Glossary
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Support department.
- Address
Addressable devices are given an individual address so their
exact location can be identified. See Analog Addressable and XPERT Card
for more information.
- Addressable System
A system in which signals from detectors, or any other devices
are individually identified at the control and indicating
equipment.
- Air Sampling Unit
A device used to detect smoke within ventilation systems.
- Alarm
The state which a device enters when a fire is detected,
signaling an emergency.
- Analog
An analog signal is one which goes up and down smoothly. Analog
fire detectors are not restricted to two states - alarm/no alarm -
as conventional detectors are.
- Analog Addressable
The term used to describe a fire detection system incorporating
analog detectors which are also identified by a number or
'address'.
Analog addressable detectors provide location-specific
information on the ambient level of smoke, heat, or other product
of combustion (ie, carbon monoxide).