PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Quality, reliability, ease of use and feature rich are attributes that are consistent across the
entire range of Haes fire alarm control panels. The ESPRiT Addressable panels encompass
all these attributes, to provide the fire alarm engineer’s panel of choice.
For the fire alarm engineer, the panel has been designed to be easy to install and to
minimise labour costs, by providing ample room for tasks such as wiring and changing
batteries. Activation is via key switch or access code, which means you should always be
able to work on the panel and the one man walk tests will help reduce the cost of
maintaining the fire alarm system.
The ESPRiT-Argus Addressable fire control panel is designed to be intuitive and flexible for
the fire alarm engineer to programme and incorporates a large 240 x 64-pixel graphical
display, with an easy-to-navigate menu system, which uses simple discernible icons in each
section.
Simplicity is one of the most important aspects when considering the end user of a fire alarm
panel. The easy to read control panel, with its graphical LCD display and five marked control
buttons, and the 3-step silence functionality gives non-technical people the confidence to
correctly manage their fire alarm system.
All inputs and outputs are fully programmable and there are options to have delays to the
outputs. The programming features also include 3 different modes to help reduce false
alarms. Local fire authorities are demanding this type of functionality to reduce unwanted
callouts from alarm receiving centres.
As an addressable panel, signals from detectors, manual call points or any other devices are
individually identified at the control panel’s LCD graphical display. In addition, the control
panel LED indicators will provide a simple ‘at a glance’ overview of which zone or zones
have gone into the alarm condition, showing the extent of fire or smoke spread.
The panel supports connections for up to sixteen Remote Status Units (RSUs), remote
control call points and repeaters, via an RS-485 Peripheral BUS (PBUS) circuit. The PBUS
circuit is not intended for networking.
ESPRiT Addressable panels are approved to European standards EN54-2 & 4, Fire
Detection and Alarm Systems –Control & Indicating Equipment.
This product has been designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom.
General Description of the Equipment
The control panel cabinet comprises of a sheet steel enclosure, suitable for wall mounting,
with a hinged lockable front access door. Cable entry is via 20mm ‘knockouts’ at the top and
rear of the cabinet.
Different key types are used for the door lock and the ‘activate controls’ key-switch.
This control panel is available in either 1 to 2 loops or 1 to 4 loops, in two different enclosure
sizes. Each loop can have up to 240 devices connected (480 or 960 devices in total).
This product has been designed to support Argus protocol.
The panels are supplied with one of two different internal power supply modules (depending
on panel size); 35W, 1.2Amps or 100W, 3.4Amps, each rated at 230VAC, 50/60Hz. These
modules comply with the requirements of EN54-4: 1988 and provide temperature
compensated battery management charging.
