Apollo XPander Optical Smoke Detector & Mounting Base - XPA-CB-12034-APO

Apollo XPander optical detectors are recommended for use as general purpose smoke detectors for early warning of fire in most installations.

XPander optical detectors operate on the well established light scatter principle. The optical design of the XPander optical detector allows it to respond to a wide spectrum of fires.

The detector is calibrated so that XPander is highly reliable in detecting fires but has enhanced immunity to false alarms. The stability of the detector in terms of high reliability and low false alarm rate is further increased by the use of algorithms to decide when the detector should change to the alarm state. This removes the likelihood of a detector producing an alarm as a result of smoke from smoking materials or from another non-fire source.

Operation

Photo-electric detection of light scattered by smoke particles over a wide range of angles. The optical arrangement comprises an infra-red emitter with a prism and a photo-diode at 90° to the light beam with a wide field of view. The detector’s microprocessor uses algorithms to process the sensor readings.

Radio Communications

Fire detection systems are life-saving systems and must, therefore, be highly reliable in use. Radio communications have been developed to a point where high reliability can be guaranteed, provided that the rules for the design of radio systems and installation are carefully observed.

Radio communication technology in the detection has matured to the point where a standard has been drawn up as part of the EN54 family of standards for components of a fire detection system. The standard is EN54 Part 25.

Frequency

The frequency used by XPander is 868MHz which is the harmonised European radio frequency.

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