Hochiki FIRELINK-APIC Installation Instructions

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FIRELINK-APIC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

The FIRElink range of Aspirating Smoke Detectors (ASD) have many interfacing options ranging from

conventional, (using the built in Alarm and Fault relays), to addressable. An Addressable Protocol Interface Card

(APIC) has been manufactured that greatly simplifies the amount of wiring required when connecting to a Hochiki

addressable loop. This installation instruction explains how this card should be installed and configured.

Installation

Fixings are supplied with the APIC. These are marked FIRElink 25/100 and FIRElink 400/CM. Use only the

supplied fixings to ensure secure fitting.

Fitting the APIC to FIRElink-25 or FIRElink-100

Undock the detector from the docking station and remove the front cover (refer to User Manual for further details).

The APIC is fitted to the main board inside the detector (see Fig 1). Locate the APIC over the 4 threaded mounting

posts with the DIL switches face up and at the top of the unit and the ribbon cable at the bottom (see Fig 2).

Using the supplied screws and acrylic washers secure the APIC to the 4 threaded posts. DO NOT over tighten the

screws.

Once the APIC is secured the ribbon plug can be plugged into the rectangular connector on the main board (see

Fig 2). Finally connect the loop wiring to the terminals on the main PCB as outlined below under "Loop

Connections (on main PCB)" on page 4.

Fig 1 – FIRElink-25 (cover removed)

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Fig 2 – FIRElink-25 (from side)

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Page 1 (using the built in Alarm and Fault relays), to addressable. An Addressable Protocol Interface Card (APIC) has been manufactured that greatly simplifies the amount of wiring required when connecting to a Hochiki addressable loop. This installation instruction explains how this card should be installed and configured.
Page 2 The Hochiki APIC has two distinct modes of operation; single address and multi address. When the interface is set to single address mode the card is set to a single address on the Hochiki loop and the detector status is read from that address.
Page 3 Fig 6 - DIL Switch locations Two DIL switches on the Hochiki APIC card (see Fig 6) enable the unit to either respond as a single Hochiki address, as it does in an ASD, or a range of addresses, which is the way it is set up in the Command Module.
Page 4 BUSH 1 Loop in BUSL 1 Loop out + BUSH 2 Loop out - BUSL 2 Specification Order code FIRElink-APIC Loop voltage (low) 17 – 31Vdc Supply voltage Loop pulse voltage 7 - 9Vdc Quiescent 90uA Max Current consumption (loop)

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