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 NOTI•FIRE•NET V.5
• Support 103 Network
Nodes
• Nodes could be: -
– NFS-3030 / 640
– NFS2-3030/ 2-640/ 320
– NCA / NCA-2
– NCS / Onyxworks
– NFN / NWS / BACNet GW
– And legacy product
• Support 200,000+
Addressable Points

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 NOTI•FIRE•NET V.5
• Support NFPA Network
Style 4 and Style 7
• Support wire, fiber and
mixed wire and fiber
communication
• Node to node distance
– By Wire 914.4 m
– By Fiber 8 db loss (~1.8 km)
– Distance can be extended by
repeater RPT-W, -F, W/F

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 Networks – Mixed Wire & Fiber

Twisted Pair Cable RPT-WF

RPT-WF RPT-WF
RPT-WF

Multi-Mode Fiber Optics

Multi Mode Fiber

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 Connects to NFN with either
an NAM-232W or a NAM-232F.

Limited number of software

zones available for CCBE.

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 Connects to NFN with either
a MIB-W, MIB-F, MIB-W/F,
NAM-232W or a NAM-232F.

All reverse software zones

available for CCBE.

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 Connects to NFN with either
an NCM-W or a NCM-F.

All software zones available

for CCBE.

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 Net Control Station (NCS)
• ON/OFF, Enable/Disable
points
• Up/Download capability
with 320/640/3030/1010/2020
and NCA over the network
• Read Status/Program/Edit
window – network points

Network Control
Annunciator (NCA)
• 9 user level passwords
• Individual and group
Enable/Disable of points
and zones on 640/3030
• Control ON/OFF
320/640/3030 control points

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 Network Communications Module

To communicate with another Onyx control panel

on a network, the NFS-3030 requires an Network
Control Module.

The NCM is capable of working on a either a wire

or a fiber network.
• NCM-W (Wire)
• NCM-F (Fiber optic)

Mounting Options:
NCM-W • In a standard Chassis
position.
• On the right side of a
DAA Audio Amplifier.
• Underneath the DVC
Digital Video Controller.
NCM-W installed under the DVC

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 LED status Checking

Port A Port B

HI HI

Data Received Data Received

Data Un-Received Data Un-Received

Recon Pulse

CPU Fault Power

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 Default Switch Settings
Terminal Resistor ---- Enable
Ground Fault Detection -Disable

Port B Port A
Terminal Resistor Terminal Resistor
Ground Fault Detection Ground Fault Detection

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 Point-To-Point Configuration
• A point-to-point wiring configuration is defined as a twisted-
pair segment with only two nodes/repeaters attached to it.
Terminating resistors are required at each end of every
segment, and are built into each MIB/RPT/NCM.

A B A B A B A B

Network Network
Network Node Node Network
Node or RPT or RPT Node

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 Bus Configuration
• A bus wiring configuration is defined as a twisted pair
network with more than two nodes (3 to 7). Terminating
resistors are only required on the first and last node of the bus
pair, all other resistors must be removed.

A B A B A B A B

Network Network
Network Node Node Network
Node or RPT or RPT Node

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 Combination Configuration
A B A B A B A B

Network Network Network Network

Node Node Node Node
or RPT or RPT or RPT or RPT

A B A B
A B

Network Network
Network
Node Node
Node
or RPT or RPT
or RPT

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 Point-To-Point Configuration
• Wiring a Noti-Fire-Net in NFPA Style 7 point-to-
point.

A B A B A B A B

Network Network Network Network

Node Node Node Node
or RPT or RPT or RPT or RPT

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 Ground Fault Detection

• Because the twisted pair communication link

between adjacent nodes can be isolated from
the nodes through the NCM, MIB, or NAM-
232 (transformer coupling), a single ground
fault on one of the wires will have no effect
on circuit operation. For this reason, GF
detection for the isolated link is not
necessary unless required by the AHJ.

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NCM-W / MIB-W NCM-W / MIB-W
NAM-232W NAM-232W

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Network Signal Unstable E: Signal Error
Caused by Poor Wire Quality / Noise Interference / Long Distance

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 r P: Network Signal too weak
Caused by Long Distance or Poor Wire Quality

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 ONYXWorks Peer-to-Peer Network

ONYXWorks
replaces NCS
applications for
Notifier Fire-Only
Networks

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 Over IP Network
The ONYXWorks can be connected via an Ethernet IP to an entire NOTI-FIRE-NET
network. The Ethernet IP connection can be on shared IP network

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 ONYXWorks Echelon Network
ONYXWorks replaces UniNet 2000 applications that require Notifier,
competitor’s Fire Panels, Security, Access Control and CCTV.

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