Nimbus is an innovative Cloud based fire alarm management system providing control and monitoring where you need it...

Nimbus is a non-intrusive add-on to the range of Ampac fire control panels and communicates to a cloud hosted database using the Nimbus Gateway. Events are recorded to an infinite log that can be accessed via a standard web browser or mobile device. Nimbus is the ideal management tool for service, building and estate managers who need to maintain a life time electronic log of their fire alarm systems and generate compliance reports.

Features

• Five products in one (Email, Web based event log management & 3 Apps)

• Generate reports

• Record weekly test

• Receive event notifications

• Record additional data to device activity

• Provides independent evidence of testing

• Non-intrusive and simple to install

Introduction

The primary application of Nimbus is to provide

location specific notification of an event direct to the

registered users. In addition, all commissioning,

servicing and maintenance data is readily available,

providing a history of performance and day to day

activities.

Replacing the conventional paper log book, Nimbus is

the ideal tool for service, building & estate managers

who need to maintain a life time electronic log of their

fire alarm systems and generate compliance reports.

System Capacity

Managing any number of Fire Alarm systems can be

time consuming and prone to errors, especially when

spread over a large area and serviced & maintained

by different companies. Nimbus centralises all your

Fire Alarm systems activity through a single common

platform detailing electronic history of the Fire Alarm

throughout its use and life.

Secure & Robust

Nimbus is cloud hosted in a secure and robust

platform with automatic failover and redundancy

providing maximum availability.

Installation

Simple to install, the Nimbus Gateway can be installed

& connected within minutes with connectivity to the

Nimbus cloud via 3G or IP where a network

infrastructure exists.

Users

Any number of recipients can receive notifications

based on the type of Fire System event: Fire, Pre-

alarm, Fault, Disablements etc. Each notification

details the event action, the associated control panel,

device type and description label.

Administration

A Nimbus Manager administrates their own account

and can add/edit/delete any number of Clients, Sites

and Users. Users are allocated varying permissions to

define which Fire Alarm systems can be viewed,

which reports can be generated, and which

notifications to receive.

Applications include:

• Airports

• Shopping Centres

• Hospitals

• University Campus

• Industrial Sites

• Schools and Hotels

• City Wide Housing Authorities

• Power Generation

PDS4100-3001

3 Nimbus Applications

Nimbus Notify

Nimbus Engineer

&

Nimbus Weekly Test

Utilising push notifications allows a smartphone to receive and display Nimbus events even when the smartphone is locked and the application closed.

Nimbus Notify is totally configurable with selectable sounds, repeat alerts with the user able to add notes documenting the cause of the event, ideal for recording false or unwanted alarms.

Nimbus Engineer

Nimbus Weekly Test

Nimbus Notify

Notifications detail client name, site name, event type, and

device description. The associated panel, loop, address,

zone # and description are also displayed in an easy to

read format aiding response.

Nimbus Notify supports iOS (iPhone) and Android

smartphone platforms.

Site engineers can receive alarm confirmation as tests are performed during a scheduled service period or during system commissioning.

Record and log - Pass/Fail results with comments & photographs stored within Nimbus for retrieval as a later date. Single engineer testing makes Nimbus Engineer the perfect service tool for fire alarm engineers.

Nimbus Engineer supports the Android Smartphone platform.

Notifies the user of a pending ‘fire alarm weekly test’ with specific instructions as to which Manual Call Point should be tested.

User defined pre and post test tasks can be configured, for example, parties to be informed along with any potential site specific instructions.

Nimbus Weekly Test supports the Android Smartphone platform.

Testing

Producing reports based on Fire System testing has

always been challenging. Service & maintenance

companies have different methods of reporting what

has been tested (engineer hand written dockets,

print-outs from control panels, marked up site

drawings, coloured stickers attached to each device),

all of which are prone to inaccuracy and do not

provide proof that testing has been carried out.

Event Log

Fire Alarm control panels have a limited internal

memory to log activity. It is not unusual for fire

systems, especially when networked panels are

deployed, to have more detection devices and manual

call points than the internal memory can record

collectively. Fire Alarm control panel printers are

temperamental, prone to jamming and running out of

paper. Print-outs provide limited information, can be

difficult to read/store, and are not retrievable if lost.

Nimbus provides an extensive searchable event log.

Asset List

Nimbus creates and maintains an asset list of all the

fire alarm components quantifying and detailing each

panel, loop, addressable device, type and description

label.

Reports

Nimbus records Serving and Weekly Test activity to

specific logs and presents them in pre-defined annual

summary format. Users may also generate specific

reports based on their own search criteria: Date/Time,

Mode, Event, Panel, Loop and Device.

Communications to Nimbus

The FireFinder control panels communicate with

Nimbus using the Nimbus Gateway Module which can

be installed inside the control panel itself.

The Gateway module communicates to Nimbus using

either wireless GPRS (Edge/GSM (2G), UMTS (3G)

and is supplied with roaming SIM or by Ethernet using

the sites I.T. infrastructure with connection to the

internet.

PDS4100-3001

Email Notifications

Web Dashboard

Item Number Description

4310-0098 FF Plus Gateway Module (Ethernet)

4310-0099 FF Plus Gateway Module (GPRS)

4310-0100 FF (HLI) Gateway Module (Ethernet)

4310-0101 FF (HLI) Gateway Module (GPRS)

4100-3003 GPRS Tester

4100-3101 Ethernet Subscription for up to 3 Panels

4100-3105 Ethernet Subscription for up to 5 Panels

4100-3110 Ethernet Subscription for up to 10 Panels

4100-3115 Ethernet Subscription for up to 15 Panels

4100-3120 Ethernet Subscription for up to 20 Panels

4100-3201 Wireless Subscription for up to 3 Panels

4100-3205 Wireless Subscription for up to 5 Panels

4100-3210 Wireless Subscription for up to 10 Panels

4100-3215 Wireless Subscription for up to 15 Panels

4100-3220 Wireless Subscription for up to 20 Panels

Any number of recipients can receive Email notifications based on a Fire Alarm event type such as Fire, Fault or Pre-alarm.

Gateway setup and configuration along with system administration of user and manager account privileges are catered for through a secure web browser portal. Each remote site can be accessed through a dashboard where events, service activity and weekly testing can be viewed.

New Zealand

Unit 1/9 John Glenn Avenue,

Auckland, New Zealand

Tel: +64 9443 8072

Email: info.nz@ampac.net

Europe

Unit 2 Waterbrook Estate, Waterbrook Road,

Alton, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1420 592 070

E: info.eu@ampac.net

Australia

7 Ledgar Road, Balcatta,

Western Australia

Tel: +618 9201 6100

Email: saleswa@ampac.net

Web: www.ampac.net

PDS4100-3001

Web Database

Weekly Test

Nimbus Notify

Engineer

Email

Gateway

FireFinder

Fire Control Panel

FireFinder Plus

Fire Control Panel