Overview

Indoor fire panels alert end-users that there is a fire. You can send alerts from BlackBerry AtHoc to the fire panel.

This document describes the steps needed to set up and integrate the fire panel with BlackBerry AtHoc and with the IP Integration Module (IIM) manager (used to integrate the fire panel with the alerting system using a Web interface). This guide describes the setup and configuration for a 16 or an 8-channel Indoor Fire Panel IP Integration Module (IIM). Your configuration determines which type of INFP IIM to use.

The 16-channel IIM enables you to send alerts to one or more fire panels, using one IIM to activate up to 16 fire panels. This is a centralized configuration.

For a distributed configuration, in which each fire panel has its own IIM, use the 8-channel INFP IIM.

The indoor fire panel connects with notification devices using the following two networks:

Control network, token ring loop (sustaining single break)
Audio network, typically digital audio with 8 channels (over twisted pair or fiber)

A single indoor fire panel can control a standard size building, where larger buildings (high rise or very large buildings) might have more indoor fire panels. In a campus configuration, it is typical to have multiple indoor fire panels ride the same control and audio networks. In that case, a single indoor fire panel can trigger alarms in remote locations with the same control and audio networks, with override provisions (as programmed in the fire panels).

The audio and control networks connect to amplifiers (Flex-50) which drive the speakers mounted in the buildings.

The fire panel is equipped with an RS232 computer port that can be used for control.

Additionally, an Auxiliary Audio Input Module provides line level audio input. The audio input can be programmed to relay input audio to one of the 8 channels.