Intruder alarms / Gerard Honey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Honey, G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burglar alarms.

Electronic alarm systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Newnes, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Intruder Alarms provides a definitive and fully up-to-date guide to the specification, systems design, integration, installation and maintenance of intruder alarm systems. It has been written to be the essential handbook for installation engineers and security professionals working in this rapidly expanding and developing area.The second edition includes new material on the use of remote signalling and networking and an expanded section on the integration of security systems, including real-world case studies. Information on police response policy, and the use of confirmed alarm

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Intruder alarm systems; 1.1 A complementary part of the security industry; 1.2 ACPO Security Systems Policy and response; 1.3 Local authority requirements; 1.4 Standards, codes of practice and regulations; 1.5 The installation and servicing company; 2 Intruder alarm system circuitry; 2.1 Detector circuits; 2.2 Line-monitoring devices; 2.3 The electromagnetic relay; 2.4 Power circuits; 2.5 Control circuits; 3 Intruder alarm detection devices; 3.1 Protective switches; 3.2 Continuous wiring; 3.3 Glass break detectors

3.4 Deliberately operated devices3.5 Beam interruption detectors; 3.6 Movement detectors; 3.7 Inertia and vibration detectors; 3.8 Capacitive detectors; 3.9 Acoustic detectors; 3.10 Terms and symbols; 4 Power supplies; 4.1 Primary supply; 4.2 Secondary supplies; 4.3 Ancillary duties; 5 Intruder alarm control equipment; 5.1 Control panel system facilities; 5.2 Control panel detector circuit facilities: control; 5.3 Conventional connection details; 5.4 Ancillary control equipment; 5.5 Multiplex, data bus networks and addressable; 5.6 Voltage surges and induced electromagnetic

5.7 Uploading and downloading6 Signalling systems and confirmed alarms; 6.1 Audible signalling devices; 6.2 Visual signalling devices; 6.3 Electromagnetic relays: applications; 6.4 Remote signalling: the alarm receiving centre; 6.5 Remote signalling: telephone lines; 6.6 Signalling systems and automatic dialling; 6.7 Radio signalling: Paknet; 6.8 Optical fibres; 6.9 Alarm confirmation technology; 7 Intruder alarm wiring systems; 7.1 Survey of modern wiring methods; 7.2 Installation of supports and cables; 7.3 Joints and terminations; 7.4 Fixing methods for devices

7.5 Working equipment: safe use8 Inspection and testing of the low-voltage (mains) supply; 8.1 Visual inspection and testing; 8.2 Safety precautions and test equipment; 9 Commissioning, maintenance (servicing) and fault location; 9.1 Testing the system; 9.2 Regulatory authority requirements; 9.3 Fault finding; 9.4 Customer care: servicing and maintenance; 9.5 Test equipment; 10 Reference information; 10.1 Wireless intruder alarms; 10.2 Environmental protection; 10.3 Multiplication factors; 10.4 Reference Standards, codes of practice and regulations; NACOSS Codes of practice; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611771881

9781281771889

1281771880

9780080545745

0080545742

9781417505401

1417505400

OCLC:

437245594