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Is it possible to connect mimic panel with Conventional Fire Alarm System?

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Question added by Sivakumar Ganesan , Maintenance Engineer - UPDA / QCD Approved , Dana World Contracting Co
Date Posted: 2016/01/29
ARUN S NAIR
by ARUN S NAIR , SITE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL , MEHTA AND ASSOCIATES

you can add a non addressable type zonal announciation panel depends on ypur requirements

Mohammed AbdElmajeed Otaish Attawna
by Mohammed AbdElmajeed Otaish Attawna , IT Manager , Royal Industrial Trading Company

In my experience there are two types of mimic board, one is a simple “repeater panel" which carries copies of the main indicators and controls available on the fire alarm panel itself.

The other type is a schematic plan of the building with zones identified and an indicator lamp in each zone to indicate where an activation has occurred (usually with a buzzer and a keyswitch to silence the buzzer).

Nowadays the latter type can also appear as part of a building management software application on a computer.

Khaled Fahmy
by Khaled Fahmy , Account Manager , Technology Era Company

No,it addressable Only, but you can make a customized Mimic Panel using Control relays

Ajish S Ashok
by Ajish S Ashok , Mechanical Engineer , Safety Indicators

Yes off course we can connect , it will show a layout of installation

Daniel Kamau
by Daniel Kamau , Security Guard , Al Sraiya Security Company

Yes, it is. the mimic panel will connect to the conventional detectors, which have two states, normal and alarm. 

Bhaskaran Gangadharan
by Bhaskaran Gangadharan , Regional Sales Manager , SRP Automation

Yes we can connect conventional panel to Mimic Panel which is nothing but repeater panel.

Rogelio Lasco
by Rogelio Lasco , Mechanical Engineer , Poullaides Construction Company

Yes off course because mimic panel is interfacing into fire alarm control

Mohamed Nabel Ahmed Nabel
by Mohamed Nabel Ahmed Nabel , Senior electrical / low current engineer , Saudi Ben Laden Group

After distribute the conventional fire alarm system to zones you connect to mimic panel

Mohammed Arif
by Mohammed Arif , Instrumentation Comm. Engineer , AL-OSAIS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CO

Possible. Each zone will be protected by "conventional" detectors (smoke or thermal). Conventional detectors have two states, normal and alarm. Each zone is wired back to the fire indicator panel

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