MSA MODEL 10K™ Integrated Fire and Gas System

The MODEL 10K Fire and Gas Detection System from MSA represents the next generation in highly intelligent monitoring solutions designed to help customers reduce hazard vulnerability and meet the world's most demanding safety standards. The MODEL 10K is an innovative, modular system that is highly scalable.

The MODEL 10K System is designed with Rockwell Automation’s industry proven Allen-Bradley ControlLogix TM programmable logic controller (PLC) technology and MSA advanced gas and flame detection field devices. Offering intelligence, flexibility and reliability, the system’s controller hardware configuration and software have been tested by Factory Mutual to verify NFPA 72 compliance.

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The principal elements of the MODEL 10K System include:

• Stand-alone local fire and gas alarm panel with touch screen operator interface
• Power supply and battery back-up to support the fire and gas system per NFPA 72
• Optional ControlNet dual media (coaxial cable or fiber optic) fault tolerant communication network, which supports communication between the local gas and flame panels and the optional MODEL 10K Central Station
• Optional computer-based MODEL 10K Workstation (with AC-powered UPS) to provide FM-approved central station monitoring
• Scalable from small systems to large plants
• Link up to 13 local gas and fire alarm panels over a network up to 25 kilometers long
• Easy integration with third-party auxiliary devices such as horns, beacons and fire suppression systems
• FM-approved ModBus, Ethernet or ControlNet system communications to DCS or ESD Systems
• HART® sensor communication support
• The system’s local and network communications equipment is based on ControlNet, a widely used high-speed, industrially hardened control and communication protocol.

A More Reliable Safety Solution

The MODEL 10K System combines the proven expertise of the industry’s leaders in safety and automation. Developed with the gas/flame detection and systems integration expertise of MSA, as well as the process control/automation expertise of Rockwell Automation, the MODEL 10K System is a powerful and flexible total safety solution. You can count on MODEL 10K to ensure the safety of your people, equipment and plant.

Features & Benefits

• remote I/O capability
• optional fiber optic communications
• color touch-screen operator interface
• data and event logging
• supports third-party device integration
• gas calibration histories (combustible & H2S)
• simple, reliable and cost-effective field wiring topology
• addressable detection loop for buildings