FleX-Net
TM
Installation and Operation Manual
1
Introduction
About the FleX-Net
TM
Network Fire and Emergency Communication System
Mircom’s FleX-Net
TM
Intelligent Fire Alarm and Audio Network offers modular components for network systems
providing a wide variety of applications. Designed for peer to peer network communications, using industrial
standard ARCnet protocol. FleX-Net
TM
allows for a maximum of 63 nodes (where a node can be a control center or
a floor panel) while providing reliability and flexibility.
FleX-Net
TM
is based on the proven and reliable FX-2000 Fire Alarm Control Panel platform. Each base panel
consists of one intelligent analog loop controller capable of supporting 99 analog sensors and 99 addressable
modules. In addition, the base panel also consists of 4 Class A/B (Style Z/Y) Indicating Circuits (NACs) rated at 1.7
amperes each and a large 4 x 20 back-lit alphanumeric LCD display.
The FleX-Net
TM
configuration allows the FleX-Net
TM
Fire Alarm Control Panels to be connected to a Mircom
network which provides additional input circuits, visual zones, programmable notification appliance circuits and
relays. In addition, a FleX-Net
TM
Integrated Fire and Audio panel can be used to provide a fully distributed audio
and/or integrated telephone system.
Mircom's FleX-Net
TM
Network system also provides zoned emergency multi-channel audio providing emergency
paging and fire evacuation, and an optional firefighters’ telephone communication to and from CACF (Central Alarm
and Control Facilities) location to all remote telephone handsets. The system consists of Integrated Fire and Audio
Network Panel or FX-MNS nodes. Each Integrated Fire and Audio Network Panel or FX-MNS contains an audio
portion which consists of a QMB-5000N motherboard and card cage which holds an ANC-5000 Audio Network
Card, a TNC-5000 Telephone Network Card and up to 4 amplifiers, a fire alarm portion FX-2000ND Main Chassis, a
PS-2040 power supply and batteries. The QBB-5001/R expansion audio cabinet (connected to a Integrated Fire
and Audio Network Panel or FX-MNS node) contains a card cage motherboard which holds up to 7 amplifiers, has
an audio power supply, battery charger and batteries all housed in an audio backbox enclosure.
For communication and annunciation there is a microphone for paging, a paging selector panel, firefighters’
telephone and associated selector panels all housed in a central enclosure (CACF). The master paging and
telephone modules are intended for installation in a CACF.
Note that the paging microphone and firefighters’ telephone may be used together or independently, connected to a
FleX-Net
TM
Network Central Alarm and Control Facility (CACF).
Overall Features
• Large System Capacity and Modular Design.
• Provides peer-to-peer network communications
• Supports up to 63 nodes (including lobby panel).
• Supports copper and/or fiber optic network cable.
• Each Analog Loop is capable of supporting 99 Digital or Analog Sensors and 99 Addressable Modules which
can be wired as Class A (Style 6 or 7) or Class B (Style 4).
• 12 Ampere Power Supply.
• Four Class A/B (Style Z/Y) NACs rated at 1.7 Amperes each, which can be configured as Audible or Visual
(silenceable or non-silenceable circuits). Audibles may be steady, Temporal Code, California Code, or March
Time.
• Indicating circuits (NACs) may be configured to provide additional auxiliary power or resettable auxiliary power.
NAC expansion using the INX-10A, INX-10ADS or INX-10AC.
• Fault isolators are present on all in-panel addressable loops.
• Configurable Signal Silence Inhibit, Auto Signal Silence, Two-Stage Operation, One-Man Walk Test.
• Outputs for 4 Wire resettable Smoke Power Supply, Auxiliary Power Supply, and an interface to the Mircom
RTI-1 Remote Trouble Indicator.
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