Ekho – Section 3 – The Hochiki Training Academy

3.8 – Software Signal Enhancement – Frequency Hopping

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Without any radio interference, radio signals pass between the field devices and the Translator (or Expander) in a two-way manner:

3.8 – Software Signal Enhancement – Frequency Hoppingadmin2026-03-12T12:18:49+00:00

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Without any radio interference, radio signals pass between the field devices and the Translator (or Expander) in a two-way manner:

3.7 – Software Signal Enhancement – Auto Amplitude Adjustmentadmin2026-03-12T12:17:48+00:00

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When considering the signal coverage emitted by each of the Ekho devices, this should be seen as a sphere as

3.6 – Spherical Signal Coverageadmin2026-03-12T12:16:04+00:00

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The graphic (right) shows a floorplan of a building and how an Ekho system with several Expanders can cover the

3.5 – Expander Network Exampleadmin2026-03-12T12:15:20+00:00

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Up to 10 Layers of Expanders between the field devices and the hard-wired Translator can be achieved, extending the wireless

3.4 – Automatic Layering of Expandersadmin2026-03-12T12:14:50+00:00

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The following diagrams explain the self-configuring nature of the mesh network. In the first diagram we see the Ekho sensor

3.3 – Self-Configuring Mesh Networkadmin2026-03-12T12:14:13+00:00

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The previous Hybrid Wireless system FIREwave required that each field device was pre-programmed onto a specific Expander, creating a set

3.2 – Networking Principlesadmin2026-03-12T12:13:31+00:00

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This diagram shows a typical Ekho System layout when connected to an ESP-compatible addressable fire control panel. Click on green

3.1 – System Architectureadmin2026-03-12T12:12:43+00:00