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Kidde Global Solutions

ADDRESSABLE FIRE DETECTION

The Excellence Series.

Kidde Commercial's addressable range for new installations, retrofits and extensions: the new Excellence Fire Panel and a complete family of detectors, call points, modules and sounders, all speaking the same Excellence protocol.

Kidde Commercial Excellence Series addressable fire detection devices: point detector and signalling line
loops
Per Excellence Fire Panel
nodes
On one Firenet network
hours
Standby, depending on loading
colours
Manual call points
Build your system

Pick a family. See what it does.

One panel and one device family on a single protocol, designed to be installed, commissioned and maintained quickly.

Excellence Fire Panel

A modular, user-oriented addressable fire panel with a 10-inch colour touchscreen, built to run up to eight Excellence loops and to join a Firenet network of up to 64 nodes.

  • 10-inch colour touchscreen for commissioning and daily use
  • Up to 8 loops of 500 mA, or 4 high-power loops of 1 A
  • Firenet network of up to 64 nodes, with a compact repeater
  • Works with 2X-A, KFP-A and ZP2-A panels on the same network
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8
loops per panel

Excellence point detectors

Dual optical smoke, dual optical/heat and heat detectors in traffic white or graphite black, with or without integrated isolation.

  • Optional integrated short-circuit isolator, no separate isolator needed
  • Tri-colour status LEDs with 360° visibility
  • 3 selectable optical and 2 optical/heat settings, 4 for heat, class A and B
  • Rotary dial addressing, surface or recess mounting, event logging
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3
selectable optical sensitivities

All-in-one devices

Dual optical and optical/heat detectors with a built-in sounder and, where needed, a visual alarm, all with integrated isolation. One device does the work of three, so there is no need for separate sounders and VADs.

  • Sounder, or sounder and VAD, in the detector head with configurable tones
  • 3 freely configurable VAD power levels: low, standard and high
  • Integrated isolation, hidden thermistors and sounder, detector lock
  • Twist-and-lock fitting, QR code and laser-marked labels for easy tracing
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3
devices in one head

Manual call points

EN54-11 single-action call points in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and white, for indoor and outdoor installation, with or without an integrated short-circuit isolator.

  • Dual tri-colour LEDs with 180° visibility, plus an alarm flag
  • Resettable or frangible element, tamper-resistant, front test key
  • Surface or recess mounting, rear, top or bottom cable entry
  • Pluggable connector, loopback plug, back boxes in all six colours
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6
colours

Input and output control units

DIN-rail and wall-mounted control units that bring third-party equipment onto the loop: supervised inputs, relay and mains outputs, and a conventional zone monitor, all with integrated isolation.

  • From 1 supervised input to 4 inputs and 4 relay outputs in one unit
  • Priority inputs and mains-rated relay outputs for high-priority interfaces
  • Tri-colour LED and local test facility for every input and output
  • DIN rail or surface mounting, 5 year warranty
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4/4
inputs and outputs in one unit

Sounders and visual alarms

Addressable sounders, visual alarm devices and combined sounder/beacons in signal red or traffic white, for ceiling or wall, indoor or weatherproof, with or without integrated isolation.

  • 32 tones at 4 volume levels, with 3 VAD power levels
  • Ultra-bright LEDs for VAD and VID, red or white flash
  • Battery-backed, self-test, low-SPL (<55 dB) option for hospitals
  • Same base design as the point detectors
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32
selectable tones

Excellence SmartCell Gateway

A loop-powered gateway that brings EMS SmartCell wireless devices onto the Excellence loop, for hybrid wired and wireless systems under one protocol.

  • Up to 32 SmartCell devices per gateway, 4 gateways per loop
  • Automatic selection from 32 wireless channels
  • Multipath technology for a robust wireless solution
  • Quick and easy to install
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32
wireless channels
The system

One system. Everything in it.

From the panel to the last device on the loop, here is what the Excellence Series is made of. Choose a colour where there is a choice, then explore the range.

Kidde Commercial Excellence Fire Panel, modular addressable fire alarm control panel with 10-inch touchscreen
New

Excellence Fire Panel

Modular addressable control panel with a 10-inch touchscreen, up to 8 loops and a Firenet network of up to 64 nodes.

 
8Loops
64Network nodes
10"Touchscreen
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Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable point smoke and heat detector, white
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable point smoke and heat detector, graphite black
Smoke · Heat · Optical/heat

Detectors

Dual optical smoke, optical/heat and heat detectors in white or graphite black, with or without integrated isolator.

WhiteGraphite black
3Optical sensitivities
4Heat settings
360°Status light
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Kidde Commercial Excellence all-in-one addressable detector with built-in sounder and visual alarm, white
Kidde Commercial Excellence all-in-one addressable detector with built-in sounder and visual alarm, graphite black
Detector · Sounder · VAD

All-in-one devices

Detector, sounder and visual alarm in one head, so no separate sounders or VADs. Optical or optical/heat, with isolator.

WhiteGraphite black
3Devices in one
3VAD power levels
2Colours
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Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable detector base, white
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable detector base, graphite black
Base · Recess · Adaptor

Bases and adaptors

One shared first-fix base for detectors and sounders, plus adaptor bases that fit onto legacy Aritech, Kilsen and Ziton bases.

WhiteGraphite black
1Base for all devices
3Legacy adaptors
RecessMount option
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Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable manual call point, EN54-11, red
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable manual call point, EN54-11, orange
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable manual call point, EN54-11, yellow
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable manual call point, EN54-11, green
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable manual call point, EN54-11, blue
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable manual call point, EN54-11, white
Indoor · Outdoor · Isolator

Call points

EN54-11 single-action call points for indoor and outdoor use, with or without isolator, in six colours.

RedOrangeYellowGreenBlueWhite
6Colours
180°Alarm visibility
IPOutdoor versions
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Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable input and output module (control unit) with integrated isolator
Inputs · Relays · Zones

I/O modules

Input and output control units with integrated isolation, from one supervised input to four-in four-out, plus a conventional zone monitor.

 
4/4Inputs / outputs
DINRail mount
5 yrWarranty
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Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable sounder and beacon, red
Kidde Commercial Excellence addressable sounder and beacon, white
Sounder · VAD · VID

Sounders and beacons

Red or white sounders, sounder/beacons and visual alarms for ceiling or wall, indoor or weatherproof, with or without isolator.

RedWhite
32Tones
4Volume levels
<55 dBLow-SPL option
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Kidde Commercial SmartCell wireless gateway for the Excellence addressable loop
Wireless · SmartCell

Wireless gateway

Brings EMS SmartCell wireless devices onto the Excellence loop, for hybrid wired and wireless systems.

 
32Wireless channels
32Devices per gateway
4Gateways per loop
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Kidde Commercial Excellence APIC card 9-30441, addressable panel interface for ModuLaser aspirating smoke detection
Aspirating · Interface

APIC card for ModuLaser

Plugs into the Kidde Commercial ModuLaser display module so every ASD detector reports to the panel on the Excellence loop.

 
2Display modes
RibbonNo hard wiring
ASDModuLaser
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Kidde Commercial Excellence accessories: call point back box, flip cover, detector base accessories, remote indicator and module box
Fit · Protect · Maintain

Accessories

Back boxes, flip covers and test keys for call points; surface, recess and ingress-protection accessories for detector bases; remote indicators, module boxes and service tools.

 
6Back box colours
6Base accessories
2Remote indicators
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One protocol, from the panel to the last device.

New installation, retrofit, extension or migration from Kilsen, Ziton and Aritech: the Excellence Series fits the project. Tell us about yours.

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