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FireFinder

Operators Manual

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FireFinder

Description

The following descriptions do not relate to specific cabinet sizes, as the size of each cabinet will vary

dependant upon the amount of hardware fitted.

The heart of the FireFinder

consists of two boards that combine to form a controller. These boards are

the Main Board (API–674) and the CPU board (API–675). When combined with a front panel board (API–

690) this forms the basis for a FireFinder

panel. A single FireFinder

controller without an expansion

board has the capacity to interface to (4) FireFind er

Slave CPU’s (API-669) modules. Slave CPU’s may

interface to either 16 Zone Conventional Boards, Apollo Loop Termination Boards or Input/Output

Modules. It also communicates with the Brigade interface Card (API-673).

The Main Board (API-674) mounts the CPU Board (API-675) and up to three FireFinder

Slave CPU’s.

The first slave CPU is permanently mounted on the Main Board (API-674). (See fig 4 and attached block

diagrams). The FireFinder

Slave CPU’s have the same software installed and their operation type is

determined by the interface board into which it connects.

If the system is to be expanded above four modules an Expansion Board (API-688) is used. This

expansion board contains FireFinder

Slave CPU No. 5 and three expansion sockets for three more

FireFinder

Slave CPU’s. This configuration allows for the maximum number of modules (8) which one

controller can accommodate. If a system is required to expand beyond eight modules then either local

networking using other controllers (up to a total of four within the one cabinet) may be fitted or external

networking must be used.

The FireFind er

also provides an internal serial bus. This serial bus provides interfacing to the following

modules. 32 zone mimic board (API-700), Pump indicator board (API-717), Valve indicator board (API-

716) and Serial Relay Board (API-732).

A fan control module (FCM) (159-0020) is also available. This operates in conjunction with a slave CPU

(159-0046) module. Up to 10 FCM’s may be connected to one slave CPU.

Where a system exceeds the capability of one FireFinder

then other FireFinder

panels can be

networked together to provide an expanded system containing multiple modules. It can be configured

into different scenarios if required ie (Peer to Peer, Main sub, Stand-alone data gathering points).

This network bus can be accessed using either a Network Interface Card* (NIC API-724) and/or

Controller Interface Card (CIC API-725). Modules that are supported on the network are Remote Led

Repeater Board (API-715), Remote Liquid Crystal display (API-720, API-721), remote FireFinder

main

panels and other FireFinder

remote data gathering panels.

The network configuration determines whether an NIC or a CIC or a combination of both is required.

*See the Technical manual for full network drawings

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