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PART 1: SECTION 3CONTROL AND INDICATING EQUIPMENTControl and Indicating Equipment (CIE) is a component of a fire detection and alarm system through whichother components may be connected to it such as detectors, manual call points, sounders, routing equipment,voice alarm equipment and fire protection equipment. It is supplied with power from power supply equipmentwhich may be housed within the CIE enclosure or a separate enclosure.CIE is used to receive and send out signals that are related to fire. CIE also monitors the system for faults(short and open circuit or power supply faults) and indicates the status of the fire detection and alarm system.CIE designed to meet a European standard such as EN 54-2 or international standard such as ISO 7240-2has certain options with requirements. For example, it may be designed to provide a signal to fire protectionequipment or have dependencies on more than one alarm signal. Some CIEs have other functions which arenot specified in the standard. These additional features are normally assessed such that they do notjeopardise compliance.The choice of CIE is dependent on the specific applications as recommended in the application guidelines fora specific job or building.Some CIEs have associated repeaters or mimic panels. These are normally used to repeat the indicationsgiven on the main CIE and sometimes they have control functions such as silencing sounders. There are nopublished standards that these repeaters or mimics can be tested against.Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment (VACIE) is a component of the fire alarm system whichreceives signals from the CIE or via manual control in order to activate messages via loudspeakers. VACIEmay also include emergency microphone to broadcast live messages. The approval processes for this type ofequipment is outlined in scheme document SD040.This section lists Control and Indicating Equipment, Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment and powersupply equipment approved for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems in buildings. Repeaters or mimicsthat are listed in this section are only approved with their associated CIE and are subjected to the sameenvironmental tests as the CIE. The approval processes for this type of equipment is outlined in schemedocument SD040.Products listed in this section have been approved to: EN 54-2: 1997 Control and Indicating Equipment; EN 54-2: 1997 + A1: 2006 Control and Indicating Equipment; EN 54-4: 1997 Power supply equipment; EN 54-4: 1997 + A1: 2002 and A2: 2006 Power supply equipment;ISO 7240-2: 2003 Control and Indicating Equipment;ISO 7240-4: 2003 Power supply equipment;EN 54-16:2008 Voice Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment.Audit:Regular product auditing and regular factory inspections are carried out by LPCB ensuring high manufacturingstandards and continued compliance with the applicable product standard.Notes:1. EN 54-2: 1997 is a harmonised standard for the Construction Products Directive and CE marking isrequired for most of the European market from 1 August 2009. It is therefore recommended that control andIndicating Equipment are certificated to EN 54-2: 1997 + A1: 20022. EN 54-4: 1997 is a harmonised standard for the Construction Products Directive and CE marking isrequired for most of the European market from 1 August 2009. It is therefore recommended that power supplyequipment are certificated to EN 54-4: 1997 + A1: 2002 and A2: 2006.3. Since the LPCB uses national and international standards for the listing of products, in some instances therequirements of these standards may conflict with the recommendations of local codes of practice. We18 18 Jan 2014