MX TECHNOLOGY

MX TECHNOLOGY

! MX VIRTUAL multi-sensor analogue addressable detectors

! MX DIGITAL robust & reliable high speed loop protocol

! Rapid response to fire conditions, yet a very low false alarm rate, achieved through:

! MX SMARTSENSE AND FASTLOGICdetection algorithms

! MX heat enhanced smoke detection algorithms

! MX carbon monoxide (CO) fire detection

! Backward compatibility with existing installations

Tyco MX TECHNOLOGY brings together the latestfire detection technology from around the worldinto a comprehensive international range of fire detection systems. Tyco’s advanced MX detectors and fire panels can be used toprovide cost effective solutions on small firedetection systems, whilst also providing thefeatures and functions required for very largeindustrial and multi-building sites.

MX SYSTEM FEATURES: INTRODUCTION

MX VIRTUAL

MULTI-SENSOR DETECTORS MX VIRTUAL DETECTOR FEATURES:

MX Virtual Multi-Sensor detectors allow the bestdetection mode for the situation to be selected,without having to physically change the detector.

By utilising dual sensors (photoelectric smoke andheat, or CO and heat) the detection algorithms cancombine two components in different ways toachieve optimum detection.

Virtual Detection Modes

! Smoke or CO detection only! Heat-enhanced Smoke/CO detection only! Smoke/CO plus heat detection! Heat-enhanced smoke/CO plus heat detection! Heat detection only! Heat detection can be fixed temperature,

or include rate-of-rise.

For specific applications Ionisation and Heat-onlydetectors are also available.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DETECTORS –

MX detectors are made from recyclable materialsand can be returned to Tyco for recycling.

REDUCED FALSE ALARMS –

MX detectors minimise the possibility of unwantedalarms without compromising detection capability.

VERY EARLY FIRE DETECTION –

CO fire detection can provide a very early warning to slow smouldering fires, one of the main risks insleeping areas.

LONG LIFE –

Detection algorithms are carried out in the systemsoftware at the Control and Indicating Equipment,therefore technological advances can be accomplishedby software upgrades. Detectors will not need tobe changed.

RELIABLE –

By carrying out virtual detection in the fire panel,detectors are simplified which significantly increasesoverall system reliability.

SELF-VERIFICATION –

Built-in self-verification enables a detector’s abilityto detect fire to be confirmed. Testing of alldetectors is automatically performed daily. Alldetectors (or just those in a particular zone) can also be tested manually.

TEMPERATURE INDICATION –

Multi-sensor and heat detectors allow the fire panel to read and display the temperature at thedetector, enabling advanced life safety procedures to be implemented, particularly in marine and othercritical life safety applications.

QUICK AND EASY TO SERVICE –

Self-verification, detector dirty level indication and a comprehensive range of detector service toolsenable quick and easy system servicing.

RANGE OF BASES –

Complementing the standard base are: an Isolator

Base providing short circuit isolation, a sounder

base for local annunciation, and a relay base forremote control.

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MX DIGITAL DETECTION LOOP

The MX DIGITAL detection loop provides a robustand reliable backbone to all systems using MX TycoTECHNOLOGY and incorporates the following:

KEY FEATURES:

Digital Protocol

! Maximum reliability in harsh electricalenvironments

! Increased fault resistance

! Priority Interrupt mode for fast response

Open Topology

! Enables use of existing cabling and layout

! Reduces installation and retrofit costs

Up to 200 I/O devices per loop

! Reduces installation cost per detector

! Allows more flexible system design and application

Auxiliary loop power for

sounders and other devices

! Reduces installation costs

! Provides system flexibility

Supports Self Learn

! Speeds up installation and commissioning

! Simplifies detector servicing

Remote Loop Power Injection

! Enables high levels of loop power to be achieved

! Increases flexibility of the system

! Reduces wiring and installation costs

Fast Operation

! Provides rapid reaction to emergencies

! Enables advanced detection algorithmsin the fire panel

MX DETECTION ALGORITHMS

MX FASTLOGIC algorithm uses “fuzzy logic” todifferentiate between the smoke and temperaturepatterns of real fires and those of a deceptivephenomena. MX FASTLOGIC is available for bothphotoelectric smoke and heat-enhanced photoelectricsmoke detection modes.

MX SMARTSENSE detection algorithm features field-proven reliable detection, optimised for localconditions. All detection modes are available withSMARTSENSE, along with a wider range ofprogrammable sensitivity settings is available for all detector types.

Both the FASTLOGIC and SMARTSENSE algorithmsare carried out by the system software. This hasseveral advantages:

! By keeping the technology in the fire panel,future advances can readily be accommodated by simply upgrading panel software – thusreducing costs.

! Detector algorithm and detection mode can bequickly and easily changed at the fire panel.

MX FASTLOGIC

EXPERT DETECTION ALGORITHMS

MX SMARTSENSE

ALGORITHM

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Tyco MX TECHNOLOGY incorporates the latest detection algorithms to maximise response to real fires whilst minimising unwanted alarms.

HEAT ENHANCED SMOKE

DETECTION MODES

These algorithms are based on the highly acclaimedHigh Performance Optical (HPO) detector in whichTyco uses temperature enhancement and processingto provide a universal detector with a flat responseto different fire types.

The HPO algorithm responds well to fires whereionisation detectors are traditionally used, at thesame time it is less sensitive to tests where opticalalarms can trigger too quickly.

With over one million HPO detectors installed duringthe 1990s it has proved to be a reliable, environmentallyfriendly detection method, which significantly reducesdeceptive phenomena from smoke detectors.

Detection performance and deceptive phenomenarejection can be further enhanced by the ability toapply MX FASTLOGIC to heat enhanced detection.

Figure 1 illustrates how CO fire detectors perform when detectingfires started in confined areas with the detector in the room. Herethe CO detector picks up a fire in a wardrobe 25 minutes before thewardrobe bursts into flames, thus setting off the smoke detectors. Bythis time CO levels are off the graph at nearly 500ppm – a level thatquickly causes drowsiness and lethargy.

Figure 2 shows the advantages of using CO fire detection for detectingslow smouldering fires. The CO detectors at floor and ceiling levelhave both gone into alarm before sufficient smoke has entered thesmoke detectors for any significant measurement to take place.

Slow Smoldering Fire - Cloth Covered Fire Retardent FoamFires Started In Confined Areas - Wardrobe With Clothing Rags

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Ionisation Response

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MX CARBON MONOXIDE

FIRE DETECTION

The MX CO detector saves lives through earlydetection of smouldering fires.

This detector uses temperature compensation toachieve a consistent response to levels of carbonmonoxide over a wide range of ambient temperatures.

The optical heat enhanced mode increases theresponse of the CO detector to faster developingfires where more complete combustion is takingplace. In this mode the alarm threshold for CO isreduced depending on the rate of temperature rise.

This results in reliable detection of smouldering firesand excellent immunity to sources of unwantedalarms for smoke detectors.

By utilising the heat sensor as a separate signal, the MX CO detector can operate as a CO fire detectorand a heat detector simultaneously, thus allowing twodetectors to be installed in the place of one. The MXCO detector can therefore detect a wide range of fireswhile providing a very low rate of unwanted alarms.

MX FIRE DETECTION PANELS

Features:

! AS4428.1 and NZS4512 compliant panels

! Designed for backward compatibility to reducethe cost of upgrades

! Tyco MX DIGITAL loop can use existing detection cable

! Supported by a fully comprehensive service package

! Modular design enables configuration to suiteach requirement and simple cost-effectiveexpansion and upgrades

! Distributed system architecture

! Networking options with a wide range ofcompatible equipment – remote LED mimics,slimline LCD displays, Modbus interface,network printers, alphanumeric pager interface

! Colour graphic displays

! High level link to compatible EWIS BMS system

! Field programmable – flexible output logic foroutput control

! Dial-in access for remote diagnostics and controlconfiguration upload

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Bringing it all together, Tyco MX provides the latest technology

and standards to new detection systems, whilst also allowing existing

installations to migrate and upgrade to these technologies.

For Further information please contact:

.www.tycoservices.com.au

Tyco MX PRODUCT RANGE

! MX4428 Panel

! Photoelectric Smoke and Heat Detector

! Carbon Monoxide and Heat Detector

! Ionisation Smoke Detector

! Heat Detector

! Detector/Module Programming/Service Tool

! Universal Base

! Isolator Base

! Relay Base

! Sounder Base

! Duct Sampling Unit

! Manual Call Point

! Mini Input Module

! Contact Input Module

! Detector Input Module

! Relay Interface Module

! Sounder Notification Module

! Loop Power Injector