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Coded panels were the earliest type of central fire alarm control, and were made during the 1800s to the 1970s. A coded panel is similar in many ways to a modern conventional panel (described below), except each zone was connected to its own code wheel, which, depending on the way the panel was set up, would either do sets of four rounds of code until the initiating pull station was reset ...
A fire alarm control panel Fire alarm speaker and pull station. Fire alarm systems are composed of several distinct parts: Fire alarm control panel (FACP), or fire alarm control unit (FACU): This component, the hub of the system, monitors inputs and system integrity, controls outputs, and transmits information.
The NFPA 72 "covers the application, installation, location, performance, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm systems, supervising station alarm systems, public emergency alarm reporting systems, fire warning equipment and emergency communications systems (ECS), and their components."
The sixth edition, in 2013, introduced the needs to comply with UL 1076 and UL 636 when access control components are used for IDS and panic alarm, respectively. [10] The eighth edition of UL 294, published on May 24, 2023, introduces several updates and revisions including:
Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and maintenance (of fire detection and fire alarm systems) 2018-10 No Control panels and power supply EN 54-16 Part 16: Voice alarm control and indicating equipment 2008 Yes Other devices EN 54-17 Part 17: Short circuit isolators 2005 + AC:2007 Yes Other devices EN 54-18
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