More powerful than a volcano: here comes HEKLA!

HEKLA, new generation of Fyra loop-based analogue-addressable fire alarm control panels

With the HEKLA series, EL.MO. has made a real breakthrough in the fire detection sector, presenting the market with a series of high-performance control panels. A key element of the whole system is the ability to create highly complex yet easily deployed structures.
Based on a modular architecture designed to grow to meet changing requirements, HEKLA control panels can work either on their own or as part of a network comprising a large number of units. As an added bonus, the system is teamed with products from the new FYRA series, EL.MO.’s line of analogue-addressable devices with built-in isolator.

More than a single panel: a whole system.

HEKLA comprises a number of devices, all capable of communicating and working in synergy with each other.

Each device has a specific task to ensure the HEKLA system delivers perfectly on its ultimate purpose: to protect people and property from the risk of fire. All these devices can be combined in countless ways, providing individual solutions tailored to the installation’s requirements.
Flexibility and integration: two key cornerstones of the HEKLA design. Because this is not a standalone system, it can communicate with supervision, central alarm or building automation systems, whether EL.MO. or third-party systems (thanks, in part, to the Modbus protocol), all of which is achieved quickly and with very limited deployment costs. HEKLA panels available modularity ranges from 1 to 4 loops, and their power is extended through networks reaching up to a maximum of 124 loops!

Keeping safety in the loop

One of HEKLA’s great strengths is its ability to expand and extend its technological strength to cover a wider area. Basically, HEKLA control panels can work as a single panel or - using the relevant optional communication modules - in groups. You can actually set up control panels and keypads in a loop, using optic fibre or the RS422 serial line as the communication vehicle. The resulting systems can be truly impressive: maximum 32 nodes (your choice of control panels or keypads), up to 128 loops in total and 16,000 addresses.

Another important aspect when it comes to operation and interfacing is the fact that the whole loop is managed like a single control panel. In other words, all parts of the network are seen as parts of a single system: you can view the system’s status and program its operation all from a single location (whether via a control panel or keypad), as well as receive all signals, and control all outputs.

HEKLA: what's new?

			High performance and more elaborate and intuitive equations
			Integrated frontal graphic display with buttons: immediacy and intuitiveness
			Up to 4 loops per single control unit with freedom of configuration
			Low energy consumption and energy saving (95 mA)
			RS422 optional module for the creation of control units networks operating in synergy
			Possibility to manage and program all the control panel outputs from a single point
			Metallic bottom and plastic front: resistance and harmonious design
			FYRA protocol, new line of EL.MO own brand devices with built-in isolator

FYRA: the line of EL.MO. own brand analog-addressable devices for fire detection systems

Managed in a centralized way by HEKLA, FYRA devices are the operating elements of a system: the sensors promptly detect the presence of smoke, of excessive heat or a change in temperature; the warning devices (whether acoustic, optical or combined) unequivocally signal the danger; the call points allow manual activation of the alarm while the modules allow the interface with other devices. Well-structured teamwork, always synchronized and well managed by the HEKLA system.