Centralized fire safety monitoring is becoming increasingly important as commercial facilities, data centers and other mission-critical buildings incorporate larger and more interconnected systems. Johnson Controls has introduced two workstation platforms designed to consolidate fire alarm information and provide facility teams with centralized system monitoring and control.
The new offerings, Simplex Incident Manager and Autocall Fire Site Administrator, are designed to integrate information from fire alarm control units across facilities and multi-site operations.
Each workstation can connect up to 687 fire alarm control units and monitor and control as many as 250,000 devices. The platforms can also support up to 60 remote client users simultaneously through desktop or mobile applications.
The systems provide graphical floor plans, centralized event information and control functions intended to help facility personnel identify and respond to fire system alerts.
Johnson Controls said the workstations are designed to accommodate local regulatory requirements and existing fire detection infrastructure. The platforms are CSFM listed, accepted by MEA in New York City and approved by UL, ULC and FM.
The software architecture is aligned with ISA/IEC 62443 principles, addressing cybersecurity considerations for connected building systems.
Additional capabilities include customizable notifications for occupants and first responders, integration options involving connected cameras and SafeLINC Cloud, and point simulation functions that allow testing without interrupting live systems.
The workstations support Arabic, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese and Latin American Spanish.
For owners and facility operators, centralized fire system management can reduce the complexity of monitoring large buildings and distributed portfolios. The ability to connect hundreds of fire alarm control units is particularly relevant to campuses, data centers, hospitals and other facilities where multiple systems must be coordinated.
The new platforms also illustrate the growing intersection of life safety, building controls and cybersecurity requirements in complex commercial and mission-critical facilities.
Source: Johnson Controls.
