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Mini Switch Monitor

Technical data
All data is supplied subject to change without notice. Specifications
are typical at 24V, 25°C and 50% RH unless otherwise stated.

Supply voltage 17-28 V DC

(Vmin–Vmax)
Digital communications protocol XP95, Discovery and CoreProtocol
compatible
5-9 V Peak to Peak
Current consumption (max) at 24V DC
Power up surge 0.8mA
Product overview Quiescent 0.2mA
(20kΩ End-of-Line fitted)
Product Type Mini Switch Monitor
LED on 3.4mA + quiescent
Part No. 55000-760
Remote LED on 2.8mA + quiescent
Digital communication XP95, Discovery and Yellow fault LED on 2.8mA + quiescent
CoreProtocol® compatible
Maximum cable resistance 50Ω
Approvals Operating temperature -20°C to +60°C
Humidity (no condensation or 0% to 95%RH
icing)
Vibration, impact and shock EN 54-17, EN 54-18
Approvals and standards CPR, LPCB, VdS, FG, CCMG,
VNIIPO
Dimensions 20mm height x 39mm width x
39mm depth
Product information Weight 30g
The Mini Switch Monitor is a miniature interface. The monitor Material White flame retardant
is designed to fit into equipment with limited space or to be polycarbonate
mounted within an enclosure such as a manual call point.
The monitor can also be fitted onto a standard 35mm DIN- Table 1: Digital communications protocol
rail using a twist-click motion. compatibility
The Mini Switch Monitor is designed to monitor the state of
one or more single-pole, volt-free contacts. It also reports the Protocol Device behaviour
contact status to Apollo compatible fire control panels.
XP95/Discovery XP95
The Mini Switch Monitor features a 20I short–circuit isolator
CoreProtocol
as standard and can be used as an interrupt or non-interrupt XP95
(fire control panel dependant)
device. The interrupt feature (selected via the DIL Switch)
means the monitor can be used where a priority response is Mechanical Construction
required, in particular for monitoring an individual or a zone
of conventional manual call points. The unit has three status LEDs, one red, one green and one
yellow.
Note: When the eighth section of the DIL switch is changed, the The red LED is switched by the control panel and illuminates
Mini Switch Monitor will change the type code it sends to the in the event of an alarm condition being detected.
panel. The panel will have to be programmed to accept this
change. The green LED means that the device is polled.
The unit provides “normal”, “fault”, “pre-alarm” and “alarm” The yellow LED can either mean a short-circuit on loop-
states to the control equipment. The states are derived from wiring (constant) or a fault on the monitored circuit (pulsing).
the switched resistive values shown in Table 2. The device The unit has provision for a remote LED which is switched
accepts a maximum line resistance of 50Ω and requires a by the control panel. The length of cable used for the remote
20kΩ End-of-Line resistor. LED must not exceed 3m (see Table 2 and Figure 1).
All information in this document is given in good faith but Apollo
Fire Detectors Ltd cannot be held responsible for any omissions or
36 Brookside Road, Havant Tel: +44 (0)23 9249 2412 Email: [email protected] errors. The company reserves the right to change the specifications
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Table 2: Key to resistors Figure 1: Mini Switch Monitor

R1 – Alarm 1KΩ

R2 – Pre-Alarm 10KΩ
L1 L2
– +
R3 – End-of-Line 20KΩ

6
D1 – Optional Remote LED Max 3m cable length
SW1

1
R1 R2 R3
Table 3: Analogue Values Related to Circuit Status

5
and Zone Load (Input Resistance) SW2

2
Alarm LED
Mini Switch Monitor

4
Status Analogue Value
(55000-760) +R

3
Short Circuit Fault 4 < 0.1kΩ

Indeterminate 4 or 64 0.1kΩ – 0.2kΩ

– +
Alarm 64 0.2kΩ – 2kΩ (1kΩ)* D1
L1 L2

Indeterminate 45–51 or 64 2kΩ – 3kΩ

Pre-alarm 45–51 3kΩ – 11kΩ (10kΩ)*

Indeterminate 16 or 45–51 11kΩ – 15kΩ

Normal 16 15kΩ – 25kΩ (20kΩ)*

Indeterminate 4 or 16 25kΩ – 30kΩ

Open Circuit Fault 4 > 30kΩ

* Note: The values shown in brackets are recommended values,
recomended value resistors supplied with the unit

EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

The Mini Switch Monitor complies with the essential
requirements of the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, provided
that it is used as described in this datasheet.
A copy of the Declaration of Conformity is available from the
Apollo website: www.apollo-fire.co.uk
Conformity of the Mini Switch Monitor with the EMC Directive,
does not confer compliance with the directive on any
apparatus or systems connected to them.
Construction Products Regulation (EU) 305/2011
The Mini Switch Monitor complies with the essential
requirements of the Construction Products Regulation (EU)
305/2011.
A copy of the Declaration of Performance is available from
the Apollo website: www.apollo-fire.co.uk

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