Increasing the security level for commercial installation and lowering the installation time and cost were the drivers in the development of the GE Addressable Security System(GE-A2S) by GE Infrastructure's Security division.
This is according to Brett Birch, managing director of GE Infrastructure's Security division in South Africa.
According to Birch, the main advantages of the GE-A2S are:
Due to the free topology, 2/4wire bus concept and no limitation on cable type, keeping the actual cabling, the installation can be changed and extended with the minimal effort.
As each addressable device carries a unique ID, GE-A2S verifies this ID continuously. The GE-A2S goes to the sensor's hart.
Any abnormality or tampering between the control panel and detector can be registered. Even the experienced intruder will not have an opportunity to tamper this system.
More than the half of the installation costs are the cabling and sensors programming. With GE-A2S the installation cabling length is reduced to minimum and can be done by a junior installer while senior installer can set the sensors either through the control panel keypad or with Titan software.
GE-A2S is in continuous communication with the peripheral sensors. We can look into the sensors and avoid any potential defect.
The installation report on all sensors and their respective settings is also one of the appreciated features that this system can offer to both installers and end-users.
According to Birch, the device by the name of ATS1290 is a DGP capable of supervising a variety of addressable detectors and other addressable bus devices using the GE Security proprietary bus protocol.
"A two wire bus supplies power to the bus devices, at the same time serving as a vehicle for command and status information exchange between DGP and addressable devices, " Birch states.
"The ATS1290 can be mounted on the LAN of any existing configuration of ATS products to expand the system with addressable devices. It is possible to mount up to 15 ATS1290 DGPs on the LAN, " he adds.
"In contrast to a conventional data gathering panel (DGP), the GE-A2S uses a bus concept and can be extended up to 255 zones. Two wires run from the GE-A2S' DGP towards the first detector, and from there towards the second one, and so on, " Birch explains.
These two wires carry power to supply the detectors as well as communication signals for operation and alarm and tamper reporting. To differentiate between the multitudes of detectors on the bus, each bus device has its address.
The GE-A2S' DGP keeps a list of all enrolled bus devices, their addresses, their properties and configuration data, and their alarm status. Once the Point ID system has properly been installed, the DGP keeps track of configuration and operation of the attached bus devices, even after power cycling.
In principle, the GE-A2S DGP supports a free bus topology. Specifications are defined for a single run multi-drop topology.
The GE-A2S DGP and all attached addressable devices are fully functional up to 1.5 km in length. Note, that thicker wires would allow more device current and/or a longer wire run.
The ATS1290 Data Gathering Panel is an interface between the Advisor MASTERLAN-bus and a Point ID bus, which has a GE Interlogix proprietary Point ID protocol.
A maximum of up to 15 ATS1290 DGP's can be connected to the LAN. This DGP is intended to be sitting on the LAN of any existing configuration of ATS products to expand the system with addressable devices.
"Especially in retrofit market the Point ID system will have great benefit when existing cables needs to be re-used. A wide range of PID devices can be connected to the PointID bus, " Birch concludes.
Increasing the security level for commercial installation and lowering the installation time and cost were the drivers in the development of the GE Addressable Security System(GE-A2S) by GE Infrastructure's Security division.
This is according to Brett Birch, managing director of GE Infrastructure's Security division in South Africa.
According to Birch, the main advantages of the GE-A2S are:
Due to the free topology, 2/4wire bus concept and no limitation on cable type, keeping the actual cabling, the installation can be changed and extended with the minimal effort.
As each addressable device carries a unique ID, GE-A2S verifies this ID continuously. The GE-A2S goes to the sensor's hart.
Any abnormality or tampering between the control panel and detector can be registered. Even the experienced intruder will not have an opportunity to tamper this system.
More than the half of the installation costs are the cabling and sensors programming. With GE-A2S the installation cabling length is reduced to minimum and can be done by a junior installer while senior installer can set the sensors either through the control panel keypad or with Titan software.
GE-A2S is in continuous communication with the peripheral sensors. We can look into the sensors and avoid any potential defect.
The installation report on all sensors and their respective settings is also one of the appreciated features that this system can offer to both installers and end-users.
According to Birch, the device by the name of ATS1290 is a DGP capable of supervising a variety of addressable detectors and other addressable bus devices using the GE Security proprietary bus protocol.
"A two wire bus supplies power to the bus devices, at the same time serving as a vehicle for command and status information exchange between DGP and addressable devices, " Birch states.
"The ATS1290 can be mounted on the LAN of any existing configuration of ATS products to expand the system with addressable devices. It is possible to mount up to 15 ATS1290 DGPs on the LAN, " he adds.
"In contrast to a conventional data gathering panel (DGP), the GE-A2S uses a bus concept and can be extended up to 255 zones. Two wires run from the GE-A2S' DGP towards the first detector, and from there towards the second one, and so on, " Birch explains.
These two wires carry power to supply the detectors as well as communication signals for operation and alarm and tamper reporting. To differentiate between the multitudes of detectors on the bus, each bus device has its address.
The GE-A2S' DGP keeps a list of all enrolled bus devices, their addresses, their properties and configuration data, and their alarm status. Once the Point ID system has properly been installed, the DGP keeps track of configuration and operation of the attached bus devices, even after power cycling.
In principle, the GE-A2S DGP supports a free bus topology. Specifications are defined for a single run multi-drop topology.
The GE-A2S DGP and all attached addressable devices are fully functional up to 1.5 km in length. Note, that thicker wires would allow more device current and/or a longer wire run.
The ATS1290 Data Gathering Panel is an interface between the Advisor MASTERLAN-bus and a Point ID bus, which has a GE Interlogix proprietary Point ID protocol.
A maximum of up to 15 ATS1290 DGP's can be connected to the LAN. This DGP is intended to be sitting on the LAN of any existing configuration of ATS products to expand the system with addressable devices.
"Especially in retrofit market the Point ID system will have great benefit when existing cables needs to be re-used. A wide range of PID devices can be connected to the PointID bus, " Birch concludes.
Increasing the security level for commercial installation and lowering the installation time and cost were the drivers in the development of the GE Addressable Security System(GE-A2S) by GE Infrastructure's Security division.
This is according to Brett Birch, managing director of GE Infrastructure's Security division in South Africa.
According to Birch, the main advantages of the GE-A2S are:
Retrofit installation
Due to the free topology, 2/4wire bus concept and no limitation on cable type, keeping the actual cabling, the installation can be changed and extended with the minimal effort.
High security
As each addressable device carries a unique ID, GE-A2S verifies this ID continuously. The GE-A2S goes to the sensor's hart.
Any abnormality or tampering between the control panel and detector can be registered. Even the experienced intruder will not have an opportunity to tamper this system.
Cost effectiveness
More than the half of the installation costs are the cabling and sensors programming. With GE-A2S the installation cabling length is reduced to minimum and can be done by a junior installer while senior installer can set the sensors either through the control panel keypad or with Titan software.
Remote service & diagnostics
GE-A2S is in continuous communication with the peripheral sensors. We can look into the sensors and avoid any potential defect.
Reporting
The installation report on all sensors and their respective settings is also one of the appreciated features that this system can offer to both installers and end-users.
The Bus gateway
According to Birch, the device by the name of ATS1290 is a DGP capable of supervising a variety of addressable detectors and other addressable bus devices using the GE Security proprietary bus protocol.
"A two wire bus supplies power to the bus devices, at the same time serving as a vehicle for command and status information exchange between DGP and addressable devices, " Birch states.
"The ATS1290 can be mounted on the LAN of any existing configuration of ATS products to expand the system with addressable devices. It is possible to mount up to 15 ATS1290 DGPs on the LAN, " he adds.
System principle
"In contrast to a conventional data gathering panel (DGP), the GE-A2S uses a bus concept and can be extended up to 255 zones. Two wires run from the GE-A2S' DGP towards the first detector, and from there towards the second one, and so on, " Birch explains.
These two wires carry power to supply the detectors as well as communication signals for operation and alarm and tamper reporting. To differentiate between the multitudes of detectors on the bus, each bus device has its address.
The GE-A2S' DGP keeps a list of all enrolled bus devices, their addresses, their properties and configuration data, and their alarm status. Once the Point ID system has properly been installed, the DGP keeps track of configuration and operation of the attached bus devices, even after power cycling.
Bus topology
In principle, the GE-A2S DGP supports a free bus topology. Specifications are defined for a single run multi-drop topology.
Loop length
The GE-A2S DGP and all attached addressable devices are fully functional up to 1.5 km in length. Note, that thicker wires would allow more device current and/or a longer wire run.
Input Expanders
The ATS1290 Data Gathering Panel is an interface between the Advisor MASTERLAN-bus and a Point ID bus, which has a GE Interlogix proprietary Point ID protocol.
A maximum of up to 15 ATS1290 DGP's can be connected to the LAN. This DGP is intended to be sitting on the LAN of any existing configuration of ATS products to expand the system with addressable devices.
"Especially in retrofit market the Point ID system will have great benefit when existing cables needs to be re-used. A wide range of PID devices can be connected to the PointID bus, " Birch concludes.
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