Periphery components for ESSER FACP
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7.2.1 Features and System limitations IQ8Wireless gateway
Operating mode
• Connection to the esserbus
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or esserbus
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PLus
System limitations
• The Wireless gateway occupies 1 esserbus
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address
• Max. 127 devices (addresses) per loop
• Max. 9 Wireless transponders per loop
• Max. 10 IQ8Wireless bases and/or IQ8Wireless interfaces in total per Wireless gateway
• Max. 18 IQ8Wireless gateways per FACP IQ8Control C
• Max. 45 IQ8Wireless gateways per FACP IQ8Control M und FlexES Control
• Place of installation for an IQ8Quad fire detector (without integrated alarm device). A remote alarm indicator
may be connected for the installed detector.
On an IQ8Wireless gateway such as on an IQ8Wireless transponder IQ8Wireless bases (incl. IQ8Quad fire
detectors without an integrated alarm device) or IQ8MCP / Manual Call Points (incl. IQ8Wireless interfaces) can
be operated.
The total number of loop devices of the loop will be reduced by 12 devices for each connected
IQ8Wireless Gateway.
In practice, for each loop this means
• For the IQ8Wireless gateway this means a maximum of 9
• a maximum of 10 IQ8Wireless bases or 10 IQ8MCP / Manual call points (incl. IQ8Wireless interfaces)
In addition to this, when using the maximum number allowed, no additional Wireless or bus devices can be
connected to the loop.
If additional bus devices such as detectors or esserbus
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transponders are operated on the loop, the
corresponding number of Wireless devices is reduced.