TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

1: GENERAL

This specification outlines the requirements for Fire Detection and Alarm system. All requirements
outlined in this specification shall be completed in their entirety. These requirements, which are in
accordance with the items listed in Section 1.30, combined with good engineering practices must be
followed in order to produce a safe and effective fire detection and alarm system.

1.2 : Codes and Standards

The following codes and standards shall apply to work of this section.
1. NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC)
2. NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code
3. NFPA 75: Protection of Electronic Computer/Data Process Equipment
4. NFPA 101: Life Safety Code
5. NFPA 170: Standard for Fire Safety Symbols
6. UL 217: Smoke Detectors, Single and Multiple Station
7. UL 228: Door Ciosers—Hoiders for Fire Protective Signaiing
Systems
8. UL 268: Standard for Smoke Detectors for Open Areas
9. UL 464: Audible Signaling Appliances
10. UL 521: Heat Detectors for Fire Protective Signaling Systems
11. UL 864, 9th ed: Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems
ULC-S52AM. Canadian Standard - Installation Of Fire Alarm Svstems
13. ULC-S527-99: Canadian Standard - Fire Alarm Systems Control Units
14. ULC-S528-M91: Canadian Pull Station Standard
15. Requirements of the Local Authority Having Jurisdiction

1.3: QUALIFICATIONS

A. Manufacturer
1. The manufacturer/supplier of the system hardware and components shall have a
minimum of fifteen (15) years experience in the design and manufacture of systems of
similar type
2. The manufacturer/supplier of the systems shall be certified to ISO 9001 for a minimum
periou uéSiSii, PiOuüCLiüii anu 01 life uéLéCLiOiÄ1, fire
alarm and fire suppression systems.
3. The name of the manufacturer/supplier and manufacturer part numbers shall appear on
all major components.
4. All devices, components and equipment shall be the products of the same
manufacturer/supplier
5. All devices, components and equipment shall be listed by the standardizing agencies (ULC
and/or FM).
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B. Contractor
1. The system shall be supplied and installed by a factory authorized distributor. The
Contractor shall be trained by the manufacturer to design, install, test and maintain the
fire detection and alarm system and shall be able to produce a certificate stating such on
request.
2. The Contractor shall confirm in writing that they stock a full complement of spare parts
and offers 24-hour emergency service for all equipment being furnished.
3. The Contractor should be NFPA member to ensure that the installation is as per
the NFPA Standards.

1.4 : WARRANTY
The manufacturer shall warrant the system from the date of shipment from the factory as
follows: Fire Alarm Control Unit for sixty (60) months and addressable devices for twenty four
(24) months.

1.5 : SUBMITTALS
The architect or technical working group will review all submittals for conformance to the drawings and
specifications. The contractor shall be required to re-submit any materials, with appropriate
modifications, that are found to be in non-conformance with the requirements of the drawings
and these specificaÜons after review by the architect. Approve; of the subrniüdis by the architect
or technical working group shall not relieve the Contractor of their responsibility to meet the
requirements of the drawings and specifications.

B. Engineered Design Drawings: The Contractor shall provide all required documents that shall include the
following details:

1. The factory-authorized Distributor shall provide all required installation drawings per NFPA 72.
2. Plan and riser drawings showing the location of the Fire Alarm Control Unit and the locations
and necessary installation and mounting details of all field devices such as smoke detectors,
puff stations anu iiOti1iCatiOf1 appliances. COfIuuiL fOUtii"1ßS Shall SilOVVii,
number of conductors, type of wire, and wire sizes indicated for each conduit segment.
3. Point-to-point wiring diagram showing the termination points for all field-wiring circuits to the
internal Control Panel PCB. All internal wiring and communications cabling shall be shown.
4. A primary-power calculation that details the power requirements for the Control Unit and all
field devices such as smoke detectors, notification appliances and include the reauired
capacity of the main AC power-line feed from the commercial power and light company.
5. A secondary power calculation that shows the quiescent and alarm power requirements for
the Control Unit and all field devices. Include the periods of time for which the quiescent and
alarm power requirements shall be supported in order to determine the necessary standby
battery capacity.

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2: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

2.1 .•ELECTRICAL WORK

A. All electrical enclosures, raceways, and conduits shall be provided and installed in
accordance with applicable codes and intended use, and shall contain only those electrical
circuits associated with the fire-detection and control system. No circuit or circuits that
are unrelated to the fire alarm system shall be routed through the enclosures, raceways,
and conduits dedicated to the fire alarm.
B. Splicing of circuits shall be kept to a minimum, and is only permitted in an electrical box
Süicaute purpose. Appropriace lid' uvvare we useu LO Wire SPIiCéS. Wires that
are spliced together shall have the same color insulation.
C. White colored wire shall be used exclusively for the identification of the neutral conductor
of an alternating-current circuit. Green colored wire shall be used exclusively for the
identification of the earth-ground conductor of an AC or DC circuit. Appropriate
colorcoding shall be utilized for all other field wiring.
D. All electrical circuits shall be numerically tagged with suitable markings at each terminal
point. All circuits shall correspond with the installation drawings.

2.2 :GENERAL

The Control Unit shall be an addressable, distributed-intelligence type Control

Unit. Its distributed intelligence shall extend to the initiating devices on its
Signaling Line Circuit .
B. The fire alarm control panel (FACP) shall be the central processing unit of the
system, receiving and analyzing signals from fire sensors, providing audible
and visual information to the user, initiating automatic alarm response
sequences and providing the means by which the user interacts with the
system.

3: Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP)

3.1 :Functionai Description

The control unit shall consist of a printed-circuit board (PCB), an integral display/control assembly, and
terminations for all field circuits, a primary power supply and an enclosure with removable door and
viewing window.

The PCB shall contain the main-system microprocessor, the real-time clock, the history buffers, the
watchdog timer, one USB device port, and two RS-232 serial ports. It shall also provide terminations for
the following field circuits:
1. Two (2) signaling line circuit (SLC) which can be expanded to up to 8
2. Two (2) notification appliance circuits (NACs)
3. 1 wo (2) combination IMAC/' eieasing circuits e—OfflbOS)
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4. Two (2) releasing circuits

5. Three (3) programmable relays
6. One (1) trouble relay
7. One (1) RS-485 communications circuit
8. Connections for BACNET, Modbus, TCP/IP and Modbus over IP
9. Battery charging circuit
10. AC input power connections

The fire alarm control panel (FACP) shall be the central processing unit of the system,
receiving and analvzing signals from fire sensors, Droviding audible and visual information
to the user, initiating automatic alarm response sequences and providing the means by
which the user interacts with the system.
The FACP shall be microprocessor based and operate under a multitasking software program.
Operating programs and configuration data shall be contained in re-configurable non-volatile
memory. Retention of the memory shall not rely on any form of battery or capacitor back-up
device. The FACP shall incorporate separate processors for loop processing and central
processing.

Provision shall be made for each addressable loop to be sub-divided into geographical
zones. The section of wiring corresponding to each zone circuit shall be protected from
faults in other sections by line isolator modules.
In order to facilitate re-configuration and system extension, the allocation of addresses to devices
shall be independent of their physical arrangement on the loops.

Up to 255 individually addressed standard devices shall be configured on each addressable loop.

The FACP should be expandable up to eight (8) loops that can support up to 2, 040
addressable devices.

The FACP shall have the capability to support sub-addressing of addressable modules and it can
accommodate up to 15 Remote Display Control Module.

The FACP shall incorporate a real time clock to enable events to be referenced against
time and date with four (4) lines and forty (40) character display keypad.
3.2 :Annunciation
The Remote Dispiay Controi Unit shaii have 80 character LCD dispiay.

The remote display control unit can be controlled by the user and should contains the following:

a) Event acknowledgment
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b) Alarm silence
c) System reset and
d) Display scroll

The remote display control unit shall provide the following discrete visual indications:

a) Moduie power LED

b) Alarm LED
c) Pre-alarm LED
d) Alarm silence LED
e) Supervisorv LED
f) Trouble LED
3.3 : Additional Components
It shall be possible to fit the FACP with a network board to allow up to sixty-four control
panels to communicate with each other. The network shall be fully fault tolerant and shall
continue to function normally under any single fault condition.
It shall be possible to fit the FACP with a modem board to allow remote interrogation and
monitoring of a network of control panels.
it shaii be possibie to fit up to thirty-two, sixteen way input/output moduies, eight way reiay
modules, six way sounder modules or four way conventional zone modules or any combination
thereof to each control panel. Modules shall connect to a separate serial bus but shall be
programmable in the same manner as devices connected to the addressable loops.
Configuration

It shall be possible to perform configuration updates on site using a portable personal computer
and a Windows @ based configuration utility. This facility shall allow the following parameters to
be set:

Control panel
a) Panei
name

b) Panel text
c) Change code numbers for access levels one and two.
d) Select sounder ringing mode as common or two stage
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e) Select first and second stage delay times for each sounder output to between zero and five
minutes.

3.4: Detectors

a) Allocate an address
b) Set a delay before the panel responds to a fire signal
c) Indicate pre-alarm
d) Set day sensitivity and night sensitivity separately
e) Allocate a forty character location text message

3.5: Call points

a) Allocate an address
b) Allocate a forty character location text message

3.6 : Switch units (input)

a) Allocate an address for each input and the device itself
b) Define input action as fire, fault, pre-alarm, technical alarm, evacuate, alert, security alarm,
silence alarm, reset, transparent, disablement or test mode.
c) Change the input action message from the default to any one of the above or to any one
of a user defined library of 10 additional action messages.
d) Set a delay before the panel responds to a fire signal
e) Select whether the input requires the control panel to be reset or is self clearing upon removal
of the inout
f) Allocate a forty character location text message
3.7 : Relay or sounder units (Addressable Output Module)
a) Aiiocate address for each input and the device itseif
b) Define whether the device responds to evacuate inputs, as a sounder (default ringing), is
silenceable, needs to be reset.
c) Has a delay before operating (zero to five minutes)
d) Allocate a forty character location text message

4: Panel Construction

The housing containing the FACP shall be of metal construction and shall be capable of being
surface or semi-flush mounted. It shall be comolete with cable knocks-outs in sufficient auantitv
to accommodate all likely cabling requirements.

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The housing shall afford a minimum ingress protection to IP30 and it shall not be possible
to open the FACP without the use of a key.

5: Panel Indications

The FACP shall monitor the status of all devices on the addressable loops for fire, short-circuit
fault, open-circuit fault, incorrect addressing, unauthorized device removal or exchange, prealarm
condition and contaminated detector condition.

The FACP shall also monitor the status of internal connections and interfaces including charger
and batteries.

The FACP shall provide the following discrete visual indications:

a) POWER ON green LED indicator

b) ALARM red LED indicator
c) GROUND FAULT yellow LED indicator
d) SIGNAL SILENCED yellow LED indicator
e) PRE-ALARM yellow LED indicator
f) i) SUPERVISRY yellow LED indicator
B) CIVI yet10W LEU illuicatOü
6: Display I
In addition to the indicationsabove, the FACP shall havean integral 240 x 64 pixel graphic LCD
display.

The display shall incorporate a backlight which will illuminate upon any event (excluding mains failure) or
button press.

The display shall be capableof simultaneously indicating the numberofoutstanding events and
their types as well as the current event.

Panel Controls The panel shall be provided with at least the following soft key buttons:
a) ACKNOWLEDGE
b) SYSTEM RESET
c) SIGNAL SILENCE
d) DRILL/ LAMP TEST
e) MENU NAVIGATION PAD (UP,DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER, EXIT)

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7: Remote Monitoring Signais

The FACP shall contain at least three programmable inputs to allow interconnection to other systems.

The FACP shall contain at least three programmable outputs to allow interconnection to other systems.

The FACP shall be capable of monitoring and controlling remote site devices, such as relays for the control
of plant and dampers directly from the addressable loops.

The FACP shall be capable of monitoring fire doors such that, in the event of a fire alarm condition, an
event is generated to warn of the failure of a fire door to close.

8: Software

The FACP shall have, as a standard software enhancement, the ability to annunciate a pre-alarm condition
designed to give the earliest possible warning of potential fire condition without raising the full alarm
condition.

The FACP shall have as a standard software enhancement the ability to automatically adjust the alarm
threshold levels to compensate for changes in detector sensitivity due to contamination over a period of
time.

The FACP shall have, as a standard software enhancement, the ability to provide an indication that a
detector is nearing a level of contamination, which requires that it be replaced or serviced.

The FACP shall have, as a standard software enhancement, the ability to synchronize loop data
transmission to eliminate the possibility of data corruption due to cross-talk or similar effects.

The FACP shall have, as a standard software enhancement, extensive, context sensitive help screens to
offer additional information on system status at all times.

9: Sounders

The FACP shall provide the necessary outputs to separately operate a minimum of three monitored circuits
of common system sounders. Each output shall be capable of driving a sounder load of up to IA.

The FACP shall also be able to monitor the integrity of and control standard sounder circuits, via a suitable
addressable module.

The FACP shall have the facility to change, on a per sounder zone basis, the sound output
dependent upon whether the source of alarm is:

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- an automatic detector (e.g. smoke, heat)

- a manual call point.

The FACP shall have the facility to generate a slow pulsed output to all sounder circuits in response to a
security alert input.

10: Fault Reoorting

The FACP shall monitor all critical system components and interconnections, internal and external, such
that a failure, which would prevent the correct operation of the alarm functions, causes the FAULT
indicator to light and a message to be given on the alphanumeric display within 60 seconds of occurrence.

The following faults shall be reported in the manner described above: -

a. Loop Short Circuit

b. Loop Open Circuit
c. Un-configured Device
d. Device missing
e. Addressable Device Failure
f. System fault (processor)
g. Low battery
h. Charger failure 1. Earth fault monitoring
j. Battery Fault
k. Mains Failure
l. NAC circuit Wiring Open Circuit (per circuit)
m. Sounder Wiring Short Circuit (per circuit)

To help fault finding and repair, the FACP shall provide text messages to indicate the location of where a
fault has occurred in the system.

11: System Management

The FACP shall incorporate the following system management facilities:

a. Isolate/re-connect individual outputs or inputs of addressable points

c. Isolate/re-connect individual loops
d. Isolate/re-connect all or individual NAC's circuits
e. Isolate/re-connect all volt-free contacts individually
f. Isolate/re-connect panel inputs
g. Walk-test of a selected address to verify detectors and sounders
h. View system status 1 Print event log
k. Set time
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l. View event output control programming

Access to the facilities describe above shall be restricted to user Engineer level or above.

The FACP shall have an event log capable of storing the last 10,000 events that have occurred. It shall be
possible to view the content of the log via the alphanumeric display. Events shall be displayed in
chronological order with the newest events first. It shall be possible to scroll through the events.

The FACP shall be capable of isolating a group of selected detectors in areas of the building where
maintenance work is carried out.

12: Automatic Fire Detectors

12.1 :General

The manufacturer shall have available the following types of analogue addressable automatic sensors, for
direct connection to the system addressable loops:

- Photoelectric smoke sensors

- Optical Heat sensors
12.2 :Addressable Units

The manufacturer shall be capable of offering two-state addressable versions of the following
units, taking only one address from the loop:

- Photoelectric smoke detectors

- Heat detectors
- Addressable signal / sounder modules
- Addressable relay interface modules
- Addressable input modules
- Short circuit isolator modules
- Manual call points for indoor use
- Manual call points for outdoor use
Addressable detectors and modules must be able to transmit to the FACP an address to be used in the
system configuration. It must be possible to connect and mix automatic detectors, addressable manual
call points and addressable modules within the same zone sub-division of an addressable loop.

All equipment connected to the system addressable loop, either directly or via interfaces, shall be proofed
against electrical noise, high frequency pulses and electromagnetic influences from other equipment.

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The manufacturer shall have available suitable equipment to test and remove or exchange all three main
types of automatic point-type detectors when installed.

12.1.1 :Photoelectric Smoke Detectors

The photoelectric smoke detectors shall be capable of detecting visible combustion gases emanating from
fires and shall employ the forward light-scatter principle.

The point-type photoelectric smoke detectors shall be equally sensitive to a wide range of combustible
materials.

12.1.2 :Heat detectors

The heat detectors shall be capable of detecting rapid rise in temperature and/or fixed absolute
temperatures.

The heat detectors shall employ two heat-sensing elements with different thermal characteristics to
provide a rate of rise dependent response.

The heat detectors shall include RFI screening to minimize the effect of radiated and conducted electrical
interference.
The heat detectors shall incorporate LED's, clearly visible from the outside, to provide an indication of
alarm actuation.

In locations where the detector is not readily visible, remote indicator units shall be provided.

12.1.3 :Detector Base

The automatic point-type fire detectors shall be fixed to the installation by mean of plug-in bases.
Analogue addressable bases shall be available.

The types of bases specified above shall incorporate the optional feature of being able to lock the detectors
in place once plugged in. Termination facilities shall be available for earthing.

12.2 :Other devices

12.2.1 :Addressable Manual Call points

The addressable manual call points shall monitor and signal to the FACP the status of a switch
operated by a "break glass" assembly. They shall be red in color and suitable for surface or flush
mounting. The addressable call points shall be provided with an integral red LED to indicate
activation.
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One version of the addressable call point shall be available mounted in a weatherproof housing, affording
protection to IP 66.

The addressable call points shall be capable of operating by means of thumb pressure and not require a
hammer. They shall be capable of being tested using a special 'key' without the need for shattering the
glass.

The addressable call points shall incorporate a mechanism to interrupt the normal addressable loop scan
to provide an alarm response within 3 seconds and shall be field programmable to trigger either an alert
or an evacuate response from the FACP.

12.2.2 :Addressable Signal / Sounder Module

The addressable sounder module shall be capable of monitoring and controlling two independent circuits
of alarm sounders using a single loop address. 24 V DC power to drive the sounders shall be derived
independently from the FACP.

The addressable sounder module shall be capable of operating both sets of sounders in a pulsing or
continuous mode as determined on the module. Each circuit shall be individually programmable. Sounder
circuits shall be capable of synchronization.
The addressable sounder module shall provide the facility to monitor the wiring to the sounders for open
or short-circuit and transmit the necessary fault signal to the FACP. Each sounder circuit shall be
separately fused.

The addressable sounder module shall provide the facility to monitor for failure of the power supply for
the sounders and transmit the necessary fault signal to FACP.

The addressable sounder module shall provide a green LED indication when the FACP is polling it. Each
ASM can be configured to support speakers or audible-visual notification appliances, and Class B or
Class A operation. The module can also be programmed to support water flow, walk test, and drill modes.
Addressing can be implemented from the hand-held programmer or the control panel keypad/menu. The
Module can also be alarm tested upon command from the control unit.

Module faults are individually reported to compatible control units by module address, fault type, and
fault-location message.

12.2.3 :Addressable relay interface module

The addressable relay interface module shall be capable of switching two independent relays; either
normally open or normally closed, each rated at 30V, IAmp.

A single input shall provide open and short circuit monitoring facilities, set locally at the unit. The
addressable relay interface module shall use a single loop address.
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The unit shall be powered directly from the addressable loop.

The addressable relay interface module shall provide an LED indication when the FACP is polling it.

12.2.4 :Short Circuit Isolator Module

The short circuit isolator module shall provide protection on the addressable loop by automatically
disconnecting the section of wiring between two modules where a short circuit has occurred.

The short circuit isolator module shall derive power directly from the addressable loop and shall
provide an LED indication that the module has tripped. A base mounted version is available.

12.2.5 :Remote Indicator Unit

The remote indicator unit shall provide a remote indication for any detector that may be located in an
enclosed or locked compartment.
The remote indicator unit shall be driven directly from its associated local detector. It shall be either flush
or surface mountable.

12.3 :Sounders

Two types of Electronic sounders shall be acceptable: loop-powered addressable sounders (see above) and
stand-alone versions. Stand-alone versions shall powered by 24 Volts DC from the FACP.

Non loop-powered versions shall be flush or surface mountable, red in color. They shall have a minimum
sound output of 95 dB (A) at 1 meter distance and shall have a maximum current consumption at 24V DC
of 100 mA.

12.3.1 :Alarm Bells

Fire alarm bells shall be UL Listed for Fire Protective Service with mounting options for surface, semi-flush,
outdoor, and concealed conduit installation with crew terminals permit fast in-out field wiring of 12 to 18

Fire alarm bells shall be under dome type with a high resonance pressed alloy steel gong to ensure
a load clear-tone ring. They shall be fully suppressed and polarized. The operating mechanism
shall be fully enclosed and the gong shall be red stove enameled for long life.

Alarm bells shall have a minimum sound output of 95 dB (A) at 1 meter distance, and shall have a
maximum current consumption at 24V DC of 30 mA.

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12.3.2 :Horn with Flashing Strobe

Horn with Flashing Strobe shall be UL Listed under Standard 464 for Audible Signal Appliances. The audible
and the strobe shall be able to operate from a single notification circuit while producing any of these tones.

Horn with flashing strobe shall provide two output sound levels: STANDARD and HIGH dBA. The HIGH dBA
setting shall provide a minimum 5 dBA increase in sound output at nominal voltage. The HIGH anechoic
dBA measurement at 10 feet at the alarm HORN SEITING shall be 99 dBA minimum.

Horn with flashing strobe shall have an operating voltages of 24 Vdc using filtered power or unfiltered
power supply and shall have provisions for standard reverse polarity type supervision and IN/OUT field
wiring using terminals that accept #12 to #18 AWG wiring.

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