Fire detection and fire alarm systems-
Part2:Controlandindicatingequipment
Nationalforeword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 54-2:1997A1:2006. Together with BS EN 54-4:1997 it supersedes BS 5839-4:1988 which is withdrawn. It is one of a series of standards for fire detectionproposed standards). and fire alarm systems (see BS EN 54-1 for a full list of current and
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment isthe number of the CEN amendment. For example text altered by CEN indicated in the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to CEN text carryamendment A1 is indicated by E) @.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee FSH/12 Fire detection and alarm systems to SubmitteeFSH/12/3 Control and indicating equipment.
A list of organizations represented on this submittee can be obtainedon request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necesary provisionsof a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under theauthority of the Standards Board and es into effecton 15 March 1998
Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication
Amd. No. Date Comments16781 30 November 2006 Implementation of CEN amendmentA1:200616967 31 January 2007 Amendment to reinstate 12.9.1 c)31 July 2009 Correction to 7.4.2 and the title of 8.9 andalignment of BSI and CEN publication dates.
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EN54-2:1997A1
Descriptors Fire equipment fire detection systems specifications tests classification marking automatic equipment safety devices signal dervices inspection devices
English version
Firedetectionandfirealarmsystems-Part2:Control and indicatingequipment
Systemes de detection et d'alarme incendie - Brandmeldeanlagen-Partie 2: Equpement de controle et de signalisation Teil 2: Brandmelderzentralen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 December 1996.
CEN members are bound to ply with the CEN/CENELEC Intermal Regulationswhich stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographicalreferences concerming such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English French German). e jo qisusa a apm uoesn q apu aenu o ue u usia yCEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has thesame status as the official versions.
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BS EN 54-2:1997A1:2006 EN54-2:1997A1:2006
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Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by thefire alarm systems the secretariat of which is held by technical Conmittee CEN/TC 72 Fire detection andBSI.
This standard has been prepared in co-operation withthe CEA (Comite Europeen des Assurances) and withEURALARM (Association of European Manufacturers of Fire and Intruder Alarm Systems).
EN 54is published in a series of parts. Information on the relationship between this European Standard andother standards of the EN 54 series is given in annex Aof EN 54-1.
This European Standard shall be given the status of anational standard either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement at the latest by April 1998 andthe latest by December 2007. In addition a further conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at36 months shall be allowed for certification puposes for equipment conforming to the national standard.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Intermal Regulations the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this EuropeanStandard: Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Foreword to amendment A1
This document (EN 54-2:1997/A1:2006) has beenprepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 72 “Fire detection and fire alarm systems" the secretariat ofwhich is held by BSI.
This Amendment to the European StandardEN 54-2:1997 shall be given the status of a nationalstandard either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement at the latest by April 2007 andconflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2007.
This document has been prepared under a mandategiven to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supportsessential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) seeinformative Annex ZA which is an integral part ofthis document.
Amendment 1 to this standard improves theadditional requirements for software controlledchanges to correct errors and better reflect the equipment and makes a number of miscellaneouscurrent state of the art. It also replaces the descriptions of the individual electromagneticpatibility immunity tests with a reference to the EMC Product Family Standard EN 50130-4 makeseditorial and technical changes to generally improve clarity and updates the normative references.
Acoording to the CEN/CENELEC Internalthe following countries are bound to implement this Regulations the national standards organizations ofEuropean Standard: Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland and United Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Kingdom.
Contents
Page Page2 7.10 Outputs to fire protection equipment (option with requirements) 95 5 7.11 Delays to outputs (option with5 requirements see also Annex E) 105 7.12 Dependencies on more than one alarm signal (options with requirement) 105 7 7.13 requirements) Alarm counter (option with 117 8 Fault waming condition (see also7 annex F) 117 7 8.1 Reception and processing of fault signals 117 8.2 Indication of faults 117 8.3 Fault signals from points (option with requirements) 127 8 8.4 Total loss of the power supply (option 128 8.5 with requirements) System fault 128 8.6 Audible indication 138 8.7 8.8 Fault output Reset of fault indications 13 138 8.9 Output to fault warming routing8 equipment (option with requirements see also 9.4.1c) 138 6 Disabled condition 138 9.1 General requirements 139 Indication of specific disablements Indication of the disabled condition 13 139 9.4 Disablements and their indication 139.5 Disablenent of addressable points (option with requirements) 1499
ForewordIntroduction 1 Scope2 Normative references3 Definitions and abbreviations3.1 3.2 Definitions Abbreviations4 General requirements 5 General requirements for indications5.1 5.2 Display of functional conditions Display of indications5.3 Indications on alphanumeric displays5.4 Indication of the supply of power5.5 5.6 Audible indications Additional indications9 The quiescent condition7 The fire alarm condition7.1 Reception and procesing of fire signals (see also annex C)7.2 Indication of the fire alarm condition7.3 Indication of the zones in alarm (see also annex D)7.4 Audible indication7.5 condition Other indications during the fire alarm 7.6 Reset from the fire alarm condition7.7 7.8 Output of the fire alarm conditionOutput to fire alarm devices (option with requirements - see also 8.2.5a7.9 Control of fire alarm routing equipment and 9.4.2a)(options with requirements)
