"The control board (fire station) is an integral part of fire detection and smoke alarm system, which is planned to provide and monitor the work of other system parts. It receives and processes signals from fire detection devices, establishes operating modes of the system triggers audible and light signals, however likewise can inform the remote alarm center and to save details about occasions that happened. Through specialized software application control board can be set up to respond a particular way and to carry out specific functions in the brand-new event.

The control board is powered by the A/C network however requires a backup power supply that offers the system with power cuts. The majority of frequently it is protected by 2 pieces of 12 V batteries. The extra power supply can be positioned in the panel itself or to be configured as a separate unit, which appropriates especially for larger systems with substantial total usage.

Four access levels are available when dealing with fire detection panels, allowing different rights to different operators to keep an eye on, set up and change system settings. Access Level 1 is with the tiniest rights, while in level 4 all possible operations are allowed. Visit into a given level is secured by password, which should be various for different levels if other operators are enabled to work with the system.

Fire station shows the status of FDS after processing the signals from the gadgets in the system specified by established algorithms. According to the majority of today's standards scanning, signal processing and choice making for emergency alarm signaling should take place in no more than 10 seconds.

The following are possible modes of the system:

• Normal state (Regular/ Quiescent condition).

• Fire (Fire).

• Failure (Fault).

• Exemption devices/ functions (Disablement).

• Confirmation (Test).

Station house state might be a combination of 2 modes, except the first. Modes are shown by light indications in green (normal), red (fire) or yellow ("" Damage""), accompanied by a brief text on their individual conditions.

In routines ""Fire"" and ""Damage"", audible alarms can be triggered, obtained from the panel itself (built-in buzzer) or included in the system of sirens/bells fire. It might be the exact same for fire and technical failure. If the system consists of strobe/flash lights, they are likewise triggered. Sound and lighting equipment can be excluded by the corresponding button for attenuation, which becomes active after the entry into any of the gain access to levels.

For control panels that support light indicator of areas, zone/zones in alarm mode are shown by the LED indications on the panel. If the fire station has a screen, the zones in the alarm state are shown by text. When is ""Fire"" mode, the panel returns to typical function after setting the ""Reset"", which most of the times is active in the push-button available for gain access to level 2 and greater.

The control panel can send alarm signals to a remote observation center - security business or the Fire Department. This is done through various improvements - dialer, modem or Ethernet module. These gadgets use different methods for data transfer - modem dialer uses the phone line, Ethernet module - a regional computer network or the Web.

In order to examine the system for alarm got - whether there is actually a fire or malfunction, or incorrect bedding, there is an option for particular sub-modes - time delay and verification of alarm.

In sub-mode ""dead time"", there is a dead time for the system going in ""Fire"" mode, in order to carry out a system check and only then light and sound alarming devices are triggered. In case of fire detected by a human, an emergency alarm can be activated by pressing one of the manual fire detectors or by the operator with the most affordable gain access to level.

Sub-mode ""Verification of alarm"" permits bedded in a detector system to be verified by the very same or a various detector in the location and just then to put the fire detection system in ""Fire"" mode. This sub-mode is likewise possible in the ""cross zoning"" approach (crossing of 2 cable television lines with detectors), where the ""Fire"" mode is triggered after the simultaneous or within a particular variety of bedding devices on both lines.

Lowering false bed linen is possible with making use of ""day"" and ""night"" modes by which the detection system is appointed a various level of sensitivity in both sub-modes. In ""day"" mode detectors are less delicate than in the night, since numerous activities conducted throughout the day can cause incorrect alarms.

Modern control board possess various characteristics, a few of which are obligatory for all. The ability for choices setting is one of the primary elements that makes station house appropriate for use in various size and application websites and is likewise a primary ways to increase their competitiveness."