Advanced MxPro 5 BMS Interface, Boxed, Fault Tolerant Network MXP-510-BX/FT

Overview

A large fire alarm usually has a panel in one place and people who need to see it in another. A graphics PC shows events on a floor plan, and a building management system, or BMS, can pass them on to the rest of the building's controls.

This Advanced unit is the link between those systems and the fire panels, in the version for a fault tolerant network. It suits facilities teams, integrators and fire engineers working on networked sites.

How it works

• On the network: The interface joins the Ad-Net network as a device in its own right, so it handles the traffic and works out which events take priority.
• Out to the PC: A simple RS232 serial link carries that information to the PC or BMS. RS232 is a long-established point-to-point serial connection.
• Programmed per sector: Sector based programming lets each interface look after its own part of the site. Cause and effect rules decide what happens when a given event occurs.

Where to use it

It fits sites that manage fire events from a control room or several control points, because more than one interface can sit on the same network. It also fits sites adding a third party graphics package, with a protocol translator between the two.

Installing it

• Supply: As a rule, check the supply has spare capacity for the added load, and that the power source is suitable for fire system use.
• Fault monitoring: The fault input takes a clean contact, so whatever signals the fault must be volt free.
• Diagnosis: The on-board LED indicators for heartbeat, network and RS232 traffic give a quick first check when a link appears to be down.

Planning your system

A standard network needs the MXP-510-BX instead, so check your panels' network type before ordering. Plan for PC-NET-003 at commissioning, as that is the configuration route.

Browse the wider Advanced range for the panels and cards around it.