AriCalc Installation and User Guide
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1. it is recommended to always use the Print as bitmap option on the Options menu print configuration page All other options may be experimented with to find the best possible configuration for your specific printing needs For default printing the standard Print button may be used on the configuration page of AriCalc Refer to section 4 3 This will normally print the correct format and correct pages for the current configuration for the selected instances Navigation option Figure 6 Navigation 4m GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator v3 03 ojx File Page m sntr swwome feHSi O O O OOOO Configured By TestEngineer Control Panel FP2000 8 loops x Devices Aritech 2000 Series I Loop Number of Quiescent Alarm Alarm Cable Ho Devices Current m Current mA LED s Ohm km core Length m 1 10 2 5 40 128 22 2000 Loop Details 2 1 45 50 Re Design this Loop Loop Details 3 56 14 224 128 22 357 Loop Details 4 77 19 25 308 Re Design this Loop Loop Details 5 Loop Details B Loop Details 7 Loop Details 8 Loop Details Totals 144 40 25 mA 622 mA Battery Load Minimum Voltage Allowed 21 Copyright 2003 GE Interlogix Navigate to pages in a book One navigation option is provided to allow the return to the previous page This can be used in conjunction with the forward button provided on the loop configuration screen Refer to section 4 4 13 6 BATTERY LOAD CALCULA2. Site Nome fest Se 5 PX meen Configured By Print Setup Control Panel FP2000 8 loops J Print Pages Ctrl P 3 Devices Aritech 2000 Series zl Exit Alt F4 es x Alarm Alarm Cable Ho Devices Current mA Current m LED s Ohm km core Length m 1 10 2 5 40 128 22 2000 Loop Details 2 1 45 50 Re Design this Loop Loop Details 3 56 14 224 128 22 357 Loop Details 4 7 19 25 308 Re Design this Loop Loop Details 5 Loop Details B Loop Details F Loop Details 8 Loop Details Totals 14 40 25 mA 622 mA Battery Load Minimum Voltage Allowed 21 V Copyright 2003 GE Interlogix Create open import export and manage files Type in the name of the file note that long filenames are not supported keeping the extension tbk and select the location as usual By default all files will be saved in the AriCalc directory The file will be called your filename tbk and may be retrieved later by using the File menu and selecting Open from the drop down menu 12 Installation and User Guide V3 01 5 2 2 5 2 3 Installation and User Guide V3 11 Printing Data Your local printer can be configured using the Print Setup option These functions are similar to the standard Microsoft Windows printer configuration options Each page or the entire book can be sent to the local printer by using the Print Pages option To avoid possible problems between text and graphics printing on some printers
3. These fields are automatically configured and updated from the loop setup configuration screens They indicate the number of devices the device specification as well as the alarm current calculated for the specific device 3 These fields indicate the totals for the fields described in 2 The fields are automatically calculated for the entered devices and give the user some indication of the loading that will be added to an auxiliary supply that is used to power these devices externally ES This calculation is made for the auxiliary supply for the addressable devices on the loop only In some instances external equipment is still connected to the loop devices In such cases the totals obtained here should still be added to the total power consumption of all additional devices such as conventional detectors sounders beacons warning light etc The name of this page indicating where the user is in the configuration of AriCalc Navigation Button This button allows the user to return to the front page Home The descriptions of the devices that require external power This field allows the user to enter the required Alarm Time for these devices oN Oo S The required battery rating is automatically calculated The calculated battery capacity would need to be added to the battery load calculation manually section 6 if the auxiliary power is obtained from the panel s own auxiliary supply Installation and User Guide V3 11 15
4. may occur during the operating life of the system In addition to loop load calculations the software also allows for the calculation of battery loading so that an estimate of the required battery size can be made to guarantee standby and alarm times as may be required by local regulations Calculations may be stored for later processing or printed as desired This software is meant for use as a general guide and calculations may not necessarily be 100 accurate under all conditions of installation The package requires the following software platforms e Asymetrix ToolBook V4 Runtime Graphical User Interface GUI for visualization e Microsoft Windows 95 or better e Adobe Acrobat Reader AriCalc is not protected by any means and may be copied and freely distributed This manual contains the complete installation and user guide The software is delivered with a runtime version of ToolBook and requires no user configuration 4 Installation and User Guide V3 01 2 PC HARDWARE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Any PC that is capable of running Windows 95 or better is appropriate to host the software Specifically an Intel Pentium based IBM compatible PC is required for good performance The specific recommendations are shown in the table below Item Minimum Recommended RAM 32 Mb 64 Mb Hard disk space 10 Mb 100 Mb Operating system Windows 95 Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 Printer port If printing is required l
5. return to the front page lt lt Home These fields allow for additional descriptions of the entered devices for record purposes These fields allow the user to enter the required Standby Time and Alarm Time that is required for the system on this site The calculated battery capacity includes the loop device configurations entered for this site as well as the manufacturers specified load for the panel These do not have to be manually entered by the user AX Only auxiliary equipment has to be manually entered in this configuration 14 Installation and User Guide V3 01 7 AUXILIARY SUPPLY LOAD Figure 8 Battery Load GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator v3 10 1 0 i Page 4 lt lt Home 5 Already configured from the loop setup Group Number Spec Alarm no of Devices Current m Device Type 1 0 085 085 KAL410 Zone Monitoring Unit 1 zone 6 2 0 0002 6 2e 003 KAL414 Zone Monitoring Unit 4 zone 3 0120 15 KAL426 Gas Extinguishing Unit 0p 0 KaLa output Unit 4 out 2 5 9 0001 o KAL434 Output Unit 4 out 6 0 023 2 829 KAL440 Sounder Control Unit 7 0 0002 o KAL460 InputUnit 1in 8 0 0002 pr KAL490 Retention Unit 1 out 1 in 9 ES emm i 10 e 3 93 Fon AlamTime 72 h 7 Battery Capacity Required 1 Ah 8 This page configuration is as follows 1 Standard drop down menus for file control and navigation through the program Refer to section 5 2 2
6. GE Interlogix AriCalc Loop Load Calculator for Addressable Analogue Addressable Fire Panels Installation and User Guide REV 3 11 April 2004 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ToolBook is a trademark of Asymetrix Corporation Microsoft Windows Word and Excel are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Aritech and Kilsen are GE Interlogix brands www ge interlogix com Copyright 2002 GE Interlogix B V All rights reserved GE Interlogix B V grants the right to reprint this manual for internal use only GE Interlogix B V reserves the right to change information without notice CONTENTS 1 COP eR EDEN 4 2 PC Hardware Software Requirements cccccccsceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeaneeceeeeeeseseeaseaeeeeeeeseseeseeanes 5 3 Installing AriCalc erede ela ae 6 4 The Application re ederet eie r E n RR ER SERRE RR RER RR RES R RRRRRPRRRRRRRRRRRNESRNNRRISRRRRERIRNRRRRRERRRNRARE 7 41 Starting the ApplicatiOb oi ee itr on ee eet ee eere RD ERES ee AP en olen RAD HERR a 7 AD Staing Calculators cn Ieri ent rere e cenas epe eee RR KEETA E ERR ERE nE ER Reed 8 4 2 1 SITS NANG 2s m xA 8 4 2 2 erehiieield 8 4 2 3 eee 8 4 24 DEVICES si A 8 4 2 5 The Re Contigure Buttons ccccccccascccesesccevacsascdcaesesseccgevvacecaesincddeensaneedevineceueveadavbensna
7. IRECTORY PATH After this extraction is completed press any key in the MS DOS window 1 The Asymetrix ToolBook Runtime version is installed on your hard disk and registered in your system registry ARICALC DOES NOT RUN WITHOUT THIS APPLICATION INSTALLED 2 A shortcut link to AriCalc and the AriCalc manual is created in on your desktop as well as in a start up group called GE Interlogix AriCalc 3 Restart you PC if necessary This is always recommended after the installation of new software Installation and User Guide V3 01 4 THE APPLICATION 4 1 Starting the Application When clicking on the AriCalc icon on your desktop or selecting it from your AriCalc start group the loop load calculator starts The following screen appears Figure 1 AriCalc Start up Screen GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator 3 03 File Page GE Interlogix Select Lanquaqe gt After selecting the appropriate language configuration from the drop down menu the application is ready and can be used by clicking on the Start button If no language is selected English will automatically be selected as default language Installation and User Guide V3 11 7 4 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 Starting Calculations Figure 2 Initial Configuration Screen m GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator v3 03 Ele Page Reconfigure Site Name Configured By 1 1 1 Control Panel Select Panel z Devic
8. TIONS Figure 7 Battery Load 24m GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator 3 03 E icix 1 Piie Pave P Reconfigure 5 lt lt Home 6 144 40 25 m 622 mA Already configured from the loop setup Group Humber Quiescent Alarm no of Devices Current pA Current mA Device Type 1 Conventional Sounders 7 2 Conventional Detectors 3 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 StandbyTime 24 h 4 a v Egsiimk SetcnX Alarm Time 2 h 8 Battery Capacity Required 27 Ah This page configuration is as follows 1 Standard drop down menus for file control and navigation through the program Refer to section 5 2 To reconfigure the battery load calculation page select the Reconfigure button Only the configuration for this page will be lost Standard configuration as done on the loops is maintained To remove these the loop configuration has to be removed Refer to section 4 2 5 and 4 4 These fields have to be manually configured for the number of devices the quiescent current as well as the alarm current for the specific device These fields indicate the totals for the fields described in 3 The fields are automatically calculated for the entered devices and give the user some indication of the loading that will be added to the battery because of these additional devices The name of this page indicating where the user is in the configuration of AriCalc Navigation Button This button allows the user to
9. cable resistance required to ensure that this loop will work correctly with the current configuration device configuration These values will be calculated and the results inserted in the locations provided in 9 A user interface field indicating the current situation with this loop and the possible actions if any that may be performed to correct the situation Installation and User Guide V3 11 11 5 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS 5 1 User Defined Types It is possible that the user may not have a required device available from the drop down menus The AriCalc software allows for the user to insert the parameters for this device himself Up to ten different user defined devices can be configured for every loop The software has however no means of confirming the values inserted for user types so it is up to the user to ensure that all values are correct and are in the specified range scale required by the system Please notify your local sales office should these user defined products be standard products that you believe should be available in the system in the future 5 2 Drop Down Menus Standard drop down menus are supplied These can be used for the indicated functions below 5 2 1 Saving and Retrieving Data The site data can be saved for later retrieval by using the pull down menu File and selecting Save As Figure 5 Saving your work p GE Iinterlogix Loopload Calculator 3 03 x File Page ow OO
10. er some indication of where he could adjust the configuration to allow for the installation to function under these conditions should AriCalc indicate a problem The number of this loop indicating the loop that is currently being configured Navigation Buttons These buttons allows a return to the front page lt lt Home or to the next loop Next gt gt of this site s configuration These fields are user configurable depending on the requirement of the installation These fields indicate the maximum cable length the cable resistance specification as well as the alarm configuration of the panel as it applies to this loop v field indicate the maximum number of devices that can be in alarm on this loop at the same time AND have their alarm LED s lit Refer to the Aritech FP2000 1 200 1100 Reference Guide for more details on this function Calculations from the buttons described in 11 can update some of these values automatically 10 11 12 These fields indicate the standard configuration information for this loop The number of devices of the indicated type is shown and the quiescent and alarm currents for the defined quantity are automatically calculated The number of devices may be changed at any time unless this was a user defined type For the user defined types the entire entry must be redone Assistance for the user These buttons allow the software to automatically calculate the maximum oop length or maximum
11. es lt Select Series zl Copyright 2003 GE Interlogix Site Name Fill in the name of this calculation for record purposes This field is mandatory Configured By The name of the engineer performing the calculation may be entered here Once again this is simply used for record purposes This field is not mandatory Control Panel Which GE Interlogix fire panel will be used for this installation Select the required panel from the drop down list This selection will allow the required number of loop fields to be displayed for configuration The selection may be changed at any time if it is found that the configuration of the panel or the panel itself for this installation needs to be changed Devices Which GE Interlogix range of devices will be used for this installation Select the required device range from the drop down list This selection will allow the calculator to configure your system according to the appropriate requirements for the devices selected The software will not allow incompatible devices to be selected for the type of panel selected in section 4 2 3 If a specific device range is not listed it would mean that it is not compatible with the selected panel Installation and User Guide V3 01 4 2 5 The Re Configure Button This button can be used at any time to clear all the site data and start calculations for a new site AY When this button is used all current site information will be deleted Any
12. for this loop Doc fF WN gt The maximum cable length allowed for the cable run for this loop An overall total of the number of devices for this site the maximum quiescent current and the maximum alarm current will be automatically calculated and displayed Item 3 This information will also be passed to the battery load section of the program Refer to section 6 Installation and User Guide V3 11 9 4 3 2 When a hardcopy of the site configuration is required a printout may be made using the Print button Item 4 Once any configuration for the site has been made the Print button appears below the Reconfigure button This button allows a printout to be sent to the default system printer Adjustments to the default printer can also be made via the drop down Print functions in the program Refer to section 5 2 2 The worst case conditions for the system is calculated based on the minimum loop voltage allowed for normal operation Normally this value will be set at the cut off limit of the power supply of the panel used If the site requirements specify otherwise then this level may be adjusted Item 5 It can however only be adjusted between limits as specified by the manufacturer The system will not allow operations below the set minimum voltage of the power supply To calculate battery load conditions use the battery load button Item 6 To check the auxiliary supply loading use the aux
13. load button Item 7 Note that this is only available when using Kilsen KL700A or Aritech Dx1500 series detectors General Indication Guidelines The following colour parameters will be used for clear indication of the status of every loop s setup BLACK When the loop is un configured or has no deviations from the standard manufacturers default specifications RED When the loop is outside of specified parameters and has to be re configured BLUE When the standard specifications have been altered to allow for correct functioning of the loop This would mean that some additional care with the installation and or panel programming would be required on site 4 4 Loop Configuration akhOoON 6 10 Figure 4 Loop Setup m GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator v3 03 P Fie Page e Reconfigure Series 2070 Devices 7 D 2 lt lt Home 8 Q Undo Entry Alarm Indications per Loop 128 Maximum Loop Length 2000 m 9 Cable Resistance ohm kmi core Group Number Quiescent Alarm 22 no of Devices Current pA Current mA Device Type 115 19250 308 DP2071 Photo Electric Sensor 10 2 3 4 5 B E 8 9 Auto Length 11 10 Auto Cableres E 19 25 mA 308 mA The max expected Voltdrop in Alarm is too high amp Other 0 ema Sema Reduce the CABLE LENGTH or RESISTANCE the 12 er Maximum Allowable Volt Dro es yv NUMBER of devices or ALARM INDICATIONS to limit Maximum Expected Vol
14. ocally If printing is required locally Processor Pentium II 266 MHz Pentium III 500 MHz or better Display adapter SVGA SVGA or better Pointing device Bus or P S2 Mouse Bus or P S2 Mouse Communications ports For the pointing device For the pointing device Acrobat Reader is required to view the online manual This can be obtained by connecting to the Adobe website at http www adobe com Installation and User Guide V3 11 5 3 INSTALLING ARICALC The installation procedure from floppy DISK is as follows Insert DISK 1 into the drive On the Start menu select Run Type drive letter install in the field provided Es HOOD RE Follow the instructions on the screen The installation procedure from hard DISK is as follows 1 Copy the program files into a temporary sub directory 2 On the Start menu select Run Type drive letter path install xxxx in the field provided xxxx indicates the type of operating system and should be one of the following Win2000 for Windows 2000 installations Win 9x for Windows 95 or Windows 98 installations WinNT for Windows NT installations 4 Follow the instructions on the screen The following processes are performed 1 A MS DOS window opens indicating some user information 2 An auto extracting WinZip file is executed and files will be extracted to C Program Files AriCalc on your hard disk DO NOT CHANGE THIS D
15. saved information will remain in tact 4 3 Loop Configuration Figure 3 Loop Configuration 7m GE Interlogix Loopload Calculator v3 10 File Page Reconfigure Site Name Test Site Configured By TestEngineer e B cmm Control Panel KSA705 5 loops Md Devices GEI 1500 KL700A Series Loop Humber of Quiescent Alarm Alarm Cable Ho Devices Current MA Current mA LED s Ohm km core Length m 1 10 1 05 30 8 22 2000 Loop Details 2 156 30 435 468 Re Design this Loop Loop Details 3 55 5 5 192 5 8 22 1198 Loop Details 2 eo gt 4 Not Configured Loop Details 5 Hot Configured Loop Details 1 3 9 Totals 221 36 985 mA 690 5 mA Battery Load 6 Aux Load 5 9 Minimum Vottage Allowed 79 V me 7 Copyright 2003 GE Interlogix 4 3 1 General Each loop of the selected panel may be configured individually as explained below Every loop is configured by selecting the Loop Detail button Item 1 for that loop Once these loops are configured the relevant data for each loop is consolidated and displayed on the main page The information for each loop is as follows Item 2 from left to right The loop number The total number of devices installed on this loop The maximum quiescent current for this configuration in milli amperes The maximum alarm current for this configuration in milli amperes The number of configured alarm indications for this loop The resistance specification of the cable used
16. t Drop 16 632 v the current on the loop Installation and User Guide V3 01 Every loop configuration page is laid out as follows 1 Standard drop down menus for file control and navigation through the program Refer to section 5 2 To reconfigure this loop select the Reconfigure button Note that only the configuration for this loop will be lost Select the Device Series from the pull down menu For ease of selection some device series families have been divided into the various family groups Family groups may of course be mixed on the same loop and therefore this dropdown box may be changed at any time Select the Specific Device Type in the family from the drop down menu This field appears as soon as the series 3 is selected The Undo Entry button removes the last entry listed in 10 Note that this function may only be used on a loop that does not have prior user defined devices installed AY User defined devices may be used where the program does not have a specific device available in the drop down lists All specifications of user defined devices have to be available to the engineer using the program BS LED limitation must be programmed accordingly in the panel The Alarm indications per loop These fields indicate the maximum allowable voltage drop as well as the maximum calculated voltage drop under worst case conditions These fields are automatically calculated for every loop and will give the us
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