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ELESS PRODUCT GUIDE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Scope
Welcome to the Fireless® manual and product guide. This document will provide you with general
information as well as detailed instructions on how to install, operate and maintain the products.
It is essential that this product guide is read prior to planning and installation and, it is assumed that anyone
using this guide has an appropriate level of knowledge and skill with respect to hardwired and wireless fire
detection and alarm systems.
1.2 Product Introduction
Fireless® is a field programmable, wired to wireless universal ‘point type’ fire detection and alarm interface,
designed to enable a number of associated wireless input and output field devices to be seamlessly
connected and integrated into a new or existing hard-wired fire detection and alarm system.
The associated Fireless ‘Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver’, referred to in this document as a ‘Transponder’ or
‘WTR’, is field programmable and has been designed to operate, as standard, in any one of the following
modes:
1. Connected to a Conventional fire detection and alarm system.
2. Connected to an Analogue Addressable fire detection and alarm system, providing a collective response.
3. Connected to a Zeta Analogue Addressable fire detection and alarm C.I.E. loop (for either collective or
individual, addressable control and response).
4. Used alone or as part of a stand-alone ‘Grade C’ fire detection and alarm system, for use in residential
applications in accordance with BS5839 Part 6.
5. A stand-alone ‘input to output’ and ‘output to input’ bi-directional non-latching repeating interface.
Detailed information relating to the necessary connections, specifications and programming of the WTR for
operation in the above modes can be found in the appropriate sections of this manual.
Important Note:
Prior to installation of a Fireless system, it is essential that a successful wireless survey has been
conducted and documented in accordance with our recommendations, which can be found in section 12 of
this manual or as a separate document ref. WF-SURVEY-001
2.0 Principle of Operation
2.1 Overview
Fireless operates in the 868MHz short range, European licence exempt frequency band. A typical system
will normally consist of one or more standalone wireless transponders, each programmed to communicate
with up to 30 mixed field devices such as smoke and heat detectors, manual call points, sounders and
input/output devices. Communications between the transponder and field devices is bi-directional and
incorporates a proprietary protocol to ensure that messages and commands are transferred in a fault
tolerant environment, without collision.
3.0 System Planning and Design
3.1 Overview
Wireless technology is all around us, and there is a high probability that numerous devices and systems, all
transmitting on a variety of different, similar or parallel frequency bands will be operating in the vicinity of
your intended Fireless installation locale. In addition, no two buildings or environments are ever the same,
comprising a complex mixture of building materials and fabrics, all capable of attenuating radio signals –
thereby reducing available signal strength and effective range. It is therefore essential that, prior to the final
specification and installation of a wireless system, a comprehensive wireless survey is conducted in order to
ensure that secure and trouble free operation is achieved following installation and commissioning. Fireless
has been designed to help make this task fast and easy to complete with the help of several standard, built-
in transponder test modes, together with the availability of a hand-held signal strength ‘test head’. Please
consult and follow section 12 of this manual for details, instructions and guidance.
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Scope
Welcome to the Fireless® manual and product guide. This document will provide you with general
information as well as detailed instructions on how to install, operate and maintain the products.
It is essential that this product guide is read prior to planning and installation and, it is assumed that anyone
using this guide has an appropriate level of knowledge and skill with respect to hardwired and wireless fire
detection and alarm systems.
1.2 Product Introduction
Fireless® is a field programmable, wired to wireless universal ‘point type’ fire detection and alarm interface,
designed to enable a number of associated wireless input and output field devices to be seamlessly
connected and integrated into a new or existing hard-wired fire detection and alarm system.
The associated Fireless ‘Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver’, referred to in this document as a ‘Transponder’ or
‘WTR’, is field programmable and has been designed to operate, as standard, in any one of the following
modes:
1. Connected to a Conventional fire detection and alarm system.
2. Connected to an Analogue Addressable fire detection and alarm system, providing a collective response.
3. Connected to a Zeta Analogue Addressable fire detection and alarm C.I.E. loop (for either collective or
individual, addressable control and response).
4. Used alone or as part of a stand-alone ‘Grade C’ fire detection and alarm system, for use in residential
applications in accordance with BS5839 Part 6.
5. A stand-alone ‘input to output’ and ‘output to input’ bi-directional non-latching repeating interface.
Detailed information relating to the necessary connections, specifications and programming of the WTR for
operation in the above modes can be found in the appropriate sections of this manual.
Important Note:
Prior to installation of a Fireless system, it is essential that a successful wireless survey has been
conducted and documented in accordance with our recommendations, which can be found in section 12 of
this manual or as a separate document ref. WF-SURVEY-001
2.0 Principle of Operation
2.1 Overview
Fireless operates in the 868MHz short range, European licence exempt frequency band. A typical system
will normally consist of one or more standalone wireless transponders, each programmed to communicate
with up to 30 mixed field devices such as smoke and heat detectors, manual call points, sounders and
input/output devices. Communications between the transponder and field devices is bi-directional and
incorporates a proprietary protocol to ensure that messages and commands are transferred in a fault
tolerant environment, without collision.
3.0 System Planning and Design
3.1 Overview
Wireless technology is all around us, and there is a high probability that numerous devices and systems, all
transmitting on a variety of different, similar or parallel frequency bands will be operating in the vicinity of
your intended Fireless installation locale. In addition, no two buildings or environments are ever the same,
comprising a complex mixture of building materials and fabrics, all capable of attenuating radio signals –
thereby reducing available signal strength and effective range. It is therefore essential that, prior to the final
specification and installation of a wireless system, a comprehensive wireless survey is conducted in order to
ensure that secure and trouble free operation is achieved following installation and commissioning. Fireless
has been designed to help make this task fast and easy to complete with the help of several standard, built-
in transponder test modes, together with the availability of a hand-held signal strength ‘test head’. Please
consult and follow section 12 of this manual for details, instructions and guidance.
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