Description
A fiber-optic option is available for network applications (NIC card also required) with communication paths greater than 4,000 ft., where excessive electrical noise is present or for high security environments that require higher levels of immunity to being tapped. FOCMs are available for multi-mode (MM) and single mode (SM) fiber applications. They are bi-directional, externally-powered units which are wall mountable in the standard Kidde ARIES-MLX remote enclosure. One FOCM is required at both interconnected ARIES-MLX control units for a single communication channel.
For short transmission distances (under 1 mile), such as within a building or on a campus, multi-mode optical fiber (MM fiber) can be used (62.5 µm core size/125 µm cladding diameter). For longer transmission distances (up to 12 miles), single-mode (SM fiber) can be used (8.3 µm core size/125 µm cladding diameter).
The FOCMs are shipped standard with one converter channel. For greater communication security and redundancy, a second converter channel may be added. This is most effective if the second channel is installed in a different pathway from the first.
