Simplex 4100ES Update - Now 30% Larger!

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It’s been a bit since I’ve made a post here about my 4100ES (mostly because there haven’t been many exciting updates), but there are now enough of them that I figured making a post was worthwhile.

Since my last post, there have been several software & hardware changes (I will attempt to put these in chronological order, but some may be wrong):

  • The button cards in the second bay have been programmed as NAC annunciation as well as for various bypasses.
    • This includes the SPS, XPS, and Flex 50 audio amplifier. The red LED lights up if the NAC is active from an alarm, and the green LED lights up when the button is pressed (and the NAC is manually activated).
    • Bypasses for NACs on each set of outputs (SPS, XPS, Flex 50) are also there. The corresponding yellow LED lights up and trouble appears on the panel when the button is pressed.
  • Addition of 4100-6038 dual RS-232 card (for future use, likely for external printer or data exfiltration of some sort).
  • Addition of 4100-3206 8 relays 3 amp relay card. 2 relays are programmed for each type of event (fire, priority 2, supervisory & trouble).
  • Addition of 4100-1242 32min audio message expansion card (onto the audio controller).
    • Allows for much greater customization of evacuation or other general-purpose messages I can use.
  • Addition of 4100-6078 (version 5) 4120 network card, for use with the (not yet existent) 4120 network between the 4100ES, 4010ES, 4002, and other panels to come.
    • This card came with 2 x 4100-6056 wired media module.
  • Panel was transplanted from its old 2-bay 4100U cabinet to the new 3-bay 4100ES cabinet. This gives me additional expansion space, as well as finally having a dress panel!
  • A third bay was built, containing only a 4100-5401 ES-PS power supply (for now).
    • This is where the equipment for running IDNAC signalling will be housed, as well as some other components like an FPII. This also gives me the opportunity to add eight more button cards as well. Even with the ES-PS/IDNAC card and FPII, there will still be 4 open block spaces for additional cards that I plan to install later on down the road. Not totally sure what will go in there yet but all I know is that it’ll be cool!

Here are some pictures of the panel, as it sits today.

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(Slightly older image of the revamped button cards)
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(During installation of the 3-bay cabinet)
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That’s all, folks!

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Wow! What is the current trouble on the panel? Also the panel looks even more pretty!

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Trouble on the panel is from the network card - it’s searching for a network that doesn’t exist yet. Comes in like a minute after the panel boots and it realizes there is no network.

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I also printed a new set of labels today to fix a typo and some general spacing problems.

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did you need more 4120 network cards? i might get a big lot soon from upgrade to ESNET.

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Lovely!!! Are the labels new?

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As of now, no. I got lucky and was able to source 2 of the flat 4120 network cards for the 4010ES – those are hard to find for less than $400, lol.
The 4002 will be added through an NSI, so that is also covered. I don’t think I’m going to be buying another panel for the foreseeable future (mostly due to space constraints).

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You probably you already know this, but the 4100ES introduces “install mode” which you could put the unused network card in to. Then assuming you have the programmer, can change your permissions to turn off the imode trouble point. Not something I would ever recommend doing in a live system, but for clearing the troubles on a personal panel, no harm.

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I had considered using install mode and changing trouble points into pseudo points, but I determined that (mostly due to laziness and not wanting to undo all of those changes in the future, lol) it’ll be easier to just leave it with a trouble until I’m ready to put together a test of the network.

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It’s even easier than that. As long as you have “change point status” set to level 3 in the program, you can put things in and out of imode at will from the front display, via the diagnostic menu or from “more info” on the card status. The install mode trouble point itself is a pseudo point, which you would normally need level 4 to turn off but that permission can be changed.

(but again I have to stress NOT a good idea in a live system, as it can impair life safety functions and nobody would know!)