Royal Alberta Museum

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100ES FACP Location: 97 St Entrance System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70VRMS (audible) 24VDC (visual) System Coding: Unknown Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SmartSync Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2016 (opened 2018)

The Royal Alberta Museum is a human and natural history museum located at 9810 103A Ave NW, Edmonton, AB. It is the largest museum in Western Canada, with over 7,600 square metres in exhibition space and over 38,900 square metres total. It began construction in 2015 to replace the old building was completed in August 2016, and opened in 2018. The fire alarm system is original.

System Specifications (2016-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The system is networked with several nodes; one panel is at the 97 St Entrance. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice-evacuation. The system is configured for two stage operation; the tones and/or messages are unknown at this time.

Notification Appliances

All Simplex notification appliances are from their “TrueAlert” line of products.

Common Areas

All common area notification appliances are Simplex 4906-9154 speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 30cd).
There are Simplex 4902-9721 speakers (ceiling-mount) for additional coverage.

Human History Hall & Natural History Hall

The audible notification appliances in these two halls are TOA PE-304BU speakers (black, pendant-mount). These were chosen to blend into the ceiling.
The visual notification appliances are Simplex 4906-9103 remote strobes (white, wall-mount, set to 15cd) on poles.
The entrance vestibules to these halls contain Simplex 4902-9721 speakers (ceiling-mount).

Childrens’ Gallery

The lower ceiling areas have TOA PC-580RU speakers (ceiling-mount) and Simplex 4906-9104 remote strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 15cd).
The open ceiling area has TOA PE-304WU speakers (white, pendant-mount).

Bug Gallery

Most notification appliances are TOA PC-580RU speakers (ceiling-mount) and Simplex 4906-9104 remote strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 15cd).
The lower ceiling areas have Simplex 4906-9154 speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 15cd) and Simplex 4902-9721 speakers (ceiling-mount) for more audible coverage.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004CA addressable two-stage pull stations. Some of these are mounted behind Stopper II covers.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.
Some areas not open to public, such as the mechanical rooms, have Simplex 4098-9733 fixed/rate-of-rise heat detectors.
All above detectors are from Simplex's "TrueAlarm" line, and are mounted on 4098-9792 bases.
There are Simplex “VESDA” 4098-VES-A00-P addressable aspirating smoke detectors (LEDs, 4-pipes) in some areas, these are not visible. These run VESDAnet between each other.
The upper level’s open areas have System Sensor OSI-RA-SS conventional reflective beam smoke detectors, wired to 4090-9001 addressable modules.

Modules

There are Simplex 4090-9001 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.
There are Simplex 4090-9002 addressable relays serving various purposes.