.Overview

.Features

.Networking

.Installation & Commissioning

.Technical Spec (Technical Support Section)

Overview

FIREQUEST has been designed to provide an economic alternative to larger conventional detection systems with the added benefits of an Analogue Addressable system. Installed using a 2-core detection loop, FIREQUEST can provide an overall cost saving as well as an increase in facilities for both the end user and for the commissioning and maintenance engineers.

FIREQUEST provides both a cost effective entry into Analogue Addressable systems and a set of features unrivalled by many larger systems.

Some of the many advantages of FIREQUEST over conventional systems are:

.Plain English text messages identify the exact location of the fire alarm

.Pre-Alarm warns of increased smoke or heat before triggering a fire alarm

.Fire sensor analogue readings allow faults to be easily identified, predictive maintenance to be undertaken and false alarms reduced

.Special addressable sounders can be wired directly on to the detection loop

Features

.1 or 2 detection loops

.Compatible with Apollo XP95 and Discovery and Nittan sensor protocols

.2-line x 40 character backlit LCD, with 40 characters user programmable per device

.30 Fire and Fault Zone Indicators

.System status and fault indicators

.Compact enclosure available as either all-steel or with moulded front

.Extensive programmable cause and effect functions as standard

.5 fully programmable 1A sounder circuits

.Up to 16 Repeaters can be connected on a two-wire RS485 link

.Configuration can be done at the panel or off-line using PC software

.Adjustable analogue sensitivity and different switchable thresholds for day and night

.Comprehensive installation and commissioning functions and built in diagnostic software

.Connection with other FIREQUEST panels via SUPERNET Network

.Optional thermal event printer

.Complies with EN54 parts 2 & 4 and BS5839 part 4 and is Year 2000 compliant

Networking

SUPERNET is a Peer-to-Peer Networking system that can provide site-wide data monitoring solutions for both Fire and Plant Alarm I/O.

In it's simplest form the SUPERNET interface can be built into any FIREQUEST Panel allowing up to 32 panels to be interconnected, with information about any panel and device available to all panels on the network.

SUPERNET can be expanded to include PC Graphics Displays, Mimics, SUPERNET Controllers for remote control and display, and Data Multiplexers for plant wide I/O monitoring and control.

Installation and Commissioning

Installing and commissioning the FIREQUEST Panel could not be easier, having been designed to keep on site time to a minimum.

Off-line configuration of the system can be achieved back at the office using the BACKFIRE PC Configuration program. This allows the configuration of all functions including the loop devices, their 40 character messages and cause and effect logic. The configuration data can then be simply downloaded into the panel, when on site.

The 'Quick Commission' feature is an Auto-Learn function that automatically configures all the loop devices and is a useful tool for testing partially or fully wired loops before full commissioning.

FIREQUEST also has sophisticated built in 'Engineering Loop Diagnostic Tests' for identifying difficult loop or device faults.