Ips Controller Description; Controller System Description; Physical Description - Whelen Engineering Company IPS 400 Product Manual

Section 2

IPS CONTROLLER DESCRIPTION

2.0 Controller System Description

This section provides a general description of the IPS siren controller, including a physical description and a functional
description of the system. The functional description includes system activation methods, timing selection, signal and
audio characteristics, and power requirements.

2.1 Physical Description

SYSTEM DRIVER BOARD
CONTROLLER
BATTERY CHARGER
BATTERIES (31 AMP-HOUR AS SHOWN)
The IPS is housed in an aluminum cabinet having two compartments. Each compartment has a raised, rolled lip along
its perimeter, and each compartment has a fully gasketed door. The lower compartment houses two Gel type batteries.
An IPS-400 is equipped with two, 31 Ampere Hour batteries; an IPS-800 has two, 55 AH batteries. The upper
compartment contains the electronic modules, such as the ESC-864 Controller and Tone Generator, the Power
Amplifiers, the Battery Charger and the System Driver Board.
The modules are described in detail in Section 4.
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