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- Page 1 EKHO WIRELESS FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE Rev.1.4. September 24, 2020 WIRELESS FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2020 CONTENTS 1 DESIGNING AND INSTALLING THE SYSTEM ............3 1.1 INTRODUCTION..................3 1.2 WIRELESS DEVICES: A GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........... 3 1.3 EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL WIRELESS SYSTEM ..........4 1.4 IMPORTANT NOTES TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE INSTALLATION ....5 ... -
Page 3: Designing And Installing The System
1 DESIGNING AND INSTALLING THE SYSTEM 1.1 INTRODUCTION The aim of this document is to explain how to install the Ekho wireless fire system. All the data detailed is only to be used with the Ekho wireless devices that use the Ekho wireless communication protocol for communication. -
Page 4: Example Of A Typical Wireless System
Output modules: receive control commands from the translator to open/close the connected circuit. Designed to be used to control the operation / state of external devices or plant such as air conditioning / door release / emergency shut down. 1.3 EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL WIRELESS SYSTEM The following illustration describes a typical wireless configuration. -
Page 5: Important Notes To Be Considered Before Installation
1.4 IMPORTANT NOTES TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE INSTALLATION Prior to installation refer to and follow applicable local standards and national codes of practice for guidance on location and spacing of sensors and general system requirements. Check compatibility of your control panel with the wireless Ekho system protocol and operating procedures. -
Page 6: Antennas In Translators And Expanders
* Limited by the capacity of the ESP protocol. The capacity of the original wireless system – 1920 devices in a single system. ** Limited by the capacity of the ESP protocol. The capacity of the translator – 256 devices. 1.6 ANTENNAS IN TRANSLATORS AND EXPANDERS Both the translator and the expander are equipped with two antennas. -
Page 7: Frequency Channels
The following illustration provides an example of how wireless expanders should be installed in a typical building. Expanders automatically form a wireless network for delivering information to the translator. For example, if an expander can’t communicate with the translator directly, it will send the signal through other expanders in the system. -
Page 8: Wireless System Identification
1.9 WIRELESS SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION A translator and the wireless devices connected to it, make up, from a certain point of view, an “independent” wireless system. If the fire control panel has several translators connected to it, then it would be possible that some of them will use the same frequency channel. -
Page 9: Wireless System In The Main Control Panel
special signal from the device, which contains information necessary for creating a wireless link. This signal is transmitted by pressing the ‘PROG’ button on the device. Wireless devices can be linked using the software or the translator itself. In order to link a wireless device using the translator, please follow the instructions on the picture: Full instructions on adding and deleting wireless devices are provided in the EK-WL8-TRH user manual. -
Page 10: Programming The Equipment
under 5%. If you have more than one translator and the total amount of wireless devices exceeds 126, it is recommended to assign each wireless system (translator) to a different channel so that the systems do not interfere with each other and traffic is distributed evenly across different frequency channels. - Page 11 Select the optimum position for the wireless device to ensure the strongest communication signal* (transmitting and receiving). Connection strength can be viewed via the translator’s display or the software. *It is essential that a radio survey is conducted for every location where a wireless device is required to be installed, to ensure the recommend signal strengths can be achieved.
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Page 12: Configuring The System In The Ekho Configurator Software
2 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM IN THE EKHO CONFIGURATOR SOFTWARE 2.1 SETTING UP THE SOFTWARE During the initial launch of the Ekho Configurator software, a blank configuration file is created, once the “segment controller type” is chosen. However, if you previously worked with existing configuration files, the program will attempt to open the last file worked on. - Page 13 4. Right click on 1.1 WL8-TRH 5. Then choose Program from the context menu Once the device is programmed, you will be able to add detectors, scanning channels, etc. Click Activate event protocolling so that the PC maintains a constant data exchange with the system. If the connection is successful, the status indicator in the bottom left corner should change to Connect: system XX, 1.1 WL8-TRH (v.
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Page 14: Scanning Frequency Channels
2.3 SCANNING FREQUENCY CHANNELS Open the Wireless connection tab Click More... to open the window with traffic and signal strength in the radio channel. The traffic value is displayed here Select different frequency channels one by one and try to identify the one with the lowest noise level and the least amount of peaks on the graph... -
Page 15: Configuring Wireless Devices
2.4 CONFIGURING WIRELESS DEVICES In order to add wireless devices to the configuration, please do the following. 1. Open the Configuration tab 3. Add a wireless smoke detector WL8-O to the system 2. Right click on 1.1 WL8-TRH and open Add menu Other wireless devices (ors, sounders, etc.) are added from the same menu. -
Page 16: Linking Wireless Devices In Software
Analysis channels section allows you to turn off the smoke sensor and set its sensitivity. EK-WL8-OV All of the properties for EK-WL8-OV are the same as for EK-WL8-O,If the sound signal is too loud, select -12dB in the Output power attenuation parameter. -
Page 17: Changing The Start Address Of Devices In The Loop
The process of linking is similar for all of the Ekho devices. After the device has been linked, you can change its setting and program the device wirelessly, without the need of removing the device and pressing the PROG button. 2.6 CHANGING THE START ADDRESS OF DEVICES IN THE LOOP Wireless devices addressing in the signal line starts from address 1 by default. -
Page 18: Using The Software For System Maintenance
3 USING THE SOFTWARE FOR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 3.1 ANALYSING CONNECTION STRENGTH After the system is configured and all of the equipment is fitted, you can analsze the connection strength with wireless devices. To do that, open the Connection quality tab. To begin analysuing the network, turn on reading signal strength data This table allows you to see the connection strength with each device in the system. -
Page 19: Inspecting System Events And Analog Values
3.2 INSPECTING SYSTEM EVENTS AND ANALOG VALUES Each device sends analog values that you can see in real time. For example, all wireless devices will send voltage levels for their main and backup battery, and smoke sensorors will additionally send the dust level in its chamber. This information can be very useful for performing maintenance activities. - Page 20 In the Event protocol window below you can see all system events in chronological order. Click Read all events to download all system Click ▼ to set filter options on the events from EK-WL8-TRH memory particular column Click Reports to use Reports tool Click Export to HTML to save the event protocol as an HTML file Select...
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