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Glossary
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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 detector or module.
device address
A number that uniquely identifies a detector or module on a signaling line
circuit
dialer
See DACT.
disable
Prevent an input, output, or system feature from functioning.
download
To send a project database configured in the VM-CU on your PC to the
system control panel.
ECP
External Command Protocol. This protocol is used for point-to-point
communication between an FACP and external equipment such as a
computer running FireWorks.
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 VM devices defined in the VM-CU
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.
loop
The wiring that connects devices to the fire alarm control panel.
modem
Short for modulator/demodulator. A communications device that enables a
computer to transmit information over a standard telephone line.
Sophisticated modems are also capable of such functions as automatic
dialing, answering, and redialing in addition to transmitting and receiving.
The VM-DACT includes a modem.
NAC
Notification appliance circuit. A circuit connected directly to notification
appliances. The electrical integrity of the circuit is monitored by the fire
alarm system.
output
A signal generated by the system based upon responses defined in the
system database and sent to external field devices. Outputs are LEDs
and
modules.
output priority
A system of hierarchy that allows or prevents setting or resetting outputs.
Output priorities range from low to high.