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Make sure the site responsible is informed about the tests and you have the authorization to perform the
tests.
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Make sure existing smoke alarms are disabled or generated alarms are properly managed and/or inform
site safety responsible before conducting tests
Sensitivity versus size
Refer to Camera Position / Field of view chapter for a proper understanding of required smoke and flame sizes before
conducting tests.
Test protocol
Step Action
Check
1.
Install and configure the camera according the Araani Fire Guard manual. Do not forget to
check if the camera is compatible and the firmware is supported.
2.
Activate overlay text and bounding boxes to display the Araani Fire Guard status (see Araani
Fire Guard manual to enable this).
3.
Make sure the site responsible is informed on the tests and you have the authorization to
perform the tests. .
4.
Make sure the alarms the test will generate are managed and will not be escalated.
5.
Put the test
fire in the test fire position as described in ‘Test fire position’ and place the
demarcation.
6.
Make sure that the test fire has enough fuel to generate smoke during at least x seconds
with a coverage of at least x% (see table Sensitivity vs size) at the same location in the
field of view. Avoid entering the field of view for refuelling during the test.
7.
Make sure Araani Fire Guard is running (Operational) and had at least 5 minutes of
learning time on the field of view if you restarted the camera or the application.
8.
Keep the field of view stable and avoid disturbance from vehicles, door/windows
opening/closing, sudden light changes, people walking in the field of view…
9.
After 5 minutes of a stable field of view, start the test fire, ideally without entering the field
of view. If this is impossible try to have only 1 person entering the field of view.
10.
Araani Fire Guard should detect the smoke/flame and will display this via overlay text and
bounding boxes.
