bolid Signal-10 User manual

Orion ISS
Intrusion and Fire Alarm Panel
Signal-10
User’s Manual

This User’s Manual is intended to help for studying operability principles and maintenance of
Signal-10 Intrusion and Fire Alarm Panel of version 1.03.
Please read the instructions completely before connecting, operating, adjusting or maintaining
this product.
The following terms are used throughout the Manual:
Alarm Loop (or Loop, or LP): The electrical circuit with non-addressable fire or intrusion detectors
(or other non-addressable devices) included. Actuation of a single detector brought in an alarm
loop causes breaking of the loop as a whole, so the actuated detector can be located only with
the accuracy of the alarm loop.
Zone: A minimal part of a security and safety installation that can be monitored and controlled inde-
pendently. Depending on the context, the term ‘zone’ can imply an alarm loop, an addressable
detector, a hardware component, and so on.
Partition: A set of zones that can be user controlled as a whole. As a rule, zones fall into partitions
depending on their location (e.g., one partition can involve all zones at one individual area)
Arm/Disarm means starting/cancellation monitoring of loop (zone, partition, system) conditions and
signaling alarms in controlled zones
Integration Time – a time interval during which sudden alterations of loop resistance are not consid-
ered as loop breaking, thus producing no alarms
Network Address (or Address): A unique number of the device (from 1 to 127) within the ISS Orion
local RS-485 network

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Table of Contents
General ...................................................................................................................................5
Specifications ........................................................................................................................9
Operation Principles............................................................................................................13
Alarm Loops .............................................................................................................................14
Alarm Loop Configuration Parameters.............................................................................14
Alarm Loop Types............................................................................................................18
Smoke Two Threshold Alarm Loop (Type 1)..........................................................................19
Combined Fire Single Threshold Alarm Loop (Type 2).........................................................20
Heat Two Threshold Alarm Loop (Type 3).............................................................................21
Intrusion Alarm Loop (Type 4)...............................................................................................22
Intrusion Alarm Loop with Tamper Monitoring (Type 5).......................................................22
Auxiliary Alarm Loop (Type 6)...............................................................................................23
Entrance Alarm Loop (Type 7)...............................................................................................24
Panic Alarm Loop (Type 11) ..................................................................................................24
Programmable Auxiliary Alarm Loop (Type 12)....................................................................25
Fire Threshold Addressable Alarm Loop (Type 14)...............................................................26
Alarm Integration Time.....................................................................................................28
Powering Detectors over Alarm Loops.............................................................................29
Relay Outputs...........................................................................................................................30
Local Output Control........................................................................................................31
Centralized Output Control ..............................................................................................32
Electronic Keys.........................................................................................................................36
User Keys........................................................................................................................36
Master Keys.....................................................................................................................36
Operating Modes......................................................................................................................37
Pre-Operation Mode........................................................................................................37
Operation Mode...............................................................................................................37
Power Failure Mode.........................................................................................................38
Output Circuit Failure Mode.............................................................................................38
Master Key Programming Mode ......................................................................................38
User Key Programming Mode..........................................................................................38
Self-Diagnostic Mode.......................................................................................................39
Device Failure Mode........................................................................................................39
Fire Alarms...............................................................................................................................40
Conventional Fire Alarm Systems....................................................................................40
Addressable Fire Alarm Systems.....................................................................................41
Intrusion Alarms........................................................................................................................43
General Intrusion Alarms.................................................................................................43
Intrusion and Detector’s Tamper Alarms..........................................................................44
Entrance Alarms..............................................................................................................45
Panic Alarms ...................................................................................................................46
Auxiliary Alarms........................................................................................................................48

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Loop Status Light and Sound Indication................................................................................... 51
Alarm Loop Arming and Disarming........................................................................................... 53
Local Arming/Disarming.................................................................................................. 53
Centralized Remote Arming/Disarming............................................................................53
Communications Between the Signal-10 and a Network Controller.......................................... 55
Transmitting Messages to a Network Controller.............................................................. 55
Installation............................................................................................................................59
Standard Delivery..................................................................................................................... 60
Safety Precautions................................................................................................................... 60
Signal-10 Mounting .................................................................................................................. 60
Wiring the RS-485 Interface Line.............................................................................................. 62
Connecting External Devices to the Device Outputs................................................................. 62
Connecting Alarm Loops.......................................................................................................... 64
Including Detectors into Fire Smoke Alarm Loops of the Type 1...................................... 64
Including Smoke and Heat Detectors into Alarm Loops of the Type 2............................. 65
Including Heat Detectors into Alarm Loops of the Type 3................................................ 65
Including Intrusion Detectors into Alarm Loops of the Type 4.......................................... 65
Including Intrusion Detectors into Alarm Loops of the Type 5.......................................... 66
Wiring Initiating Devices into Alarm Loops of the Type 14............................................... 66
Connecting Power Supplies ..................................................................................................... 66
Commissioning......................................................................................................................... 67
Programming........................................................................................................................70
Signal-10 System Settings ....................................................................................................... 72
Alarm Loop Programming......................................................................................................... 75
Loop Type Adjusting........................................................................................................ 75
Other Loop Parameters Adjusting ................................................................................... 77
Programming Outputs.............................................................................................................. 80
Key Programming..................................................................................................................... 83
Key Programming by Means of UProg.exe...................................................................... 83
Add/Edit a Key........................................................................................................................84
Delete Key...............................................................................................................................86
Operations with the List of Keys.............................................................................................86
Save Results............................................................................................................................87
Programming of Keys by Hardware................................................................................. 87
Programming of a Master Key by Hardware.........................................................................87
Programming of User Keys by Hardware..............................................................................88
Maintenance.........................................................................................................................90
Signal-10 Operability Inspection............................................................................................... 91
Testing the Signal-10 in Self-Diagnostic Mode......................................................................... 91
Alarm Loop Inspection.............................................................................................................. 92
Annex. Current Consumption Estimation..........................................................................94

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GENERAL

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The Signal-10 Intrusion and Fire Alarm Panel (hereinafter referred to as the Signal-10 or the device)
is intended to be used both standalone and as a part of Orion automated integrated security system
to provide fire safety and security against break-ins/unauthorized entry for such industrial, commer-
cial, and residential premises as plants, banks, offices, hospitals, schools, stores, warehouses, homes
and so on.
The Signal-10 provides monitoring for up to 10 fire, or intrusion, or auxiliary alarm zones (or alarm
loops) by receiving signals from included both automated and manual, both passive and loop pow-
ered, both two and four wire, both fire and intrusion detectors, contactors and alarms with both nor-
mally open and closed contacts. If Bolid manufactured threshold addressable initiating devices such
as DIP-34PA, IPR513-3PA, and S2000-IP-PA are included to the Signal-10 alarm loops, the Signal-
10 enables monitoring up to 100 fire alarm zones.
The Signal-10 is intended for both standalone and online operation. While operating as a part of an
Orion security system, the Signal-10 device is to be monitored and controlled by a network controller
which can be S2000
1)
or S2000Мconsole as well as a personal computer with ARM Orion/Orion Pro
software installed.
The Signal-10 is intended to implement 10 various methods to monitor alarm loops. The particular
methods to be in use for each loop individually are selected while programming the Signal-10. Among
these methods are four different tactics to monitor fire alarm loops (including operating both smoke
and heat detectors), four different tactics to monitor intruder alarm loops and two tactics to monitor
technologic (or auxiliary) alarm loops which are used to integrate various measuring or warning appa-
ratus in the security system.
Monitoring the conditions of connected alarm loops, Signal-10 provides:
 Light indication of alarm loop conditions by means of built-in LEDs 1 – 10, located on the de-
vice face plate
 Audible alarms by means of built-in sounder
 Separate FIRE and TROUBLE alarm transmission to a Fire Station
 Alarm transmission to a Central Monitoring Station
 Automatic turning external sound and light alarm devices on upon alarm conditions, with ex-
ternal device circuits being monitored for open and short failures
 Automatic starting of a fixed fire-fighting system with locking the start in case of door open
condition
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 Automatic control for various engineering equipment used within security systems (such as
heaters, coolers, ventilators, air conditioners and so on) in accordance with a selected pro-
gram
 While being operated by a network controller, centralized control for device executive outputs
and involving them into complicated automated control logic
 While being operated by a network controller, transmission to the Orion system all information
about controlled events, namely addressable detector’s and alarm loop’s condition changing,
loop arming and disarming attempts, various troubles of alarm loops, relay outputs and the de-
vice itself, and so on. This information can be given to an operator or security system adminis-
trator, or written into a log for following analysis, or transmitted to a centralized indicator de-
vice, etc.
 Remote measuring current resistance values of alarm loop along with included devices in ADC
units
Arming/disarming of alarm loops is implemented by using electronic keys which can be Dallas iBut-
tons (Touch Memory devices) or other identifiers with 1-Wire (µ-LAN) output interface. To read elec-
tronic keys an external reader is to be connected to the relevant input of the Signal-10. The device
provides indication of current partition conditions and results of requested operations by means of
two-color reader LED.
The keys have to be pre-programmed, that is enrolled either into the device memory (if alarm loops of
the device are armed/disarmed locally) or into the network database (under centralized control) along
with the rights to arm/disarms the particular loops of the device assigned to each key.
The device can be powered by one or two (the main and the extra) power supplies providing 12 or 24
Volt of DC. It is strongly recommended to use Bolid manufactured battery backed power suppliers of
series RIP-12 or RIP-24.
To program the Signal-10 device for adapting to particular user conditions and meeting specific user
needs the Orion device configuration tool, UProg.exe program, has to be used. The latest version of
the UProg Configuration Tool can be downloaded from the Bolid website at the address of
www.bolid.com. To program the device by means of the UProg, it should be connected to a PC with
UProg.exe installed via one of Bolid manufactured interface converters such as PI-GR, S2000-PI,
S2000-USB, or USB-RS485.
The Signal-10 is equipped with a tamper switch which provides generating tamper alarms while tam-
per conditions are changed and transmitting them to a network controller.
The Signal-10 Intrusion and Fire Alarm Panel is intended for indoor installation and round the clock
operation. The device is not suitable for operation in corrosive and dusty environments, as well as in
fire-hazardous or explosive areas.

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 Indicators (LEDs) READY LED to indicate device condition and 10 status
indicators to indicate statuses of the device alarm loops
 Internal Sounder Built-in
 Tamper Switch Built-in
 Event Log Capacity 512 events
 RS-485 Communication Port
Data Transmission
Transmission Rate
Yes
Half-duplex
9600 Bd
 Power Supply External 12 to 24 V DC.
Bolid manufactured RIP-12 or RIP-24 battery backed
power supplies are advisable
1
 Input Voltage
Rated Voltage
Shutdown Voltage
Two inputs (main and backup)
10.2 V ÷ 28.4 V DC
9 V DC

Input Current 220 – 410 mАat 12 V supply voltage,
110 – 200 mАat 24 V supply voltage
2

Pre-Operation Time 3 s maximum provided that at least 11 V steady voltage is
applied to one of power inputs
 External ID Reader
Output Interface
Reader LEDs
One Reader Input to connect an external reader of ID such
as Dallas Touch Memory devices (iButtons) and so on
Touch Memory (1-Wire, µ-LAN)
Two LEDs (Red + Green) controlled by logical
+5 V CMOS levels, with current values being restricted by
10 mA at direct connection
 ID Memory Capacity Up to 85 ID codes
1
The input power voltage is commuted also to the device outputs SIR and LAM to provide power to ex-
ternal sound and light alarms. If the outputs are loaded close to maximum values, it is advisable to power
the Signal-10 device from 24 V power supplies
2
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
Alarm Inputs 10 inputs to monitor alarm loops
Detectors to Be Included Addressable initiating devices DIP-34PA, IPR513-3PA,
S2000-IP-PA (up to 10 to each alarm input), or
any conventional fire and intrusion detectors intended
to be powered by a DC power supply and having the
values of internal resistance at Fire mode:
No more than 2.7 kΩfor normally open detectors,
At least 3.2 kΩfor normally closed detectors
Max Wire Resistance
(without regard to termination resistor)
1 kΩfor intrusion alarm loops,
100 Ωfor fire alarm loops
Min Leakage Resistance Between
Loop Wires or Between Each Wire
and the Earth
20 kΩfor intrusion alarm loops,
50 kΩfor fire alarm loops
Loop Voltage 22 V÷ 19 V if the termination resistor of 4.7 kΩ±5% is
brought to the loop and the value of consumed current
is 0 to 3 мА (provided that there are no more than 3
short-circuited loops simultaneously,
27 ± 0.5 V if the alarm loop is opened
Max.Short-Circuited Loop Current 26.5 mА
Loop Ripple Voltage 20 mV max

Solid State Relay Outputs
Commuting Voltage & Current
2 outputs ALR1 and ALR2 with normally open contacts
intended to transmit alarms and troubles to Central
Stations
350 V & 0.1 А

Transistor Outputs
Commuting Voltage & Current
Load Circuit Supervision Current
Load Circuit Protection
2 outputs with the possibilities to supervise load circuits
for open and short failures; these outputs are intended
to connect external sound and light alarms
28 V & 1 А
3 mАmax, the alarms being off
Resettable fuses

Operating Temperatures From −30 °Сto +50 °С

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Relative Humidity Up to 98% at +25 °С

Ingress Protection Rating IР20

Overall Dimensions 156х107х35 mm

Weight about 0.3 kg

Average Lifetime 10 years

Device Programming By means of UProg.exe which is the tool for Orion sys-
tem device configuration

Connection to a PC Over RS-485 interface bus via one of the Bolid manu-
factured interface converters PI-GR, S2000-PI,
S2000-USB, or USB-RS485

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ALARM LOOPS
The Signal-10 device provides monitoring for up to ten alarm loops connected to its input contacts.
While operating with threshold detectors (opposite to operating with addressable threshold initiating
devices which will be described later), the device measures and analyses the effective resistance val-
ues of each the connected alarm loop. Depending on:
 The measured resistance value, and
 Whether the loop is armed or disarmed, and
 The algorithm the loop is programmed to be monitored (so called Loop Type)
the Signal-10 assigns this loop to a certain status such as ‘Norm’, ‘Failure’, ‘Alarm’ and so on.
Having analyzed the loop status, the Signal-10 device:
− Indicates the loop status by the related built-in two-color status LED on the device cover
− Emits a specified sound signal by means of the built-in sounder (not for all statuses)
− Activates executive outputs (if programmed)
− While operating as a part of an Orion security system, automatically transmits loop status al-
tering to the Orion network controller
Any fire and intrusion detectors intended to be powered by DC supply can be brought into alarm loops
of the Signal-10, the detector internal resistance in Fire mode having to be:
− No more than 2.7 kΩfor normally open detectors and
− No more than 3.2 kΩfor normally closed detectors
Alarm Loop Configuration Parameters
Table 1 shows a set of parameters which can be programmed for the Signal-10 device to define a
monitoring algorithm for each the alarm loop of the Signal-10.
The main configuration parameter of each the Signal-10 alarm loop is the Loop Type. This parameter
defines which way the alarm loop will be monitored for and which detectors can be included into this
loop. The Signal-10 supports 10 various types of alarm loops which will be described in details in the
next section.
The Arming Delay (Exit Delay) parameter defines the time (in seconds), starting from the moment of
the receiving the arming command, after elapsing of which the Signal-10 will really attempt to arm the
alarm loop. Non-zero Arming Delay values are typically used for Entrance Alarm Loops (of the Type 7).
Moreover, if one of the Signal-10 outputs is required to be activated before arming an alarm loop, for
example, to unset power of 4-wire detectors by means of the ‘Switch On for a Time Before Arming’ ex-
ecutive program, this alarm loop must obligatory have non-zero Arming Delay (see Relay Outputs sec-
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Table 1. Alarm Loops Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description Value Range
Loop Type
Defines
the tactics the alarm loop to be monitored for,
the kind of detectors to be included into the
alarm loop, and
statuses to be assigned to the alarm loop
1 – Smoke Two Threshold
2 – Fire Combined
(Smoke + Heat)
Single Threshold
3 –Heat Two Threshold
4 – Intrusion
5 – Intrusion With Tamper
Monitoring
6 – Auxiliary
7 – Entrance
11 – Panic
12– Programmable
Auxiliary
14 – Fire Threshold
Addressable
Alarm Delay The delay for switching between Entrance Alarm and Intrusion Alarm statuses, or
Fire Prealarm and Fire Alarm statuses
From 1 to 254 s,
the ‘0’ value means ‘with-
out a delay’
the ‘255’ value means
‘infinite delay’
Arming Delay The delay between receiving the arming com-
mand and switching the loop to Armed mode From 0 to 255 s
Auto Rearming
After Failing
Automatic switching from Arming Failed status
to Armed status when the alarm loop having
restored On / Off
Loop Analysis Delay
The time interval required for transient process-
es to be completed within the alarm loop after
powers resets. During this time the status of the
alarm loop will not be analyzed
From 1 to 63 s
Relay 1 (‘Alarm 1’)
Activation Delay
The delay in seconds between having the relat-
ed alarm loop (loops) broken and activating the
relay From 0 to 255 s
Relay 2 (‘Alarm 2’)
Activation Delay
Relay 3 (‘Siren’)
Activation Delay
Relay 4 (‘Lamp’)
Activation Delay
Never Disarm The alarm loop cannot be disarmed by any way On / Off
Auto Arming
After Alarm
Automatic switching from the Intrusion Alarm,
Panic Alarm, or Fire Alarm status to the Arming
Delay status when the alarm loop has been
restored
On / Off
Disarmed Loop
Monitoring
The directive to transmit over RS-485 interface
messages about altering conditions (Norm/No
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Parameter Description Value Range
Fire Loop
Requery
Prohibition
Being on, disables the function of repeated que-
ry for the loop condition for alarm loops of
Types 1 and 2 On / Off
300-ms Integration
Time
Being on, causes an intrusion alarm loop to
enter the Intrusion Alarm status if this one has
been broken for more than 300 ms On / Off
10% Deviation
Blocking
Being on, causes an intrusion alarm loop not to
enter the Intrusion Alarm status if its resistance
value has been changed more than by 10%
within 255 s
On / Off
Relay 1 Control
Enables controlling the relevant relay output in
relation with this alarm loop condition changing
On / Off
Relay 2 Control On / Off
Relay 3 Control On / Off
Relay 4 Control On / Off
Related
Addressable
Detectors
For alarm loops of the Type 14 matches the
addressable zones of these loops with installed
threshold addressable detector and call point
addresses
On / Off
The Alarm Delay parameter in case of Entrance alarm loop (Type 7) represents the time which is to
expire for the device to switch from Entrance Alarm status to the Intrusion Alarm status (that is, the En-
try Delay). Its value is selected by such a way that it will be sufficient for a user to disarm the alarm loop
after its breaking (after entering the premises) without generating an alarm.
For fire alarm loops (of Types 1, 2, 3, 14) the Alarm Delay represents a timeout for switching from the
Fire Prealarm status to the Fire Alarm status. Alarm loops of Types 1, 3, and 14 (two threshold) can
also reach the Fire Alarm status if a second fire detector in the loop has actuated. If the value of an
Alarm Delay is equal to 255 s, it means that the alarm loop doesn’t switch to the Fire Alarm status by
time condition (infinite delay). In such a case alarm loops of the Types 1 and 3 can switch to the Fire
Alarm status only after actuating of a second detector in the loop, but an alarm loop of the Type 2 never
reaches the Fire Alarm status.
If, while arming an alarm loop, the alarm loop resistance is below a normal value, for example, an in-
cluded smoke fire detector has actuated, the device automatically unsets the loop, that unsets its power
for 3 s. Loop Analysis Delay for an alarm loop of any type is a pause which is to expire since the pow-
er has been restored and until the loop condition will be analyzed. This delay enables including into
device alarm loops the detectors with a high worm-up time (or high damping time). If such the detectors
are included into an alarm loop, it is necessary to program the Loop Analysis Delay for this alarm loop
some more than the maximum worm-up time.
The minimum hardware delay value is 1 s. This value can be increased up to 63 s.
The Never Disarm parameter disables disarming the alarm loop by any way. Typically, this parameter
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Intrusion Alarm, or Panic Alarm, or Fire Prealarm, or Fire Alarm, or Arming Failed status, both arming
and disarming the alarm loop will lead to attempt to arm the loop.
If an alarm loop has had the Arming Failed status (that is, was broken in the moment of being armed
and the Auto Rearming After Failing attribute is set on for the alarm loop, the alarm loop will automat-
ically be armed when its resistance comes back to a normal value and is kept normal for more than 3 s.
If an alarm loop has switched to the Intrusion Alarm, or Panic Alarm, or Fire Alarm status and the Auto
Arming After Alarm attribute is set on for the alarm loop, the loop will automatically be armed when its
resistance comes back to a normal value and is kept normal for more than the time interval equal to 15
times Alarm Delay values (in seconds).
The Disarmed Loop Monitoring parameter causes the Signal-10 to monitor the alarm loop also in the
Disarmed status. If the resistance of the loop is normal, the Signal-10 transmits a network controller a
READY TO ARM message, otherwise, if the loop is broken, a NOT READY TO ARM message is
transmitted. The integration time for the disarmed loop broken status is 300 ms, while to consider the
disarmed loop as being in norm the integration time is equal to the Alarm Delay value.
The Relay 1…4 Control parameters relates alarm loops to required relay outputs of the Signal-10. If
statuses of an alarm loop must affect on conditions of one or several device outputs, the relevant pa-
rameter for the alarm loop must be set on.
If any output of the Signal-10 must be activated by remote commands of a network controller (that is, in
case of centralized control), then the relevant control parameter for this output must be off for all the
alarm loops of the Signal-10.
If changing of alarm loop statuses must lead to switching of any relay output in accordance with an as-
signed executive program (see Relay Outputs section of this Manual), switching will be delayed for a
time given for the loop by аRelay 1…4 Activation Delay. For some particular executive programs
such as 9 (Lamp), 10 (Alarm Output), 13 (Fire Output), 14 (Trouble Output), 15 (Fire Lamp) и16 (Alarm
Output 2), see Table 5, the Relay Activation Relay is ignored and the relay output is switched immedi-
ately after loop status changing.
The Fire Loop Requery Blocking parameter, being set on, disables the function of the repeated query
of the conditions of the alarm loops of Types 1 and 2 after a detector within the loop has actuated.
Thus, if the Fire Loop Requery Blocking is set on, actuating of a single fire detector within the alarm
loop will immediately switch the loop to the Fire Prealarm status.
The 300-ms Integration Time parameter enables to set the integration time for intrusion alarm loops
(of the Types 4, 5, 7, and 11). The value “On” corresponds to the integration time equal to 300 ms,
while the “Off” one corresponds to that equal to 70 ms. In order to decrease false alarms the integration
time of 70 ms must be selected only if it is strongly necessary.
The 10% Deviation Blocking parameter disables intrusion alarm loop’s analysis in case of sharp dis-
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the normal range. It is advisable to set this parameter on for such the alarm loops which involve detec-
tors producing high voltage ripples in the alarm loop.
The Related Addressable Detectors parameters relates an alarm loop of the Type 14 (the threshold
addressable alarm loop) with the addresses of the already installed into the loop addressable detectors
or call points – see Fire Threshold Addressable Alarm Loop (Type 14) section of this Manual. If the ad-
dressable zone of an addressable detector or call point is not related to an alarm loop, this zone doesn’t
take part in generating of a generalized loop and is not affected by loop arming/disarming commands.
Alarm Loop Types
The main alarm loop configuration parameter which defines the way the controller considers the condi-
tions of the alarm loop is the Loop Type. The Signal-10 supports 10 different types of alarm loops.
Table 2 shows how the current resistance values of alarm loops are considered by the Signal-10 device
to be different loop statuses depending on the current type of the alarm loop.
Table 2. Alarm Loop Resistance Values for Different Loop Statuses
Loop Type Alarm Loop Conditions and Statuses
Type 1
Smoke
Two Threshold
Short
Circuit
Fire Alarm
(two or more
smoke detectors
have actuated)
Fire Prealarm
(a smoke
detector
has actuated)
Norm Open Circuit
Less than
100 Ω
From 150 Ωto
1.56
*
kΩFrom 1.1
*
kΩto
1.8 kΩFrom 2.2 to
5.4 kΩMore than 6.6 kΩ
* Depends on the loop load cur-
rent
Type 2
Fire
Combined
Single
Threshold
Short
Circuit
Fire Prealarm/
Fire Alarm
(a smoke
detector
has actuated)
Norm
Fire Prealarm/
Fire Alarm
(a heat detector
has actuated)
Open Circuit
Less than
100 ΩFrom 150 Ωto
1.8
*
kΩFrom 2.2 to
5.4 kΩFrom 6.6 to 14.4
kΩMore than 16 kΩ
Type 3
Heat
Two Threshold
Short
Circuit Norm Fire Prealarm
(a heat detector
has actuated)
Fire Alarm
(two or more
heat detectors
have actuated)
Open Circuit
Less than
1.8 kΩFrom 2.2 to 5.4 kΩFrom 6.6 to 11 kΩFrom 12.5 to 22.5 kΩMore than 25 kΩ
Type 4
Intrusion
Norm Intrusion Alarm
From 2.2 to 10 kΩLess than 1.8 kΩ, or more than 12 kΩ, or has jumped
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Loop Type Alarm Loop Conditions and Statuses
Type 5
Intrusion
With Tamper
Monitoring
Norm Intrusion Alarm Detector Enclosure Tampering
From 2.2 to
5.4 kΩ
Less than
1.8 kΩor more
than 6.6 kΩ
(if armed)
From 6.6 kΩto 9.0 kΩ, or less than 100 Ω, or more
than 20 kΩ
(if the loop have the Disarmed, or Arming Delay,
or Arming Failed statuses)
Type 6
Auxiliary Norm of Auxiliary alarm loop Auxiliary alarm loop breaking
From 2.2 to 5.4 kΩLess than 1.8 kΩor more than 6.6 kΩ
Type 7
Entrance
Norm Entrance/Intrusion Alarm
From 2.2 to 5.4 kΩLess than 1.8 kΩ, or more than 6.6 kΩ,
or has jumped by more than 10 %
Type 11
Panic
Norm Silent Alarm (Attack)
From 2.2 to 5.4 kΩLess than 1.8 kΩ, or more than 6.6 kΩ, or has jump-
er by more than 10 %
Type 12
Programmable
Auxiliary
Status 1* Status 2* Status 3* Status 4* Status 5*
Less than R1
*
from R1
*
to R2
*
from R2
*
to R3
*
from R3
*
to R4
*
More than R4
*
* −alarm loop statuses and threshold loop resistance values are user programmable
(see Auxiliary Alarms section of this Manual»)
Smoke Two Threshold Alarm Loop (Type 1)
A loop of the Type 1 (Smoke Two Threshold) is intended to involve fire smoke (normally open) detec-
tors. This loop is considered to be in one of the following statuses:
Armed The alarm loop is monitored, its resistance being normal
Disarmed The alarm loop is not monitored
Arming Delay The Arming Delay has not yet expired
Fire Prealarm A single detector has actuated within the alarm loop
Fire Alarm At least two detectors brought in the alarm loop have actuated, or
the Alarm Delay has expired after single detector actuation
Short Circuit Failure The resistance of the alarm loop is less than 100 Ω
Open Circuit Failure The resistance of the alarm loop is more than 6 kΩ
Arming Failed The alarm loop has been broken at the moment of being armed
An included detector having actuated, the Signal-10 generates FIRE SIGNAL message and repeatedly
queries the condition of the alarm loop by doing the following. The device unset loop power for 3 s. If
within 55 s after power reset the detector actuates repeatedly, then the alarm loop is considered to be
in the Fire Prealarm status. Otherwise, if the detector has not actuated repeatedly within 55 s, the alarm

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loop is considered to be in Armed status. The alarm loop can switch from the Fire Prealarm status to
the Fire Alarm status if a second detector included into this alarm loop has actuated, as well as the giv-
en Alarm Delay has expired. (If Alarm Delay is set with zero value, Fire Prealarm status will switch to
Fire Alarm status immediately.) The Alarm Delay value of 255 s (the maximum possible value) corre-
sponds to unlimited timeout, such as switching from the Fire Prealarm status to the Fire Alarm status is
implemented only after actuating of another detector included into the alarm loop.
The integration time for an alarm loop of the Type 1 is defined in accordance with the requirements
mentioned in the Alarm Integration Time section of this Manual on the page 28.
Table 2 shows the matching between current resistance values and corresponding statuses of alarm
loops of the Type 1.
The wiring diagram for including fire smoke (normally open) detectors into alarm loops of the Type 1 is
presented on the page 64.
Combined Fire Single Threshold Alarm Loop (Type 2)
A loop of the Type 2 (Combined Fire Single Threshold) is intended to involve fire smoke (normally
open) and heat (normally closed) detectors. This loop is considered to be in one of the following status-
es:
Armed The alarm loop is monitored, its resistance being normal
Disarmed The alarm loop is not monitored
Arming Delay The programmed Arming Delay has not been expired
Fire Prealarm Either activation of a heat detector or repeated activation of a smoke
detector is recognized within the loop
Fire Alarm The Alarm Delay has expired after single detector actuation
Short Circuit Failure The resistance of the loop is less than 100 Ω
Open Circuit Failure The resistance of the loop is more than 16 KΩ
Arming Failed An attempt to arm the loop has failed because the loop is broken
A heat detector having actuated, the loop switches to the Fire Prealarm status.
When a smoke detector has actuated, the Signal-10 generates a FIRE SIGNAL message and repeat-
edly queries condition of the loop (see above, for a loop 1). If detector actuation is confirmed, the loop
switches to the Fire Prealarm status.
The loop can switch from the Fire Prealarm status to the Fire Alarm status after expiring of the given
Alarm Delay. If the value of the given Alarm Delay equals to zero, then the loop will switch from the Fire
Prealarm status to the Fire Alarm status immediately. The Alarm Delay value of 255 s (maximum possi-