SPECIFICATION:

ORION XT
HIGH SENSITIVITIY SMOKE DETECTION (HSSD)
1.

GENERAL SPECIFICATION

1.1

A High Sensitivity Smoke Detection (HSSD) system shall be installed to provide

early warning smoke detection in the incipient stage of fire.

2.

CODES/STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

2.1

The design, installation, testing and maintenance of the High Sensitivity Smoke
Detection System shall be in accordance to the following codes, standards and
regulatory bodies:
A. NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code
B. NEC National Electrical Code
C. Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)

2.2

The HSSD system must have the following listings and approvals:
A. FM Approved
B. UL268 Listed for Open Area Protection and Special Applications
C. UL286A Listed for Duct Detection
D. ULC Listed for Open Area Protection and Special Applications

2.3

The manufacturer shall meet ISO 9001 requirements for the design, production and
distribution of fire detection and fire alarm systems.

3.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

3.1

All High Sensitivity Smoke Detectors and accessories must be manufactured and/or
supplied by Kidde Fire Systems, 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA 01721, U.S.A., phone:
(508) 881-2000, URL: http://www.kiddefiresystems.com

3.2

The manufacturer shall warrant all High Sensitivity Smoke Detection products for two
years from date of shipment.

3.3

The system shall be supplied and installed by a factory-authorized Kidde Fire

Systems distributor.

The distributor shall be trained by the manufacturer to

calculate/design, install, test and maintain the High Sensitivity Smoke Detection
system and shall be able to produce a certificate stating such on request.
3.4

The HSSD system shall consist of a Kidde ORION XT High Sensitivity Smoke
Detectors attached to an air sampling pipe network.

3.5

[OPTIONAL, if 4.5 used] All HSSD Detectors shall report all alarms and troubles to
an Aries Intelligent Control Panel.

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HIGH SENSITIVITIY SMOKE DETECTION (HSSD)
4.

COMPONENTS

4.1

High Sensitivity Smoke Detector

A. The High Sensitivity Smoke Detector (HSSD) shall be an ORION XT Detector
manufactured by Kidde Fire Systems.
B. The HSSD shall be mounted in a NEMA-1 (IP-31) polycarbonate enclosure,
which contains a fan, detector head, and termination board.
C. The HSSD shall contain a brushless, radial fan that is powered by a regulated
voltage supply. The fan speed must not be variable.
D. The HSSD shall have an optional rear or side exhaust.
E. The HSSD detector adjustable sensitivity range shall be 0.00075% - 0.3%/ft
(0.0025% - 1%/m).
F. Each HSSD shall provide coverage for an area up to 20,000 sq. ft.
G. The HSSD shall detect smoke through laser particle counting technology.
H. Mechanical filters are not acceptable for dust and large particle removal.

Only

electronic filtration with a laser based, particle size discriminator is acceptable.

I.

The HSSD shall monitor airflow through the detector.

J.

The HSSD shall be capable of storing no less than 128 events such as alarm or
trouble activation, configuration changes or operator actions.

K. The detector shall be capable of storing no less than 40,320 samples of smoke
data (up to 28 days of smoke history). Each sample stores the smoke level and
date and time of data recording. The data sample rate shall be programmable
from 1 to 60 seconds.
L. [OPTIONAL, if 4.5 not used]

The HSSD shall be equipped with six relays for

Pre-Alarm 1, Pre-Alarm 2, Alarm 1, Alarm 2, Trouble and Isolate that allow the
detector to directly interface with a fire alarm control panel.
4.2

HSSD Configuration
A. A computer running ORION Configuration software shall configure the HSSD to
the environment it is installed in.
B. The HSSD detector sensitivity range shall be set either automatically by the
HSSD or manually by the installer. For automatic detector sensitivity setting,
the HSSD shall be set by the HSSD Auto-Setup feature. Auto-Setup shall be
set for a learning time period of fifteen minutes to two weeks.

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HIGH SENSITIVITIY SMOKE DETECTION (HSSD)
C. The HSSD shall have two pre-alarm levels and two alarm levels that are
programmable in increments of 5% of the HSSD selected output.
D. A second set of programmed pre-alarm and alarm levels for nighttime shall be
available.
E. The HSSD shall allow programming of 0 to 60 second alarm delays on all prealarm and alarm levels.
F. The HSSD shall provide the option to allow all outputs to remain latched until
reset, or to automatically reset after a programmable delay of 0 to 60 seconds.
G. The HSSD shall provide the option to average smoke levels of a programmable
2, 4, or 8 second period.
H. HSSD airflow shall be represented as a deviation from the normal operating
airflow level.
I.

Low and High Airflow Trouble thresholds shall be programmable through the
HSSD configuration software.

4.3

Display
A. The HSSD shall have a single tri-color status LED that reports the following
conditions: Normal, Auto-Setup, Trouble/Isolation, Pre-Alarm and Alarm.
B. The HSSD shall have no more than one LED on the HSSD assembly.
C. [OPTIONAL, if Display Module used]

The HSSD shall have a liquid crystal

display (LCD) screen display module either integrated into the HSSD assembly
or installed remotely, up to 1000 feet from the HSSD.
D. [OPTIONAL, if Display Module used]

The display module shall provide visual

indication of the following:

1. Real-time smoke and airflow level
2. Alarm level thresholds
3. Trouble conditions
4. Date and time
E. [OPTIONAL, if Display Module used]

The display module shall be capable of

performing the following detector functions:

1. Reset
2. Isolate

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HIGH SENSITIVITIY SMOKE DETECTION (HSSD)
3. Test
4. Silence
F. [OPTIONAL, if Display Module used] All HSSD functions on the display module
shall be password protected. Two levels of passwords, for owner and installer,
shall be provided.
G. [OPTIONAL, if Display Module used]

The display module shall contain a

programmable internal sounder that provides audible indication of detector

alarm, pre-alarm and trouble conditions.
H. [OPTIONAL, if Display Module used]

The display module shall be capable of

remote mounting to a standard 2-gang backbox, 4 backbox or 19 rack.

4.4

Power Supplies
A. Power shall be supplied to the HSSD by one of the following methods.
1. 24VDC power from the fire alarm control panel.
2. [OPTIONAL] A Multi-Zone Power Supply that can provide 24VDC power, with
24 hour backup, for up to eight HSSD detectors.

The Multi-Zone Power

Supply shall accept 120 or 240VAC or 48VDC.

3. [OPTIONAL] A Self-Contained Power Supply that can provide 24VDC power,
with 4 hour backup, for a single HSSD detector. The Self-Contained Power
Supply shall accept 120 or 240VAC from an emergency power circuit.
4. [OPTIONAL] Any listed or approved 24VDC power supply.
4.5

[OPTIONAL] Addressable Panel Interface

A. The HSSD shall connect directly to the addressable loop of a Kidde Aries
intelligent fire alarm control panel with an Addressable Loop Module.
B. Any additional hardware, such as an addressable module, required for the
addressable loop connection shall be integrated within the HSSD.
C. The HSSD shall communicate the following through the addressable loop:
1. Alarm and Pre-Alarm conditions
2. Real-time smoke and airflow levels
3. Trouble conditions
D. The Aries shall be capable of performing a detector test on any high sensitivity
smoke detector connected to its addressable loop.

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HIGH SENSITIVITIY SMOKE DETECTION (HSSD)
4.6

Sampling Pipe Network

A. The HSSD shall be connected to an air sampling pipe network through which air
is drawn from the protected area to the HSSD.
B. The sampling pipe network shall be made of any smooth bore type pipe.

The

pipe may be metallic or non-metallic.

C. All joints in the sampling pipe network shall be airtight to prevent leakage.
D. All sampling pipe shall be clearly marked as smoke detection sample pipe.
E. All sampling points and ports shall be clearly marked as smoke detection
sampling points or ports.
F. The sampling pipe network shall be designed using SNIFF pipe network design
calculation software.
G. All sampling points and ports shall be designed to be dynamically balanced with
equal suction pressure measured at each point and port.
H. The maximum transport time of the entire pipe network shall not exceed local
codes, specified end-user limitations or NFPA 72 requirement of 120 seconds.

5.

SUBMITTALS

5.1

Engineered Design Drawings

A. The factory-authorized Kidde Fire Systems Distributor shall provide all required
installation drawings.

5.2

SNIFF Reports
A. The contractor shall provide the following air sampling pipe network reports and
drawings generated by the SNIFF pipe design software.
1. Isometric Drawing
2. Plan and Elevation Drawing
3. Detailed List of all Pipes and Pipe Fittings designed in the pipe network
4. Calculation Report that lists the calculated transport time of the system, all
sample hole diameters, suction pressures and % of flow.

5.3

Commissioning Check Sheets

A. The contractor shall provide a commissioning check sheet for each installed
detector. The check sheet shall list all installed equipment, configurations and
measured ambient conditions.

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HIGH SENSITIVITIY SMOKE DETECTION (HSSD)
5.4

Test Plan
A. The contractor shall submit a test plan which describes how the system shall be
tested. This shall include a step-by-step description of all tests and shall indicate
type and location of test apparatus to be used. Tests shall not be scheduled or
conducted until the engineer of record approves the test plan.

5.5

Shop Drawings
A. Ten (10) copies of shop drawings and product data sheets shall be submitted.

5.6

Operation and Maintenance Manuals

A. Five (5) copies of the HSSD Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
shall be submitted after complete installation.

6.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING

6.1

Detection Equipment
A. The contractor shall install the system in accordance with the manufacturers
installation, operation and maintenance manual.

6.2

Training Requirements
A. The contractor shall be certified and trained by the manufacturer on installation,
design and maintenance of High Sensitivity Smoke Detection Systems.

6.3

Commissioning Tests
A. The contractor shall record all equipment, tests and system configurations in a
format supplied by the manufacturer. A copy of the commissioning results shall
be provided to the end-user and sent to the manufacturer.

6.4

Routine Maintenance
A. Routine maintenance shall be performed as recommended by the manufacturers
installation, operation and maintenance manual.

Maintenance shall include the

following:
1. Visual check of pipe network integrity.
2. Battery status check of all power supply batteries.
3. Gross smoke test of all installed detectors.
4. System Transport Time Test
5. Detector sensitivity test
6. Detector cleanliness

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