NOTIFIER UniNet 2000 NION-MXL Workstation Plugin Components Instruction Manual

NOTIFIER UniNet 2000 NION-MXL Workstation Plugin Components

UniNet 2000 NION-MxL Instruction Manual

Fire Alarm System Limitations
While a fire alarm system may lower insurance rates, it is not a substitute for fire insurance!

An automatic fire alarm system-typically made up of smoke detectors, heat detectors, manual pull stations, audible warning devices, and a fire alarm control with remote notification capabil- ity-can provide early warming of a developing fire. Such a sys tem, however, does not assure protection against property dam- age or loss of life resulting from a fire. The Manufacturer recommends that smoke and/or heat detec- tors be located throughout a protected premise following the rec ommendations of the current edition of the National Fire Protec- tion Association Standard 72 (NFPA 72), manufacturer’s recom- mendations, State and local codes, and the recommendations contained in the Guide for Proper Use of System Smoke Detec tors, which is made available at no charge to all installing deal- ers. A study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (an agency of the United States govemment) indicated that smoke detectors may not go off in as many as 35% of all fires. While fire alarm systems are designed to provide early waning against fire, they do not guarantee warning or protection against fire. A fire alarm system may not provide timely or adequate waning, or simply may not function, for a variety of reasons:
Smoke detectors may not sense fire where smoke cannot reach the detectors such as in chimneys, in or behind walls, on roofs, or on the other side of closed doors. Smoke detectors also may not sense a fire on another level or floor of a building. A second-floor detector, for example, may not sensea first-floor or basement fire.

Particles of combustion or “smoke” from a developing fire may not reach the sensing chambers of smoke detectors be cause:

• Barriers such as closed or partially closed doors, walls, or chimneys may inhibit particle or smoke flow.
• Smoke particles may become “cold,” stratify, and not reach the ceilingor upper walls where detectors are located.
• Smoke particles may be blown away from detectors by air outlets.
• Smoke particles may be drawn into air returns before reaching the detector.

The amount of “smoke” present may be insufficient to alarmn smoke detectors. Smoke detectors are designed to alarm at various levels of smoke density. f such density levels are not created bya developing fire at the location of detectors, the de tectors will not go into alarm.
Smoke detectors, even when working properly, have sensing limitations. Detectors that have photoelectronic sensing cham- bers tend to detect smoldering fires better than flaming fires, which have little visible smoke. Detectors that have ionizing- type sensing chambers tend to detect fast- flaming fires better than smoldering fires. Because fires develop in different ways and are often unpredictable in their growth, neither type of detec- tor is necessarily best and a given type of detector may not pro- vide adequate warning of a fire. Smoke detectors cannot be expected to provide adequate warn- ing of fires caused by arson, children playing with matches (es- pecially in bedrooms), smoking in bed, and violent explosions (caused by escaping gas, improper storage of flammable mate- rials, etc.).

Heat detectors do not sense particles of combustion and alarm only when heat on their sensors increases at a predetermined rate or reaches a predetermined level. Rate-of-rise heat detec tors may be subject to reduced sensitivity over time. For this reason, the rate-of-rise feature of each detector should be tested at least once per year by a qualified fire protection specialist. Heat detectors are designed to protect property, not lite.
IMPORTANT! Smoke detectors must be installed in the same room as the control panel and in rooms used by the system for the connection of alarm transmission wining9, communications, signaling, and/or power. If detectors are not so located, a devel- oping fire may damage the alarm system, crippling its ability to report a fire.
Audible warning devices such as bells may not alert people if these devices are located on the other side of closed or partly open doors or are located on another floor of a building. Any warning device may fail to alert people with a disability or those who have recently consumed drugs, alcohol or medication. Please note that:

• Strobes can, under certain circumstances, cause seizures in people with conditions Such as epilepsy.
• Studies have shown that certain people, even when they hear a fire alarm signal, do not respond or comprehend the mean- ing of the signal. It is the property owners responsibility to conduct fire drills and other training exercise to make people aware of fire alarm signals and instruct them on the proper reaction to alarm signals.
• In rare instances, the sounding of a warning device can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

A fire alarm system will not operate without any electrical power. If AC power fails, the system will operate from standby batteries only for a specified time and only if the batteries have been properly maintained and replaced regularly.
Equipment used in the system may not be technically compat ible with the control. It is essential to use only equipment listed for service with your control panel. Telephone lines needed to transmit alarm signals from a premise to a central monitoring station may be out of service or temporarily disabled. For added protection against telephone line failure, backup radio transmission systems are recommended.
The most common cause of fire alarm malfunction is inade- quate maintenance. To keep the entire fire alarm system in ex- cellent working order, ongoing maintenance is required per the manufacturer’s recommendations, and UL and NFPA standards. At a minimum, the requirements of Chapter 7 of NFPA 72 shall be followed. Environments with large amounts of dust, dirt or high air velocity require more frequent maintenance. A mainte- nance agreement should be arranged through the local manufacturer’s representative. Maintenance should be sched- uled monthly or as required by National and/or local fire codes and should be performed by authorized professional fire alarm installers only. Adequate written records of all inspections should be kept.

Installation Precautions

Adherence to the following will aid in problem-free installation with long- term reliability:

WARNING- Several different sources of power can be con- nected to the fire alarm control panel. Disconnect all sources of power before servicing. Control unit and associated equipment may be damaged by removing and/or inserting cards, modules, or interconnecting cables while the unit is energized. Do not attempt to install, service, or operate this unit until this manual is read and understood.

CAUTION- System Reacceptance Test after Software Changes. To ensure proper system operation, this product must be tested in accordance with NFPA 72 Chapter 7 after any programming operation or change in site-specific software. Re- acceptance testing is required after any change, addition or de- letion of system components, or after any modification, repair or adjustment to system hardware or wiring. All components, circuits, system operations, or software func tions known to be affected by a change must be 100% tested. In addition, to ensure that other operations are not inadvertently affected, at least 10% of initiating devices that are not directly affected by the change, up to a maximum of 50 devices, must also be tested and proper system operation verified.

This system meets NFPA requirements for operation at 0-49 C/32-120° F and at a relative humidity of 85% RH-93% per ULC (non-condensing) at 30° C/86° F. However, the useful life of the system’s standby batteries and the electronic compo- nents may be adversely affected by extreme temperature ranges and humidity. Therefore, it is recommended that this system and all peripherals be installed in an environment with a nominal room temperature of 15-27° C/60-80° F.
Verify that wire sizes are adequate for all initiating and indicating device loops. Most devices cannot tolerate more than a 10% 1.R. drop from the specified device voltage.
Like all solid state electronic devices, this system may operate erratically or can be damaged when subjected to light ning-induced transients. Although no system is completely im mune from lightning transients and interferences, proper ground ing will reduce susceptibility. Overhead or outside aerial wiring is not recommended, due to an increased susceptibility to nearby lightning strikes. Consult with the Technical Services Department if any problems are anticipated or encountered.
Disconnect AC power and batteries prior to removing or in- serting circuit boards. Failure to do so can damage circuits.
Remove all electronic assemblies prior to any drilling, filing, reaming, or punching of the enclosure. When possible, make all cable entries from the sides or rear. Before making modifica- tions, verity that they wil not interfere with battery, transformer, and printed circuit board location.
Do not tighten screw terminals more than 9 in-lbs. Over-tightening may damage threads, resulting in reduced terminal contact pressure and difficulty with screw terminal re- moval.
Though designed to last many years , system components can fail at any time. This system contains static-sensitive com- ponents. Always ground yourself with a proper wrist strap be- fore handing any circuits so that static charges are removed from the body. Use static-suppressive packaging to protect electronic assemblies removed from the unit.
Follow the instructions in the installation, operating, and programming manuals. These instructions must be followed to avoid damage to the control panel and associated equipment. FACP operation and reliability depend upon proper installation by authorized personnel.

FCC Warning

WARNING: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to com- ply with the limits for class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which is designed to pro- vide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interfer- ence at his own expense.

Canadian Requirements
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radiation noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Foreword

The contents of this manual are important and must be kept in close proximity ot the hardware. It building owner ship is changed, this manual and all other testing and maintenance intormation must also be passed to the current owner of the tacility. A copy of this manual was shipped with the equipment and is also available from the manu- facturer.
This equipment has been designed to comply with standards set forth by the following regulatoy agencies:

Underwriters Laboratories U.S. Documents

• UL-864 Control Units for Fire Protetive Signaling Systems.
• UL-1076 Proprietary Burglar Alarm Units and Systems.
• UL-294 Access Control System Units.

Underwriters Laboratories Canada Documents

• CAN/ULC-S524-M91 Standard for Installation of Fire Alarm Systems.
• CAN/ULC-S527-M99 Standard for Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems. NFPA Standards
• National Fire Protection Association Standards 72.
• National Electric Code (NFPA 70).
• Life Safety Code (NFPA 101).

Other Requirements of the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (LAHJ). WARNING: Improper installation, maintenance, and lack of routine testing could result in system maltunction.

Other

• Requirements of the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (LAHJ).

WARNING: Improper installation, maintenance, and lack of routine testing could result in system malfunction.

Introduction

The NION-MXL is a plug-in component of the UniNet Workstation. It allows a workstation to view events and other data originating trom an XL panel. This system is suitable for proprietary systems listed under: .

• NFPA 72-1993 Proprietary Service.

UniNef consists ot graphical workstations monitoring and controlling local or remote twisted pair or fiber optic networks. Remote network monitoring is achieved through the use of a Building Communications Interface (BCI), which has a maximum capacity of 32 nodes. tach Local Area Server (LAS) has a maximum capacity of 200 nodes, using twisted pair or tiber-optic cabling. A twisted pair network topology (F1-10) may be a maximum length ot 6000 teet per network segment with no T-taps, allowing communications between 64 nodes in each segment. In addition, FT-10 allows dedicated runs of 8000 feet point-to-point or multiple T-taps within 1500 feet of any other node on the segment. iber- optic cable runs can be contigured in either a bus or ring topology with up to 8db of attenuation between nodes. The network is supervised tor shorts, opens and node tailures as dictated in Style 4 wiring.
The network power is 24 VDC nominal and receives operating power troma power limited, tiltered source listed tor use with fire protecfive signaling units.

Deseription and Installation

General Description
The NION-MXL interfaces to a Pyrotronics MXL control panel to provide monitoring and control of the FACP to a UniNet 2000 network. The NION is based on the NION-2328 motherboard hardware and communicates with the FACP via the ElA-232 connection.

Deseription of the Serial NION-232B

• The Serial NION-232B (Network Input Output Node) is an EIA-232 interface used with UniNet 2000. All of the UniNet 2000 system components are based on LonWorks” (Local Operating Network) technologies. The Serial NION-2328 provides transparent or interpreted communications between the workstation and control panels. Unless otherwise noted, Acknowledge, Silence, and Reset are available tor each intertace. Check specitic connections tor details.
• The NION connects a LonWorks” FT-10 or fiber network, and the EIA-232 port of control panels. It provides a single, two-way communication channel for ElA-232 serial data when connected to a control panel. NIONs are specitic to the type of network to which they connect (FT-10 or tiber). The transceiver type must be specitied and ordered separately when ordering the NION. For intormation regarding network transceivers see the 51539 Network Installation manual section 1.1.3.
• The NION can be powered by any power limited, tiltered source with battery backup which is UL or ULC Tisted, as appropriate tor your area, tor use with tire protective signaling units.
• The NION mounts in an enclosure (NISCAB-1 or CHS-4L in CAB-3 series enclosure) with conduit knockouts.

Required Components
The NION-MXL requires the tollowing equipment:

• NION-232B
• SMX Transceiver ($7FTXC, FTXC, FOXC or DFXC)
• Software kit for NION-MXL interface
• Enclosure (NISCAB-1)

The following paragraphs describe all required and optional components used to assemble a functional NION MM. All ot the items described must be ordered separately.

site Requirements
The NION-2328 can be installed in the following environmental conditions:

• Temperature range of 0°C to 49°C (32°F – 120°F).
• 93% humidity non-condensing at 30°C (86F).

Cabinet Installation
The NION-232B is designed to be installed on a wall within 20 teet of the control panel in the same room. The type of hardware used is at the discretion of the installer, but must be in accordance with local code requirements

NISCAB-1 Installation
The NION-2328 may be mounted stand-alone in a single node enclosure, the NISCAB-1, where power is supplied by the monitored equipment or an external source. This enclosure is provided with door and key lock. Mounting the enclosure to its wall position

1. Use the provided key to unlock the enclosure cover.
2. Remove the enclosure cover.
3. Mount the enclosure to the wall. Reter to the enclosure mounting hole layout below.

Serial Communication Deseription
The baud rate, parity and data bits of the NION-232B must be equal to those of the ElA-232 serial port of the control panel. The NION-2328B settings must be contigured in the tield tor the application it was ordered to till. These settings are made on switch S2.
It it becomes necessary to change any of these seings, use the chart below :

NOTE: If the device connected to the NION calls for 9 data bits, then the NION must be set to 8 data bits with either Even or Odd parity.

NION Power Requirements/Connection
The NION-2328 requires +24VDC +/- 10% 0.080 A nominal and battery backup in accordance with local code requirements. It can be powered by any power limited, filtered source with battery backup which is UL or ULC listed, as appropriate tor your area, tor use with tire protective signaling units. All connections must be within 20tt of the NION and run in conduit.
The NION-MXL connects to a +24VDC power supply via its TB4 connector. See Figure 2-1 for more details on making power connections.

NOTES: # is recommended that the installer contorm to local code requirements when instaling all wiring. All power connections must be non- resettable. Reter to the current NOIIFIER® Catalog tor specitic part numbers and ordering intormation for each NION. Aways remove power trom the NiON before making any changes to switch settings and removing or installing option modules, SMX network modules and software upgrade chips or damage may result. Aways observe ESD protection procedures.

NION-232B Operation
NION-232B LEDs
Five LEDs on the mother board of the NION-2328 provide intormation about module operation. Ihe table below explains the possible conditions.

NION-MXL Configuration

Serial Connections with the MXL Control Panel
The NION-MXL must be connected to the ElA-232 port ot a Pyrotronics PlIM-I Peripheral Intertace Module installed with the MXL Control panel. Jumper GI on the PIM-I module must be closed. For specitic connections, refer to Figure 2-1. ElA-232 settings are: Baud Rate 9600, Data Bits – 8, Stop Bits – 1, Parity – None.

Serial Communication DIP Switch Configuration
The baud rate, parity and data bits of the NION-232B must be equal to those of the RS-232 serial port ot the control panel. Ihe NION-2325 settings must be contigured in the field for the application if was ordered to till. These settings are made on switch S2. it becomes necessary to change any of these settings, use the tigure below NOTE: The above DIP switch settings are for the MXL interface and correspond to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
Figure 2-2: Switch $2 Settings for the NION-232B RS-232 Configuration

Configuring the MXL Panel for Communications
IMPORTANT: Before the NION can establish communication with the MXL panel, the following MXL panel seftings must be made. Make panel settings according to igure 2-3 below:

Device Addressing for the MXL Contrel Panel
MML device addresses containa loop number tollowed by the two digit individual device address.