TOOLS 8000 SOFTWARE

FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE

OF YOUR FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS
ONE SOFTWARE
FOR ALL TASKS
tools 8000 is the complete software tool for your
fire detection systems. It accompanies you during
every phase of your system’s life cycle, from
start-up and programming to fault diagnosis and
regular service.

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Start-up Programming

tools 8000 automatically determines all tools 8000 will support you with setting
the installed components and simplifies up a new system and also assist with
operation. More on page 4 subsequent system maintenance and
expansion. More on page 5

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Device Age and Health Dashboard

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Ring bus diagnosis Service & Maintenance

With tools 8000 you can check From recording measured values
system components for functionality to creating a system status report,
and faults. More on page 6 the software will assist you with all
service tasks. More on page 6

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IDEAL FOR START-UP
AND PROGRAMMING
In recent years, technologies for fire protection
have become increasingly complex. tools 8000
provides an easy to understand overview of the
entire system.

Checking an existing installation Measuring signal strength for wireless components

When installed on a generic PC or laptop, the software Find the optimum installation location for your wireless
first reads all the installed devices on the loop. Every devices – quickly and securely. The integrated signal
device will be displayed, either as a graphic or topological strength measurement functionality on tools 8000 shows
view or table format including all available data. You can you how strong the signal of each wireless device is at
quickly confirm everything is according to plan. the installation location in dB, using traffic light colors
as a guide. This helps you to easily determine the perfect
position.

Visualization during start-up Display of signal strength at the installation site

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Programming and configuration Parameter configuration and control

Thanks to tool 8000‘s intuitive user interface you can With tools 8000, it is just as easy to configure event-
configure device-related requirements using the menu. related controls as well as time delays or the individual
When the configuration has been installed, you can allocation of alarm signals. You can even configure
check it at any time using tools 8000 and, if required, parameters for fire alarms with the same tool.
restore a previous configuration.

Transparency and structure

Whether it is the allocation of detectors to groups, the

creation of additional device-related text or the formation
of areas: tools 8000 will help you to manage your system
from the very start. At the end of the start-up process,
you will also create a start-up protocol with it.

FlexES Control

Compact

IQ8Control C IQ8Control M

BMZ 8000C BMZ 8000 M

BMZ 8007 BMZ 8008

 System generations

A tool for all generations: tools 8000 is compatible with all fire alarm control panels, from 800X to FlexES Control.
Now you only need one tool to manage all the systems in your maintenance inventory.

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FOR FAULT DIAGNOSIS
AND MAINTENANCE
When considering the lifetime cost of a system,
nearly 50 % of the costs are for maintenance.
The diverse functions of tools 8000 are also designed
to assist you during service and maintenance.

Diagnosis and test function

If there is a fault, such as a cable interruption or short circuit,

then tools 8000 will quickly find the origin of the fault. Moreover,
the test function will simplify fault diagnosis for control outputs
on transponders.

Environmental measurements

tools 8000 enables you to measure environmental values

and to display them dynamically as a graphic. This allows
you to determine false alarm parameters, which will impair
the functionality of your detector.

Measuring the degree of contamination

Contamination of a detector’s sensing chamber increases

continuously with time. Condensation, dirt and aerosoles
change the measuring accuracy and are compensated
by the measuring value compensation. tools 8000 reads
out the values and displays these as a graphic.

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 Fire alarm control panel
FlexES Control

Manual call point Fire alarm

esserbus® PLus
Radio
Alarm device transponder
tools 8000

i/o module
Start-up and
service via
fire alarm
control panel

Fieldbus
interface Manual call point Fire alarm

esserbus® PLus
tools 8000
Radio
Alarm device transponder

i/o module

Start-up and
service on
the ring bus

Connection via USB or fieldbus interface

to fire alarm control panel or ring circuit

With tools 8000, you can connect your laptop directly to the fire
alarm control panel via USB. That way you can connect to all
the loops and devices connected to the fire alarm control panel.

Alternatively, you can also connect tools 8000 directly via USB
and a fieldbus interface to the loop. This can be helpful, for example,
in identifying loop installation faults before fire alarm control panel
has been installed.

In both cases, the loaded data can be administered offline and the
programming of the fire detection control panel can be continued.
When the configuration has been created, the data are programmed
into the control panel without the need to re-learn the loop.
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FAST OVERVIEW
OF THE LIFE CYCLE
With the device age and health dashboard, it’s easy
to keep an overview of those devices which are
coming to the end of their service life – a particularly
valuable function for long-term customer care.

The measuring data is also available offline, if you are no longer connected to the system.

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 Device Age Device Health
0 Not Analyzed 163 Not Analyzed
130 Good 48 Good
71 Approaching Max. 0 Approaching Limit
10 Exceeded 0 Bad

Fast display of device age A quick overview of the degree of contamination

You will find the device age in the newest version With a simple, clearly-arranged display, tools 8000 shows
of tools 8000 under “detector service”. At a glance, you how many detectors have contaminated sensing
it shows you how many detectors are getting close chambers and, where applicable, need to be replaced.
to the maximum operation duration or have already
exceeded the maximum detector age.

Can be configured according

to specific country regulations

In many countries, the replacement of smoke detectors

is strictly regulated and e.g. in Germany, stipulated
after a maximum of 8 years. For detectors without
contamination-dependent measurement value tracking,
the time period is only 5 years. These values are preset,
but can be easily adjusted.

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COMPELLING REPORTS
FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS
According to DIN 14675 and VDE 0833
requirements, you can create various reports
on your maintenance activities. Comprehensive
print and export functions are available for this,
so no customer query is left unanswered.

Overview for planning

and budgeting

In comprehensive systems, you

can plan the replacement works
for the coming years based on the
reports. This is also important for
your customers, enabling them
to effectively budget for this work
in the long term.

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Report on detectors which need replacing

The software summarizes which detectors need to be

replaced immediately to ensure proper operation of
the system. This includes the information regarding the
position and model of each detector.

This makes your maintenance more efficient, because

you can order the exact detector which needs to be
replaced.

Report on remaining service life

Detectors approaching the end of their life cycle are

listed in a separate report. You can view the remaining
service life, the respective model description and location.

This information means you can plan upcoming service

work and replacement cycles more accurately.

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