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Glossary
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CMS
Central monitoring station
command list
A predefined list of 3-SDU commands. You can activate a
command list from a rule, from another command list, or from
an external command and control system.
DACT
Digital alarm communicator transmitter. A system component
which transmits digital alarm, supervisory, and trouble signals
to a central monitoring station (CMS) over dial-up telephone
lines. The 3-MODCOM is a DACT.
database
User-defined, permanently stored, system parameters
containing system zone definitions, device types, responses,
messages, etc.
device
Circuits, buttons, or LEDs that exist on the electronics chassis
and all addressable devices connected by field wiring.
Any Signature Series detector or module.
device address
A number that uniquely identifies a detector or module on a
Signature data loop
dialer
See DACT.
disable
Prevent an input, output, or system feature from functioning.
download
To send a project database configured in the 3-SDU on your
PC to the system control panel.
enable
Permit an input, output, or system feature to function.
EVAC
Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications.
fiber optic
Communication format that uses light signals carried on glass
fibers to transmit and receive data.
global
domain Features that operate in all network cabinets.
group
A collection of Signature devices defined in the 3-SDU that is
treated as a single entity for programming purposes. Groups
can have messages and responses over and above the
messages and responses of the individual group members.
IDC
Initiating device circuit. An input circuit connected directly to
any manual or automatic initiating device, whose normal
operation results in an alarm or supervisory signal indication at
the control panel. The electrical integrity of the circuit is
monitored by the fire alarm system.
label
A unique identifier for an object.
local system
A system that operates according to the provisions of
NFPA 72, Chapter 3.
loop
The wiring that connects devices to the fire alarm control panel.
matrix
A correlation sheet defined in the 3-SDU that indicates the
relationship between the activation of an input and the effect it
will have upon all system outputs.