Graphic Annunciator with the ANU-48 LED Driver

Whenever you install an addressable fire alarm / voice evacuation system in a high rise building you must provide a ladder graphic annunciator.  A ladder graphic annunciator contains horizontal rows for the floors of the building and vertical rows for the different device types, i.e. photoelectric smoke detectors, heat detector, fire alarm pull station, smoke duct detector, etc.  Each intersection of rows contains and LED (light emitting diode) that will light up either red (alarm) or amber (supervisory).  The bottom of the ladder graphic annunciator shall also include a general trouble LED (amber), power LED (green), supervisory LED (amber) and a lamptest button.

The LEDs are powered by the FCI E3 series addressable fire alarm system ANU-48 LED Driver.  The ANU-48 LED driver board can drive a total of 48 LEDs.  Additional cards can be added if needed.  Once you have your system laid out give the professionals a call at HR Kirkland Annunciators and they will gladly help you design a ladder graphic annunciator to suit your needs.  If you tell them the type of LED driver you are using they will install them for you at the factory and ship it ready for installation.  Is all you will have to do is connect you addressable fire alarm system to the LED driver boards via the communications bus.

Once the ladder graphic annunciator is installed you will need to do a little programming with the FCI programming software, CAMworks.  CAMworks uses CAMs (conditional action mapping) to provide the installer/programmer with an unlimited combination of functions.  For this you will need to have a Gamewell/FCI distributer.