The 5000 FirePoint is a full analogue addressable fire detection system with a set of features that make it one of the most advanced fire detection systems available - and without the need for cable.
The system incorporates industry standard sensors and each device is battery powered with a typical 5-year life.
The devices communicate with the controllers using secure, fully compliant, dual frequency signalling.
Applications
Hotels & Residential Homes
Room occupancy and minimal disruption to services are important factors in this market, particularly when installing protection systems.
A radio sensor can be fitted in less than 10 minutes, without the need to a take the room out of use - a very important factor for nursing homes and a commercial consideration for hotels.
Heritage
When installing protection in historic buildings the fabric of the building must not be damaged or altered, thereby effectively eliminating the use of wired systems.
Radio based Wire-Free systems are the only practical solution.
Open Plan Buildings
Many modern new buildings are being designed with open plan interiors, requiring flexible services and large open spaces to be protected. Wiring fire and security systems under these conditions can be costly, unsatisfactory and frequently unacceptable.
In the future as the internal layout of these buildings change; Wire-Free protection can easily change with them.
Temporary Protection - Construction Sites
Providing protection in and around building sites is a difficult and costly task due to the ever-changing environment.
Radio Technology provides an attractive and cost effective solution that can easily be adapted as the building develops.
Once the building is complete the system can be moved to the next site and re-used - not something that can be easily achieved with a wired system.
Radio Fire Detection System
Our everyday lives have been changed by the use of radio communications, and now so has fire detection. The Fire Point system utilises secure, licence-free, radio communications to interconnect the sensors and devices (smoke detectors, call-points, etc.) with the controllers.
A simple concept, but one that provides many unique benefits.
The FirePoint is a full analogue addressable fire detection system with a set of features that make it one of the most advanced fire detection systems available - and without the need for cable.
FirePoint provides an attractive and cost effective alternative to traditional wired fire alarm systems for all application.
Power Technology
The key to eliminating cable is the ability to power devices locally. The one area that has been fundamental in FirePoint's success is the development of advanced power technology.
Replaceable 5-year energy packs located integrally in each device coupled with system-wide power management software, ensures any energy pack replacement is achieved during normal maintenance, further reducing cost of ownership.
Specification
FirePoint consists of a wide range of controller options, sensors and ancillary devices that integrate together by radio to provide full analogue addressable fire detection without the need for interconnecting cable.
All sensors and devices are powered with a typical 5-year life energy pack and are routinely monitored for correct operation and sensor contamination.
The sensors and devices communicate with the controllers using secure, fully compliant, dual frequency signalling that eliminates false alarms due to external radio inference.
Radio Survey
The radio survey forms the backbone of any FirePoint system design and installation.
To achieve this we normally provide a professional survey service that ensures that the correct location of radio equipment for each and every site application.
Radio Facts
All radio frequencies used by FirePoint systems are licence free and all the equipment is approved by the UK's Radio Communications Agency.
The Radio Communications Agency tightly controls the radio frequencies available for use in the UK and only agrees their operation after they have been tested and proved to meet the relevant standards.
FirePoint uses secure two-way communications between the controllers and devices.
The system communicates with devices using a UHF frequency of 458 Mhz and the devices report back to the controller using a VHF frequency of 173 Mhz.
Radio communications are now part of everyday life and reliable interference free use is the norm.
This is also the case with this radio technology - radio interference has never caused problems on these systems.
The following communications do not affect the operation of this system:
- Mobile phones;
- Taxi or emergency service radios;
- Air Traffic Control;
- Military;
- Radio microphones;
- Car alarm key fobs.