Advanced MXP-509 Network Card - Fault tolerant

The Advanced MXP-509 is the fault-tolerant network card for MxPro 5 series fire alarm control panels and remote terminals. It allows panels, remote terminals and network peripherals to be connected together using standard fire-resistant two-core cable, from a two-panel network up to a large 200-panel wide area networked system.

The fault-tolerant network is wired as a loop and each card is fully monitored for short and open circuit faults between nodes, so the network can withstand a single fault between nodes without loss of communication to any panel.

Key features

• Fault-tolerant network: withstands a single fault between nodes without losing communication to any panel
• In-built diagnostics with short and open circuit monitoring between nodes
• Networks of up to 200 panels, with up to 1.5km between panels
• True peer-to-peer operation: information from any input or output device can be displayed on any MxPro 5 panel or remote terminal
• Network analyser on every panel, with the option to stop fires or faults being transmitted during commissioning
• Sector-based programming of Mute, Silence, Resound and Reset keys, investigation delays, group disablement and test instructions using Windows-based PC-NeT Mx software
• Powered directly from the panel motherboard

Technical specifications

• Network type: Fault tolerant
• Supply current: 61mA (taken from the panel motherboard)
• Network connections: IN: A/B, SCN (screen); OUT: A/B, SCN (screen)
• On-board indication: 2 red LEDs (data transmitted / data received)
• Operating temperature: -5°C to 40°C
• Humidity: 95% non-condensing (max)
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 85 x 65 x 20mm (mounts on pillars provided on the panel chassis)
• Recommended cable: 2-core twisted pair plus screen
• Maximum cable length: 1.5km between each node; 20km total loop length
• Maximum network nodes: 200
• Compatibility: MxPro 5 series control panels and remote terminals