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    Fire Station Automation: Relays, Contact Closure, etc.

    Sounds like a challenge. Nothing commercially available that takes care of this to my research, if anyone else knows of something, I'd appreciate it. Thank you!
  2. FireAutomation

    Fire Station Automation: Relays, Contact Closure, etc.

    Keith, Sounds great, I'll place an order and test out my program. I certainly like the function based programming over the logic ladder. Second question, Studies show that fading in audio alarms for firefighters is critical when they're asleep. A sudden alarm can cause bad health effects...
  3. FireAutomation

    Fire Station Automation: Relays, Contact Closure, etc.

    Hi Bill, The radio contact closure lasts for one second, hopefully that's long enough. I took the Teco Genie II software, and programmed it how I'd like to see it run -- do you have any fears over that unit? I've got it setup to where if power failure occurs, the normally closed contact will...
  4. FireAutomation

    Fire Station Automation: Relays, Contact Closure, etc.

    I neglected to mention that the audio needs to stay engaged for 3 minutes... That's why I was leaning towards a plc.
  5. FireAutomation

    Fire Station Automation: Relays, Contact Closure, etc.

    Hello, I'm working on a fire station automation project, and I've got some questions about some of the more inexpensive PLC's out there (like an Omron Zen, or Click PLC): Upon a momentary contact closure, I need to accomplish the following: Switch a single balanced audio line to an amplifier...

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