Protec Hercules 6 Colour Graphics System

Protec Hercules 6 Colour Graphics System

The Protec Hercules PC software is a powerful alarm management tool and graphical user interface designed to work with Protec Intelligent Addressable Fire Systems, Cirrus-Pro Aspirating Fire Detectors or DigiLite Emergency Lighting Test and Monitoring Systems.

The software provides a cost-effective solution for all types of installation, and is suitable for use with single panel to multisite applications.

Hercules 6 allows the users to manage their fire alarm, aspirating or emergency lighting system efficiently from one or more convenient locations. Each workstation provides full control of the system, whether connected to a single panel or multi-panel network. All current and historical event information is available with the click of a mouse. Users can monitor and interrogate their systems to ensure alarms are detected and dealt with quickly and efficiently.

The system is monitored such that if any connection failures between the alarm panel and the PC are detected both systems will show fault. Connections to CirrusPro and DigiLite Systems are purely Ethernet based and require local network access.

The Hercules 6 software not only delivers alarm information, it also records system events and faults, allowing the generation of detailed reports.

A series of graphics screens show the position of all addressable devices and provides a visual indication of their status. An easily used selection system permits rapid selection of a particular screen. To help locate particular devices large areas are broken down into a series of sub screens. The location of a device during an alarm, fault, disablement or test condition is further enhanced by flashing crosshatched sections indicating the area containing the active device.

A data network transfers control commands and data between networked panels. One or more of these panels is used to translate these signals and transmit them to PCs running the Hercules software. The PC processes this system information and indicates on the display as appropriate. Multiple panel systems require only one such interface for full system information. Multiple systems can be connected to a single Hercules 6 for display and logging, with no cross-system interaction.

Events generated by individual devices are displayed indicating their exact geographical position. Other, non-device specific, events are displayed as messages on the screen. All events are logged in the log, which can be easily displayed and can be sorted and searched using various methods. The log can be backed in CSV format for archive and analysis purposes. Printer options allow the printing of the log as required. 

Integrated Event Logging System

A resizable window listing all current events in date order can (optionally) be displayed, either incorporated on a single display or separately on a second display from the same PC. The system can be set up to require a ‘cause’ to be added to the event before it is removed from the current events list. A selection of reasons is programmable by the users, which are selected with a single mouse click, or text can be entered when the list is not appropriate.

Multiple Access Levels

High level user programmable user names and passwords with for various levels of access.

Open Protocol

The RS232 protocol from Protec Fire Alarm Control panels is freely available for third party companies to monitor and/or control the operation of the system. Offering centralised information when used with multi- discipline systems.

Key Features

• Simple and clear user interface
• Fully configurable
• Secure system
• Multiple users
• Event and alarm history
• Programmable to suit any application
• Displays the precise location of events
• Compatible with most Protec products