Version 9.X System Description; 4100/4020 Version 9.X Compatibility; Truealert Addressable Controller - Simplex 4100 Operation

Version 9.X System Description

4100/4020 Version 9.X
Compatibility
TrueAlert Addressable
Controller
To use TrueAlert functionality, Version 9.X (or higher) of the 4100/4020
firmware is required. In addition, the 4100/4020 requires the use of a TrueAlert
Addressable Controller connected to the 4100/4020 (via an RUI card) as an
external slave.
The 4100/4020 Version 9.X firmware maintains compatibility with all systems
that are currently compatible with Version 8 of the 4100/4020 firmware.
Version 9.X of the 4100/4020 firmware requires no changes to other systems,
and will operate alongside other 4100s or 4020s on a 4120 Network running
Version 8 or higher (i.e., FACPs on a network not using TrueAlert do not have
to be upgraded if they are already at Version 8).
The TrueAlert appliances are interfaced to the 4100/4020 FACP through the use
of the TrueAlert Addressable Controller. The TrueAlert Addressable Controller
is an intelligent slave that uses an RUI interface and consumes one card address.
The number of TrueAlert Controllers in a system is limited by the total number
of cards allowed where each TrueAlert Controller is one card address. The
TrueAlert Addressable Controller supports the use of up to 189 appliances
distributed over three TrueAlert Signaling Line Circuit (SLC) channels (with a
maximum of 63 appliances on any channel). It uses slot and appliance
addressing to uniquely identify each appliance.
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