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ASL Voice Alarm Systems
INTEGRA EN 54-16 DESIGN GUIDE
ASL Document Ref.: T-0667-0231.docx
Issue: 2.5 Complete/Approved - Date: 20/03/2023

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  • Page 1 ASL Voice Alarm Systems INTEGRA EN 54-16 DESIGN GUIDE ASL Document Ref.: T-0667-0231.docx Issue: 2.5 Complete/Approved - Date: 20/03/2023...
  • Page 2 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide The ASL equipment described in this Design Guide is designed and manufactured to conform to: Construction 305/2011 (formerly Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC) 2831-CPR-F1885 Products Regulations: Applicable EN 54-4:1997+A1:2002+A2:2006 Power Supply Equipment Standards: for CIE EN 54-16 :2008 Voice Alarm control and Indicating equipment...
  • Page 3 Editorial Review to align document with the updates to the Vipedia- 26/01/2022 John Rawlins 12-based Voice Alarm System Design Guide ASL/Zenitel logo added and document updated in line with Zenitel 01/02/2022 John Rawlins comments. Updated to remove references to DBB and A/S Redundancy and...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Contents Introduction CE Certification ASL Products certified to EN 54-16 ASL PAVA Ancillary Equipment 2.2.1 Ancillary Equipment Listing 2.2.2 Use of Ancillary Products within an EN 54-16 Compliant System EN 54 Optional Functions Key components of an ASL INTEGRA-based PAVA System General Description of the Integra Product Examples of PAVA System Architectures...
  • Page 5 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix A – Enhanced System Design Hardware Bypass for Emergency Microphones Standby Amplifiers A-B Interleaved Loudspeaker Circuits Dual-Hosted Microphones Fire Alarm Panel Interface Redundancy Audio Router and V2000 A-B Redundancy Option Appendix B –...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Introduction This document is intended for use by Professional Specifiers and Integrators of Voice Alarm equipment supplied by ASL for applications which are required to comply with EN 54-16 and/or ISO 7240-16. It provides guidance on the design and installation of both the ASL INTEGRA-based wall-mounted systems and systems which integrate both wall-mount and ASL-rack mounted equipment using the VIPEDIA-12 family of audio routers and V2000 Amplifier Frames.
  • Page 7 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Assembly Safety Requirements • System Build, Configuration and Test. • System Labelling Requirements inc. CE Marking In addition to the above, this document also includes the following appendices: Appendix A: Enhanced System Design Appendix B: Listing of associated Product Documentation...

  • Page 8: Ce Certification

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide CE Certification In addition to compliancy with the requirements of EN 54-16 and ISO 7240-16, the INTEGRA-based product range described in this document conforms with EU Directives 2011/65/EU & 2015/863/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and conform with the provisions of the following EU Directives: •...

  • Page 9: Asl Products Certified To En

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide ASL Products certified to EN 54-16 The following tables list the ASL products certified to EN 54-16 and include the power supply equipment components approved to EN 54-4 and are correct at the time of publication of this document. For the latest up-to-date listing please visit https://asl-control.co.uk/downloads/?limit=&catid=764&ftags=Certificates download documents "EN-54-Wall-mount-Voice-Alarm-System-Certificate", EN-54-Rack-mount-Voice Alarm-...
  • Page 10 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Product Variants Description MPS Series MPSxx-y0-AN Paging and Emergency Microphone which provide access to the EN 54 mandatory (see note 1) user interface (indications and controls). Where: xx = 01 : All call only xx = 10 : 10 button + PTT xx = 20 : 20 button + PTT xx = 30 : 30 button + PTT...

  • Page 11: Asl Pava Ancillary Equipment

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide ASL PAVA Ancillary Equipment 2.2.1 Ancillary Equipment Listing The following ASL equipment may be provided as part of a PAVA system compliant to EN 54-16. These items are not listed on ASL’s EN 54 Product certification either because: their function falls outside the scope of the standard but may be necessary to support the EN 54-16 functionality (e.g., EOL10K and EOLZ end of line units).

  • Page 12: Use Of Ancillary Products Within An En 54-16 Compliant System

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Product Variants Description Mains MDIST-V2000 Mains distribution block for use with V2000 Distribution V2000 Cooling RAK-FAN-01 Fan tray for V2000 (standard flow) accessories RAK-DUCT-01 Cooling Duct for V2000 DIN Rail Supply Hirschmann 120/240VAC input DIN rail supply adjustable to 28V (see notes 1 and...
  • Page 13 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Other non-certified products may be added to an EN 54 Voice Alarm system, but they must not adversely affect the ability of the system to meet any of the requirements defined by the associated EN 54 standards and, in particular, they must not be used to provide: a sole dedicated VA transmission path, a sole VA dedicated power supply source,...

  • Page 14: 54 Optional Functions

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide EN 54 Optional Functions EN 54-16 and its international (near) equivalent ISO 7240-16 define certain functions of the equipment, some of which are optional. The table below lists the optional functions and identifies which of these are supported by the ASL INTEGRA and VIPEDIA-12/V2000-based range of PAVA equipment.

  • Page 15: Key Components Of An Asl Integra-Based Pava System

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Key components of an ASL INTEGRA-based PAVA System The key components associated with an ASL Integra or Rack-mounted Voice Alarm System are: Wall-Mounted Equipment-mounted equipment INTEGRA integrated PAVA system incorporating versions of the following rack-based equipment: •...

  • Page 16: General Description Of The Integra Product

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide General Description of the Integra Product The INTEGRA incorporates elements of the ASL Rack Mount Voice Alarm System components into a convenient wall mount enclosure. As such, the INTEGRA is fully compatible with the ASL rack-mount system components and can be used in association with them in networked systems.
  • Page 17 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Three standard variants are available, providing either 3, 5, 7 or 10 channels of amplification: however, by the addition or removal of amplifiers any number of channels up to 10 is possible. One amplifier can be configured as either a standby or active amplifier.

  • Page 18: Examples Of Pava System Architectures

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Examples of PAVA System Architectures The following sub-sections provide examples of typical system configurations using the Integra products. The associated diagrams, intentionally separate the EN 54 and non-EN 54 functionalities to identify the demarcation between the VA and PA functionality.

  • Page 19: Distributed Systems

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Distributed Systems An example of a distributed system is given in Figure 3. It is capable of serving the needs of a large installation using distributed cabling. A network switch is installed in each INTEGRA to provide a secure fibre or copper loop.

  • Page 20: System Configurations Incorporating Enhanced Redundancy

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide The maximum number of INTEGRA nodes that can be connected in the secure loop is 32. Each INTEGRA can support 10 loudspeaker zones, so a system of up to 320 zones can be implemented. It is also possible to substitute any INTEGRA node with an ASL rack-based VIPEDIA-12 voice alarm system to provide for more zones at a given node.

  • Page 21: Figure 5: External And Internal Views Of The Llpa05 Interface Unit

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide • No requirement for busy signalling • Busy (PAVA System internal route busies only) • Busy + LLPA Access Reassurance (PAVA System internal route busy including LLPA route busies) N.B. Some LLPA systems require an instantaneous response to an access command, and in these cases, the ASL LLPA05 unit may be used to instantly report LLPA access without encountering the delay associated with the INTEGRA/VIPEDIA-12 routing functionality.

  • Page 22: Figure 6: Typical Hard-Wired Interface With An Llpa System

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Figure 6 below shows a typical LLPA interface associated with the Plessey long-line PA system, including the ASL LLPA05 module. access GPIO Input (active low) GPIO Digital Out (active low) LLPA05 busy PLESSEY...

  • Page 23: Analogue Audio + Host Control Interface

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide 4.4.2 Analogue Audio + Host Control Interface Another common interface incorporates the 0dBu audio signal with routing controlled using the ASL Host (nom) Control Protocol (HCP) and connected to the RS 485 terminations associated with an otherwise unused analogue input.

  • Page 24: Determination Of The System Requirements

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Determination of the System Requirements The system specifier will need to establish the relevant system requirements, to enable the integrator / distributor to design and build an appropriate EN 54 compliant system. The process of defining the requirements is generally iterative and the list below provides initial guidance for their collection.
  • Page 25 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide duplicated power feeds (between racks and for power feeds to Emergency Microphones). iii) duplicated connections between Fire Alarm Panels and the PAVA System (where the cable length is greater than 10m (requirement of BS5839 Part 8:2013). (see note 1 below).

  • Page 26: Integra System Design For En

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide INTEGRA System Design for EN 54-16 The guidance below explains how the INTEGRA can be implemented to meet EN 54-16. Access Levels For compliancy with EN 54-16, all voice alarm systems must incorporate the four access levels defined in the standard.

  • Page 27: Interfacing With A Fire Alarm Panel

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide 6.4 Interfacing with a Fire Alarm Panel The number and type of fire panel interfaces is not mandated by EN 54-16. However, EN 54-16 clause 7.1.3 requires that an open or short circuit interface signalling from the fire panel to the voice alarm must either be reported by the voice alarm system or must not result in any loss of control or change of state of the voice alarm system.

  • Page 28: Contact Closure Interface

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide In order to reduce the power consumption of the Fire Alarm System, monitoring of the link may use a pulsed rather than dc voltage. The Voltage Reversal method shall be used for: •...

  • Page 29: Battery Back-Up Requirements

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Table 6: Network Design and Configuration Documentation Description Document Identifier VIPEDIA – Multi-cluster Systems ASL_Datasheet_VIPEDIA-12-Multi-cluster Networking Design Guide U-Tech_Doc_0031 (see note below) Dante Configuration Guide U-0461-3466 Hirschmann Switch Configuration Guide covering U-0641-3488 ASL part numbers: MM4, MM8, SM4 and NF8...

  • Page 30: Equipment Housing

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide NOTE: In order to maximise system reliability, it is important that only the requisite number of working / standby amplifiers is installed in the V2000 frame. LSZDC interface modules should not be installed if the associated amplifier slot is unused ain which case, V2000 rear blanking plates should be fitted.

  • Page 31: System Configuration

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Do not wire additional mains-powered equipment in parallel with the incoming INTEGRA mains supply. For reasons of fire-safety, it is important that flammable materials (e.g. System Schematic diagrams or other documentation) are not stored in the Integra enclosure.

  • Page 32: Emergency Microphones (Mps/Ems)

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide 7.1.1.3 Emergency Microphones (MPS/EMS) For all Emergency Microphones: EMS type (BASIC SETTINGS) Select the "EN 54 Microphone Operation- Enabled" check box. Select "Emergency Class" = "High" Select "ANS" = "None" Ensure that the "Night Volume Control"...

  • Page 33: Va Trigger Inputs From The Fire Alarm Panel (Cie)

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Notes: Optionally the microphone can be configured to utilise a pre-announcement chime. If required, it should be configured under "Basic Settings" and the gain set as required under "Audio Settings". For early versions of VIPEDIA-12 Code, it was necessary to set up many of the microphone parameters directly via the MPS GUI.

  • Page 34: Routing Of Background Music Or Other Non-Emergency Broadcasts

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide 7.1.1.5 Routing of Background Music or Other Non-Emergency Broadcasts Although BGM and other non-Emergency broadcasts are not directly associated with EN 54 Emergency functionality, ASL strongly recommend that any ancillary equipment (e.g., BGM players, radio receivers etc.) and associated audio routing not associated with Voice Alarm functionality is deactivated in the event of a mains supply failure (i.e.

  • Page 35: Va Manual Control

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide 7.1.2.7 VA Manual Control This is provided as a standard configurable feature, using buttons on the EMS/MPS microphones. 7.1.2.8 Emergency Microphones A VA System is not required to include manual control. This is provided as a standard feature of the ASL VIPEDIA-12-based PAVA system.
  • Page 36 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide • Amplifier Surveillance Frequency : Low • Loop Return Frequency : Low Engineering Surveillance Settings: • Tone Interval : 85 secs or less • Low Frequency Duration : 3.0 s •...

  • Page 37: Vipedia-12 Dynamic Configuration

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide 7.1.4 VIPEDIA-12 Dynamic Configuration Microphone Input Surveillance Must be configured for all Emergency Microphones. Microphone Input Equalisation The VIPEDIA-12 dynamic configuration settings for the input associated with the MPS/EMS used as an Emergency Microphone should be set to accept LF surveillance at -14dBu and provide 3.3dB attenuation at 251Hz with a Q of 1.

  • Page 38: System Acceptance Test

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide System Acceptance Test After design and build of an EN 54-16 system using ASL voice alarm products, the system must be tested to ensure it meets the design requirements. ASL has produced a guideline system check list for EN 54-16 racks designed and built in accordance with the VIPEDIA-12 Rack Design Guidelines.

  • Page 39: Ce Marking And Labelling

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide CE Marking and Labelling CE Mark label on Enclosure (EN 54-16 clause 15 and ZA.3). Labelling equivalent to that shown in Figure 10: Sample EN 54 Label below should be applied to the outside .(see notes below) of INTEGRA.

  • Page 40: Figure 11: Sample Equipment Label

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide b) CE Mark label on Microphones (EN 54-16 clause 15 and ZA.3) All Emergency Microphone Stations and devices with mandatory EN 54-16 controls and indicators are required to have a label as below or equivalent affixed and viewable at Access Level 1. Applicable ASL products will (see note below have this label fitted at manufacture and it should not be removed.

  • Page 41: Accompanying Product Documentation

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Accompanying Product Documentation In addition to the relevant manuals, the delivered INTEGRA must be accompanied by documentation that (see note 1) meets the requirements of both EN 54-16 and the Construction Product Regulations .
  • Page 42 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK T-0667-0231.docx Page 42 of 58 Issue: 2.5 Complete/Approved...
  • Page 43 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix A – Enhanced System Design In order to comply with local Codes of Practice or customer requirements it may be necessary to incorporate some degree of redundancy in the system design. This appendix identifies common approaches to providing enhanced system redundancy.

  • Page 44: Figure 13: A-B Loudspeaker Circuit Redundancy (Single Amplifier)

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Figure 13 shows A-B circuits fed from a single amplifier using the A-B functionality designed into the LSZDC Amplifier Interface Card. INTEGRA INTEGRA (VIPEDIA-12) (V2000) A CIRCUIT A OUT B CIRCUIT LSZDC B OUT Figure 13: A-B Loudspeaker Circuit Redundancy (single amplifier)
  • Page 45 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide In the case of Figure 16, redundancy is provided by use of dual VIPEDIA-12 audio routers. The system should be configured such that each amplifier receives the same audio signal simultaneously from both routers. In the event that one of the VIPEDIA-12 audio routers fails, the amplifiers will continue to receive signal from the remaining unit, albeit with the output level reduced by approximately 6dB.

  • Page 46: Figure 17: A-B Redundant System Configuration

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide detection and the fire alarm system CIE and the VACIE are separated by less than 10m and located in the same area of low fire risk". An example of a system which incorporates Fire Panel interface redundancy is shown in Appendix A, Section A.6, Figure 17 overleaf.
  • Page 47 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Notes: • The VIPEDIA-12 must be configured in the SCT as type VIPEDIA-12AB. • Each zone is served by two loudspeaker circuits assigned separately to both A and B systems. Cables extending from the system to field devices should ideally follow diverse routes to maximise the system redundancy.
  • Page 48 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix B – Product Documentation Please refer to the documents appropriate to the version of software installed on the system. N.B. At the time of publication of this document, the documents highlighted in yellow are not available for download from the ASL website.
  • Page 49 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide B.1.3 INTEGRA, VIPEDIA and V2000 System Configuration Guides Category Title Filename VIPA – VIPEDIA-12 / INTEGRA General U-0582-4644 Contact Inputs – Configuration Guide VIPEDIA-12 AS (Active / Standby) U-0641-3090 Redundant System Guide VIPEDIA –...
  • Page 50 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Product Title Filename Microphone Wall-Mount Controllers Type A and Type B See EMS range Firmware Update Procedure VIPA Microphones ASL Serial U-0582-4379_VIPA-MIC_Guide Protocol Configuration Guide EAP01 Product Manual U-0464-0530_EAP01_Manual EAP01 EAP01 Installation Guide U-0464-0734_EAP01_Install BOA01...
  • Page 51 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide B.1.5 Safety Leaflets Category Title Availability General INTEGRA Safety Leaflet Supplied with product and via ASL website "downloads". VIPEDIA-12 Safety Leaflet As above V2000 Safety Leaflet As above EMS10-20-50 Safety Leaflet As above EMS01 Safety Leaflet As above...

  • Page 52: Table 7: Asl Obsolete Products - En 54 Certified

    ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix C - Obsolete Products Table 7: ASL Obsolete Products – EN 54 certified The following products are obsolete and, although retaining EN 54 certification, are no longer recommended for use on new projects. Product Variants Description...
  • Page 53 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Product Variants Description European Fire Interface Card – VAR8 – Analogue In & Digital out VAR8 options EFI01 card (Mini-BMB) VAR-ANIC VAR8 Intellevac Network Interface Card VAR8 Expansion Board – A & B Audio Outs + 10 more digital inputs VAR8-EXP8 GENT Fire Loop Interface for VAR8-E to GENT Fire Loop.
  • Page 54 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix D – ASL PAVA Training Courses ASL can provide the following PAVA training courses designed to ensure that our customers are fully equipped with the necessary knowledge to design, manufacture, install and commission Voice Alarm systems based on the ASL product range.
  • Page 55 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix E – List of Abbreviations : Alternating Current : Ambient Noise System/Sensor BDIST : Battery Distribution : Background Music : Controller Area Network : Conformitè Europëenne : Control and Indicating Equipment (i.e A Fire Alarm Panel as defined in EN 54) : Construction Products Regulations DANS : Dynamic Ambient Noise System/Sensor...
  • Page 56 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide : Press-to-Talk : Polyvinyl Chloride REACH : Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals RoHS : The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 : System Configuration Tool : Software Development Kit : Small Form-Factor Pluggable...
  • Page 57 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide Appendix F - Regulatory Requirements ASL supply Voice Alarm and Public Address products and systems that exceed the minimum legal requirements within the European Community (EC). The advice given in this section is intended for system integrators and Installers using ASL products in Voice Alarm and Public Address Systems of their own design and build.
  • Page 58 ASL Voice Alarm Systems – EN 54-16 Integra Design Guide T-0667-0231.docx Page 58 of 58 Issue: 2.5 Complete/Approved...

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