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Figure 1-1 is an illustration of the TrueAlert Addressable Controller.
Figure 1-1. Simplex 4009 TrueAlert Addressable Controller
The TrueAlert Addressable Controller provides the TrueAlert channel interface between fire
alarm control panels (FACPs) that do not support TrueAlert operation, and the TrueAlert
appliances. It provides three TrueAlert channels that supply 2.5 amperes of alarm current each,
and an auxiliary 0.5-amp output. Panels that do not support TrueAlert operation cannot take
advantage of all the features of TrueAlert notification appliances, but the TrueAlert Addressable
Controller provides these panels with various capabilities that depend on the interface being used.
There are three possible interfaces to the TrueAlert Addressable Controller that the FACP can use
to control operation of the appliances.
The Simplex 4010 FACP can interface to the TrueAlert Addressable Controller via an IDNet
Interface. When using this interface, the TrueAlert Addressable Controller appears to the 4010 as
an IDNet addressable peripheral. Each of the three TrueAlert SLC channels looks to the 4010 like
a TrueAlert Non-Addressable NAC with independent control of horns and strobes. This provides
greater selective control. Diagnostic features are enabled and disabled via DIP switches in the
panel. Up to five TrueAlert Addressable Controllers can be used with a 4010 host (see Field
Wiring Diagram
842-158).
The Simplex 4100 or 4020 FACPs can interface to the TrueAlert Addressable Controller via a
Remote Unit Interface (RUI). Diagnostic features are enabled and disabled through the front panel
user interface. The quantity of TrueAlert Addressable Controllers that can be used is limited only
by the number of card addresses available (out of the total of 119).
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The 4009 TrueAlert Addressable Controller
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