XFP XFP501E/X Engineering Manual page 13

XFP 16 ZONE ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM PANEL
Fig. 12: Typical network wiring
The network wiring should be installed to meet BS 5839: Part 1 and BS 7671 (Wiring Regulations)
and/or other national standards of installation where pertinent - see cable types & limitations, page 3.
TO NEXT
NETWORKED
PANEL IF
REQUIRED
NETWORK
COMMUNICATION
CARD
A typical XFP main panel non-redundant network
XFP MAIN XFP MAIN
PANEL 3 PANEL 2
SPUR WIRING SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED
A typical XFP repeater non-redundant network
XFP MAIN
XFP
PANEL REPEATER 1
SPUR WIRING SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
XFP ENGINEERING MANUAL • Approved Document No. DFU1200510 Rev 3 • Page 13 of 36
Connect A to A, B to B and terminate incoming and outgoing earth screens to terminal C.
Note that earth screens should also be terminated at the base earth distribution post of
ONE main panel ONLY, as illustrated below.
COMMUNICATION
MAXIMUM DISTANCE = 1km
XFP MAIN
XFP MAIN
PANEL 1 PANEL 4
SPUR WIRING
SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
MAXIMUM DISTANCE = 500m
XFP
XFP
REPEATER 2 REPEATER 3
SPUR WIRING
SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
NETWORK
COMMUNICATION
CARD
POWER SUPPLY
XFP MAIN
XFP MAIN
PANEL 5
PANEL 6
SPUR WIRING SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED
XFP
XFP
REPEATER 4
REPEATER 5 REPEATER 6
SPUR WIRING SPUR WIRING
SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
TO NEXT
NETWORKED
PANEL IF
REQUIRED
NETWORK
CARD
PCB
XFP MAIN XFP MAIN
PANEL 7 PANEL 8
SPUR WIRING
SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
XFP XFP XFP
REPEATER 7 REPEATER 8
SPUR WIRING
SPUR WIRING
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED