Fire Alarm Signal Circuit

9 6 fire detection alarm and communications systems.

Fire alarm signal circuit. 9 6 3 6 1 the general evacuation alarm signal shall operate throughout the entire building. A notification appliance may use audible visible or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action. This information can be found in the manuals provided with the panels. A circuit where automatic or manual initiating devices are connected and the signal does not identify the individual device operated.

Most of today s appliances produce s. The signaling line circuit is used by the main computer fire alarm control panel or facp to communicate with all the sub computers detectors and modules. Signal circuit nac on a fire alarm panel. If an open additional troubles may also be queued that relate to the failure of one or more active field devices from communicating their condition with the common control.

The data sent from the facp to the detectors and modules carries information like address and polling and sometimes programming. Trouble supervisory and alarm. The total current draw for all the devices connected to the circuit cannot exceed the nac rating. Initially all appliances were either electromechanical horns or electric bells which would later be replaced by electronic sounders.

9 6 3 6 the general evacuation alarm signal shall operate in accordance with one of the methods prescribed by 9 6 3 6 1 through 9 6 3 6 3. In the wireless fire alarm system a radio signal is transmitted from the detector such as heat detector or call point to the central fire alarm system to activate the alarm circuit. Audible appliances have been in use longer than any other method of notification. Initiating device circuits notification appliance circuits and signaling line circuits shall be permitted to be designated as either class a or class b depending on their performance during nonsimultaneous single circuit fault conditions as specified by the following.

9 6 fire detection alarm and communications systems. Trouble signal a trouble signal is typically designated by a yellow light and means that there is an operational issue. There are three basic categories for fire alarm panel signals. Fire alarm circuit classes 2007 nfpa 72 6 4 2 1 class.

Performance shall be based upon wiring class note the old class style has been replaced with class only alarms must activate nacs and control circuits within 10 seconds. Alarm supervisory trouble opens and grounds on a fire alarm circuit will result in a blank signal. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system.