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dependant on the release device and suppression sys- Board. R-G-Y status LEDs are provided. Contact ratings tem. While the circuits are power limited, utilizing this are 3 A at 30 VDC or 120 VAC. option for releasing requires the use of a field In-Line Release Device — separate for solenoids and actuators. An NFPA-72 compliant disconnect switch provides the RELAY EXPANSION CARDS SPECIFICATION means to physically isolate the circuit from its associated Number of Cards: Subject to slot availabil- field wiring. ity, max 24 in control unit R-NAC EXPANSION CARDS SPECIFICATION Number of Relays Per Card: Four Relay Specifications: Same as Relays on Number of Cards: Subject to slot availabil- MCB ity, max 24 in control unit Number of Circuits Per Card: Three City Tie Card Circuit Specifications: Same as R-NAC on The optional City Tie Card provides connection and oper- MCB ation for three independently operated signaling circuits used to connect to Municipal Tie inputs as either Local Triple Redundancx Protection Energy output, Shunt-Type Master Box output or Unlike some generic fire alarm control units adopted for Reverse Polarity output. The City Tie Card occupies a releasing service, at its core the ARIES NETLink is sup- single slot in the Card Cage Assembly and plugs directly pression focused. Featuring the exclusive Triple-R redun- into the backplane. The ARIES NETLink allows one City dancy safeguard wherein no single component failure or Tie Card per control unit. combination of abnormal operating conditions including main microprocessor failure is allowed to result in acci- dental release activation, the ARIES NETLink provides CITY TIE CARD SPECIFICATION the same high quality, dependability and maximum pro- Number of Cards: Max 1 in control unit tection against inadvertent release that have been the Number of Circuits Per Card: Three hallmark of Kidde suppression panels for decades. The Triple-R system requires that in order to activate a Local Energy Type: 24 VDC nominal release, the main microprocessor issue two release com- @ 550 mA maximum mands of opposite polarity via separate signaling chan- Shunt-Type Master Box: 24 VDC nominal nels and that these commands combine with a signal @ 5 A maximum from the control uniYs watchdog timer to confirm the Reverse Polarity Type: 24 VDC nominal microprocessor operation. The Triple-R system ensures @ 100 mA maximum that electrical transients or disturbances such as power surges that could interfere with the operation of the main Networking�FUTURE� microprocessor will not inadvertently activate the con- For large areas or campus style applications, ARIES nected suppression system. The result is a more robust NETLink control units can be networked into a powerful and reliable suppression control unit. system capable of supporting 130,560 addressable Relavs devices. The ARIES NETLink has the capability to pro- The Main Controller Board incorporates 3 programmable vide true peer-to-peer networking of up to 64 control Form-C Relays and 1 Form-C Trouble relay. The Expan- units. Added functionality is provided when the Remote sion Card occupies a single slot in the Card Cage Display-Control Module (RDCM) are connected to the Assembly and plugs directly into the backplane. The sys- individual control panels and hence into the interconnec- tem can be expanded by adding Relay cards to the back- tion scheme. The network is capable of performing fire- plane. Each Relay card provides four programmable alarm and/or suppression system operations on a net- Form-C relays similar to those on the MCB. The number Work-wide basis: of Relay Expansion Cards in a system is limited only by the availability of card slots—which itself is limited to 24. Each relay is independently-driven and can be pre-pro- grammed to change state for all states of Alarm, Trouble and Supervisory conditions. Relays are normally de- energized, unless configured for Trouble. A Trouble relay is energized upon startup and changes state for any Trouble event, including failure of the Main Controller -6-