September 14, 2005—Fire-Lite Alarms, manufacturer of life safety systems, is introducing the MS-9600LS, a two loop advanced addressable fire alarm control panel, the company says.
Unlike previous systems that polled each detector or module, the MS-9600LS panel uses high speed communications called LiteSpeed that simultaneously polls ten devices. This new technology provides a fast cycle time from inception of alarm detection to point of notification and permits up to 318 devices per loop to be polled in less than 10 seconds, says Fire-Lite. When fitted with the second loop card (SLC-2) the panel accommodates a total of 636 devices, 318 detectors and 318 modules, the company says.
Ideal for retrofit projects, the new MS-9600LS communicates to devices over standard, unshielded fire wire up to 10,000 feet, allowing conventional systems to be updated to addressable systems without replacing the wire, says the company.
For more information, visit the Fire-Lite Web site.
