Hazard Alarm Control Centre Configuration via Integrated Front Panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
The configuration of hazard alarm centers is a time-consuming and complex process requiring separate computer-aided commissioning and configuration tools, and involves high production costs due to the use of displays for configuration files.
Innovation Solution
A hazard alarm center design that includes a housing with a first electronic assembly and a second electronic assembly as an operating and display front panel without a display, featuring configuration parameter setting means and a visual display, allowing for configuration parameter setting and processing within the module without external tools, and includes a detector signal detection unit for monitoring signals from hazard detectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a separate computer-aided commissioning and configuration tool is used, then configuration parameters can be set, but the configuration process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration functionality directly into the alarm control panel by integrating configuration parameter setting means (such as DIP switches or rotary switches) and a visual display unit into the panel itself. This eliminates the need for separate external configuration tools and enables direct configuration at the device location, thereby reducing configuration time and simplifying the overall process.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm control panel is designed to be self-configurable through integrated configuration parameter setting means that allow users to directly set parameters on the device. The visual display unit provides immediate feedback on the set parameters, enabling users to complete configuration without requiring external computer tools or assistance, thus reducing both time and operational complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a display is used for viewing information and creating configuration files, then information can be displayed, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive display units with simpler, cost-effective visual indication means such as LED indicators or small visual display elements that provide essential configuration feedback. These simpler display components significantly reduce manufacturing costs while still enabling users to view status information and confirm parameter settings during the configuration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential display function from complex graphical display units and retains only the critical visual indication capability needed for configuration feedback. By using simplified visual indicators rather than full graphical displays, the system maintains necessary information display functionality while dramatically reducing manufacturing costs.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables simplified and time-efficient configuration of hazard alarm centers without the need for separate commissioning tools, reducing production costs and allowing for immediate activation of extinguishing systems upon detection of hazards.
Implementation Method 1
a light source
Implementation Method 2
a first optical display
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a hazard alarm control centre having a housing (1) and having a first electronic subassembly (2) which is releasably fastened in the housing (1) and comprises a central computer unit (3), stored programming with at least one configuration module and also a detector signal acquisition unit (4) and a control unit (5). The hazard alarm control centre also has a second electronic subassembly (6) which is formed on an outside (10) as an operating and display front panel without a display, having switching elements (7) and luminous means (8), and is formed on the inside (9) as an activation and configuration unit (11) which comprises configuration parameter setting means (12, 13, 14, 15) and a first optical display (20), wherein the second electronic subassembly (6) is connected to the first electronic subassembly in a signal-transferring manner and is set up such that the set configuration parameters of the configuration parameter setting means (12, 13, 14, 15) are accepted by the first electronic subassembly for receiving and processing in the at least one configuration module. The invention also relates to a method for activating and configuring a hazard alarm control centre.