FIREbeam Xtra

FIREbeam Xtra Emitter Reciever Unit

FIREbeam Xtra Low Level Controller

How does it work?

An advantage of beam detectors is their ability to detect when smoke is scattered over wide areas. This is achieved due to the beam detectors using the obscuration method, which detects fire due to smoke particles obscuring the infra-red light along the sensing path.

When sufficient smoke blocks the infra-red light beam, reducing the received signal strength by a pre-determined setting, a fire condition is generated. Such detection sensitivity enables the beam to identify a fire before it spreads. Unwanted alarms due to the beam being totally obscured for a short period of time can be filtered out by well-designed products (Hochiki’s beam detectors, for example, use time based algorithms to distinguish between unwanted obscuration and genuine fire conditions).

Reflective Beam Smoke Detectors are increasingly becoming the specifier’s choice. Reflective Beam Detectors work by combining the transmitter and receiver into one unit and returning the beam via a reflector at the opposite end of the protected space, this allows cabling to a single point and therefore installation time (and cost) is significantly reduced.

Also Available: cdx FIREbeam Xtra — Conventional Version

For installations where an addressable ESP system is not in place, Hochiki offers the cdx FIREbeam Xtra — a conventional version of the FIREbeam Xtra that delivers the same trusted beam detection performance within a conventional fire alarm infrastructure.

The cdx FIREbeam Xtra retains all the key characteristics of the ESP model: the same compact form factor, the same advanced motorised self-alignment technology, and the same high-sensitivity optics designed to minimise false alarms in large open spaces. It is equally suited to warehouses, sports halls, museums, shopping centres, and other buildings with expansive, open interiors.

Designed to integrate seamlessly with conventional fire alarm control panels, the cdx FIREbeam Xtra makes it straightforward to specify a high-performance reflective beam detector on projects where an addressable loop is not available or appropriate — including retrofit installations and smaller-scale systems where conventional detection remains the preferred solution.

Like its intelligent counterpart, the cdx FIREbeam Xtra supports multiple reflector kit options, offering flexible coverage to suit a wide range of building geometries, and is approved to EN 54-12:2015, giving specifiers and installers confidence in its compliance and reliability.