MODULAR WIRELESS MASS EVACUATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Monitoring and mass notification systems, such as fire alarm systems, for use in occupied structures, and more particularly to wireless monitoring and mass notification systems include wireless base units that can be modular in design. This allows horns, mini horns, strobes, and audio messaging modules (e.g., speakers) to be physically plugged into the wireless base unit creating a unit with the appearance of a single physical unit. Preferably standardized plugs are used. In some cases, visual and audio modules (i.e., notification devices) have their own battery pack or external power interface. Each wireless base unit can optionally function as a repeater if it has dual transceivers (master transceiver and slave transceiver).

主权项

1. A monitoring and mass notification system, comprising:
a control unit for broadcasting alert messages via addressable wireless links; a wireless base unit having a notification interface, a slave transceiver for receiving the alert messages from the control unit, and an identification address for distinguishing the wireless base unit from other wireless base units; and a notification device having a base interface for plugging into the notification interface of the wireless base unit; wherein the notification device receives a notification command from the wireless base unit and the notification device generates an alarm notification in response to receiving the notification command from the wireless base unit based on the broadcasted alert messages associated with the identification address.