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4. CABLE TYPE AND CABLE Cable
Cable type
LENGTH length
MICC 2L1.5, 2L2.5, 1H1,5, 2H2.5 1.8 km*
4.1 GENERAL
Steel Wire Armour (SWA) 1.8 km*
Cable requirements for all parts of the system are discussed
Fire resistant ‘foil and drain wire’,
in Publication 17A-03-I/C, which should be referred to
2 km
eg, FP200, Lifeline, Firetuff
before installation is carried out. All cables should be
installed to meet the requirements of BS5839 Part 1 BS6883 marine cable 2 km
Subsection 26 or local equivalent standard. Continental FD cable 0.8mm 2 km
For addressable circuit wiring, any type of screened or
Table. 3
unscreened cable that would normally be used on fire
* Up to 2km of these cables may be used on condition that
protection systems may be used in an MX Digital
the maximum AC loading is restricted to less than 220 AC
Loop. Thus MICC, drain wire type fire resistant and SWA
units per loop (refer to Section 3).
cables with a minimum 1.5mm 2 and maximum 2.5mm 2
conductor size may all be used.
4.4 CABLE SCREEN
For marine applications, 2-core or 4-core ethylene propylene
rubber EPR insulation and chloro-sulphanated polyethylene The MX controller uses a floating power supply and
(CSP) sheath to BS6883 with a conductor size of 1.5mm2 is provides monitoring for earth leakage faults. It is, therefore,
important to ensure that the MX Digital Loop remains
to be used.
isolated from earth structures.
Continental FD cables with a minimum of 0.6mm and a
maximum of 0.8mm diameter conductor size may be used. The MX Digital Loop will operate satisfactorily with
unscreened cables. However, where cable with a conductive
screen or outer metal sheath is used this must not be
connected to the MX Digital Loop.
Note: It is an IEE Regulation that fire alarm system
cables be segregated from (non-fire alarm Where cable with a conductive screen is used, it is
system) cables. recommended that the screens from each section of cable be
joined within each device to form a continuous cable screen.
4.2 CABLE TYPES
5. VOLTAGE DROP
The MX Digital Loop may be wired using MICC, SWA
(using a suitable termination gland) or any of the following The MX Digital Loop is designed to operate with a
‘foil and drain wire type’ fire resistant cable (terminated minimum DC voltage of 20V. An even distribution of
devices and alarm load along the length of cable will ensure
with an SHV or CTX type gland):
that the maximum voltage drop remains within acceptable
DÄTWYLER: Lifeline
limits.
DELTA: Firetuff
Where a single high alarm load, such as several fully loaded
FABRICA CAVICEL: Firecell
LPS800 units connected to one point in the loop, is
HUBER&SUHNER: Radox FR
envisaged, it is important that the maximum volt drop
PIRELLI: FP range created by this load is less than 14.4V.
DRAKA CALFLEX: Calflam
This should be calculated using the highest resistance path to
RAYDEX: FG950
the high load, which will be a combination of cable
GEC AEI: Firetec resistance and resistance introduced by the Line Isolators.
TRATOS CAVI: Firesafe
For all calculations on voltage drop due to cabling a spur
ALCATEL: Pyrolyon
condition should be assumed, ie, the system must operate
Continental FD cable 0.6mm: eg, JY(St)Y n x 2 x 0.6 with a single break leaving a maximum cable length.
Continental FD cable 0.8mm: eg, JY(St)Y v x 2 x 0.8
The following values should be used:
Cable size Resistance
4.3 CABLE LENGTH 1.5mm2 24 ohm/km*
2.5mm2
The maximum length of cable that can be used on an MX 15 ohm/km*
Digital Loop depends on the characteristics of the cable such 0.6mm 130 ohm/km*
as its parallel capacitance and series resistance. Tests have
0.8mm 73 ohm/km*
been conducted to establish the performance of the MX
Line Isolators 0.25 ohm/unit
Digital Loop with a typical high capacitance and low
resistance cable using MICC L1.5 and with a lower
* The resistance given is for both conductors.
capacitance cable like the Dätwyler Lifeline. Table 3 gives
guidelines for these and similar cables:
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6. MX
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LOOP LOADING CALCULATION SHEET PER LOOP
dc Loading ac Loading
Device Type
(dc units) (ac units)
dc units Qty Total ac units Qty Total
MX Detectors
801PH/813P*** 1 1
801CH*** 1 1
801I*** 1 1
801H*** 1 1
801F*** 1.2 1
801PC*** 1.2 1
S271f+ 2 2
SAM800 1 1
SAB800 48 1
SAB801 15 1
MX Functional Bases
801IB 0.5 0.1
5BI 0.3 0.2
801RB 0.4 0.3
801SB Full Volume 60 2.4
801SB Medium Volume 48 2.4
801SB Low Volume 36 2.4
802SB Full Volume 27.2 0.5
802SB Low Volume 4.8 0.5
812SB No volume Control 96 0.5
901SB Full Volume 0 0.5
901SB Low Volume 0 0.5
912SB No Volume Control 0 0.5
Symphoni Sounder Low Volume 13.6 1
Symphoni Sounder High Volume 32.4 1
MX Intrinsically Safe Devices
Symphoni Sounder Beacon Slow Flash + Low Volume 26 1
Device Type dc units ac units
Symphoni Sounder Beacon Fast Flash + Low Volume 30.4 1
EXI800 12 #
Symphoni Sounder Beacon Slow Flash + High Volume 44.4 1
P&F Isolator 24 #
Symphoni Sounder Beacon Fast Flash + High Volume 52 1
801PHEx 1 #
MX Callpoints
801CHEx 1 #
CP820*** 1.1 1
801HEx 1 #
CP830*** 1.1 1
801FEx/811FEx 1.2 #
MX Ancillaries
CP840Ex 1 #
LI800 0.6 0.1
IF800Ex 1 #
LIM800 0.4 0.2
S271i+ 3 #
MIM800 1.1 1
CIM800 1 1
DIM800 (Class A) 2.2 1
DIM800 (Class B) 1 1
RIM800 1.2 1
HVR800 0.7 0 * See Section 3.1
SNM800 1.5 1
** Must not exceed 4400 DC units per
LPS800 * 1.5
PSB800/PSB820 or 8,800 DC units per
APM800 2.3 1
PSB821
SIO800 1 1
*** And variants unless otherwise
BDM800 140 1
stated
VLC800 1.2 2
# For systems with both hazardous and
MIO800 1.6 1.2
non-hazardous areas, the AC (IS) units
TSM800 1.7 1.2
must be calculated first. A conversion
Standing DC Loading 220
factor can then be used to determine the
number of spare AC units available for
Total AC (IS#) Units
the non-hazardous area of the MX
loop.
Refer to Publication 17A-02-ISLOOP.
Existing loop operation Total DC units Total AC units
(1 x PSB) (1,200 max) (250 max)
Enhanced loop operation Total DC units Total AC units
(2 x PSB) (2,200 max)** (250 max)
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ALARM POWER SUPPLY CALCULATION SHEET
40V Load 24V Load 5V Load
Notes/Rating mA Qty Total mA Qty Total mA Qty Total
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
FIM801 + CPU 25 1 25 100 1 100 184 1 184
FIM802 + CPU 50 100 194
XLM800 50 2 40
PSB800 90
PSM800 65
PSM820/PSB820 90
PSB821 105
AC Repeater (ODM800 + OCM800 + PSM800) Backlight on 65 941
OCM800 (5V dc power) - - 81
ODM800 (Driven from OCM800) - - 860
DCM800 (5V dc power) used on MX2 942
MPM800 (5V dc power) - - 73
ANN840 (5V dc power) may require MPM800 - - 85
ANN880 (5V dc power) may require MPM800 - - 85
ANN881 (5V dc power) used on MX2 85
COM820 (5V dc power) may require MPM800 - - 21
IOB800 (5V dc power w/MPM800) - - 35
XIOM (5V dc) 16 LEDs O/Ps configured 177**
XIOM (5V dc) 16 inputs active 91**
XIOM (5V dc) 16 relays active 11**
80-Way Mimic (25% LEDs) 140
TLI800 120 25
PRN800 52
SIM800 8
LOOP DEVICES
Loop #1 unit load 0.25 #
Loop #2 unit load 0.25 #
Loop #3 unit load 0.25 #
Loop #4 unit load 0.25 #
24V LOADS
PSM800 AC supply off - 65 -
PSB800 AC supply off 90
PSM820/PSB820 AC supply off 90
PSB821 AC supply off 105
DC Repeater c/o OCM, ODM, RSM800 Backlight on 279
RSM800 6
MPM800 (24V dc power) - 30 -
OCM800 (24V dc power) - 81 -
ODM800 (24V dc power) may require MPM800 Backlight on - 239
ANN840 (24V dc power) may require MPM800 25% of LEDs in alarm - 35 -
ANN880 (24V dc power) may require MPM800 25% of LEDs in alarm - 35 -
COM820 (24V dc power) may require MPM800 25% of LEDs in alarm - 9 -
DIM800 (Class A) Not including detector load - 50 -
DIM800 (Class B) Not including detector load 100
HVR800 10A @ 250V ac - -
APM800 5A @ 24V dc - 7 -
IOB800 (24V dc power with MPM800) - 200
XIOM 16 LEDs O/Ps configured 49**
XIOM (24V dc) 16 inputs active 25**
XIOM (24V dc) 16 relays active 1605**
80-Way Mimic (25% LEDs) 39
SB520 15A @ 24V dc - -
SNM800 2A @ 24V dc - 1.4‡ -
RIM800 2A @ 24V dc -
901SB 6.8
912SB 24
601SB 6.8
BELL - 55 -
BANSHEE - 17 -
BEDLAM - 30 -
WESTERMO Modem 72
OTHER LOADS
Note: Total (†)= Total (5.0A max)= Total (2.2A max)=
x x x x
1) The maximum 40V load for a 4-loop MX controller is 4400 DC
1.85x 0.267
1
units or 1.1A.
2) The maximum 40V load for a 8-loop MX2 controller is 8800 40V load = 24V load = 5V load =
DC units or 2.2A
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