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Typical Specifications 5. Enclosure

1. Approvals A. The controller shall be housed in a NEMA Type
A. The Fire Pump Controller shall meet Factory 2 (IEC IP11) drip-proof, powder baked finish,
Mutual Research (FM) 1321/1323,WVKDOOEH freestanding enclosure.
Oisted by [Underwriters /DERUDWRULHV8/@ B. Optional Enclosures:
[Canadian Standards AssoFLDWLRQ&6$@ 1. NEMA 3R (IEC IP24) rain-tight enclosure.
[New York Department of Buildings (NYSB)] 2. NEMA 4 (IEC IP66) watertight enclosure.
for fire pump service. 3. NEMA 4X (IEC IP66) watertight 304 stain-
B. The controller shall be [12 volt / 24 volt] negative less steel enclosure.
ground, for use with Diesel Engine, Model manu- 4. NEMA 4X (IEC IP66) watertight 316 stain-
factured by _______________. less steel enclosure.
2. Construction 5. NEMA 4X (IEC IP66) watertight corrosion re-
A. All internal components shall be front mounted sistant enclosure.
and wired for ease of inspection and mainte- 6. NEMA 12 (IEC IP54) dust-tight enclosure.
nance. All relays shall have visual indication to 6. Microprocessor Control
show that the relays are energized. The control- A. The following parameters shall be programma-
ler shall include an LCD display to indicate bat- ble and included as standard:
tery voltage and amperes as well as system 1. START and STOP PSI points
pressure, in PSI or Bars. 2. High and Low Pressure Alarm Setpoints
B. The controller shall have twin battery chargers 3. STOP MODE: Manual or Auto
meeting Factory Mutual Research (FM) require- 4. RUN PERIOD TIMER: 0-60 min
ments. The battery chargers shall have reverse 5. AC POWER FAILURE: Enable or Disable
polarity protection/ indication and be capable of 6. SEQUENTIAL START TIMER: 0-300 sec.
recharging a completely discharged battery with- 7. WEEKLY TEST TIMER
in 24 hours. The chargers shall auto detect the 8. PRESSURE DEVIATION: 1-99 PSI
input voltage of 100VAC to 240VAC and shall be 9. LANGUAGE: English/French/Spanish/Other
able to be programmed for either 12VDC or B. The following visual and audible alarms shall be
24VDC output. provided:
C. The controller shall come standard with a break- FAIL TO START
er disconnect on the AC line and for both battery LOW OIL PRESSURE
connections. ENGINE OVERSPEED
3. Pressure Sensor BATTERY #1 FAILURE
A. A solid-state 4-20mA pressure sensor shall be BATTERY #2 FAILURE
REMOTE START
provided. The pressure Start and Stop points
LOW PRESSURE
shall be adjustable in increments of one (1) PSI. SPEED SWITCH FAULT
A low pressure pre-alarm, indicated with a flash- ECM SELECTOR IN ALT POSITION
ing green LED, shall denote a potential pump FUEL INJECTOR MALFUNCTION
starting condition and will remain lit once the STARTER #1 FAILURE
pump has started to indicate the starting cause. STARTER #2 FAILURE
4. Output Relays TRANSDUCER FAILURE
A. Two (2) sets of alarm contacts (Form-C) rated DATA CABLE DISCONNECT
DC FAIL
at 8A, 250VAC/30VDC, shall be provided for
HIGH ENGINE TEMP.
remote indication of: ENGINE RUN
1. ENGINE RUN (10A) LOW FUEL
2. LOW FUEL CHARGER #1 FAILURE
3. AUTO MODE CHARGER #2 FAILURE
4. COMMON ALARM DELUGE VALVE
B. Two (2) FUTURE relays, each containing two INTERLOCK ON
sets of alarm contacts (Form-C) shall be provid- LOW SUCTION
ECM WARNING
ed. Relays can be factory set to indicate a spe-
ECM FAILURE
cific alarm and shall be field programmable / ad- HIGH RAW WATER TEMPERATURE
justable to meet future site requirements: LOW ENGINE TEMPERATURE
C. The Common Alarm relay shall be energized LOW RAW WATER FLOW
under normal conditions. FUEL SPILL

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C. The controller shall have a 4 line by 40 character 7. Remaining time left on active timers.
LCD display mounted on a panel opening in the D. The controller shall be supplied with six (6)
front door. The LCD display shall indicate the fol- green status LEDs for the following:
lowing: 1. Engine Run
1. Main screen displaying system pressure, 2. Remote Start
Battery #1/#2 voltage and amperage, opera- 3. Low Pressure
tion mode, shutdown mode, custom mes- 4. Interlock On
sages, alarms, timers, date, and time. 5. Deluge Valve
2. Set point review screen displaying the pro- 6. One Programmable LED
grammed pressure start and stop points, and E. The controller shall be supplied with twenty (20)
weekly test time. red alarm LEDs to indicate the following:
3. Controller statistics screen, including: 1. BATTERY #1 FAILURE
a. Powered Time 2. BATTERY #2 FAILURE
b. Engine Run Time 3. CHARGER #1 FAILURE
c. Number of Cranks 4. CHARGER #2 FAILURE
d. Number of Starts 5. SPEED SWITCH FAULT
e. Last Engine Start Time 6. ECM SELECTOR IN ALT POSITION
f. Last Engine Run Time 7. FUEL INJECTION MALFUNCTION
g. Last Low Pressure Start 8. LOW SUCTION PRESSURE
h. Minimum Battery #1 Voltage 9. FAIL TO START
i. Maximum Battery #1 Voltage 10. HIGH ENGINE TEMP.
j. Minimum Battery #2 Voltage 11. LOW OIL PRESSURE
k. Maximum Battery #2 Voltage 12. ENGINE OVERSPEED
l. Minimum Battery #1 Amps 13. LOW FUEL
m. Maximum Battery #1 Amps 14. ECM WARNING
n. Minimum Battery #2 Amps 15. ECM FAILURE
o. Maximum Battery #2Amps 16. HIGH RAW WATER TEMPERATURE
p. Minimum System Pressure 17. LOW ENGINE TEMPERATURE
q. Maximum System Pressure 18. LOW RAW WATER FLOW
r. Last System Startup 19. FUEL SPILL
s. Last Engine Test 20. One Programmable LED
t. Last Low Oil Pressure F. The microprocessor logic board shall be
u. Last Overspeed available with:
v. Last Fail To Start 1. A USB port for transference of message his-
w. Last Low Fuel tory, controller status, diagnostics,
x. Last Charger Failure configuration, statistics and the ability to up-
y. Last Battery Failure date firmware.
z. Last ECM Alarm 2. An optional Ethernet port for direct connec-
4. Controller diagnostics screen, including: tion to a computer for data transfer.
a. Date & Time 3. An optional RS485 Serial port for communi-
b. Firmware Version cation to various external software programs.
c. Shop Order Number 4. An optional RS232 Serial Port
d. Customer Order Number G. The controller shall come complete with an em-
e. Battery Voltage bedded web page which allows viewing of the
f. Internal Board Voltage controllers' current status, data values, pro-
g. Transformer Output Voltage grammed set points, and downloadable history.
h. Current Transformer Outputs H. A Fail-to-Start alarm shall occur if the engine
i. Pressure Transducer Calibrated does not start after the crank cycle.
Settings I. A sequential start timer, weekly test timer and
j. Input Status AC Failure Start timer shall be provided as
k. Relay Status standard.
5. Display last messages screen that will dis- J. The controller shall be supplied with interlock
play at least the last 10,000 alarms / mes- and shutdown circuits as standard. A flashing
sages stored in the controllers' memory. green LED shall indicate an interlock on condi-
6. Display up to ten (10) custom messages of tion.
up to 100 characters each, which will contin-
ually scroll across the fourth line of the dis-
play.

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K. Where shutdown of the pump(s) due to low suc- E. The future relays shall be selectable based on
tion pressure is required, it shall be accom- the following criteria:
plished without the addition of a separate panel 1. Output based on a minimum of forty (40)
or enclosure. The LCD display shall indicate low predetermined alarms, controller status or a
suction shutdown. Resetting of the condition custom input.
shall be automatic or manual as selected by the 2. Latched until reset.
user. 3. Energized under normal conditions.
L. Means shall be provided to test the operation of 4. On or off delay timer on the output.
all LEDs to ensure their functionality. 9. Manufacturer
7. Programming Menu A. The controller shall be microprocessor based
A. The programming menu shall have the ability to as manufactured by Eaton Industries (Canada)
enable an entry password. Co.
B. The programming menu shall be limited to two
(2) levels of password protection.
C. The controller shall have three (3) languages as
a standard, English, French, and Spanish, with
the ability to add a fourth language.
D. The programming menu shall be grouped into 7
main menu headings as follows:
1. Regional Settings
2. Pressure Settings
3. Timer Values
4. Input/Output Menu
5. System Configuration (password protected)
6. Language
7. Main Menu Password
8. Custom Inputs/Outputs
A. The controller shall come standard with nine (9)
custom inputs, two (2) programmable LED indi-
cators, and two (2) future outputs, with the ability
to add up to another 8 outputs via optional relay
boards.
B. The user shall be able to program the future in-
puts/outputs and optional relays through the
main programming menu.
C. The inputs shall be selectable based on the fol-
lowing criteria:
1. User selected message or twenty four (24)
predetermined messages.
2. Energize the common alarm relay when the
input is received.
3. Link to a future relay and/or LED indicator.
4. Alarm latched until reset.
5. Normally open or closed input.
6. On-delay timer.
7. Energize the buzzer when the input is re-
ceived.
D. The LED indicators shall be selectable based on
the following criteria:
Indication based on a minimum of fourteen (14)
predetermined alarms or a custom input.

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