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CAST XFP ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM PANEL 

 

 

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 Commissioning/Programming Quick Start Guide 

 Approved Document No. DFU5020010 Rev 4 

 

 

Press the Accept 

 button then press Escape 

 button x 4 to return the panel to a normal condition. 

 
When requested by the panel remove the NVM link shown below: 

 
 

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL AUTO ADDRESS 

YOU WILL HAVE A ‘ONE OUT, ALL OUT’ FIRE 

ALARM SYSTEM. 
 
See Table 1 below for the default device assignment following an auto address. 
 

 

Table 1 : Default Device Assignment

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Option 2: Select ‘Continue from last address? Yes’ 

 

Use this option if you do not want to erase the stored loop device data. The panel will start to learn 
the loop from the last known address in its memory. Existing data will not be overwritten, e.g. zone 
and group allocation, device names, etc., will remain unchanged. The only data that will be 
overwritten is device type and whether or not it is fitted. 

 

Press the scroll 

 

button to select ‘Yes’ then press the Accept 

 button shown below: 

 

 

The panel will perform an auto address. Wait for the process to complete and a brief summary 
window will appear, similar to the one shown below: 

 

 

Press the Accept 

 button then press Escape 

  button x 4 to return the panel to a normal condition. 

 
When requested by the panel remove the NVM link shown below: 

DEVICE 

DEFAULT ASSIGNMENT 

Loop Smoke/Heat Detectors 

Zone 1 

Loop Manual Call Points 

Zone 1 

Loop I/O Unit Inputs 

Zone 1 

Loop I/O Unit Outputs 

Set 1 

Loop Sounders/VADs 

Group 1 

Panel Conv. Sounder Circuit 1 

Group 1 

Panel Conv. Sounder Circuit 2 

Group 2 

 

112 devices found 
Auto learn complete, Press Accept 

 

Continue from last address? Yes 

112 devices found 
Auto learn complete, Press Accept 

 

Assignment Terms: 

Input devices such as detectors, MCPs and the 
input channels of I/O units are programmed to 
be members of a 

Zone

Output devices such as loop powered sounders 
and the panel’s conventional sounder circuits 
are programmed to be members of a 

Group

The output channels of I/O units and panel 
relays are programmed to be members of a 

Set

 
Default Cause & Effects (C&E)

Zone 1 triggers Group 1 and Set 1. 

Summary of Contents for CAST XFP

Page 1: ...le Fire Alarm Control Panel 1 Loop 16 Zone Panel Part No XFP501E CA 1 Loop 32 Zone Panel Part No XFP501 CA 2 Loop 32 Zone Panel Part No XFP502 CA Commissioning Programming Quick Start Guide Approved D...

Page 2: ...CAST XFP ANALOGUE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM PANEL Page 2 of 16 Commissioning Programming Quick Start Guide Approved Document No DFU5020010 Rev 4 FIG 1 CAST XFP Menu Structure...

Page 3: ...to Zones Groups Sets 11 4 7 Edit Group Configuration 14 4 8 Enter Site Details 15 4 9 Save Data from the PC Laptop to the Panel 16 E OE No responsibility can be accepted by the manufacturer or distrib...

Page 4: ...mmissioning Checks at the Panel Before commissioning ensure the following checks have been carried out at the panel Check the continuity on the negative ve line of the device loop s to ensure they are...

Page 5: ...t appears press the Accept button to continue Press the scroll button to select Yes then press the Accept button shown below When requested by the panel fit the NVM link shown below You now have two o...

Page 6: ...en press the Accept button shown below The panel will perform an auto address Wait for the process to complete and a brief summary window will appear similar to the one shown below Press the Accept bu...

Page 7: ...evious loop learn or PC upload you will be asked if you want to erase this information before the loop learn begins You now have two options Erase Loop 1 device data first No or Erase Loop 1 device da...

Page 8: ...ress the scroll button to select Yes then press the Accept button shown below The following message will appear Only if you are confident to proceed press the scroll button to select Yes then press th...

Page 9: ...the PC laptop to the RS232 port on the CAST XFP panel Note Application Note 0001 0 details setting up a Serial Comms Port on a PC laptop to connect to C TEC control panels App Note 001 00 is availabl...

Page 10: ...IG 2 shows the typical results after the auto address or loop learn data has been loaded from a CAST XFP panel into the XFP Programming Tools The tools have automatically allocated loop addresses and...

Page 11: ...ses and may also be a fire compartment To make the system understandable to the user you should name all the Zones The following example uses the Zone Config tab option to show the results of editing...

Page 12: ...s fire fault etc to the fire alarm panel e g smoke heat detectors MCPs and the input channels of I O units Click on the Loop Summary tab to open the Loop Summary window For each input device click on...

Page 13: ...sign a device to a Group see FIG 5 Note In order to make any changes to the Zone Group Set data in the Loop Summary window click on the Enable Type Zone Changes box There are a maximum of 16 Groups wh...

Page 14: ...ps 6 to 16 are not configured There are two conventional sounders circuits in the CAST XFP panel i e Panel Sounder 1 Panel Sounder 2 By default Panel Sounder 1 assigns to Group 1 and Panel Sounder 2 a...

Page 15: ...e text shown on the panel s display when the Maintenance Date is reached By default Service Required Call Engineer is entered Typically set the maintenance date to 12 months after the commissioning da...

Page 16: ...fig data file from the PC laptop to the panel by clicking on the toolbar icon shown right When requested by the panel fit the NVM link shown below The following message will appear at the panel Wait f...

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