scope:

This Technical Specification specifies the requirements, testing procedures security and environmental performance criteria for control and indicating equipment (CIE) intended for use in intrusion alarm system (IAS) and hold-up alarm systems (HAS) installed in buildings. This Technical Specification specifies the requirements for CIE installed in buildings using specific or non-specific wired interconnections or wire-free interconnections. These requirements also apply to the components of a CIE which are normally mounted on the external structure of a building. (EXAMPLE: Ancillary control equipment). This Technical Specification specifies performance requirements for CIE but does not include requirements for design, planning, installation, operation or maintenance. These requirements apply also to CIE sharing means of detection, interconnection, control, communication and power supplies with other applications. Requirements are specified for CIE components where the relevant environment is classified. This classification describes the environment in which the CIE component may be expected to operate as designed. When the requirements of the four environmental classes are inadequate, due to the extreme conditions experienced in certain geographic locations, special national conditions are given in Annex A of EN 50131-1. General environmental requirements for CIE components are described in Clause 7.