and will not indicate a fault conditi on on any fire panel whic h is connected, e.g. for use during detect or m aintenance. The “Fault” light will be illuminated on the detector front panel. The isolated condition will be disabled automatic ally after 7 days if not manually disabl ed. This function is disabl ed by default.

2.4.3 Latching Alarms

When this function box is tic k ed it requires a reset from the controlling computer to clear an al arm condition. If unticked, the alarm signal is exti nguished as soon as the alarm condition ends. This is the factory default setting.

2.4.4 Latching Faults

When this function box is tic k ed it requires a reset from the controlling computer to clear a fault condition. If untick ed, t he fault si gnal is extinguished as soon as the faul t condition ends. This is the factory default setting.

2.4.5 Cascading Alarms

Ticking this function box means that only when the detector ’s cont roller has gone into P r e-Alarm does the controller star t counting down the main Fire delay i.e. the time delays on Pre-Alarm and Fire 1 are cumulativ e. T he Aux alarm is not incl uded in the cumulative delay si nc e it may be set to a higher level than either the P r e-Alarm or Fire 1 levels. This functi on is enabl ed by default.

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