EDWARDS® Catalog u EST3 Life Safety Platform

LIFE SAFETY & INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

Signature Driver
Controller Modules
3-SSDC1, 3-SDDC1, 3-SDC1
7165-1657:
0186/0306
S3000

APPROVED

EN 54-2: 1997 + A1: 2006

EN 54-4: 1997 + A1: 2002 + A2: 2006
EN 54-16: 2008

Overview Standard Features

The 3-SSDC1 and 3-SDDC1 Signature Driver Controller modules • One or two circuit versions
provide an intelligent interface between the 3-CPU3 module and
• Dedicated microprocessor control
Signature Series devices. Each module contains its own micro-
processor used to coordinate, process and interpret information • Full digital communication
received from and sent to Signature devices. Power and commu- • Specialized communication protocol
nications is received directly from the control panel rail assembly. – Less sensitive to cable characteristics
The 3-SSDC1 Single Signature Driver Controller module supports – Utilize existing wiring in most applications
one Signature Data circuit, while the 3-SDDC1 Signature Dual
Driver Controller module supports two Signature circuits. Both • Loop alarm in under 750 milliseconds
modules occupy one rail space in the fire alarm control cabinet • Device location supervision
and provide removable field wiring terminals to aid installation. – Unexpected additional device addresses
Innovative design gives the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 and Signature – Missing device addresses
devices truly “distributed intelligence”. Signature detectors and – Switched device locations
modules have their own on-board microprocessor communicating – Programmed device parameters
with the loop controller in a fully digital communication format. This • Automatic nonvolatile as-built mapping
increases the accuracy of the information coming to and from the – Stores “actual” and “expected” device data
loop controller by reducing the effects of capacitance and noise. – Stores physical connection sequence including “T” taps
With decentralized intelligence much of the decision making moves • Automatic day/night sensitivity
from the loop controller to the devices. Advanced fire detection
algorithms processed within the Signature devices effectively end • Supports up to 250 intelligent Signature detectors
unwanted alarms. Environmental compensation and multiple sens- and 250 Intelligent Signature Modules
ing element decision making operations are resident in the devices. • Up to five 3-SDDC1s per node
Intelligent devices allow the Signature Controllers to execute commu- – Total of 10 Signature circuits
nication and system functions with greater speed and low baud rates,
• Removable field wiring terminal blocks
increasing the accuracy of information transmitted between the loop
controller and devices. • Multiple survival modes — stand alone
• Fully backward compatible with 3-SSDC and 3-SDDC
• Supports the full line of Signature II devices, including carbon
monixide detection

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Application
Up to 125 detectors and 125 modules are supported over a single During installation a common problem with analog/ addressable
pair of wires by the 3-SDC1 Signature Cards that plug into the systems is locating ground faults. The 3-SSDC1 and 3-SDDC1
Signature controller modules. Loop distances over 11,000 feet controllers have the ability to locate ground faults by specific mod-
(3300m) are possible. Class B wiring, Class A and Class X wiring ule, speeding up the troubleshooting process. Another significant
are supported. advantage of the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 controllers during com-
The 3-SSDC1 and 3-SDDC1 use advanced communication missioning is electronic addressing and mapping. This eliminates
formats that provide exceptional response. Using a “BROADCAST duplicate addresses, which are also very difficult for most systems
POLL” the loop controller checks the entire device circuit for any to locate.
changes of state. Should one or more devices report a change the During maintenance, should groups of detector heads be removed
3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 uses “DIRECT ADDRESS SEARCH” to find for service and returned into the wrong smoke detector base
reporting device(s). Devices that have entered the alarm state or (location), the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 will automatically detect the
become active are located nearly instantaneously. problem. If the attributes of the switched devices are the same,
The unique use of “BROADCAST POLLING” combined with “DI- the system will automatically download the correct soft addresses
RECT ADDRESS SEARCH” ensures that only new information is and algorithms to the devices (maintaining location supervision).
transmitted allowing a reduced baud rate with fast response time. If the attributes are not the same the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 will send
The low baud rate is ideal for retrofit applications since in most a map fault indication to the 3-CPU3 and post a trouble indicating
applications existing wiring can be used. the specific devices in fault.
To enhance survivability of the system the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 The 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 also monitors the Signature Series
supports a standalone mode for Signature devices. Two cata- devices for maintenance and trouble conditions. Each smoke de-
strophic failure modes are supported. If the 3-CPU(1/3) fails, tector contains intelligence to adjust with environmental changes.
the loop controller will continue to poll its devices. If an alarm This expands the amount of time required between cleaning while
is detected it will be sent on the local rail communication bus maintaining a constant alarm threshold. As the detector begins to
and received by other local rail modules. A common alarm exhaust the environmental compensation, and reaches the 80%
condition throughout the panel will result. If the local rail mod- level, the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 will indicate a maintenance alert
ule (3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1) fails, and a device (smoke or module) or dirty condition to the 3-CPU and indicate the specific device
detects an alarm, specialized circuitry will make the node aware of requiring cleaning. If cleaning is not performed the detector will
the alarm condition. The 3-CPU(1/3) will communicate the alarm continue to operate until all of its environmental compensation is
condition to the rest of the network. Having multiple redundant utilized. At this point the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 sends a dirty trouble
modes is paramount in a life safety system. indication to the 3-CPU and posts a trouble condition. If mainte-
Every time the 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 communicates with a detector nance is still not performed the Signature detector will automati-
a green LED on the detector flashes. Normal green LED activity is cally remove itself from service once the programmed threshold
not disturbing to building occupants, but can be quickly spotted window has been breached (preventing a false alarm).
by a maintenance technician. A red LED on the detector turns on When a detector includes carbon monoxide (CO) detection, the
only in the alarm condition. detector monitors its CO life remaining for the CO sensor element
The 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 also supervises the device wiring, physi- and provides this information automatically to the panel. For main-
cal location of each device and the programmed device charac- tenance of the system the CO life remaining is also available by
teristics. This EDWARDS/Signature Series unique characteristic is simply running a maintenance report at the panel or through the
accomplished by “MAPPING” the Signature circuit and committing FireWorks graphical interface. A unique CO maintenance signal is
the map to memory. Upon power up the loop controller will scan automatically generated by the panel when there is 8% (several
device serial numbers and map their physical location sequence months) of CO element life remaining. Should the CO sensor ele-
on the loop, including “T” taps. After mapping is complete the ment not be replaced after the maintenance signal is reported, an
controller automatically addresses each detector and module “End of Life” trouble automatically posts on the panel when the
through downloading over the loop. There are no switches or dials CO sensor detection capability is exhausted.
to set. Each device is assigned a unique soft address generated Remote test capability permits devices to be put in alarm, pre­
by the site specific program. alarm, supervisory, monitor, or security alarm, or trouble from the
The 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 then compares the “Actual” physical panel menu or controls. This facilitates testing of smoke and heat
device data to the “Expected” site specific program data. If any detectors as well as monitor and security devices. Fast test is also
correlations are different, the loop controller issues a trouble to the provided for CO detectors allowing these devices to be tested
CPU identifying the devices which do not match and posting a quickly in the field.
map fault. Through the 3-CPU3’s RS-232 port a graphical map of The 3-SSDC1 and 3-SDDC1 local rail modules modules are fully
the loop can be uploaded depicting each device’s location on the backwards compatible with the 3-SSDC and 3-SDDC local rail
loop, including branches (T-Taps) and all of the physical attributes modules. 3-SSDC1 and 3-SDDC1 modules provide additional
associated with the device. This diagnostic information is unparal- onboard memory to facilitate future Synergy functions. To upgrade a
leled in the fire detection industry and vital for keeping accurate 3-SSDC/3-SDDC to a 3-SSDC1/3-SDDC1 respectively, replace the
records on how the system was installed. 3-SSDC/3-SDDC Local Rail Module with a 3-SDDC1-MB Local Rail
Module and reuse the 3-SDC Signature Device Cards and filters.

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Typical Wiring
3-SSDC1, 3-DSDC1, and 3-SDDC1 Class B wiring

LIFT THEN
PULL HANDLE

PULL
IN CASE
OF
FIRE

LIFT THEN
PULL HANDLE

PULL
IN CASE
OF
FIRE

LIFT THEN
PULL HANDLE

PULL
IN CASE
OF
FIRE

TB1
B B S A A SP B B
+ - H + - MW + -
KR
LOOP1 LOOP1 1 LOOP1

3-SSDC1, 3-DSDC1, and 3-SDDC1 Class A and Class X wiring

1. For Class A wiring, isolator modules and isolator detector bases are required to prevent wire-
to-wire shorts on the signaling line circuit wiring from adversely affecting other segments of the
loop. Do not install more than 50 addressable devices between isolators, per NFPA 72.
TB1 2. For Class X wiring, isolator modules and isolator detector bases are required to prevent wire-
B B S A A SP B B
+ - H + - MW + - to-wire shorts on the signaling line circuit wiring from adversely affecting any devices of the loop.
KR
LOOP1 LOOP1 1 LOOP1
3. For Class X wiring, un-isolated devices must be mounted in a cabinet with isolators on the
incoming and outgoing wiring.

Engineering Specification
The communication format between the control panel and analog X with non-shielded, non-twisted wire. It must be possible to wire
devices shall be 100% digital. branches (T-taps) with Class B wiring.
Loop alarm recognition must be within 750 milliseconds of a The driver controller must be manufactured in accordance with
device going into the alarm state, with system response time no ISO 9001 standards.
greater than 3 seconds. All devices shall support remote testing. The system must have tolerance to multiple failures. There must
It must be possible to wire the circuit as Class B, Class A or Class be a standalone mode of operation that will ensure the system is
aware of alarms even if the local rail or main CPU fails.

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Specifications (Signature Circuits)
Charts assume wire and devices are evenly distributed over length of circuit

Non-twisted, non shielded wire

# of Module #14 AWG (20pf/foot) #16 AWG (20pf/foot) #18 AWG (20pf/foot)
Device type # of Detectors
Addresses (2.53 Ohm/1000ft) (4.02 Ohm/1000ft) (6.38 Ohm/1000ft)
14,752 feet 9,275 feet 5,839 feet
Detectors only 125 0
(4,497 meters) (2,827 meters) (1,780 meters)
12,599 feet (3,840 7,921 feet (2,414 4,986 feet
Modules only 0 125
meters) meters) (1,520 meters)
5,738 feet 3,608 feet 2,271 feet
Detectors and Modules 125 125
(1,749 meters) (1,100 meters) (692 meters)
Detectors and Modules 7,623 feet 4,793 feet 3,017 feet
63 55 + 9 SIGA-UM
with 2-wire smokes (2,324 meters) (1,461 meters) (920 meters)
Modules 3,798 feet 2,388 feet 1,503 feet
0 107 + 9 SIGA-UM
with 2-wire smokes (1,158 meters) (728 meters) (458 meters)

Twisted pair non shielded wire

#14 AWG 1.5mm² #16 AWG 1.0mm² #18 AWG
# of Module (38pf/foot) (36pf/foot) (36pf/foot) (25pf/foot) (25pf/foot)
Device Type # of Detectors
Addresses (2.53 (3.75 (4.02 (5.51 (6.38
Ohm/1000ft) Ohm/1000ft) Ohm/1000ft) Ohm/1000ft) Ohm/1000ft)
13,157 feet 9,933 feet 9,275 feet 6,760 feet 5,839 feet
Detectors only 125 0
(4,010 m) (3,028 m) (2,827 m) (2,061 m) (1,780 m)
12,599 feet 8,483 feet 7,921 feet 5,774 feet 4,986 feet
Modules Only 0 125
(3,840 m) (2,586 m) (2,414 m) (1,760 m) (1,520 m)
Detectors 5,738 feet 3,864 feet 3,608 feet 2,630 feet 2,271 feet
125 125
& Modules (1,749 m) (1,178 m) (1,100 m) (802 m) (692 m)
Detectors and
7,623 feet 5,133 feet 4,793 feet 3,494 feet 3,017 feet
modules with 63 55 + 9 SIGA-UM
(2,324 m) (1,565 m) (1,461 m) (1,065 m) (920 m)
2-wire smokes
Modules with 107 + 9 SIGA- 3,798 feet 2,558 feet 2,388 feet 1,741 feet 1,503 feet
0
2-wire smokes UM (1,158 m) (780 m) (728 m) (531 m) (458 m)

Twisted pair shielded wire

# of Module #14 AWG (84pf/foot) #16 AWG (82pf/foot) #18 AWG (58pf/foot)
Device Type # of Detectors
Addresses (2.53 Ohm/1,000ft) (4.02 Ohm/1,000ft) (6.38 Ohm/1,000ft)
5,952 feet 6,098 feet 5,839 feet
Detectors only 125 0
(1,814 meters) (1,859 meters) (1,780 meters)
5,952 feet 6,098 feet 4,986 feet
Modules Only 0 125
(1,814 meters) (1,859 meters) (1,520 meters)
5,738 feet 3,608 feet 2,271 feet
Detectors & Modules 125 125
(1,749 meters) (1,100 meters) (692 meters)
Detectors and modules 5,952 feet 4,793 feet 3,017 feet
63 55 + 9 SIGA-UM
with 2-wire smokes (1,814 meters) (1,461 meters) (920 meters)
Modules with 2-wire 2,558 feet 2,388 feet 1,503 feet
0 107 + 9 SIGA-UM
smokes (780 meters) (728 meters) (458 meters)

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Specifications (controllers)
Catalog Number 3-SSDC1 3-SDDC1
Installation 1 LRM Space 1 LRM Space
1 Addressable circuit (3-SDC1 Card) expandable 2 Addressable circuits
Module Configuration
to 2 circuits. (3-SDC1 Cards)
Operating Current [Note 2] Standby 144 mA Alarm 204 mA Standby 264 mA Alarm 336 mA
Operating Voltage 24 Vdc, Nominal
Address Requirements Automatic
Detectors Supported 125 per 3-SDC1 Card
Modules Supported 125 Module Addresses per 3-SDC1 Card
2-Wire Smoke Power Output 100 mA per 3-SDC1 Card (not included in Operating Current above
Conventional detectors supported 150 of 100 µA type per circuit.
Signature Circuit Voltage 20 VDC +/- 5%
Maximum Signature Circuit Resistance 100 Ohms
Maximum Signature Circuit Capacitance 0.33 µF
Communications Format 100% Digital
Circuit Wiring Styles Class B, Class A or Class X
Termination Removable plug-in terminal strip(s) on module
Permissable Wire Size 18 to 12 AWG (0.75 to 2.5 mm²)
Agency Listings UL, ULC (see Note 1); CE, LPCB, EN54 (see Note 3).
Operating Environment 32 °F (0 °C) to 120 °F (49 °C) 93% RH, non-condensing
Note 1: Other EST3 components are modularly listed under the following standards:
UL 864 categories: UOJZ, UOXX, UUKL and SYZV, UL 294 category ALVY, UL 609 category AOTX, UL 636 category ANET, UL 1076 category APOU, UL 365 category
APAW, UL 1610 category AMCX, UL 1635 category AMCX
ULC-S527, ULC-S301, ULC-S302, ULC-S303, ULC-S306, ULC/ORD-C1076, ULC/ORD-C693
Please refer to EST3 Installation and Service Manual for complete system requirements.
Note 2: Current shown Includes full loop of devices.
Note 3: *For EN 54-2: 1997 + A1: 2006, EN 54-4: 1997 + A1: 2002 + A2: 2006, and EN 54-16: 2008 compliant product add suffix -E to model eg. 3-SSDC1-E (verify device and
loop controller compatibility).

Ordering Information
Catalog Shipping Wt.
Description
Number lb (kg)
Single Signature Driver Controller. Comes with one 3-SDC1 Device Card. Mounts to Local Rail. Add suffix “-E” for
3-SSDC1 0.5 (0.23)
EN54 compliant versions.
Dual Signature Driver Controller. Comes with two 3-SDC1s.
3-SDDC1 0.5 (0.23)
Mounts to Local Rail. Add suffix “-E” for EN54 compliant versions.
Signature Device Card - upgrades a 3-SSDC1 to a 3-SDDC1.
3-SDC1 0.25 (0.11)
Add suffix “-E” for EN54 compliant versions.
3-FP Filler Plate, order separately when no LED or LED/Switch module installed. 0.1 (0.05)

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