METHOD 1
THE MOST BASIC METHOD OF ACTIVATING A NAC PANEL IS TO USE A NAC CIRCUIT FROM THE MAIN FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL TO ACTIVATE AN INPUT ON THE NAC PANEL WHICH IS DESIGNED TO USE A REVERSE POLARITY DC VOLTAGE INPUT.
ALTHOUGH WE SHOW SPECIFIC PART NUMBERS BELOW THE PRINCIPLE IS THE SAME FOR ALL BRANDS OF PANELS.
A TYPICAL FACP TERMINAL CONNECTION DRAWING IS SHOWN BELOW.
NOW THE FLOOR PLAN VIEW SHOWING THE FIRE ALARM AND NAC PANELS
FIRST, SELECT A NAC CIRCUIT ON THE FACP WHICH WILL BE THE SOURCE OF THE ACTIVATING VOLTAGE.
SECOND, CLICK THE "CONNECT" BUTTON JUST AS IF YOU WERE GOING TO CONNECT NAC DEVICES.
THE NAC PANEL WHICH WILL BE ACTIVATED WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN JUST AS IF IT WAS A NAC DEVICE. NOW SELECT THE NAC PANEL TO MAKE THE CONNECTION.
TO VERIFY THAT THE CONNECTION WAS SUCCESSFUL, YOU CAN SEE THE NAC PANEL ON THE CONNECTED DEVICE LIST OF THE FACP'S NAC CIRCUIT.
WHEN GENERATING A RISER DIAGRAM, THE CONNECTION MADE ON THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT IS SHOWN.
METHOD 2
SOME MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE A SPECIFIC PROTOCOL INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THEIR OWN BRAND OF NAC PANELS. IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE WE SHOW THE POTTER P-LINK PROTOCOL.
OTHER MANUFACTURERS USE SPECIFIC NAMES:
- SIMPLEX AND AUTOCALL USE RUI CONNECTIONS
- ADEMCO USES V-LINK
- OTHER MANUFACTURERS MAY USE THEIR OWN SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS.
NOW THE FLOOR PLAN VIEW SHOWING THE FIRE ALARM AND NAC PANELS
FIRST, SELECT A P-LINK CIRCUIT ON THE FACP WHICH WILL BE THE SOURCE OF THE ACTIVATING SIGNAL.
SECOND, CLICK THE "CONNECT" BUTTON.
THE NAC PANEL WHICH WILL BE ACTIVATED WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. NOW SELECT THE NAC PANEL TO MAKE THE CONNECTION.
TO VERIFY THAT THE CONNECTION WAS SUCCESSFUL, TOU CAN SEE THE NAC PANEL ON THE CONNECTED DEVICE LIST OF THE FACP'S P-LINK CIRCUIT.
WHEN GENERATING A RISER DIAGRAM, THE CONNECTION MADE ON THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT IS SHOWN.
METHOD 3
SOME MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE A SET OF REMOTE SYNC TERMINALS ON THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL WHICH CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE A STROBE SYNC SIGNAL AND ALSO BE USED TO ACTIVATE THE CONNECTED NAC PANELS.
A TYPICAL FACP TERMINAL CONNECTION DRAWING IS SHOWN BELOW.
NOW THE FLOOR PLAN VIEW SHOWING THE FIRE ALARM AND NAC PANELS
FIRST, SELECT A REMOTE SYNC CIRCUIT ON THE FACP WHICH WILL BE THE SOURCE OF THE ACTIVATING SIGNAL.
SECOND, CLICK THE "CONNECT" BUTTON.
THE NAC PANEL WHICH WILL BE ACTIVATED WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. NOW SELECT THE NAC PANEL TO MAKE THE CONNECTION.
TO VERIFY THAT THE CONNECTION WAS SUCCESSFUL, TOU CAN SEE THE NAC PANEL ON THE CONNECTED DEVICE LIST OF THE FACP'S REMOTE SYNC CIRCUIT.
WHEN GENERATING A RISER DIAGRAM, THE CONNECTION MADE ON THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT IS SHOWN.
METHOD 4
ALMOST ALL MANUFACTURER'S NAC PANELS CAN CAN BE ACTIVATED BY A RELAY CONTACT INPUT. IN THOSE CASES IT WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY TO MONITOR TROUBLE SUPERVISORY AND/OR AC POWER FAILURE DRY CONTACT WITH MONITOR MODULES.
THIS METHOD IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT CONFIGURATION.
NOW THE FLOOR PLAN VIEW SHOWING THE FIRE ALARM AND NAC PANELS AS WELL AS THE ADDRESSABLE RELAY AND MONITOR MODULES.
FIRST SELECT THE SLC CIRCUIT TO CONNECT THE ADDRESSABLE MODULES.
SECOND, CLICK THE CONNECT BUTTON.
THE SLC DEVICES WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH CIRCUIT L1 WILL HIGHLIGHT IN GREEN. NOW SELECT THEM TO MAKE THE CONNECTIONS.
BY VIEWING THE CONNECTED DEVICE LIST FOR SLC CIRCUIT L1 YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT THE ADDRESSABLE MODULES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED.
NOW WE WILL MAKE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE ADDRESSABLE MODULES AND THE NAC PANEL. FIRST SELECT THE COMMAND TO SET ACTIVE CIRCUIT FROM DEVICE. WE WILL SELECT THE FRM-1 RELAY MODULE.
IF A DEVICE PROVIDES MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF CIRCUIT, CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE. IN THIS CASE THE FRM-1 RELAY CAN BE CONFIGURED TO PASS AUX POWER OR BE A DRY RELAY CONTACT. WE CHOOSE RELAY CONTACT.
THE FIRECAD PALETTE'S SELECTED CIRCUIT AUTOMATICALLY MOVES TO THE RELAY OUTPUT. WE CLICK THE CONNECT BUTTON.
THE NAC PANEL IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN BECAUSE IT HAS AN INPUT COMPATIBLE WITH A RELAY TYPE CIRCUIT.
THE CONNECTED DEVICE LIST OF THE FRM-1'S RELAY OUTPUT CONFIRMS THAT THE NAC PANEL HAS BEEN CONNECTED.
AGAIN, SELECT THE COMMAND TO SET ACTIVE CIRCUIT FROM DEVICE. THIS TIME WE WILL SELECT THE FMM-1 MONITOR MODULE.
SELECT THE FMM-1 MONITOR MODULE.
CHOOSE THE ZONE INPUT TO THE MONITOR MODULE. THEN CLICK THE CONNECT BUTTON.
THE PSN-1000 PANEL IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTABLE TO THE ZONE INPUT OF THE MONITOR MODULE.
THE CONNECTED DEVICE LIST CONFIRMS THAT THE PSN-1000 PANEL'S TROUBLE CONTACT IS CONNECTED.
THE RISER DIAGRAM VIEW CONFIRMS THE CONNECTIONS WE MADE.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY VARIATIONS TO THIS TYPE OF CONNECTION USING ADDRESSABLE MODULES THE FOLLOWING IS DETAIL EXAMPLE 1. NOTICE THE RELAY FOR MONITORING AC POWER TO THE NAC PANEL.
THE FOLLOWING IS DETAIL EXAMPLE 2. NOTICE THAT THE FCM-1 IS USED TO ACTIVATE THE NAC PANEL.