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Unifire FORCE 50 Generic Installation And Setup Manual

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  • Page 1 FORCE 50 and INTEG 50 Robotic Nozzle system Generic installation and Setup manual...
  • Page 2 Be sure that the mounting pipe for the FORCE 50 robotic nozzle is capable of withstanding a nozzle reaction force of at least eight thousand (8,000) Newtons (800 kgf). The FORCE 50 robotic nozzle should...
  • Page 3 (175 PSI). The maximum operating pressure for the FORCE 50 robotic nozzle is 12 bars (175 psi). Use of the FORCE 50 at pressures higher than 12 bars is dangerous and can lead to serious injury or death or may damage the robotic nozzle. Moreover,...
  • Page 4 Unifire INTEG 50 and Unifire Smooth Bore nozzles. Use of any nozzle other than a Unifire nozzle made for the FORCE 50 without specific, written approval in advance by Unifire AB constitutes misuse of the product and could affect the safety, performance and/or operation of the robotic nozzle.
  • Page 5 TIMES DURING OPERATION! Serious injury or death can occur if the robotic nozzle is not fully and properly secured and supported. Be sure that the mounting pipe for the FORCE 50 is capable of withstanding a nozzle reaction force of at least eight thousand WARNING (8,000) Newtons (800 kgf).
  • Page 6 INTRODUCTION to this Manual UNIFIRE FORCE 50 system This installation and setup manual is intended to provide For further info please see Unifire Robotic Nozzle catalogue generic guidance for installation and commissioning of the And visit our websites: UNIFIRE FORCE 50 system, including the TARGA Robotic www.unifire.com...
  • Page 7 INTRODUCTION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 ACRONYM DEFINITIONS Table 1 defines the acronyms in the user manual. TABLE 1: ACRONYM DEFINITIONS Acronym Definition Autonomous fire suppression Authority having jurisdiction Digital signal processor...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Nozzle Flow Setting Flow chart Reach chart ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Generic system overview Connecting the FORCE 50 to the TARGA PLC TARGA PLC generic pin-specification TARGA Robotic Nozzle PLC TERMINAL SOCKETS GENERIC TERMINAL SOCKET SPECIFICATION SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION Calibrating the Robotic Nozzle’s operating range...

  • Page 9: Planning - Before Installation

    Do not operate this device without a full understanding and Contacts comprehension of this manual. Personnel responsible for the FORCE 50 system must be fully trained on the system Should any part of this manual not be understood, or there components.
  • Page 10 PLANNING UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 DO NOT PRESSURIZE THE UNIT until the flange has been properly tightened. DO NOT PRESSURIZE THE UNIT until the electrical installation and software calibration procedure has been...

  • Page 11: System Limitations

    Water connection Building Construction The FORCE 50 is normally delivered with a DN50/PN16 • Water demand: Evaluate the FORCE 50 water system stainless steel flange. demand as an independent addition to the existing building water supply.

  • Page 12: Mechanical Installation

    Wall, Normal orientation Wall, Inverted orientation INSTALLATION GEOMETRY OPTIONS Ceiling, hanging orientation The FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle can be installed geometri- cally in three different orientations: Wall, normal orientation Use when the water supply comes from below Use when the Robotic Nozzle is installed on a wall, allowing a maximum of 180°...
  • Page 13 The TARGA PLC must be installed next to the Robotic Nozzle. This geometry is suitable for manual operation with Joystick CAUTION! For inverted orientation the geometry of the FORCE 50 must be inverted, hence please advise the required orien- tation / geometry when ordering.
  • Page 14 360° coverage of up to 70 m Ø (35 m reach in all directions) This is usually the prefered orientation for autonomous systems - when the FORCE 50 is controlled from detectors or a Thermal imaging system.

  • Page 15: Installation On The Wall

    MECHANICAL INSTALLATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 50 meters Installation on the wall Usually provides easier access, thus it makes installation easier. The cover is limited to only 180° horizontal reach.

  • Page 16: Installing The Robotic Nozzle

    By now we assume you have decided if the Robotic Nozzle is to be installed on the wall, or hanging from the ceiling. The FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle is fitted with a DN50/PN16 flange (or similar size 2” ANSI flange or JIS flange).
  • Page 17 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04...

  • Page 18: Flow Settings

    FLOW AND REACH UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 FLOW SETTINGS Nozzle Flow Setting The Nozzle flow can easily be selected by fitting the appropriate flow shim. The shim is custom manufactured (3D printed) to fit each order.

  • Page 19: Flow Chart

    FLOW AND REACH UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Flow chart FORCE 50 with INTEG 50 Flow with various ow shims Shim size 2200 2100 2000 6,125 1900 1800 5,25 1700 1600...

  • Page 20: Reach Chart

    FLOW AND REACH UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Reach chart FORCE 50 with INTEG 50 Max reach at 35° discharge angle Shim Meters size 6,125 5,25 4,375 2,62 1,75 0,875...
  • Page 21 FLOW AND REACH UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04...

  • Page 22: Electrical Installation

    ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Generic system overview Below is a generic example of what a system can look like. The TARGA Robotic Nozzle PLC is a highly capable A DHCP Router is required to set up the system with the programmable PLC.

  • Page 23: Connecting The Force 50 To The Targa Plc

    REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Connecting the FORCE 50 to the TARGA PLC The FORCE 50 system is fitted with M12 multi connector. Yellow A-coded connectors are for the BLDC Motor Sensors The standard system is delivered with 5-meter M12 cables Black B-coded connectors are for the BLDC Motor Phases.

  • Page 24: Targa Plc Generic Pin-Specification

    ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 TARGA PLC generic pin-specification Canbus Nozzle 5P Rotation 5P Vertical 5P Joystick 5-PIN (SENSORS) 5-PIN (SENSORS) 5-PIN (SENSORS) Nozzle 4P Rotation 4P Vertical 4P...

  • Page 25: Targa Robotic Nozzle Plc Terminal Sockets

    ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 TARGA Robotic Nozzle PLC TERMINAL SOCKETS RITTAL 1045500 GENERIC TERMINAL SOCKET SPECIFICATION...

  • Page 26: Software & Calibration

    SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION Calibrating the Robotic Nozzle’s operating range Wall mounted Nozzle Before attempting to operate, the Robotic Nozzle must be For wall mounted system, the origo/default position is calibrated = given an operating range.
  • Page 27 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Ceiling mounted Nozzle For ceiling mounted system, the origo/default position is normally that the Nozzle is pointing straight down on both axes. Please follow the step-by-step instructions on the following pages to calibrate the operating range.

  • Page 28: Ammolite Software Introduction

    2021-02-04 Ammolite Software Introduction Unifire FORCE 50 set up is achieved through our web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) called “Ammolite™ The Unifire TARGA ROBOTIC NOZZLE PLC connects to a standard TCP/IP based network. The built-in web server has been set up to be assigned an IP address by an external DHCP server. This can be a local router or a dedicated server in a larger network, administered by your IT department or similar.

  • Page 29: Connect Your Pc Or Tablet

    SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Connect your PC or TABLET Connect your PC or Tablet by WiFi or cable to the same network as the TARGA PLC. Find IP address of the TARGA PLC as automatically...
  • Page 30 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 1) Open your web-browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox or other...) 2) Enter the IP Address of the TARGA PLC, followed by :81 (for example http://192.168.0.217:81). Push...
  • Page 31 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 3) Enter the username and password provided with your delivery. 4) In this example it is “service” and “service”. Click Login.
  • Page 32 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 5) You are now requested to make a note in the service log. 6) So... for the example we write, “Calibration”..“First start up”. Any text can be entered.
  • Page 33 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7) This opens up the start page of Ammolite. To initiate calibration of the operating range, click “Advanced”. 8) This opens up the section Advanced settings. Next click “Hardware”.
  • Page 34 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Typically: Horizontal Vertical Jet/Spray 9) This open up the Motor page. You can read the position of the motors, calibrated max, actual real time current draw (A), and Motor Status.
  • Page 35 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-10 11) Select Min/Max method that allows you to freely select any operating range. (Center method is used only for special applications when the operating range is preset in the software) 12) Run the motor to the required Min position (left arrow), by using either the buttons on the screen (for tab- lets), or using the right/left arrow key on your PC Keyboard.
  • Page 36 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-11 The same value Confirms correct 13) Run the motor to the required Max position (right arrow). Now the “Current position should read a val- ue typically between 2 000 and 50 000.
  • Page 37 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-12 15) Repeat steps 10 - 15 for Motor 5 (vertical) 16) Calibrate Motor 6 (nozzle jet/spray) in the same manner as you did the other motors, but follow the...
  • Page 38 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-13 Set the nozzle minimum (Motor 6), just before mechanical stop. This is effectively selecting the max spray angle, and here you can limit the maximum spray allowed.
  • Page 39 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-14 18) Next you can test the motors and calibrated range directly form your PC. Click “Test motors”. 19) Check the box for each motor you want to run.
  • Page 40 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-15 You need to choose. Left Right 20) Then actively choose key pair. (This must be done.) 21) Now you can run the motors with the selected key pair.
  • Page 41 SOFTWARE & CALIBRATION UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 7-16 22) Calibration is now complete and you can exit Test Motors and Ammolite.

  • Page 42: Technical Specifications System Components

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle F O R C E 5 0 FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM COMPONENTS FORCE 50 QUICK SPECIFICATIONS 2” ROBOTIC NOZZLE Max Flow: 2 100 liters (555 gallons) per minute; 126 m3/hr...
  • Page 43 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle F O R C E 5 0 FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 FORCE 50 - DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ITEM / FEATURE DESCRIPTION Force 50 BLDC Robotic Nozzle 2” electric 24V brushless motor (BLDC) robotic Chassis: nozzle (a.k.a.

  • Page 44: Targa™ Plc Specifications

    FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 TARGA™ PLC SPECIFICATIONS Unifire’s Revolutionary PLC for Total System Control Models: TARGA1, TARGA2, TARGA3, TARGA4, TARGA5 & TARGA6 (digit represents # of installed BLDC driver cards) Power: 24V DC / 20 Amps Weight: 1 kg / 2.2 lbs...

  • Page 45: Targa Plc Dimensions

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 TARGA PLC DIMENSIONS...

  • Page 46: X-Targa™ & X-Targa-S

    110 to 230 V AC at 50 or 60 Hertz., for the total, flex- ible control of Unifire’s advanced robotic nozzle systems and a virtually-endless variety of other system peripherals and components. The unique TARGA system allows users to simply and economically tailor water cannon systems to their individual needs.
  • Page 47 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS UNIFIRE FORCE 50 Robotic Nozzle FORCE 50 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 X-TARGA(-S) PLC SPECIFICATIONS Models: X-TARGA & X-TARGA-S (each followed by a number 1-6. rep- resenting the quantity of installed BLDC driver cards) Power Input:...

  • Page 48: Unifire Targa Pcb

    Manufactured for Unifire in Sweden at ISO 9001 & 14001 certified, state- of-the-art facilities, side-by-side with electronics for Ericsson, SAAB Space, Volvo, and other industry-leading, highly demanding companies.
  • Page 49 Installation and setup manual REV. 2.2 2021-02-04 Features The Unifire TARGA PCB is laoded with features, including, to name a few: • 6 BLDC Motor Driver Slots for the control of brushless motors • A variety of communication protocols, including 2 x CAN 2.0 29-bit header (UniCAN) 125,250,500 kB/s, RS232, RS485 (Modbus, DMX, etc.

  • Page 50: Unifire Web Server

    The Unifire Web Server is our optional, full-functioned personal computer (PC) add-on to our entire line of TARGA PLC’s. The Unifire web server, combined with our CAN Bus Cape, allows all mod- els of Unifire’s TARGA PLC’s to come fully online.
  • Page 51 2021-02-04 8-10 Features The Unifire Web Server is a key component of Unifire’s InterAct system. Com- bined with our CANbus Cape. USB Router and InterAct software and Graphical User Interfacess, adds to Unifire’s advanced robotic nozzle systems a host of networking and control capabilities, including over the Internet.

  • Page 52: Can Bus Cape

    Communication Hat with 2x CAN, RS232, I C and relays. Technical Overview The Unifire CAN Cape adds serial networking options to your Raspberry Pi utilizing the GPIO. The two onboard CAN Bus ports utilize the Microchip MCP2515 CAN con- troller, accessible per SPI interface, in combination with the Microchip MCP2551 CAN transceiver.

  • Page 53: Bldc Driver Card

    8-12 BLDC Driver Card Unifire BLDC Motor Driver Card Like all of our electronics, Unifire designed its own BLDC motor driver card to deliver the functionality and efficiency unique to Unifire’s robotic nozzle systems. Unlike competing solutions, Unifire uses 3-phase 24V DC brush- less (BLDC) motors to control its robotic nozzles.

  • Page 54: One Graphical User Interface

    ONE Graphical User Interface App for iOS & Android The First & Only Robotic Nozzle Control App on the Market, ONE is Unifire’s revolutionary, full-functioned graphical user interface & virtual joystick for iOS & Android, available for free on Google Play Store and Apple iPhone App Store.
  • Page 55 System Router for quick system connection and control. With Unifire’s InterAct core technology and our ONE app, you no longer need a joystick. For a fraction of the price of our competitors’ tethered and wireless joysticks, you can turn any device into a powerful wireless controller. And, it’s easier to use and comes loaded with...

  • Page 56: Π™ (Pi) Can Bus Joystick

    π™ (Pi) CAN bus Joystick CAN bus Progressive Speed, Full-Featured Joystick Unifire’s π (Pi) Joystick is Unifire’s versatile, full-functioned, hand-held joystick for precise and intuitive control of Force robotic nozzles. Our most popular controller, it is robust and water resistent, with numerous features.

  • Page 57: Pointer™ Synchron Joystick

    POINTER™ Synchron Joystick Synchronized Movement of POINTER and Robotic Nozzle The POINTER is Unifire’s unique, synchron control device designed to provide a sim- ple and intuitive human interface for controlling the Unifire’s robotic nozzles. The robotic nozzle’s movements exactly follow and match the position of the POINT-...

  • Page 58: Bldc Motors

    & Complete Motor Can Assemblies Motor Features Where our competitors are still using run-of-the-mill “brushed” DC motors (which have been used since 1856), Unifire alone is blazing new trails by outfitting all of our robotic nozzles with industrial-robot-type brushless DC (BLDC) motors.

  • Page 59: Force 50 Spare Parts

    1621962: BLDC with 49:1 Gear Ratio 1621963: BLDC with 84:1 Gear Ratio Force 50 Front Pipe Section Front pipe section for the Force 50, with stream straightenr and 2” BSP male thread outlet for nozzle tip connection. Part Number.: FORCE50-PS1...

  • Page 60: Custom Solutions

    Force 50 Rail Mount Force 80 Rail Mount Unifire offers a variety of piping mounts, swing arms, automatic doors, special vehicle solu- tions (including touchscreen computer controls) and other custom solutions. Pictured above are just a few examples. If you have special requirements, contact us for...

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