Hercules 6 User
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1. Device Always visible Shape 28 Node Address These options are not available most user levels as they are set up options To edit or add a text file click on browse on the Help File line Navigate to the desired Help File Folder it is recommended that this is kept within the site data folder on the desktop New files are created by right clicking in the navigation window and selecting New Text Document This creates a file called New Text Document txt this as required this is now an empty file that can be edited as follows Edit an existing file by right clicking on the filename and selecting edit do not double click as this will accept the Help file and you will need to click Browse again This opens Windows Notepad and allows the editing of the file as required When the editing is finished save the file Ensure that the required file is highlighted and click Open the browse window EET N 93 575 90 Issue 0 15 0124 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 7 Protec m This file is now allocated to the device Allocating an existing file click browse highlight the file required and click Open Filenames can be typed in by hand if required and do not require a full path if they are in the same folder as the system site file SiteName xml These files can be assoc2. The log can be backed up for archive and analysis purposes Printer options allow the printing of the log as required The system is monitored such that any connection failure between the Alarm Panel and the PC is broken both systems will show fault The system can be made up of any combination or number of systems from X600 X500 X400 X300 fire alarm control panels CirrusPro Insipient Fire Detectors or DigiLite Emergency Lighting Test and Monitor System When connecting to CirrusPro and Digilite these are purely Ethernet based and therefore require local network access EE N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 4 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 7 Protec 2 0 Navigating Through System At the top right of the display are the three Navigation buttons ET gt Home Expand Image to available space and Up Back With Hercules 6 running the screen shows the home page which is generally a plan of the site or a pictorial representation of the site District Hospital THE MUSEUM SECTORE SECTORD SECTORG E Nightingale House Main Site Site Wide Example Pictorial Images These examples show the top level image of the site This is where the Home button will point On these plans are links to more detailed plans or images When the mouse moves over a link the pointer changes to a finger d K
3. 575 90 Issue 0 Page 20 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 7 m 5 0 Users amp Password System users Protec Level 16 Admin Level 15 User Level 2 List of Current Users Delete highlighted User Naw UserName Add New user name 0 Automatically log out after set minutes 0 Never log out Pressing Add produces the following window Mew Password for user bast S The password for the user must be entered into both fields and OK clicked The new user will now be in the list but with no permission level set Double click on the user name to change the permission level Enter new Access Level imm See Appendix 1 for details of access for different lavels N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 21 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 Protec Fire Detection plc O O 6 0 Folder Structure The recommended location for the following folders is on the desktop This way they are readily available to the user and engineer alike HERCULES5 gt E Include in library Share w Mame 4 Plugins E Herculesb exe SX32W DLL This is the running folder for Hercules 6 these files are required for the correct functioning of the application It will be named something similar to V6001 indicating the version number of the Hercules 6 file e 11 k SiteName Include in library Share v y Mame Eventl ogs n icons Images S
4. Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 Page 17 of 24 23 58 58 7 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc Event Types selected by checking the appropriate boxes for the required events Events Designation can be used by Node Loop and Address Any value other than zero is used in the filter Node 0 0 Address 0 Setting address to any value while leaving Node and Loop at zero will show all events that address on Loops on all Nodes Text within the location text can be used to filter the events Any string entered will be used as a filter Containing text 3 2 Log Options Clicking File on the log screen shows File Export to file Search older events Print Export to file Opens a window to create a backup of the log in CSV format Search older events Allows access to backup log files Print Allows the printing of all the data currently shown in the log display Use filtering to minimise the print run EEREEEZSNEAREENZNL ZAMC AAALLZ ee N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 18 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc Eee 4 0 System Menus File Menu File Edit View Options Create New Site File Edit Mode Only New Open Open existing Site File Save Save current File Save as View archived loq Open list of Archived Logs Copy archived log
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6. 7 O O HERCULES 6 GRAPHICS SYSTEM USER MANUAL kyr shii ed Protec Fire Detection PLC Protec House Churchill Way Nelson Lancashire BB9 6RT Telephone 44 0 1282 717171 Fax 44 0 1282 717273 Web www protec co uk Email sales protec co uk Protec Fire Detection plc Eee Document Revision Details 0 Document Creation Dec 2012 N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 2 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc Table of Contents 5 0 6 0 7 0 INTRODUC NON cess sete 1 8 11 411 1 41 4 22 244221 50 0 4 42 4022 420 3 2 5254 2 4 NAVIGATING THROUGH THE 6 5 SO RTT 8 EE EE 9 Ole ene Nes ee EE EE EE EE EN 12 Bea nm 13 TAHE REE 17 SEE EE PR RE en 17 NETTE 18 SYSTEM MENUS 22 19 USERS 8 PISSVORDN HQ 21 FOLDER STRUCTURE 22 APPENDIX 1 PERMISSIONS unnavavnnvavnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnvnnnnvnnnnvnnnnvnnnarsvnnrsvnnnsvnnnnvannnrnvnnvsvnnvnvnnnnvnnnnvannnvnnnne 23 EEERENENGECKSEEEEC A A A AAE A ALAL N 93 575 90 Issu
7. VEL FOUR a ZONE 069 LEVEL FOUR ZONE 070 LEVEL FOUR ZONE 071 072 LEVEL FIVE ZONE 073 LEVEL FIVE ZONE 074 LEVEL FIVE 7 ZONE 075 076 LEVEL SIX 2 ZONE 077 LEVEL SIX Levels 4 5 6 E ZONE 078 LEVEL SIX Levels 4 5 5 tec Protec Fire Detection plc Follow the Flashing Links to the Cause of the Event This is shown with the appropriate colour cross hatch showing the affected area in this case RED indicating a Fire Alarm Selecting this area by clicking the left mouse button shows more detail of the area intermediate plan or the location of the actual device if the most detailed map is displayed It is possible to have Silence and Reset controls these are enabled or disabled when the system is commissioned The controls only affect the areas of the system with the fire condition as they are only available when double clicking on a device in a fire condition The controls perform the same function as the Panel buttons The following shows an Intermediate stage indicating floors of the building involved EEERENENGECKSNEENCKAA 4 Z D OeGRE F AAAA A N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 9 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 7 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 CAPENER WARD CAROLINE THORPE WARD CHEMOTHERAPY 002 4 ww LEVEL 1 BASEMENT The intermediate stages are not always necessary and in these cases the display will go from the site plan to
8. ault No text available No text available Node 2 Loop 1 Address 1 plus lots of characters to fill it u This is the text for loop 02 address 002 This is the text for loop 02 address 002 No text available No text available No text available Node 2 Loop 1 Address 2 plus lots of characters to fill No text available No text available No text available Node 2 Loop 1 Address 1 plus lots of characters to fill it u No text available text available No text aveIRE P44 999 11 2 FIRE P44 999 11 2 FIRE P44 No text av P44 3 0 0 FIRE P44 3 0 41 FIRE P44 This is the P44 1 2 2 FIRE P44 Node 2 Loo P44 1 0 0 FIRE P44 No text av P44 999 11 2 FIRE P44 No text av IRE P44 3 1 1 FIRE P44 1 2 2 FIRE P44 1 2 2 FIRE P44 1 0 0 FIRE P44 999 11 2 FIRE P44 3 0 41 FIRE P44 3 1 2 FIRE P44 3 0 0 FIRE P44 3 0 0 FIRE P44 3 0 0 FIRE P44 3 1 1 FIRE P44 999 11 2 FIRE P44 999 11 2 FIRE P44 The log view is not updated while displayed but must be Closed and reopened to view the latest events The log can be searched using the scroll bars 3 1 Event Filtering Event can be filtered by various parameters Date range by entering the dates into the following areas View log from 11 12 2012 00 00 00 to 21 12 2012 Note that these default to the full range of the log whenever the log is viewed a UN GN N 93 575 90 Issue 0
9. e silences the PC sounds if programmed Accept stops all flashing indications and if programmed to do so sends Accept request to the network wich mutes the system Event boxes are displayed when there are any events that do not affect devices programmed on the graphics Event 58 Event gx Event 93 EVENT ACCEPTED 20 12 2012 15 42 24 SILENCE 20 12 2012 11 41 07 RESET 20 12 2012 11 45 06 Device 1 0 0 6400 Device 1 0 0 6400 Device 1 0 0 6400 Node 1 Text No text available Node 1 Text EEERENENEGECKSNEENC O AAALLAAAALLLLAZZEL N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 12 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc 2 4 Device Information Double clicking on any device displays the device information window X400 Device E Jmm Type 16 Way Node Loop amp Address 2 1 2 Device Type Device events Node Loop amp Address active events Current Status Analogue values Fault 85 85 85 Real time analogue data Na help available Contents of Help File Control Buttons This shows a device in the normal state no current events with no allocated Help file The system has been set up to allow disablement of devices The Disable button becomes Normalise when the device is already disabled The analogue values are requested at the time the window opens so there is a short delay before these are displayed Note that these are not always availabl
10. e 0 Page 3 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc 1 0 Introduction Hercules 6 is a fully integrated front end graphics system for various Protec Fire detection Control Panels and Detectors A series of graphics screens show the position of all addressable devices and provides a visual indication of their status An easily used selection system permits rapid selection of a particular screen To help locate particular devices large areas are broken down into a series of sub screens The location of a device during an Alarm Fault Disablement and Test condition is further enhanced by flashing cross hatched sections indicating the area containing the active device Generally a secure data network transfers control commands and data between alarm panels One or more of these panels translates all these signals and transmits them to a PC running the Hercules 6 software The PC processes this system information and displays it Multiple panel systems require only one such interface for full system information When several networks of panels are used Hercules 6 is configured to handle these as if they are one system but allows no interaction between networks Events generated by individual devices are displayed indicating their precise location Other events can be displayed on the event logging system els window when enabled All events are logged in the System Log that is easily displayed and searched
11. e and if not displayed within 10 seconds will not be displayed N 93 575 90 Issue 0 13 0124 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 gt Protec Protec Fire Detection plc Active device 400 Device Type Node Loop amp Address Device events Analogue values Fault Qut of hours keys available in the Lodge Device Node Loop amp Address Current Status time analogue data Contents of Help File This shows a device in the Fire state with the details from the Help file displayed Notice that the Silence and Reset controls are now visible These controls may not be enabled at all for the system or not available at the current log on level a uns M M N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 14 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 a 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc lt 2 4 1 Editing or Creating Help Files Clicking the Right mouse button on a device will result in a window as shown below Object settings Text Thisis the text for loop 04 address 001 Data COM FIREP44 2 4 1 Help file Comms on Object type None Device Override Group Link Damper
12. iated with any number of devices ee N 93 575 90 Issue 0 16 0124 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 C Protec Cm 3 0 The Log Every event received is logged in the Log When a new event is received it is entered into the log The Log is viewed by clicking on the View Log in the view menu An example of the log display is shown below Viewing 484 items E 2 mae View log from to 11 12 2012 00 00 00 E 21 12 2012 23 59 59 Containing text Time 2012 12 13 17 05 54 2012 12 13 17 03 29 2012 12 13 17 00 09 2012 12 13 16 58 11 2012 12 13 16 58 11 2012 12 13 16 58 11 2012 12 13 16 58 11 2012 12 13 16 58 10 2012 12 13 16 58 10 2012 12 13 16 58 10 2012 12 13 16 58 10 2012 12 13 16 58 09 2012 12 13 16 58 09 2012 12 13 16 58 09 2012 12 13 16 56 04 2012 12 13 16 53 04 2012 12 13 16 53 03 2012 12 13 16 53 03 2012 12 13 16 53 02 2012 12 13 16 53 00 2012 12 13 16 52 59 2012 12 13 16 52 59 2012 12 13 16 52 59 2012 12 13 16 52 59 2012 12 13 16 52 58 2012 12 13 16 50 35 2012 12 13 16 50 34 2012 12 13 16 50 16 Event Server Fault Server Fault Server Fault EVENT NUMBER ERROR NODE SOFTWARE RESET Non Specific Node Event FIRE ALARM DEVICE ISOLATED Non Specific Node Event FIRE ALARM EVENT NUMBER ERROR EVENT NUMBER ERROR NODE SOFTWARE RESET FIRE ALARM Server Fault Resynchronise Server Fault Text Server F
13. information or if nothing has changed an empty message is sent as an I am here message This is acknowledged by Hercules which waits for the next message When no new information is available from the control panel the empty message is sent every 5 seconds or so When an event occurs this is sent immediately Every event has error checking information within the message that is used to confirm that the received data is correct If Hercules has not acknowledged the data the Panel will send the same event again until correctly acknowledged Usual device specific events are FIRE GENERAL ALARM GREEN DAMPER BLACK PRE ALARM MAGENTA ADDRESS FAULT YELLOW DEVICE ISOLATED BLUE These are the default colours Other colours can be selected during set up All events including system events that are not device related are recorded in the system log and on the event logging system els area if enabled Clicking on events on the els area takes the graphics to the affected map 1 Connected 2 Alarms Node 2 Loop 1 Address 2 Certain actions are password protected There are multiple users with passwords with the varying access rights Users actions are logged along with the time and date By default the following are created Username Password Level admin password 15 user password 2 See Appendix 1 for details of Action Vs Levels N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 8 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 201 p Protec Fire Detecti
14. itchen nom LINK Kitchen E Clicking on a link displays a more detailed representation of the area A small area will go straight to the plan showing the devices N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 5 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 7 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc KITCHEN GROUND FLOOR 20 aW V arcs em Lu K P Large areas are further split up even further LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 CAPENER WARD CAROLINE THORPE WARD CHEMOTHERAPY a WARD LEVE L 1 Each coloured area is a link to a more detailed plan Notice the area in the basement indicating Fire condition EEERENENGNCKSNEEEGC O AAAALAAZAZEBILOUKZZUBNLEZZZILLLLLLLLLZZEELLELZZEEZIZDLZIKILAMLL IL 0 NSNBRSMNNQ ON N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 6 of 24 Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 p Protec Fire Detection plc Eee 2 0 1 The Tree View When the mouse pointer is moved to the left hand side of the graphics window the tree structure of all the images Is displayed This incorporates an indication of the state of the system S COVENTRY UNIVERSITY 1 E Alan Berry Intermadiate x Alan Berry Basement 1 e Alan Berry Ground 2 d i Alan Berry First Floor 3 Charles Ward Intermadiate Charles Ward Sub Basement 1 Charles Ward Basement 2 Charles Ward Ground Floor 3 Charles Ward Ground Floor Right 4 Charle
15. on plc Eee 2 2 An Event When Hercules receives new event the system indicates this by flashing the relevant section of the Site Plan and sounding an audible alert The procedure 15 the same irrespective of the event type PITAL le Edit View Options Help ZONE 012 013 014 016 018 GROUND MEE i ZONE 015 079 017 0120 GROUND 1 ZONE 02 421 ADULT MENTAL HEALTH UNIT North Devon District Hospital ZONE 022 023 024 GROUND ZONE 101 102 103 GROUND ZONE 105 GROUND THEATER 7 ZONE 106 GROUND ZONE 107 108 109 GROUND ZONE 110 GROUND ZONE 111 GROUND MEADOW VIEW ZONE 124 125 126 GROUND ZONE 131 130 133 134 135 140 151 GROUND ZONE 132 138 139 141 142 GROUND ZONE 136 137 143 144 152 GROUND Ey ZONE 145 146 LEVEL ONE WILLIAMS i CAROLINE THORPE LEVEL TWO ZONE 161 TO 176 PORT CABINS FLOORS 00 1 2 3 LH ZONE 025 026 LEVEL ONE ENDOSCOPY ZONE 027 028 LEVEL ONE ZONE 029 037 038 LEVEL ONE OPD amp OT ZONE 030 031 032 LEVEL ONE ZONE 033 LEVEL ONE ZONE 034 LEVEL ONE ZONE 035 036 LEVEL ONE BASSETT WARD LEVEL ONE ZONE 045 046 047 048 LEVEL TWO ZONE 049 050 LEVEL TWO ZONE 051 052 LEVEL TWO ZONE 053 055 056 LEVEL TWO ZONE 054 LEVEL TWO ZONE 057 058 LEVEL THREE ZONE 059 060 LEVEL THREE ZONE 062 LEVEL THREE 2 1 mm ZONE 063 064 065 088 LEVEL THREE ZONE 080 083 082 BASEMENT ZONE 041 042 LEVEL TWO ZONEDRLEELTHO MORTUARY 000 FLOORS 4 5 6 ZONE 067 068 LE
16. ounds Lj Autosave xml evtlog h log SiteMame log SiteName xml SiteName sitesettings xml This is the Site data folder These folders and files will be set up when the site is created Some are created when Hercules6 is first run EEERENENGECKSNEEEEGCA A C fhO C OOLAAAIALLEEIEEEXZZEELLLZIEZGEEEZEEZS SEZEZINQ ZSECZ IM NM MN UN MN N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 22 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc 7 0 Appendix 1 Permissions Administrator 0 x 2 lt gt X X X gt lt gt lt X gt lt X Engineer Level et time dd user hange own password ccept mail settings iew Loa rint Log isable device xport log ackup Log dit mode Open save save as y Device type amp network FA GA TA uttons Allocation ilence eset stem options indows Locked if activated lias System Connection isablement et sounds vent priorites vent colours iew els if not already uick Comment Edit onames file 5 mmo 0 mmrmisim TIR mi Ior o 3 F ide View Inactive Devices II Right Click Options elp File Allocation 1 111 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 log on EA 11111 11111 0 1 1 11 gt lt gt lt gt lt 11 1 HH gt lt gt lt
17. s Backup Archived logs to another location 4 Leave the Program Edit Menu Edit View Options Help rm Users amp Passwords Set up Username and passwords See Section 5 Change password Allows Current use to change own password Email settings Feature not supported at the time of writing mut an Delete current page Edit Page attributes j Editing Options DECLINE NN View Menu Options Help Hide inactive devices Icons for non active devices are hidden or displayed Event logging els Els System Options Edit Mode View Interfaces View Current interface status View Devices Device List and System Log View System Log Resychronise Synchronise with all networks A400 Communication System Option Edit Mode Set Up Sound Edit Mode Buttons Edit Mode Alias Edit Mode System Edit Mode N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 19 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 Protec Fire Detection plc Eee Help Menu The About option displays the following window this details information about Hercules such as Version and Revision numbers and the Date of writing gl Hercules 6 Protec Version 6 00 Protec Fire Detection pic 22012 Protec Fire Detection Plc Host name LAB 27 Address 0 172 16 5 41 Address 1 192 168 142 1 Address 2 192 168 52 1 EE N 93
18. s Ward First Floor 5 Charles Ward First Floor Mezzanine 6 Ellan Terry Lower Ground Floor 1 Ellan Terry Ground Floor 2 i Ellan Terry Second Floor 4 Ellan Terry Third Floor 5 Ellan Terry Fourth Floor 6 George Eliot Intermediate George Eliot Ground Floor I gt George Eliot First Floor 2 i George Eliot Second Floor 3 George Eliot Third Floor 4 rn George Eliot Fourth Floor 5 George Eliot Fifth Floor 6 George Eliot Sixth Floor 7 tt George Eliot Sixth Floor Mezzanine 8 2 George Eliot Roof 9 Sir John Lang Intermadiate Indicates that a fire is reported on this map or via a link to a more detailed map Indicates that a fire is reported on this map as it has no lower branches Indicates that this is the currently displayed map N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 7 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 2 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc 2 1 Operation Generally the Hercules Colour Graphics System Hercules interfaces with Protec Fire Alarm Control Panels Panel using the industry standard RS232 communication system The protocol communication language has been custom designed to allow the passing of data between the fire alarm control panel and the PC The protocol is available on request The Panel sends all Fault and Alarm information to Hercules and can respond to Silence Evacuate and Reset commands from Hercules amongst others The Panel sends change of state
19. the location of the device D JSPITAL 08 BASEN User d PEN File Edit View Options Help ZONE NUMBERS 81 8 82 The device itself will be pulsing the colour of the type of event in this case RED indicating a Fire Alarm until the accept button is pressed All accepted devices and links stop flashing The lower line shows the status of the fire alarm system Placing the mouse cursor over the device will display the Node Loop and Address numbers and text for that device N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 10 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 Protec Fire Detection plc 2 4 1 FIRE P44 This ts the text for loop 04 address 001 This enables the use of the Left mouse button to get further information about particular device Note that Left mouse button function is available at any time irrespective of the state of the device If the system is displaying a different map when new event occurs Hercules indicates this by Pulsing the Home and indicating on the tree view on the left of the screen This tree view is available from all the maps of the system It is possible to have Silence and Reset controls these are enabled or disabled when the system is commissioned The controls only affect the areas of the system with the fire condition as they are only available when double clicking on a device in a fire condition These perform the same function as the Panel buttons By onl
20. y allowing these controls from an active device helps ensure that the correct network is only affected by these controls Hovering the mouse pointer over the device displays some basic device information as shown above 2 41 FIRE P44 This 15 the text for loop 04 address 001 Node Loop and address System Alias Location Text System Alias is set up when the site is first created and is used to identify different networks of panels when connected EEERENENGNECKSNEEECKA A J EO NE N 93 575 90 Issue 0 Page 11 of 24 O Protec Fire Detection PLC 2012 7 Protec Protec Fire Detection plc 2 3 Other Indications The status line has 2 sections the first left hand side show the number of networks connected 2 Connected The remaining status information totals the fires and faults and scrolls through them 2 Alarms This is the text for loop 04 address 001 3 Faults text available 2 D 0 0 3 Number of alarms Number of faults Totals and the associated location text and the associated location text Alarms Disablements Others The status line can be programmed at set up to be on either or both the graphics window and the els window The Accept and mute buttons are displayed when there are new events that have not been accepted or muted Mut
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