Ekho – Section 3 – The Hochiki Training Academy

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:

Software Signal Enhancement – Frequency Hoppingadmin2024-01-19T15:55:29+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:

Software Signal Enhancement – Auto Amplitude Adjustmentadmin2024-02-02T09:53:07+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

Spherical Signal Coverageadmin2024-01-19T15:53:08+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

Expander Network Exampleadmin2024-01-19T15:48:15+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

Automatic Layering of Expandersadmin2024-02-02T09:50:09+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

Self-Configuring Mesh Networkadmin2024-01-19T15:44:22+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

Networking Principlesadmin2024-01-19T14:39:04+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

System Architectureadmin2024-02-02T09:57:33+00:00