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5.3 Conventional panel mode without an auxiliary PSU
Depending upon the electrical specification of the fire detection and control panel, for convenience it may
be possible to connect a Fireless transponder directly to the 2-wire zone circuit, which will then provide
power and signalling between the wireless transponder and control panel without the need for an
additional power supply source.
Please contact Pentolt for guidance and further advice.
5.4 Analogue addressable panel mode with collective control and response
This mode requires the host addressable fire detection and alarm system to have a compatible conventional
zone monitor unit and/or sounder circuit controller available, together with a local 9 - 38V dc, battery
backed and monitored power source (15mA @24v minimum).
Configuration of the Fireless transponder is very similar to that of the standard conventional mode, but with
end-of- line monitoring components being fitted directly to the ‘Zone’ and Sounder ‘OUT’ terminals, rather
than continuing on to other conventional detectors or sounders that may be on the same circuit.
5.5 Zeta addressable panel mode
When connected directly to the loop or zone wiring of a Zeta addressable or analogue addressable control
panel, the transponder will act as a seamless analogue-addressable gateway, enabling data and control to
take place directly between the panel and individual wireless field devices - with wireless field devices
behaving and appearing just like hard-wired devices. In this mode, power is taken from the loop itself and
there is no need for a local power supply.
If associated wireless field devices are to form part of a new zone or area, an optional short-circuit isolator
module is available, which is fitted to a header on the Fireless transponder motherboard, providing loop
isolation in both directions.
Wireless field devices that are added to an individual transponder at the commissioning stage are each
assigned a unique logical address, which will be in the range 1 – 125 and will also become their loop
address. Fireless will not allow duplicate addresses to be added to the transponder, however, care should
be taken to ensure that wireless addresses are not duplicated with existing hardwired devices, as Fireless
will not be able to detect this.
If there are insufficient address locations available on the chosen loop, it is possible to program the Fireless
transponder so that a collective loop response is given from all associated wireless INPUT style field devices,
which will mean that all fire or fault conditions will report and appear as a single address on the loop. This
allows up to 30 additional input devices to be monitored as a group or zone. Note: Loop outputs e.g.
sounders and output units, are not included in ‘collective mode’ and will each continue to occupy a unique
loop address.
Wireless devices forming part of an analogue addressable loop are ‘type coded’ and will appear within the
host control panel ‘device view’ menus and displays by their respective type e.g. optical smoke, heat,
sounder, manual call point.
An analogue value is also transmitted from each field device, which is a true representation of the current
status of a particular wireless device. Unlike hard-wired devices, wireless field devices are required to
continuously monitor their battery status, wireless connectivity and tamper status. This information is
contained in the analogue value, which can be viewed and interpreted at the panel rather than having to
interrogate the devices from the Fireless transponder. Values and their definitions are as follows:
Displayed Value
1 Communications Lost
2 Battery Fault - Low (30 days)
3 Battery Fault - Removed/Failed (7 Days)
4 Removed/Tampered
5 General Fault
16 Normal Condition
25 Detector Normal
32 I/O Relay(s) or Sounder is Active/ON.
64 I/O Input High or Manual Call Point Alarm/Operated
80 Detector Alarm
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5.3 Conventional panel mode without an auxiliary PSU
Depending upon the electrical specification of the fire detection and control panel, for convenience it may
be possible to connect a Fireless transponder directly to the 2-wire zone circuit, which will then provide
power and signalling between the wireless transponder and control panel without the need for an
additional power supply source.
Please contact Pentolt for guidance and further advice.
5.4 Analogue addressable panel mode with collective control and response
This mode requires the host addressable fire detection and alarm system to have a compatible conventional
zone monitor unit and/or sounder circuit controller available, together with a local 9 - 38V dc, battery
backed and monitored power source (15mA @24v minimum).
Configuration of the Fireless transponder is very similar to that of the standard conventional mode, but with
end-of- line monitoring components being fitted directly to the ‘Zone’ and Sounder ‘OUT’ terminals, rather
than continuing on to other conventional detectors or sounders that may be on the same circuit.
5.5 Zeta addressable panel mode
When connected directly to the loop or zone wiring of a Zeta addressable or analogue addressable control
panel, the transponder will act as a seamless analogue-addressable gateway, enabling data and control to
take place directly between the panel and individual wireless field devices - with wireless field devices
behaving and appearing just like hard-wired devices. In this mode, power is taken from the loop itself and
there is no need for a local power supply.
If associated wireless field devices are to form part of a new zone or area, an optional short-circuit isolator
module is available, which is fitted to a header on the Fireless transponder motherboard, providing loop
isolation in both directions.
Wireless field devices that are added to an individual transponder at the commissioning stage are each
assigned a unique logical address, which will be in the range 1 – 125 and will also become their loop
address. Fireless will not allow duplicate addresses to be added to the transponder, however, care should
be taken to ensure that wireless addresses are not duplicated with existing hardwired devices, as Fireless
will not be able to detect this.
If there are insufficient address locations available on the chosen loop, it is possible to program the Fireless
transponder so that a collective loop response is given from all associated wireless INPUT style field devices,
which will mean that all fire or fault conditions will report and appear as a single address on the loop. This
allows up to 30 additional input devices to be monitored as a group or zone. Note: Loop outputs e.g.
sounders and output units, are not included in ‘collective mode’ and will each continue to occupy a unique
loop address.
Wireless devices forming part of an analogue addressable loop are ‘type coded’ and will appear within the
host control panel ‘device view’ menus and displays by their respective type e.g. optical smoke, heat,
sounder, manual call point.
An analogue value is also transmitted from each field device, which is a true representation of the current
status of a particular wireless device. Unlike hard-wired devices, wireless field devices are required to
continuously monitor their battery status, wireless connectivity and tamper status. This information is
contained in the analogue value, which can be viewed and interpreted at the panel rather than having to
interrogate the devices from the Fireless transponder. Values and their definitions are as follows:
Displayed Value
1 Communications Lost
2 Battery Fault - Low (30 days)
3 Battery Fault - Removed/Failed (7 Days)
4 Removed/Tampered
5 General Fault
16 Normal Condition
25 Detector Normal
32 I/O Relay(s) or Sounder is Active/ON.
64 I/O Input High or Manual Call Point Alarm/Operated
80 Detector Alarm
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