Command System Supervision
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA® 72 2022
- 24.10.5 All pathways between the remote call stations and the master control station shall be monitored for integrity.
- 10.6.9 Monitoring Integrity of Power Supplies
- 10.6.9.1 Unless otherwise permitted or required by 10.6.9.1.3 and 10.6.9.1.6, all primary and secondary power supplies shall be monitored for the presence of voltage at the point of connection to the system.
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- 10.6.9.1.1 - Failure of either the primary or secondary power supply shall result in a trouble signal in accordance with section 10.14
- 24.10.14. 24.10.2.1: The secondary power supply for two-way emergency communications systems shall be capable of operating the system under quiescent load for a minimum of 24 hours and then subsequently during a fire or other emergency condition for a period of 4 hours with all remote call stations activated and all master control stations annunciating the calls.
- 24.10.2.2: The communications system shall be capable of monitoring additional power supplies for communications equipment vital to the transmission of off-premises signals. 24.10.3*: The communications system shall comprise remotely located communications stations (remote call stations), a master control station, and a primary and secondary power supply as required by Section 10.6.
NFPA® 72 2016
- 24.10.4 - All pathways between a remote area of refuge station and the central control point shall be monitored for integrity.
- 24.13.4.1 - All control units shall meet the power supply requirements of section 10.6
- 10.6.9 Monitoring Integrity of Power Supplies
- 10.6.9.1 Unless otherwise permitted or required by 10.6.9.1.3 and 10.6.9.1.6, all primary and secondary power supplies shall be monitored for the presence of voltage at the point of connection to the system.
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- 10.6.9.1.1 - Failure of either the primary or secondary power supply shall result in a trouble signal in accordance with section 10.14
- 10.6.7.2.1 - The secondary power supply (battery backup) shall have sufficient capacity to operate the system under quiescent load (system operating in a nonalarm condition) for a minimum of 24 hours and, at the end of that period, shall be capable of operating all alarm notification appliances used for evacuation or to direct aid to the location of an emergency for 5 minutes.
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- 10.6.7.2.1.1: Battery calculations shall include a minimum 20 percent safety margin above the calculated amp-hour capacity required
- Each 2400 Series Call Box, Command Center and the outside phone line connect directly into the RATH® Supervisor Panel
- The 2500-__SPRVSR Supervisory Panel has a Communications Failure relay output which can be connected to an addressable fire alarm module or fire control panel
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Power Supervision requires additional purchase of:
- UPS Backup RP7700104 or RP7701500
- 2500-UPS Monitor which comes with Power Failure Relay Output
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Supervision Overview (Animation)
Duration: 1:15 minutes
Supervisor Wiring (Video)
Duration: 4:24 minutes
