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What does it mean for a device to comply with UNE-EN 54?
The UNE-EN 54 series is the product standard: each part defines what a type of device has to meet and how it is tested. Part 2 is the control panel, part 4 the power supply, part 5 heat detectors, part 7 point smoke detectors, part 10 flame detectors, part 11 call points, part 12 optical beam line detectors, parts 16 and 24 voice alarm systems and their loudspeakers, part 17 short-circuit isolators, part 20 aspirating detectors, part 23 visual alarm devices, part 26 carbon monoxide detectors and part 28 non-resettable heat detection cable.
For a device to carry CE marking referring to its part of EN 54 means that it has passed those tests in a laboratory and that a notified body oversees production. That is the minimum, and RIPCI requires it. Where there is no harmonised standard, the regulation asks instead for a certificate of conformity issued by an accredited body.
What the marking does not say is that two devices from different makes will work together. Compatibility between the components of a system is another matter and is declared separately: in practice, a loop is built with elements from the same house as the control panel unless the manufacturer says otherwise in writing.
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