Bosch Security Systems has introduced a new release of its Smart Safety Link,
easing the interfacing of fire panels and voice evacuation systems even further.
Smart Safety Link uses the IP protocol to connect Bosch fire panels and voice
evacuation systems and to configure them accordingly. It supports every single
connection, no matter how many zones have been configured in the evacuation
system. The IP connection substitutes four relay-based connections per zone and
thus drastically reduces both installation effort and error-proneness. It also
increases operational reliability as the IP connection is supervised continuously.
Future extensions do no longer require additional cabling but can be implemented
via software.
The current release of Smart Safety Link supports Bosch’s Modular Fire Panel Series
5000 and S Series 1200 as well as the PRAESIDEO and PAVIRO voice evacuation
systems. Depending on the application, one or multiple voice evacuation systems
are connected to the networked fire panels, enabling tailor made campus solutions.
This flexibility and the systems’ modular design allow the installer to adapt easily
the solution to a customer’s specific requirements. Further, Smart Safety Link
eliminates the need to install additional, specific interface modules between voice
evacuation systems, simplifying the solution design and further increasing
reliability.
In case of an alarm, a fire panel can activate the respective zone within the voice
evacuation system. Doing so, Smart Safety Link allows the evacuation to be
dynamically adapted to the building’s structure. Each floor is addressed and
securely evacuated individually, depending of the current situation. This increases
safety and guarantees an optimized evacuation process. Security staff can interact
with the solution using the fire panel’s touch screen.
For system integrators, Smart Safety Link is a very efficient tool for quick and
reliable integration of fire panels and voice evacuation systems. This solution is
much more flexible and scalable than common connections and reduces installation
time for example for ten evacuation zones from two hours to two seconds.
