Prescient

3

Extinguishing Control Panel
Key Features Key Features
Comprehensive facilities for gaseous extinguishing
systems
Approval to BSEN 12094-1:2003 additional options
Approval to BSEN 54-2 and 4.
Designed to BS7273-1:2000
Monitored inputs for gas discharged, gas low, isolation valve closed/abnormal, gas trapped
in manifold
Control inputs for auto/manual, gas hold, gas abort
1 minute actuator cut off option
Monitored actuator/solenoid release
Extensive disablement options
Common fire, fault, relay / monitored output facilities
1st stage, 2nd stage, 3rd stage and gas discharged relay / monitored output facilities
Reset relay facilities
Intrinsically safe barrier settings
Metron or solenoid compatible
Single or double knock operation
Pre-discharge delay adjustable from 0 to 60 seconds
Discharged indication with or without pressure switch
Inhibit silence alarms until gas discharged
Latching or non latching fault indication option
Option for rapid buzzer pulse when gas imminent
Semi-flush bezel and fully-flush cabinet options available
One man zone and sounder test
Easily removable chassis
From the UK's leading control panel manufacturer
Panel Overview Panel Overview

General

The Prescient
3
gaseous extinguishant control panel is powerful yet user-friendly and is
designed and manufactured to a high standard. The panel features approval to BSEN
12094-1:2003, BSEN 54-2 and 4 and is designed to BS7273 part 1.

The panel has extensive configuration options but is easy to install, programme and
operate. The removable chassis enables the engineer to first fix an empty cabinet and
then fit the chassis at the commissioning stage.

This is supported by comprehensive documentation on commissioning, operating,
maintenance and fault finding. In addition there is a comprehensive range of compatible
accessories available to meet most customer requirements.

Operation

Three fully-monitored detection zones are provided. Zones 1 and 2 normally provide first
stage and second stage fire conditions to allow extinguishant discharge (coincidence
detection zones). Zone 3 is an auxiliary zone for detection only purposes. Zone 4 is
used as a manual release zone.

Facilities

Three fully-monitored alarm circuits are provided, each rated at 0.5A with various
configuration options via the engineers DIL switch settings. Two circuits are designed
to provide audible warning of any fire condition and one circuit to provide an individually
distinct audible warnings of the of pre-discharge, discharged and emergency hold
condition.

Two fully-monitored actuator/solenoid circuits, each rated at 1A, operate simultaneously
upon extinguishant release.

An RS485 multi-drop circuit link supports up to 7 Status Controller/Indicators of either
type [basic or fully functional] mixed on the communication path. Additional terminals
and configuration options allows the engineer to configure the manual release, abort and
hold switches to either data comms or hard wired inputs as required.

Normally-open inputs provide for remote evacuate, silence alarms, system reset, lock-off
input, low pressure and gas discharged pressure switch input.

Outputs are provided for first stage signalling, second stage signalling, system
Discharged, common fire and common fault . These outputs may be configured as
either VF C/O contacts or monitored 24V (50mA) outputs. A system reset VF relay is
also provided.

Configuration

The use of DIL switches on the internal motherboard enables the engineer to easily
configure the extensive options available and view the panels configuration upon any
return visit. The DIL switch functions are listed in the technical specification of this
leaflet.
Zone 1
Zone 2
Aux Zone
Gas
Released
Gas
Low
Isol Valve
Abnormal
Isol Valve
Closed
Act 1**
Act 2**
Gen Sndr 1**
Gen Sndr 2**
Ext Sndr**
Gas Released
[Routing]**
Gas Released [SLU]
Gas Manual [SLU]
Gas Auto [SLU]
1st stage Plant
Shutdown **
Fire Sig
[Routing]**
Fault Sig
[Routing]**
Timer Hold [SLU]
Release Aborted [SLU]
+24V AUX 1A Output
2nd stage Plant
Shutdown **
Aux Reset
Double knock
detection
zones
Aux detetection
zone
Panel
Manual
Release
Gas discharged
pressure switch.
Gas Low
[Low pressure
switch/low weight]
[Valve Closed]
[See valve
wiring diag]
Gas isolation
valve.
[Valve Stuck]
Fire
Z1
Fault/
Disabled
Z1
Fire
Z2
Fault/
Disabled
Z2
Fire
Aux
Fault/
Disabled
Aux
Gas
Released Fault
Gas Low
* = Open & short cct flt
monitored I/P
*
*
*
Open & short cct flt monitored
I/P. 680 Ohm = Ext Low
Open & short cct flt
monitored I/P.
680Ohms = V/Closed
2K2 = V/Abnormal
General
Fire
Sounder
Test
General
Fire
Sounder
Fault/
Disabled
Sndr 1
flt
Sndr 2
flt
Internal
Act 1 flt Act 2 flt
Internal
Extinguishing
Disabled
Aux DC Supply Max O/P
1A Fused
Active on any fire Z1 or Z2 in
auto, Man Rel or Gas
Released P/S signal
Pulsed on Z1/Z2 Double K in
auto or Man Rel.
Continuous on actuator
activation or disch P/S I/P
signal active
Max O/P: 0.5A
** = Open & short
circuit monitored
output
Active on coincidence fire on
Z1 and Z2 in auto, Man Rel
or Gas Released P/S signal
Fire Sig
[Routing]
Active
Fault/
Disabled
Fault Sig
[Routing] Fault/
Disabled
S/D Outputs
Disabled
Gas Rel
Signal
[Routing]
Active Disabled
Operating on any fire
Z1,Z2,Aux Zone
Link configurable O/Ps:
Link ON:
Open/short cct fault
monitored, powered at
24 VDC when active.
Link OFF:
1 x Volt-Free Change-
over relay contact
[Rated 1 Amp @ 24VDC]
Operating [de-energising]
on any fault including
Valve Abnormal but not
Valve Closed
Operating on Gas P/S
active I/P or Actuator
operated when in "No
Discharge P/S" mode
Open collector O/Ps
each rated 50 mA
1 x V/F C/O relay contact
[Rated 1 Amp @ 24VDC]
Operating for 10 seconds
after operation of Fire Reset
switch
*
*
*
3rd stage Plant
Shutdown **
Active on Actuators operated
(if no Discharged Pressure
Switch) or Gas Released P/S
signal
Each Plant Shutdown O/P has:
1 x O/P link configurable as fault monitored/powered
when active [as per fire routing O/P] or 1 x V/F C/O
relay contact rated 1 Amp @ 24 VDC.
S/D
O/P
1 flt
Internal
S/D
O/P
2 flt
S/D
O/P
3 flt
Gas Trapped
Pressure
Switch
Gas Trapped in
Manifold
+24V AUX 250mA Output
Max O/P 0.25A [Fused]
Internal
Ext Sndr Fault
Release Disabled [SLU]
RP - E/Hold Active
or Panel in Auto
RP - E/Abort Active
or Panel in Manual
RP - Isol Valve Closed
RP - Isol Valve Abnormal
RP Actuators (Extinguishing) Disabled
Internal
Fault
Internal
Auto
&
Manual
Manual
Only Fault
Internal
E Abort
Active Fault
Internal
E Hold
Active Fault
Internal
Isolation
Valve
Abnormal
Isolation
Valve
Closed
Fault
Internal
Gas
Trapped in
Manifold Fault
Internal
0V AUX 1A Output
Release Count Down[SLU]
RS485 serial
data [SLU]
To Status
Indicator/
Controller
SLU
Fault
Internal
Man
Rel
Active
Man
Rel
Fault/
Disabled
Internal
Gas Rel Sig
[Routing] Fault
Conventional
Manual Release
Zone
Manual
Release
Conventional
E Hold input
Emergency
Hold
Conventional
Abort input
Emergancy
Abort
*
*
*
*
Conventional
Auto/Manual
switch input
Auto/Manual
Lock Off
*
RCI
Remote Controls Input:
4K7 = Sound Alarms
1K8 = Silence Alarms
560R = Reset Panel
Remote
Sound
Alarms
Active
RCI
Fault
*
RP - Fire Z1
RP - Fire Z2
RP - Fire Aux Zone
RP Manual Release Operated
DIL Switch
Selectable
Continuous on fire Z1, Z2, Aux Zone,
Remote Sound Alarm
Max O/P: 0.5A
Operating on pre discharge timer
Ended or Man Rel in Immediate
mode
Max O/P:1 Amp
Internal
Fault
Panel
MR
Internal
Fault
External
MR
Extinguishing
Reset
Inhibit
Active
Illuminates steady
while Extinguishing
Reset is Inhibited
Block diagram Block diagram
Status Indicators Status Indicators


















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