IQ8Alarm Plus enables IQ8Quad detector application with integrated alarm signaling and other advantages. No matter whether multilingual speech alarm, flexible signal combination or user-friendly programming interfaces, all these features are also available when using IQ8Alarm Plus.With various country-specific alarm tones (e.g. DIN tone or the Dutch slow-woop tone), and the completely loop powered optical alarm signaling acc EN 54-23 (VAD) as well as with 5 different voice messages in up to 5 languages, the IQ8Alarm Plus with its outstanding features is one of the safest and most economical ways to alert.The device is directly installed at and connected to the esserbus-PLus (powered loop) system, making expensive external voltage supplies and connection modules dispensable.Advantages with IQ8Alarm Plus at a glance:• Simple programming enabled by a standardized programming interface for all IQ8 Systems (IQ8Quad + IQ8Alarm Plus) addressable alarm signaling devices
• Loop is powered without additional power supply
• Time-tested, unobtrusive design
• Signaling device (sounder) in compliance with EN 54-3 with 20 different signaling tones including DIN tone in compliance with DIN 33404-3
• Alarm device in compliance with EN 54-3 with 5 pre-programmed alarm messages in 5 different languages
• Visual Alarm Device (VAD) in compliance with EN 54-23, with configurable room sizes On the following pages, you will find more detailed information about IQ8Alarm Plus features.Alarm tone / speech message programming
For IQ8Alarm Plus with speech message and/or alarm tone function with up to five language options, up to 4 signals can be programmed. Two signals are reserved for alarm signaling and evacuation in the case of fire. Two further signals can be programmed for other events.
Each signal can consist of up to four signal components, enabling one signal to be programmed as a DIN tone combined with subsequent speech messages in three different languages.
Alarm tones can be chosen from a table with various tone types.
For application in schools, a break signal to signify the breaks between class can be activated.
When the basic setting is selected, signals / signal components can be continuously repeated until the signaling function is interrupted by the control panel. They can also be programmed with a repetition rate of one to three times. Thus, the break signal in schools can be deliberately set to only one repetition. In the same way, the total signal can be set to continuous repetition, with the DIN tone being played only once while subsequent speech messages are played up to three times.Calculation of the maximum number of alarm devices on esserbus-PLus powered loop:
The maximum number of bus-enabled alarm devices on esserbus-PLus powered loop depends on the type of alarm device (and selected settings), load factor, loop length and cross section. For this purpose, the individual load factors of the individual alarm devices must be added.
The load factor defines the current consumption of the alarm device on the ring bus in the event of an alarm. The maximum permissible total load factor of a single loop is 96 (consider FACP information). Altogether up to 127 bus devices per loop can still be connected.
A calculation tool is available on our website to determine the load factor values.
Please note our examples and tables in the appendix.
All information required for programming IQ8Alarm Plus devices can be obtained when attending our programming training courses.Please consider:
• Admissible maximum loop length
• Admissible maximum number of single alarm device types
• Maximum number of 127 bus devices for each loopSystems requirements:
• FACP IQ8Control from version V3.04
• FACP FlexES Control
• FACP Compact
• esserbus-PLus/powered loop functionality
• Programming software tools 8000 from version V1.20
• To change the factory settings for EN 54-23 square signal ranges programming software tools 8000 from version V1.24 is required.Attention - an operation with the FACP'S 8000 C/M is not possible!!!
