Fire & Life SafetyEWIS

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EWISEmergency Warning & Intercommunications System

ASSY-AU-SECPASSY-AU-EWIS16ASSY-AU-ESTCOMBOASSY-AU-EWISDEEP

OverviewGE’s Emergency Warning and Intercommunication System (EWIS) is designed to ensure the orderly evacuation of a building in the event of an emergency. It provides alarm and voice evacuation messaging to building occupants, while facilitating an emergency intercom system for fire wardens to co-ordinate and carry out evacuation procedures.

GE’s EWIS has recently been tested and approved to AS2220.1 - 2004 and to comply with AS1670.4 - 2004 Australian standards as a fully functioning networked EWIS system.

GE’s EWIS is simple to operate. With user-friendly colour coded membrane keypads, it can provide dedicated controls for each audio and WIP (Warden Intercom Phone) zone on the system.

The EWIS provides an automatic staged sequencing of alert and evacuation tones that can prioritize zones in close proximity to the alarm. Programming of these sequences is flexible enough to suit any building type from a high rise to a multi-building facility to evacuate the most dangerous areas first in a well-staged and orderly manner.

The evacuation sequence can be initiated manually from an EWIS panel, from a manual call point (break glass), or automatically by the fire alarm system.

EWIS configurations range from a simple SECP (Secondary Emergency Control Panel) with audio and WIP controls, to combination EWIS and EST3 , to powerful EWIS system with large capacity for zone amplifiers and batteries.

Features• Tested and approved to AS2220.1 - 2004

and to comply with AS1670.4 - 2004

• Simple operation

• High level integration to EST3 and other fire detection systems

• Support for up to 200AH batteries

• Multiple battery monitoring

• Large capacity for high powered amplifiers

• 128 networkable audio zones

• Up to 8 EWIS panels in a network

• Flexible modular design

• Network redundancy for voice and data

• True digital audio network

• WIPs operate in current mode minimizing voltage interference

• Programmable sequencing

• Individual BGM input per zone

• Optional Zone subdivision for BGM purposes

• MCP (BGA) mapping across multiple panels

• GE’s EWIS can support backup amplifiers for automatic changeover in case of amplifier failure.

Flexible and ModularGE’s EWIS is modular and flexible and comes in a range of configurations and cabinets to support any project requirement. All amplifiers, power supplies and controls now come preassembled in individual 19” rackmounted modules. This design allows ease in installation, upgrade, servicing and maintenance of your EWIS system.

Background Music Areas Every audio zone on the panel comes standard with individual Background music (BGM) inputs. Utilising an AU-EPCBGMC field module, zones can be further subdivided for different BGM areas and still act as a single zone during emergency evacuation.

Flexible Manual Call Point ActivationsGE’s EWIS supports 3 wire WIP/Manual call point connections. The manual call points can be programmed to trigger individual or multiple audio zones across the EWIS network.

Battery Capacity& Monitoring GE’s EWIS can support up to 200AH batteries in one cabinet and can monitor and detect battery failure even when multiple battery sets are operating in parallel.

ScalableGE’s EWIS can network up to 8 EWIS panels with capacity to network up to 128 audio zones and 128 WIP zones.

Crystal Clear Digital AudioGE’s unique EWIS network supports true digital audio transmission throughout your EWIS system via an ISDN network. This ensures crystal clear audio that eliminates the risk of interference or signal attenuation when communicating over a PA or WIP.

RedundancyThe EWIS network provides full redundancy in both voice and data communications, allowing high quality audio with outstanding reliability.

More High Powered Amplifiers GE’s EWIS can support large numbers of high powered amplifiers. The ASSY-AU-EWISDEEP for example can house up to 16 X 100/200W amplifiers in the one cabinet.

Unique Features

Up to 8 EWIS panelsper network

EST3 and EWISCombination

EWIS

EWIS SECP

Digital Voice

Data

Powerful Networking

High Level Fire System InterfaceGE’s EWIS can provide the option of high-level integration (HLI) to GE’s EST3 and certain other fire detection systems. This allows the EWIS and fire detection system to communicate seamlessly, eliminating costly and cumbersome wiring of output modules to individual zones. GE’s EWIS still comes standard with individual zone inputs for systems without HLI capability.

BGM Inputs

240AC

Speaker Zone

Speaker Zone

WIP

MCP(BGA)BGM

Audio Input EVAC + BGM

EVAC Only

To next module

FIP Inputs

24VDC

AU-EPCBGMC

BGM Controller

EST3/AS2 HLIAU-EPCBGMC

AU-EPCBGMCAU-EPCBGMC

AU-EPCBGMC

WIP

MCP(BGA)

Strobe

High CapacityStrobeCircuit

Strobe BoardAU-EPHPWRSTRB

DataNetwork

ISDN Voice Comms Network

ISDN Voice Comms Network

DataNetwork

Key TermsBGM = Background MusicFIP = Fire Indicator PanelMCP = Manual Call PointBGA = Break Glass AlarmHLI = High Level InterfaceWIP = Warden Intercom Phone

EWIS

EWIS Modelsand Capacities

EWIS Wiring Configurations

ASSY-AU-SECP ASSY-AU-ESTCOMBO ASSY-AU-EWIS16 ASSY-AU-EWISDEEPCabinet AU-CAB14 AU-CAB21 AU-CAB21 AU-CAB21DEEPMax. Audio Controls 48 16 48 48Max. WIP Controls 48-80* 16 48-80* 48-80*Total Amp Capacity 0 16 16 48

100/200W Amp capacity 0 4 8 16

Battery capacity 65AH 150AH 150AH 200AHWIP Zones 128 ZonesNetworkable Audio Zones 128 Zones

*Audio controls can be replaced with WIP controls

Ordering DetailsEWIS Panel Assemblies Description

ASSY-AU-SECP Panel Build for CAB14 SECPASSY-AU-ESTCOMBO Panel Build for CAB21 EST3 & EWIS COMBOASSY-AU-EWIS16 Panel Build for CAB21 EWISASSY-AU-EWISDEEP Panel Build for CAB21 Deep EWISASSY-AU-EW16CTL Panel Build for CAB21 EWIS, for Additional controls onlyASSY-AU-EWDCTL Panel Build for CAB21 Deep EWIS, for Additional controls only

Keypad Controls Description

AU-EPMCNTRL EWIS Master Controls w/ MIC, WIP, 16 Audio & WIP controlsAU-EPSCNTRLS16 EWIS, Additional 16 Audio & WIP controlsAU-EPSCNTRLS32 EWIS, Additional 32 Audio & WIP controls

Expansion Kits Description

AU-EPMZNRACK EWIS Master Zone Rack KitAU-EPSZNRACK EWIS Secondary Zone Rack KitAU-EPWAZC EWIS WIP/Audio Zone Card kitAU-EPSPKTERM EWIS Speaker Termination kitAU-EPZNTERM8 EWIS 8 Zone WIP/BGA/FIP Termination kitAU-EPAUXREL EWIS Auxilary Relay Board kit (EP064)AU-EPBGMC EWIS Single line BGM kit (EP067)

AU-EPCBGMC EWIS Cascadable Background Music Controller kit

AU-EPHPWRSTRB EWIS High powered Strobe board kit

AU-EPNETWMTRM EWIS WIP/MIC Network (HLB037)

Amplifier Kits Description

AU-EP40WRACK16 EWIS 40 Watt Amplifier Rack, for 8 x Dual AmplifiersAU-EP40WAMP EWIS Dual 40 Watt Amplifier KitAU-EP100WAMP 100W Amplifier KitAU-EP200WAMP 200W Amplifier KitAU-EPBUAM EWIS Back-up Amp Matrix kitAU-EPHAMPTERM EWIS High powered amp Termination kit (HLB013)

Network Modules DescriptionAU-EPMNET EWIS Master Network KitAU-EPSNET EWIS Secondary Network Kit

Power SuppliesAU-EPPSP10A EWIS 10 A Power Supply KitAU-EPPSP5A EWIS SECP 5A Power Supply Kit

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Front panel with 19” Rack

Back box with internal railing

AU-EP200WAMP/ AU-EP100WAMP100W/200W amplifiers

AU-EPZNTERM88 Zone termination boards

AU-EPPSP10A10A Power supply

AU-EPMNET / AU-EPSNETEWIS Master/Secondary Network Kit

AU-EPZNTERMSpeaker termination boards

AU-EPMCNTRLMaster controls

AU-EPSCNTRLS32Additional 32 Audio & WIP controls

AU-EP40WRACK1640 Watt amplifier rack for dual 40W amplifier card / kit.

AU-EPMZNRACK / AU-EPSZNRACK Master/secondary zone rack for WIP/Audio zone card kits

AU-EWIS-90730