Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel User Manual

: June 6, 2024
: Bird

Table of Contents

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel
Safety Precautions
Safety Statements
Introduction
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Limited Warranty
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Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel

©Copyright 2021 by Bird Technologies Inc.
Instruction Book Part Number 920-6150-ALM-02 Rev. A

Safety Precautions

The following are general safety precautions that are not necessarily related to any specific part or procedure and do not necessarily appear elsewhere in this publication. These precautions must be thoroughly understood and apply to all phases of operation and maintenance.

WARNING

Keep Away From Live Circuits
Operating Personnel must at all times observe general safety precautions. Do not replace components or make adjustments to the inside of the test equipment with the high voltage supply turned on. To avoid casualties, always remove power.
Do Not Service Or Adjust Alone
Under no circumstances should any person reach into an enclosure for the purpose of service or adjustment of equipment except in the presence of someone who is capable of rendering aid.
Safety Earth Ground
An uninterruptible earth safety ground must be supplied from the main power source to test instruments. Grounding one conductor of a two conductor power cable is not sufficient protection. Serious injury or death can occur if this grounding is not properly supplied.
Resuscitation
Personnel working with or near high voltages should be familiar with modern methods of resuscitation.
Remove Power
Observe general safety precautions. Do not open the instrument with the power applied.

Safety Symbols

WARNING
Warning notes call attention to a procedure, which if not correctly performed, could result in personal injury.

CAUTION
Caution notes call attention to a procedure, which if not correctly performed, could result in damage to the instrument.

Note: Calls attention to supplemental information.

Safety Statements

USAGE
ANY USE OF THIS INSTRUMENT IN A MANNER NOT SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER MAY IMPAIR THE INSTRUMENT’S SAFETY PROTECTION.
USO
EL USO DE ESTE INSTRUMENTO DE MANERA NO ESPECIFICADA POR EL FABRICANTE, PUEDE ANULAR LA PROTECCIÓN DE SEGURIDAD DEL INSTRUMENTO.
BENUTZUNG
WIRD DAS GERÄT AUF ANDERE WEISE VERWENDET ALS VOM HERSTELLER BESCHRIEBEN, KANN DIE GERÄTESICHERHEIT BEEINTRÄCHTIGT WERDEN.
UTILISATION
TOUTE UTILISATION DE CET INSTRUMENT QUI N’EST PAS EXPLICITEMENT PRÉVUE PAR LE FABRICANT PEUT ENDOMMAGER LE DISPOSITIF DE PROTECTION DE L’INSTRUMENT.
IMPIEGO
QUALORA QUESTO STRUMENTO VENISSE UTILIZZATO IN MODO DIVERSO DA COME SPECIFICATO DAL PRODUTTORE LA PROZIONE DI SICUREZZA POTREBBE VENIRNE COMPROMESSA.

About This Manual

This manual covers the installation, operating & maintenance instructions for: 6150-ALM-02

Changes to this Manual
We have made every effort to ensure this manual is accurate. If you discover any errors, or if you have suggestions for improving this manual, please send your comments to our Solon, Ohio factory. This manual may be periodically updated. When inquiring about updates to this manual refer to the part number and revision on the title page.

Introduction

The Bird NFPA Alarm Panel is an SBII+ Fiber-DAS alarm status annunciator that provides a convenient means of monitoring your Fiber-DAS alarms from a reasonably nearby location such as a security desk or main lobby desk located in the same building as the Fiber-DAS system.
Figure 1 Alarm Panel

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-1

Monitored Alarms

The alarm panel is capable of monitoring the five alarms required for NFPA compliance including:
Signal Booster Failure — This is a summed alarm that is active when any number of fault conditions arise within the booster unit such as when an overcurrent or high-temperature event occurs.
Loss of AC Power — Indicates that AC power to the booster unit has failed.
Antenna Malfunction — Indicates there is a loss of RF cable integrity between the signal booster unit and the remote antenna line sensor. In order to detect an antenna malfunction, an antenna line sensor must be installed as close to the Donor antenna as possible. This sensor works with the Bias-T assembly inside the booster cabinet to verify the continuity of the antenna line
Low Battery Condition — The source of this alarm is the battery backup unit and it indicates that the battery backup voltage level has dropped significantly.
Charger Failure — The source of this alarm is the battery backup unit and it indicates failure of the battery charger. If the battery charger looses AC power this alarm will be active.

Other Monitored Parameters

In addition to the NFPA alarms, the Alarm Panel displays the status following parameters:
Power — when illuminated indicates the alarm panel is connected to/and receiving power from a Head-End unit.
Status — Link and alarm status is displayed in the upper right corner of the display, see Figure 2.
Figure 2 Status Indicator

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-2

Alarm Reporting
When an alarm condition is detected, the corresponding indicator will change to RED. The status indicator in the top right of the display will indicate the booster’s alarmed status, see Figure 3.

Link Status
Link status during normal operation is indicated by no alarm (green) or alarms reported (red).
If communication is lost with the Head-End Unit, a disconnected icon (yellow) is displayed. The Alarm panel will automatically attempt to reconnect with the Head-End unit. If the Alarm Panel remains disconnected for approximately one minute, the offline message is displayed indicating the connection could not be reestablished, see Figure 3.

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-3

Cable Connections

Fiber-DAS Head-End Unit — The Alarm Panel connects to the Head-End unit using a standard Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors. The Ethernet cable provides operating voltage for the Alarm Panel and carries the Fiber-DAS system status.
Facility Panel — Optionally, the NPFA alarm status may be extended from the Alarm Panel (25-pin connector) to an existing facility alarm panel.
Figure 4 Alarm Panel Connections

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-4

Installing the Alarm Panel
The alarm panel is designed to be wall-mounted and has a built-in mounting flange on the top and bottom of the enclosure. Each flange has two 5/16 screw holes and all four holes should be used during installation to insure the box is fastened firmly.
Place the panel in a convenient viewable location. The cable connections are on the bottom of the enclosure, so the bottom should be accessible.
Figure 5 shows the location of the mounting brackets on the alarm panel enclosure.
Figure 5 Alarm Panel Mounting

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-5

Booster – Alarm Panel Connection
The Alarm Panel is equipped with one RJ-45 Alarm input connector. This connector is used to connect a Bird Fiber-DAS Head-End Unit to the alarm panel. The RJ-45 connector is used for alarm panel power and alarm data. See Figure 6.
Bird Boosters with an RJ-45 Alarm Panel output (data + POE) can connect directly to the RJ-45 connector on the bottom of the alarm panel. A standard Ethernet cable is used for the connection, the maximum length for this cable is 300 feet (100 meters). The RJ-45 connection supplies power for the alarm panel and interfaces the boosters NFPA alarms.
Figure 6 Alarm Input connections

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-6

Alarm Panel Output Connection
An alarm output connector is provided to allow the NFPA alarms to be extended to a facility alarm panel. The Alarm Output connector is a standard D-sub 25-pin receptacle. See Figure 6.
One of the important considerations when installing the alarm panel wiring is noise on the lines which may cause false alarm indications at the alarm panel. Using good quality cable with sufficient shielding is important. When laying the cable run avoid running it next to the building’s AC wiring or near strong noise sources like motors.
If your installation requires the distance between the alarm panels to be greater than several thousand feet consult with the factory before running the signal cable. The wire gauge and shielding used for the signal lines will determine the workable distance, thicker wire gives greater distance but can be cost-prohibitive.
The alarm can be connected as normally open or normally closed circuits. Normally closed is defined as a contact pair that is normally closed when the booster is powered-up, operating normally, with no alarm conditions.
The pinout for the Alarm Connector are shown in Table 1 on page 6.

Table 1 Alarm 25-Pin Connector Output Pinout

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-8

Normal Operation

The LCD alarm panel connects to the head-end unit of the SBII+ Fiber-DAS and will display alarms for the head end unit as well as each remote that is connected to the head-end through fiber-optic cable.
When the Alarm Panel is connected to a head-end unit and the unit is powered up, the alarm panel will display Power (green) and the alarm status of the head-end unit.
When the alarm panel is powered-up and the head-end unit and remote units are operating normally (no faults) the status lights will be green for the monitored NFPA alarm parameters for each unit.

Alarm Condition
When a unit detects a malfunction for one of the monitored NFPA parameters, the associated indicator will change to red. The status indicator will also change to an alarm condition.
Figure 7 Alarm Panel Display

Bird 6150-ALM-02 Fiber-Fed NFPA Alarm Panel-7

Communication Lost

If communication between the Fiber-DAS system and the Alarm panel is lost, see Figure 7, and does not reconnect, indicated by the offline message, troubleshoot the connection. See “ Troubleshooting” on page 8.

Troubleshooting

If Alarm panel is malfunctioning find the symptoms in the following paragraphs for the steps to isolate the cause.

Alarm Panel Display’s Offline Message
Recheck systems after each step.

Disconnect Ethernet cable from alarm panel, inspect connector, then reinsert.
If Ethernet connector is damaged, replace connector.
Disconnect Ethernet cable from Head-end unit, inspect connector, then If Ethernet connector is damaged, replace connector.
Inspect Ethernet cable for damage.
If Ethernet cable is damaged, repair or replace the cable.
Cycle power on the Head-End unit.
If Offline message is still displayed, contact Customer Service.

No Alarm Panel Display, Power LED On

Perform the steps in Alarm Panel Display’s Offline Message.
If symptoms persist, contact Customer Service.

No Alarm Panel Display, Power LED Off.
Recheck systems after each step.

Verify power is applied to the Head-End unit.
If power to Head-End is off, determine case and restore power to the Head-End
Disconnect Ethernet cable from alarm panel, inspect connector, then reinsert.
If Ethernet connector is damaged, replace connector.
Disconnect Ethernet cable from Head-end unit, inspect connector, then reinsert.
If Ethernet connector is damaged, replace connector.
Inspect Ethernet cable for damage.
If Ethernet cable is damaged, repair or replace the cable. 5. If symptoms persist, contact Customer Service.

Customer ServiceAny maintenance or service procedure beyond the scope of those in this chapter should be referred to a qualified service center.
If the unit needs to be returned for any reason, request an Return Material Authorization (RMA) through the Bird Technologies website. All instruments returned must be shipped prepaid and to the attention of the RMA number.

Bird Service Center

30303 Aurora Road

Cleveland (Solon), Ohio 44139-2794 Fax: 440-248-5426

E-mail: bsc@birdrf.com

For the location of the Sales Office nearest you, visit our Web site at:
http://www.birdrf.com

Specifications

*Specification*	*Value*
Alarms Monitored	Signal Booster Failure,Loss of AC Power, Antenna

Normally Closed

Limited Warranty

All products manufactured by Seller are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year, unless otherwise specified, from date of shipment and to conform to applicable specifications, drawings, blueprints and/or samples. Seller’s sole obligation under these warranties shall be to issue credit, repair or replace any item or part thereof which is proved to be other than as warranted; no allowance shall be made for any labor charges of Buyer for replacement of parts, adjustment or repairs, or any other work, unless such charges are authorized in advance by Seller.

If Seller’s products are claimed to be defective in material or workmanship or not to conform to specifications, drawings, blueprints and/or samples, Seller shall, upon prompt notice thereof, either examine the products where they are located or issue shipping instructions for return to Seller (transportation- charges prepaid by Buyer). In the event any of our products are proved to be other than as warranted, transportation costs (cheapest way) to and from Seller’s plant, will be borne by Seller and reimbursement or credit will be made for amounts so expended by Buyer. Every such claim for breach of these warranties shall be deemed to be waived by Buyer unless made in writing within ten (10) days from the date of discovery of the defect.

The above warranties shall not extend to any products or parts thereof which have been subjected to any misuse or neglect, damaged by accident, rendered defective by reason of improper installation or by the performance of repairs or alterations outside of our plant, and shall not apply to any goods or parts thereof furnished by Buyer or acquired from others at Buyer’s request and/or to Buyer’s specifications. Routine (regularly required) calibration is not covered under this limited warranty. In addition, Seller’s warranties do not extend to the failure of tubes, transistors, fuses and batteries, or to other equipment and parts manufactured by others except to the extent of the original manufacturer’s warranty to Seller.

The obligations under the foregoing warranties are limited to the precise terms thereof. These warranties provide exclusive remedies, expressly in lieu of all other remedies including claims for special or consequential damages. SELLER NEITHER MAKES NOR ASSUMES ANY OTHER WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, AND NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSUME FOR SELLER ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY NOT STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING.