Tacera Hardware Installation and Cabling Guide 2015610
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ContentsChapter 1 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 1.1 Device Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.2 Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.3 What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.4 Who Should Read This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.5 Installation Guide Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.6 Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.7 Symbol Name and Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.8 Contacting Austco Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1.9 Related Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Chapter 2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 2.1 Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2.2 Input and Output Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2.2.1 Callpoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2.2.2 Handsets and Pendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2.2.3 Over Door Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2.2.4 Annunciators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2.2.5 Nurse Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2.2.6 Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2.3 Telephony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2.4 IP Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.4.1 VoIP Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.4.2 Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2.4.3 Ethernet Network and Floor Controller IP Addresses . . . 27 2.4.4 Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2.5 Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Chapter 3 Best Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 3.1 Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3.1.1 System Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3.2 Cabling Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 3.2.1 Voltage Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3.2.2 Cable Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 3.3 Tacera Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 3.3.1 Distributed Room Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3.3.2 Central Room Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3.3.3 Structured Cabling per Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3.3.4 Structured Cabling with T Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 3.3.5 Structured cabling with IP-CCT-SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 3.4 Migrating 2G to 3G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3.5 Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Austco June 10, 2015 1
Contents Tacera Chapter 4 Room Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 4.1 Room Controller (Wall Mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 4.1.1 IP-CCT Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 4.1.2 IP-CCT Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 4.1.3 Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4.1.4 IPnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4.1.5 IPnet Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4.1.6 IP-CCT Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4.1.7 IP-CCT Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 4.2 IP-HUB (Rack Mount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 4.2.1 IP-HUB Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 4.2.2 IP-HUB Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 4.3 IP-CCT-SC (Structured Cabling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 4.3.1 IP-CCT-SC Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 4.3.2 IP-CCT-SC Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chapter 5 Patient Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 5.1 Device Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 5.3 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 5.4 Customising the Patient Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 5.5 Network Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 5.5.1 Default IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 5.5.2 Powering the Patient Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 5.5.3 Wiring from IP-PST to TV Controller, IP-EMH and RLY-5 77 5.5.4 IP-PST IPnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 5.5.5 IP-PST Auxiliary Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Chapter 6 IPnet Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 6.1 IPnet Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 6.1.1 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 6.1.2 Safety Earth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 6.1.3 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 6.2 Callpoints Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 6.2.1 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 6.2.2 Button Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 6.2.3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 6.2.4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 6.2.5 Call Activation and Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 6.2.6 Call Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 6.2.7 Buzzer and Backlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 6.2.8 Cleaning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 6.3 Callpoint Add-on Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 6.3.1 Shrouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 6.3.2 Waterproof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 6.4 Callpoints with Pedant Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 6.5 Callpoints with Entertainment Handset Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 6.6 Cancel Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 6.6.1 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 6.6.2 Activation and Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1082 June 10, 2015 Contents
Installation Guide Contents 6.7 Bed Mat Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 6.7.1 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 6.7.2 Activation and Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 6.8 4-Button Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 6.8.1 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 6.8.2 Activation and Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 6.9 Pull Cord Callpoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 6.9.1 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 6.9.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 6.10 Terminal Block Series Callpoint Aggregator . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 6.10.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 6.10.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 6.11 Over Door Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 6.11.1 Colour Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 6.11.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 6.12 Tone Sounders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 6.13 Chime Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 6.14 Relays and Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 6.14.1 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 6.14.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 6.14.3 Dual Relay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 6.14.4 8-Input Opto-isolator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 6.14.5 8 Input Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 6.15 T Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 6.15.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 6.15.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 6.16 IP-IJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Chapter 7 Handsets, Pendants and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 7.1 Handsets & Pendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 7.2 Ergo Plus Multifunction Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 7.3 Entertainment Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 7.4 Ergoplus Patient Call Pendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 7.5 Multifunction Entertainment Handset for IP-PST. . . . . . . . . . 142 7.5.1 Device Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 7.5.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 7.5.3 Ordering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 7.6 AM-TVUSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 7.6.1 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 7.6.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 7.6.3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 7.6.4 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 7.7 AM-TVLOOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 7.7.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 7.7.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 7.8 TV Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 7.8.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 7.8.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 7.8.3 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Austco June 10, 2015 3
Contents Tacera 7.9 Call Pendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 7.9.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 7.9.2 Activation and Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 7.9.3 Handset Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 7.9.4 Pendant Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 7.10 Over Bed Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 7.10.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 7.10.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Chapter 8 IP-DUTY Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 8.1 Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 8.2 Device Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 8.3 Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 8.4 Power and Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 8.5 Integration IP-ACS-110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 8.5.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 8.5.2 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 8.6 Connecting the IP-DUTY to the Tacera Network. . . . . . . . . . 165 8.6.1 Single IP-ACS-110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 8.6.2 Single Nurse Call IP-ACS-110 & Integration IP-ACS-110 166 Chapter 9 Floor Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 9.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 9.2 Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 9.3 Mixed Network Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 9.4 Migration of IP-ACS-100 to IP-ACS-110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 9.5 Installation (Wall-Mountable Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 9.5.1 Removing and Replacing the IP-ACS-110 Lid. . . . . . . . 177 9.5.2 Connecting Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 9.5.3 Powering Up the Floor Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 9.5.4 Shutting Down the Floor Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 9.5.5 Upgrading the Floor Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 9.6 Installation (Rack-Mountable Version). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 9.6.1 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 9.6.2 Ethernet Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 9.6.3 Floor Controller IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 9.6.4 Serial - RS232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Chapter 10 Annunciators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 10.1 AN-PD1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 10.1.1 Wall Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 10.1.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 10.1.3 Ethernet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 10.1.4 Power Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 10.1.5 Master-Slave Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 10.1.6 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 10.1.7 Audio Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 10.1.8 Remote Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 10.2 IP-WN-DD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 10.2.1 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1894 June 10, 2015 Contents
Installation Guide 10.2.2 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 10.2.3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Chapter 11 Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 11.1 Paging Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 11.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 11.3 Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 11.3.1 LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 11.3.2 Antenna Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 11.4 DIP Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Chapter 12 Intercoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 12.1 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 12.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 12.3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 12.4 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 12.5 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Chapter 13 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 13.1 IP-PSA Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 13.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 13.2.1 Wall Mounting the Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 13.2.2 Bench Mounting the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 13.2.3 Rack Mounting the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 13.3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 13.4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 13.4.1 Mains Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 13.4.2 Power MAINS/FAN Failure Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 13.4.3 Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 13.4.4 DC Power Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 13.4.5 Alarm Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 13.4.6 Resettable Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 13.5 Battery Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 13.5.1 Internal Batteries Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 13.5.2 Installing External Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 13.5.3 Servicing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Chapter 14 Testing and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 14.1 Testing Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 14.1.1 Pre-requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 14.1.2 Functional Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 14.2 Testing IPnet Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 14.2.1 Pre-requisite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 14.2.2 Power On Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 14.2.3 Regular Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 14.2.4 Pull Cord Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 14.2.5 Pendant Callpoints & Pendants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 14.2.6 RF Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 14.2.7 Bed Mat Callpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 14.2.8 TV Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 14.2.9 IP-IN8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Austco 5
Contents Tacera 14.2.10 IP-OPT8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 14.2.11 IP-RLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 14.2.12 IP-ZTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 14.2.13 Over Door Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 14.3 Testing Intercoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 14.4 Testing Annunciators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 14.5 Testing Paging Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 14.6 Testing Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 14.7 System Commissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 14.8 Tacera GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 14.9 3rd Party Device Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 14.9.1 Sending a Message to a Badge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 14.9.2 Sending Alarm Messages to a Badge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 14.10 Testing the EchoStream Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 14.11 Testing EchoStream Pendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 14.12 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 14.13 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Chapter 15 Appendix: Power Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2496 June 10, 2015 Contents
PREFACE 1 The Tacera Hardware Installation and Cabling Guide details the installation procedure for the Tacera Nurse Call system, along with a detailed description of the system features and information about the components’ operation and testing procedures. Installing Tacera requires installing room controllers, servers, nurse stations, and other nurse call components, which are proficiently designed with consideration to the devices’ look and feel, how they affect the hospital and aged care work flow, and how the health care staff and patients use them. Tacera, once fully installed, enables nurses to receive and respond to patient calls while freely moving around their wards, and providing patients with bed‐side entertainment control options.Austco June 10, 2015 7
Device Description Tacera 1.1 Device Description Austco’s IP solution Tacera provides healthcare and aged care facilities with a powerful and flexible nurse call and care management system that is modular, highly integrative, as well as easy to install and configure. By simplifying cabling connections, using intelligent hardware to minimise configuration, and adding standard integrations to widely used systems, Tacera is not only an attractive solution today, but a future‐proofed one for tomorrow.8 June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
Installation Guide Regulatory ComplianceAustco 1.2 Regulatory Compliance This section describes the regulatory compliance requirements for the Tacera suite of products: CISPR 22 Class A Warning (Australia and Europe) This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. CSA Warnings (Canada only) • Tacera is not suitable for use with defibrillators, within MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) rooms or in oxygen‐rich environments. • In areas of mental health or where the risk of self harm is present, wired pendants and pull cords should not be used. • Connection of non Austco approved handsets or pendants may result in incorrect operation and hazard to the patient and operator. • Connection to network switches must be compliant to IEC950. • Do not modify the Tacera system without authorisation of the manufacturer. If the system is modified, appropriate inspection and testing must be conducted to ensure continued safe use of the equipment. • Tacera should not be connected to multiple socket outlets or to extension cords. • Only Austco approved equipments should be connected to Tacera. The connection of non‐approved handset or pendants may lead to false operation. • Connection of networking equipment may lead to miss operation. CSA Notes (Canada only) • Tacera requires no routine maintenance by an operator. All maintenance activities must be performed by service personnel. • To ensure compliance with safety standards, any modification or changes to Tacera should be performed only by service personnel, following the installation and assembly instructions provided by Austco. • The Tacera system and its components should be stored in the bags and cartons provided by Austco. Stored equipment should be kept in an environment between 0º and 50ºC, 85% relative humidity. • Tacera may generate, use or radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference doesn’t occur in a particular installation. All batteries should be serviced by the service personnel only. June 10, 2015 9
Regulatory Compliance Tacera Dealing with Radio Interference If Tacera does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, it is recommended to try to correct the interference by performing one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.10 June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
Installation Guide What’s new 1.3 What’s new • Extra information and updates throughout, in line with Austco’s continual improvements. • The “Best Practice” chapter includes more information on designing a system, including: • Installation Steps (see “Installation Steps” on page 30) • System Consideration (see “System Considerations” on page 32) • Cabling Requirements (see “Cabling Requirements” on page 34) • Voltage Considerations (see “Voltage Considerations” on page 35) • Cable Selection (see “Cable Selection” on page 36) • Additional information on installing the Patient Station (IP‐PST). (see “Patient Station” on page 61). • Installation procedures for the IP‐DUTY (see “IP‐DUTY Hardware Installation” on page 157). • New Devices: • Additional information on the structured cabling version of the Room Controller (IP‐PST‐SC). See “Structured cabling with IP‐CCT‐SC” on page 43 and “IP‐CCT‐SC (Structured Cabling)” on page 59. • IP‐IJ Power Injector. (see “IP‐IJ” on page 134) • AM‐TVLOOP (see “AM‐TVLOOP” on page 148). • IP‐WN‐DD Web Annunciator (see “IP‐WN‐DD” on page 189)Austco June 10, 2015 11
Who Should Read This Guide Tacera 1.4 Who Should Read This Guide The Tacera Hardware Installation and Cabling Guide is intended for technicians who install Tacera at hospital and aged care facilities. The installation personnel should be familiar with each component of the system. Periodic checks and training should be performed to ensure that the system and its components are in good condition. Refer to the Tacera Cleaning and Maintenance Guide for details. 12 June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
Installation Guide Installation Guide OrganizationAustco 1.5 Installation Guide Organization This guide is organized into the following chapters: Chapter 1: Preface ‐ defines this guide’s purpose, describes the guide’s organization and provides information on contacting Austco Support. Chapter 2: Overview ‐ provides an overview of the system components, IP considerations, and installation steps. Chapter 3: Best Practice ‐ describes the recommended steps for installing a Tacera system, including detailed cable requirements and considerations. Chapter 4: Room Controller ‐ details the installation procedure for Room Controllers (IP‐CCT), the device that manages in‐room devices such as callpoints, pendants, Over Door Lights, and tone sounders. Chapter 5: Patient Station ‐ details the installation, cabling, and connectors available for Patient Stations (IP‐PST). Chapter 6: IPnet Devices ‐ details the construction, installation, activation, and cancellation procedures for the IPnet devices, which include the callpoints, Over Door Lights, tone sounders, relays and inputs. Chapter 7: Handsets, Pendants and Accessories ‐ details the installation procedure for handsets, pendants, and other accessories used with the Tacera system. Chapter 8: IP‐DUTY Installation ‐ details the installation, cabling, and connectors available for the IP‐DUTY. Chapter 9: Floor Controller ‐ details the installation procedure for IP‐ ACS‐110. Chapter 10: Annunciators ‐ details the device features and installation procedure for annunciators. Chapter 11: Integration ‐ details the Paging Base installation, connections, and DIP switches. Chapter 12: Intercoms ‐ details the components, installation, and connections for the Tacera intercom modules. Chapter 13: Power Supply ‐ details power supply installation, connections, and battery backup. Chapter 14: Testing and Service ‐ details all the relevant validations tests required for installation and commissioning, as well as third party interfaces, and service. Appendix A: Power Rating ‐ details the power rating for Tacera devices and components. Index ‐ contains an alphabetical listing of topics covered in this guide, along with linked references to locations where you can find related information. June 10, 2015 13
Naming Conventions Tacera 1.6 Naming Conventions This guide uses the following naming conventions: Table 1-1 Tacera Naming Conventions Product Codes Functional/Other Names of Products IP‐CCT Room Controller, Callpoint Controller, IP‐ CCT Controller, IPnet Router, IPnet Controller IP‐PST Patient Station, Room Controller IP‐ACS‐110 Austco Connect Server, Floor Controller (software + IP‐ACS‐110 hardware), Server, ACS‐110, IP‐ACS‐110, Tacera Server IP‐DUTY IP‐Touch Duty, IP Workflow IPC‐Tacera Tacera GUI, Tacera Software, Nurse Station IP‐CPS, IP‐CPG, IP‐ODL, IP‐ IPnet devices ZTS, IP‐IN8, IP‐OPT8, IP‐RLY, IP‐TJ The Product Codes are assigned to the products by Austco. The products are sometimes referred by short names or by names based on the function it performs and those names are listed under Functional/Other Names of Products. Here are some terms which are widely used when describing the various components of the Tacera product family: IP‐ACS‐110 (Floor Controller): Hardware appliance that runs the software and platform software. Platform: Operating Systems, along with services required to run Tacera. E.g.: Linux OS + [DNS server, DHCP, Time, Asterisk, Postgresql]. Suite: The Tacera package that includes Tacera User Interface and Tacera IP Connect Site Configuration software. Web‐based Applications: Room Controller Interface (IPnet Controller) for configuring Room Controllers (IP‐CCT and IP‐PST) and ACS Controller (Webmin) for configuring Floor Controllers (IP‐ACS‐110). PCDLP: A standalone configuration and download utility used to configure the Annunciator and download current configurations during service calls.14 June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
Installation Guide Symbol Name and Description 1.7 Symbol Name and Description Table 1‐2 Symbol name and description Symbol Name Logo C-Tick Nurse Call Staff Presence Staff Assist Staff AssistAustco June 10, 2015 15
Symbol Name and Description Tacera Symbol Name Nurse Call/Patient Call Porter Bell or Emergency Drink Cancel Light Nurse Call Music16 June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
Installation Guide Symbol Name and Description Symbol Name Code Blue Volume On/Off Code BlueAustco June 10, 2015 17
Contacting Austco Technical Support Tacera 1.8 Contacting Austco Technical Support If you don’t find your questions answered in this guide, please contact Austco Support: General email: [email protected]. Contact Austco for an office or reseller in your area. Table 1-3 Austco Support Contact Details Region Phone Email Australia +61 8 9244 4499 [email protected] Asia and Middle East +65 6481 8400 [email protected] Canada +1 905 731 1830 [email protected] France +33 1 4788 5000 [email protected] New Zealand +64 (9) 280 4277 [email protected] Latin America +1 407 574 7234 [email protected] Portugal +351 229 406 284/5 [email protected] UK +44 (0) 1527 877 778 [email protected] USA +1 905 731 1830 [email protected] For software licenses or maintenance agreements, please contact Austco Sales at [email protected] June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
Installation Guide Related Documentation 1.9 Related Documentation Tacera Nurse Station User Guide ‐ details how to use the Tacera Nurse Station Graphical User Interface (GUI), which is the software application for Tacera nurse stations. Tacera IP‐CONNECT Configuration Guide ‐ provides the information necessary for understanding and modifying the Tacera IP‐CONNECT properties files and defines how certain features function through a range of configuration options. Tacera ACS Configuration Guide ‐ provides the information necessary for understanding and modifying the ACS‐110 properties and features. Tacera Room Controller Guides: • Tacera IP‐CCT Configuration Guide ‐ provides information about configuring the Room Controller (IP‐CCT) using the web interface. • Tacera IP‐PST Configuration Guide ‐ provides information about configuring the Patient Station (IP‐PST) using the web interface. Tacera Cleaning and Maintenance Guide ‐ contains details about the cleaning methods and materials as well as information on maintenance operations and checks required for Tacera.Austco June 10, 2015 19
Related Documentation Tacera20 June 10, 2015 Chapter 1: Preface
OVERVIEW 2 Prior to arriving at the site you should consider the following: Ordering materials: so there will be lead times for supply. Wall boxes and conduits: 25 mm (0.98”) conduits will need to be provided from the ceiling space to each callpoint wall box. Marked Plans: a full marked up plan provided to your installer to show the type and position of each callpoint required. Rough In: Installation of the cables after the wall boxes and conduits have been installed. This is normally done prior to the ceilings being installed after the roof has been built. Fitting Off: This would normally take place after the painters have finished. All Cat5/6 cabling should be terminated and individually tested prior to connection of Austco devices, followed by a full system commissioning and testing procedure. Some pre‐commissioning with the Room Controller can be done during connection of devices. See “IPnet Devices” on page 91.Austco June 10, 2015 21
Cabling Tacera 2.1 Cabling Tip The cabling from the Room Controller (IP‐CCT or IP‐PST) to IPnet devices is wired using Cat5 or Cat6, shielded or UTP with a maximum of 300 Use the Voltage metres, subject to equipment load and resistance. Cabling from the Calculator to controller to the switch is limited to 100 metres as dictated by IP runs. determine whether IPnet cable length For full details on cabling layout, requirements, selection and can support the installation, See “Best Practice” on page 29. number of devices required. Cabling practices should conform to the standards and regulations enforced in the country concerned (e.g. AS3000 in Australia). Mechanical damage that could occur in your particular installation should be taken into account. All cables should be marked at the Room Controller with their device’s location. This will assist technicians at a later stage with any fault finding. Note Do not run cables to callpoints in conduits containing mains wiring (e.g. 240 Volt or 110 Volt). Keep them 200 mm (7.87”) away and cross over mains wiring at right angles. Keep conduits at least 200 mm away from any dimmer switch or light switch starting fluorescent lights.22 June 10, 2015 Chapter 2: Overview
Installation Guide Input and Output DevicesAustco 2.2 Input and Output Devices Input devices are the nurse call components that trigger call events. Examples of input devices are callpoints, pull cord points, pendants and auxiliary inputs (access control, door monitoring or other third‐party alarms). Call events are processed by Tacera and data is communicated to a variety of notification devices to alert staff and ensure prompt action for calls. Notification devices can be Over Door Lights and Annunciator displays, portable devices such as pagers, wireless telephones, or interactive devices such as nurse stations. Most Tacera devices are connected to the IPnet and controlled by the Room Controller; some are connected to the site LAN and the Floor Controller. Refer to the cabling diagrams in “Tacera system cabling” on page 39 for a visual view of the connections available and the devices they manage. The Room Controller is detailed in “Room Controller” on page 49. For information on the Floor Controller, refer to “Features” on page 170. 2.2.1 Callpoints Austco offers a range of different callpoints for use in rooms, wet areas or corridors. Each type of callpoint has unique features offering greater flexibility in accommodating site needs. See “Callpoints Overview” on page 95 for more information. 2.2.2 Handsets and Pendants The Tacera range includes multiple handsets offering control of a television and lights, as well as simpler pendants for requesting nurse help. These are detailed in the section “Handsets, Pendants and Accessories” on page 135. Two types of 8‐input IPnet devices are available to pass contact‐closure or voltage activation from third‐party systems (such as access control, door monitoring etc.) to Tacera. These are detailed in the section “Relays and Inputs” on page 125. 2.2.3 Over Door Lights Over Door Lights can be used in corridors outside the rooms to indicate which rooms are calling. The priority level of those calls are available in various light combinations. Simpler over bed lights can also be used in multiple bed rooms to indicate which patient requires assistance. See “Over Door Lights” on page 118. June 10, 2015 23
Input and Output Devices Tacera 2.2.4 Annunciators The Annunciators are connected to the Floor Controller via Ethernet. Call tones matching the call priorities ensure that staff are alerted to calls when not within sight of annunciators. Tacera works with two types of annunciators — AN‐PD1 and IP‐WN‐DD. The AN‐PD1 annunciator consists of a one or two sided panel with brightly coloured text, which allows staff to view call alarms from a distance. See “AN‐PD1” on page 184. The IP‐WN‐DD annunciators, also known as LCD annunciators, employ a high resolution LCD 24” display, which ensures that the messages are easy to read from a distance of up to 20 m. See “IP‐WN‐DD” on page 189. 2.2.5 Nurse Stations Nurse stations allow nursing staff to use Tacera’s intuitive user interface to manage calls, send messages to devices (pagers, phones, etc.), swing areas, and define call assignments for each shift and roster. It is a flexible application completely customized for the specific site needs and when integrated with audio can be used to talk with patients and other staff members at any nurse station or on their mobile devices. 2.2.6 Paging Austco Ethernet Paging Bases are connected to the Floor Controller for paging notifications. Paging devices are added as available devices for messaging in the site configuration file. Tacera can transmit paging messages via an Austco Paging Base (APR protocol), or any Paging Base equipped to process TAP protocol. See “Integration” on page 193.24 June 10, 2015 Chapter 2: Overview
Installation Guide Telephony 2.3 Telephony Tacera integrates with many telephony vendors such as Cisco, Aastra, Spectralink and Ascom phones. Vocera badges may also be used to receive call notifications. These devices are simply connected on the LAN and are configured to interface with Tacera nurse call data. The text to speech messaging ensures that staff members are notified of calls on their devices. If audio devices are available in the patient room, a nurse can easily connect to the calling room and communicate with the patients. This can save precious time and unnecessary trips back and forth for already busy staff. For details on configuration of these devices see the Tacera ACS Configuration Guide.Austco June 10, 2015 25
IP Considerations Tacera26 2.4 IP Considerations As the IT world moves away from proprietary protocols to standard protocols to ease system integration, the Internet Protocol (IP) has become the most common communication protocol used world‐wide. Offering exceptional fault‐detection and monitoring advantages, IP technology is a logical solution for an Emergency call system that can save lives. Tacera uses the advantages of IP technology to ensure its system components are active and working at all times and includes auto‐notifications of failures or errors to minimise downtime and patient risk. By standardizing protocols, Tacera can easily integrate with existing third party systems on‐site without requiring expensive middle‐ware. This ensures that your nurse call and emergency solution is flexible enough to work with as many systems as needed and avoids having to duplicate data or processes. Integration of information on one platform also offers the benefit of cross‐system reporting, management of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) allowing you to analyse your site activity and better understand where systems, processes and resource allocation can be improved. 2.4.1 VoIP Communications Additionally, Tacera surpasses simple nurse call functionality by using Voice Over IP (VoIP) for all site audio communications. The line between audio systems and non‐audio systems is very flexible as dedicated audio cabling into the patient room is no longer required. For facilities wishing to use in‐room telephony for nurse call functionality, Tacera can be configured to use the two channels of a standard Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephone for communication with the patient using the handset or the in‐built intercom of the SIP telephone. This ensures that staff can easily be connected to a patient room when a call is activated with a simple press of a key from a wireless, DECT, or SIP telephone. If connected to the in‐room SIP telephone intercom, the patient can be heard without the necessity of picking up the handset. This feature can also be used for Public Announcements throughout the site. Dedicated audio nurse stations and intercoms are no longer required as a standard USB telephone can be used on any PC to call any SIP device on‐ site. Communication is not limited to nurse‐patient, as staff can call any other staff member at any nurse station, while they are walking around the site using wireless telephones, or by using the integrated PA system. To manage this level of communication, Tacera’s Floor Controller includes a Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX), but is easily integrated to any standard PABX on‐site. An in‐built text‐to‐speech engine also ensures that messages sent to both audio and non‐audio devices are audibly annunciated to all telephones, intercoms or Vocera badges. This added functionality allows staff to contact any other staff member on‐site without having to call pagers and telephones separately, saving time and increasing efficiency. Note VoIP Communications feature has not yet been approved by UL. June 10, 2015 Chapter 2: Overview
Installation Guide IP Considerations 2.4.2 Web Access Finally, by offering a powerful IP system, Austco has made it a priority to use the accessibility of systems remotely. Using standard web‐browsers to configure equipment adds flexibility of use, while password protected access remains safe and secure. Provided they are given access to your network, technicians can access site equipment remotely, allowing them to troubleshoot issues off‐site, reducing cost of travel and configuration time. This same level of access can also be used to monitor site activity from head‐office in multi‐facility scenarios. 2.4.3 Ethernet Network and Floor Controller IP Addresses The Floor Controller supports two LANs. An Austco LAN is for all Room Controllers and Annunciators and the Integration LAN is for communication to external devices and to interconnect Floor Controllers. In the Austco LAN, the default IP address of the Floor Controller is 10.1.1.250. In the integration LAN, the IP address of the IP‐ACS‐100 Floor Controller defaults to 192.168.1.172 and that of the IP‐ACS‐110 Floor Controller defaults to 192.168.1.166. Caution Automatic JAVA updates on the Windows PC can have an impact on Tacera as it is based on JAVA. Addresses are part of the configuration needed for a Tacera system to work flawlessly. See the Tacera ACS Configuration Guide for details. 2.4.4 Serial Devices The Floor Controller is able to connect up to 8 Serial devices (AN4‐50, Chime, Pager Base, etc.) using an Edgeport converter. The devices can be configured using IP Connect Site Configuration. The standard RS232 is designed to communicate reliably with a single device over a maximum of 100 m (328 ft) of cable. To have several annunciators and a CM‐PB/ETH on the same line, it is recommended to use differential drivers. Install an interface converter RS232 to RS485 which is a small box (80 x 35 x 22 mm/3.15” x 1.38” x 0.87”) that plugs into the PC port and will drive up to 10 receivers on a maximum line length of 1200 m (3937 ft).Austco June 10, 2015 27
Software Configuration Tacera 2.5 Software Configuration Actual site configuration is achieved using a few Austco applications. In‐room devices are configured using the Room Controller Interface (IPnet Controller), a web‐based application that communicates with the Room Controller. Call Types, Over Door Light behaviour and much more can also be set‐up in this application. The site file is created using IP Connect Site Configuration. This application allows you to customise the overall site settings including the site layout and map. IP Connect Site Configuration is also used to set up assignments between input devices (such as callpoints) and output devices (such as annunciators). If the site is using maps, reuse the CAD drawings provided by the architect to create Scalable Vector Graphical maps using Austco’s SVG Map Editor. Additional dynamic settings such as rostering, call assignment and adding new notification devices can be done on‐site using the Tacera Nurse Station application. Caution Allow sufficient time in your installation planning for the site configuration: 1 hour for general settings + 1 hour per 25 calls. This time can vary, depending on familiarity and experience using Austco applications.28 June 10, 2015 Chapter 2: Overview
BEST PRACTICE 3 With Tacera, Austco aims to radically simplify the installation of our systems. By using one type of cable, either a Category 5 or 6, with RJ45 connectors, cable can be bought in bulk and is much faster to install. With all in‐room equipment powered over the IPnet cable, separate power feeds are unnecessary. Some equipment such as the Room Controller, Annunciators, and the Floor Controller still require power and Austco sells a purpose‐built power supply with battery backup capabilities to ensure that Tacera runs uninterrupted in case of power failures.Austco June 10, 2015 29
Installation Steps Tacera 3.1 Installation Steps Tip To install a Tacera system, follow these steps more or less in this order: Be sure to save a 1 To determine the best possible placement of the equipment needed copy of each on‐site you will need: configuration template uploaded a Equipment take‐offs (sheet listing what equipment is required on‐site. This will per room, ward, floor, entire site) allow you to have a back‐up and offer b Printed Site maps some troubleshooting c A laptop running Austco’s configuration tools. possibilities off‐site. 2 Define the location of the equipment on the map and determine the cabling structure required. Depending on the site requirements for cabling (structured, managed switch, etc.) you can see where you will need to locate the Room/Floor Controllers (corridor or equipment rooms). 3 Validate your cabling lengths and power drops using the Austco Voltage Calculator. This tool helps you determine how many devices and rooms you can link per Room Controller. 4 You may need to go back to the Equipment Calculator spreadsheet to add or remove extra equipment, which will impact the installation cost. Part of this step also entails factoring in network switches, depending on the number of Austco LANs. 5 If using a barcode reader, tag and note the equipment used and the location in a separate list. This is useful information to locate a defective piece for repair or replacement after installation. 6 Install the equipment on‐site. See “System Considerations” below. 7 Install the Tacera Nurse Stations or Tacera GUIs on a computer running Windows 8.1 and connect them to the server(s). 8 Use a computer to define the Tacera configuration. a Connect to a Room Controller and use the Room Controller Interface (IPnet Controller) web application to define the site preferences and device configuration. See the Tacera Room Controller Configuration Guides for details. You will need to repeat this for all Room Controllers installed. Note Some global site preferences can be defined once and updated to all connected controllers.30 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Installation Steps b If using maps, use SVG Map Editor to convert CAD drawing top maps and import them into the Site Configuration file. See the Tacera IP‐CONNECT Configuration Guide for details. c Create a new site file and define the site layout in IP Connect Site Configuration. See the Tacera IP‐CONNECT Configuration Guide for details. d Import the Room Controller configuration into IP Connect Site Configuration and link the installed equipment to the site layout. e Upload the created ccp site file to the Floor Controller. See the Tacera IP‐CONNECT Configuration Guide for details. Caution If using more than one server, you will need to repeat this for all servers and ensure all connected servers have the same ccp file. f Configure the Tacera Nurse Station to the site requirements. See the Tacera Nurse Station User Guide for details. g Configure any peripheral devices such as telephones, pagers, etc. Those devices that integrate with Tacera are detailed in separate chapters. 9 Test the installation and configuration. 10 Run the Commissioning Report in the Tacera Nurse Station. See the Tacera Nurse Station User Guide for details. 11 Train the users on the system.Austco June 10, 2015 31
Installation Steps Tacera32 3.1.1 System Considerations • To differentiate between the Cat5 (Category 5) or Cat6 cable used for Ethernet or for IPnet devices, you may wish to consider a different coloured cable. Cables used for nurse call should be a different colour (e.g. yellow) to other structured cabling installed. • IPnet devices are powered via the IPnet cable. • IPnet devices will be auto‐detected as they are connected on the IPnet cable. This offers a pre‐commissioning test that you may wish to use. To do this, a Room Controller must have power and be connected to the line. • The order in which equipment is connected on the line affects your voltage drop, as does the cable lengths between devices and the Room Controller. • Place the devices that require a higher current to operate (e.g. IP‐ODL) as close to the Room Controller as possible. Longer cable lengths will impact available current for optimal operation. • IPnet devices that are powered and active will show the backlit reassurance light. Callpoints will not generate alarms until they are assigned to a zone, although they will show activity on the Room Controller Interface page. See the Tacera Room Controller Configuration Guides for details. • Design a system that allows for approximately 10 IPnet devices to be connected to each Room Controller IPnet port. • Do not connect 32 devices to a single Room Controller. • IPnet terminators must be installed at the end of the IPnet line. Terminators must also be placed on any unused ports on a Room Controller. • Use high quality RJ45 plugs to minimize power loss (≤0.2 Ω/ contact). • Avoid unnecessary cable lengths. • Use quality pre‐terminated patch cords for short runs only ‐ avoid for long runs as patch cords may well use higher gauge (thinner conductors) and therefore higher resistance per metre. • Test all UTP cable runs and ensure the terminations are correct before applying power. Incorrect cables may connect 24 V DC to data lines which may destroy the IPnet device and the terminator. • The network switch is to be connected to a UPS of sufficient capacity to allow it to continue to operate for a minimum of 90 minutes following a power failure. • The power supply that is available to the equipment in the network rack unit must be a UPS or battery backed power supply. Caution The Tacera system must not be directly connected to a powered device that has a different ground potential. It is recommended that an input isolation bridge, such as an IP‐OPT8, is used (See “8‐Input Opto‐isolator” on page 127). To ensure reliability, the bridge has been designed and manufactured for immunity against voltage spikes and static charges, cable shorts and power reversals, the most common causes of electronic failure. June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Installation Steps Maintenance Call Requirements Warning Maintenance Calls should never be configured to be off, suppressed or hidden. This could lead to an unsafe situation. Maintenance Call options shall be enabled, set and tested to ensure they alert the person or company responsible for the maintenance of the nurse call system. Where the equipment has the ability to initiate a Maintenance Call, this option will be enabled at the time of commissioning and testing. Maintenance Call alerts from non‐Austco products are to be sent to the person or company responsible for the maintenance of the nurse call system. This includes, but is not limited to, Inovonics transmitter errors such as low battery and link fail.Austco June 10, 2015 33
Cabling Requirements Tacera34 3.2 Cabling Requirements • All system cabling shall be to the cable manufacturer’s specifications to ensure ongoing reliable operation and longevity of the system. • Cat5 or Cat6 cable, shielded or UTP to be used for Ethernet connections and IPnet devices. • Cables should be clearly labelled to indicate the destination of the opposite ends. • Where possible, cable installations shall be concealed from the normal view by enclosing them within lining systems, cavities, voids or other building or plant areas. • Where required, any fire or acoustically rated wall, floor, ceiling or compartment that is penetrated to allow the nurse call services cabling to be installed, shall be sealed to fully restore the integrity of the rating. • All cable runs between equipment shall be without splices or joins wherever possible. Where cable joins are required, these splices or joins will be secured by using the correct termination method. Any join or splice is to be secured and covered to prevent the conductors being exposed. The join or splice should be made resistant to moisture. Cables joins or splices that are completed by twisting the exposed conductors together are not acceptable. Cables joins or splices are to be completed in areas that can be easily accessed and noted on as‐built documentation. • All cables must be secured to prevent excessive strain on the termination points. • All cabling shall be suitably spaced away from potentially hot surfaces. • Orientation of the cabling shall be straight, vertical, horizontal or aligned with the axis of the building. Where possible, adjacent routes shall be combined, and the routes will be coordinated to provide a neat and orderly arrangement. • Cables shall be supported, and bending radii limited (in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations) to avoid strain on the terminations, and limit the physical stresses on the cables. • Cables attached to catenary wires shall be secured using the correct method at a maximum of 500 mm (19.69”) intervals. Do not use tape to secure the cables. Cables supported by ladder tray, or cable tray shall be arranged neatly and held in position using the correct method at a maximum of 1 m (3.28 ft) intervals. • Catenary wires shall consist of metal wires secured by firmly tensioned wire rope couplings. Intermediate supports shall be provided to prevent excessive sag. • Cabling for power and signal or communications, shall be segregated by a distance of 450 mm (17.72”) when a parallel installation is required. Where the different cabling types are required to cross, this will occur at a 90 degree angle. • Power cable is heavy duty figure ‘8’. The current carrying June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Cabling Requirements capacity should be such that there is no more than 1 Volt voltage drop between power supply and the end of the line. • The correct sized power cable should be used and there should be no loose strands exposed which may cause an electrical short. Typical cable size would be 1.5 mm2 (17 AWG). In some extreme cases 2.0 mm2 (15 AWG) may be required. For powering peripherals such as annunciators, typical cable sizes would be 1.5 mm2 (15 AWG). In some cases 2.0 mm2 (13 AWG) would be required. • Electrical insulation tape is not an acceptable insulator. If required, heat shrink should be used. • A maximum of 100 mm (3.94”) of Ethernet cable should be allowed for the termination and fitting of the IPnet device. Any surplus cable shall be returned to a building or plant cavity and not fitted into the flush box. • Cables are to be terminated, or crimped, using an industry standard cable crimping tool. • Cables shall be tested using an industry standard network cable testing unit. Note Cable shield is required for high speed communication links. Cable shield needs to be grounded to be effective. Connecting grounds at both ends can cause earth loops. If this is the case then remove ground at one end or replace with a high frequency bypass circuit. Caution Never connect IPnet cable to your PC LAN port as permanent damage may result. 3.2.1 Voltage Considerations Voltage at the last device, when ODL or sounders are active and a suitable number of call points are active, must not be less than 15 V; preferably not less than 20 V. This measurement is done at normal supply of 27.6 V DC. Using a multimeter and RJ45 breakout adapter, measure the voltage at the last device when the device is active. Consider the following: • The closer to the Room Controller the higher the voltage will be. • The longer the cable length and any additional devices, the lower the voltage. • Activating the device or any device on the run will also lower the voltage. • Operating from discharging batteries will also lower the voltage. Note When batteries are used the voltage will dip further. You will need to build in a margin for this dip otherwise, as soon as batteries are used then callpoints will stop working. Austco June 10, 2015 35
Cabling Requirements Tacera36 What to do if Voltage is Too Low • Rearrange cable runs, if possible, to reduce length (resistance). • Move devices to another run. • Consider using IP‐IJ to extend the run length. Contact Austco for availability of an IP‐IJ power injector. A single run of 50 m (164 ft) with 10 devices is not as good as 2 runs of 50 m with 5 devices each. It is the voltage drop of the cable caused by the sum of the 10 devices. Having only 5 means less current and thus less voltage drop. Caution Never use Ethernet PoE injector with IPnet devices, as the PoE injector and IPnet may be permanently damaged. 3.2.2 Cable Selection Use a cable with the lowest gauge (lowest resistance). Not all Cat cables use the same wire gauge some are 24 AWG and some are 26 AWG. Choose a cable which has ≤9.38 Ω/100 m or DC loop resistance of ≤0.188 Ω/m. Ethernet Network cables: Minimum of Cat5e UTP star wired and terminated with RJ45 connectors to T568A standard. Austco IPnet cables: Minimum of Cat5 UTP terminated with RJ45 Connectors to T568A standard. 12/24 V DC power cables: Minimum of 2 mm2 2‐core parallel stranded copper. For longer runs, 3 or 4 mm cable may be required to reduce voltage drops. Caution It has been found that there are suppliers of Cat cables that do not meet key cable requirements, such as DC resistance. The DC resistance value is critical in Austco Nurse Call and Custodial care systems, where devices are line powered, as: • it may affect the maximum line length achievable • devices may not operate correctly or may power down under change in current • design features, like self‐test, may fail. The governing standard for Cat cables is TIA/EIA 568. This standard defines the DC resistance as follows: • DC resistance: The resistance of any conductor, measured in accordance with ASTM D4566, shall not exceed 9.38 Ω per 100 m (328 ft) at, or corrected to, a temperature of 20°C. • DC resistance unbalance: The resistance unbalance between the two conductors of any cable pair, measured in accordance with ASTM D 4566, shall not exceed 5% when measured at, or corrected to, a temperature of 20°C. June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Cabling RequirementsAustco Installers must ensure Cat cables meet the TIA/EIA 568 standard, especially DC resistance. Inferior Cable Construction It has been found that some Cat cable is made in an inferior way, for example, Copper Clad Aluminium (CCA). The TIA/EIA‐568 standard prohibits non‐solid copper cable for use in backbone and horizontal cabling. Only patch cords can use stranded copper. Covered herein are the requirements for balanced twisted‐pair cables used in horizontal cabling. The cable shall consist of 22–24 AWG thermoplastic insulated solid conductors that are formed into four individually twisted‐pairs and enclosed by a thermoplastic jacket. The cable shall meet all of the mechanical requirements of ANSI/ICEA S‐80‐ 576 applicable to four‐pair inside wiring cable for plenum or general cabling within a building. Put simply, CCA over pure copper Cat5: • has 40% higher resistance that solid copper for same cross‐ sectional area. • is not suitable for Power over Ethernet (PoE) due to the resistance. • is not suitable for CellGuard Intercoms. • easily oxidises causing poor terminations in the patch panel and module. • is prone to breaking, as aluminium is much less mailable than copper. This makes it harder to terminate and more likely snap conductors if you need to move or relocate the cables. These CCA cable may have markings like Cat5e ANSI/TIA‐568‐C, but they are not meeting specification. Installers must not procure or accept the use of inferior cables such as CCA. Extensive Use of Patch Cords Patch cords made of stranded copper conductors according to TIA/EIA 568 must meet the same resistance as horizontal cables. It has been found that patch cords often have a higher DC resistance of ~14 Ω. Installers must not use patch cords for any horizontal or backbone cabling. Cat Cable Specification Cat cables are defined under specification: TIA/EIA STANDARD Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard Part 2: Balanced Twisted‐Pair Cabling Components TIA/EIA‐568‐C.2 June 10, 2015 37
Cabling Requirements Tacera http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/ For further information See “Contacting Austco Technical Support” on page 18.38 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Tacera Cabling 3.3 Tacera Cabling The IP‐ACS‐110 separates the facility network (integration LAN) from the room devices connected over the Austco LAN. VLANs may be used to provide security, quality of service, and share physical switches across LANs. You might consider using a 24 VDC Ethernet switch or AC UPS to ensure uninterrupted operation in the event of AC power fail. Also run separate power cables to individual routers, when using an Ethernet switch on the network. Figure 3‐1 Tacera system cablingAustco June 10, 2015 39
Tacera Cabling Tacera 3.3.1 Distributed Room Controller Distributed cabling is useful when you need to cover large floor spaces. Advantages • Reduced cabling to communications room. Disadvantages • Equipment is not in common location. • Need to distribute power. Figure 3‐2 Distributed cabling with a switch topology 3.3.2 Central Room Controller When installing central room controllers, routers can be installed in a rack and cabled back to the patient rooms. Advantages • All boards installed in rack/cabinet ‐ easier to monitor and replace. • Equipment is in a common location. • IP‐HUB (rack‐mount IP‐CCT with 10 slots) can be used. • No need to distribute power.40 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Tacera Cabling Disadvantages • Possible reduction of IPnet devices due to power voltage drop on long cable runs. • Increased cabling to rooms. Figure 3‐3 Rack mounted cabling topology 3.3.3 Structured Cabling per Room Although far more expensive in cabling costs, many facilities insist on structured cabling as this affords them the possibility of replacing a nurse call supplier without need to re‐cable the facility. Adding an Ethernet switch ensures isolation of faulty routers. Advantages • All boards installed in rack/cabinet ‐ easier to monitor and replace. • Equipment is in a common location. • IP‐HUB (rack‐mount IP‐CCT with 10 slots) can be used. • No need to distribute power. • Increased flexibility as rooms not coupled. Disadvantages • Possible reduction of IPnet devices due to power voltage drop on long cable runs. • Increased cabling to rooms. The figure below shows patient rooms with multiple (<10) IPnet devices.Austco June 10, 2015 41
Tacera Cabling Tacera Figure 3‐4 Structured cabling for patient rooms with switch topology 3.3.4 Structured Cabling with T Junction Although far more expensive in cabling costs, many facilities insist on structured cabling, as this affords them the possibility of replacing a nurse call supplier without requiring to re‐cable the facility. Using IP‐TJs to link Room Controllers (IP‐CCT) and IPnet devices reduces the number of Room Controllers required. Advantages • All boards installed in rack/cabinet ‐ easier to monitor and replace. • Equipment is in a common location. • No need to distribute power. • Increased flexibility as rooms not coupled. Disadvantages • Possible reduction of IPnet devices due to power voltage drop on long cable runs. Increased cabling to rooms. The figure below shows patient rooms with multiple (<8) IPnet devices.42 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Tacera Cabling Figure 3-5 Structured cabling with T junction topology 3.3.5 Structured cabling with IP-CCT-SC Where the facility requires callpoints in isolated rooms (e.g. toilets, consulting rooms, common areas), the number of callpoints is often only one or two. With structured cabling, each of these rooms with only a few callpoints, are cabled back to the cabling hub. The IP‐CCT‐SC, with its 16 ports, is well suited to this scenario. The IP‐CCT‐SC does not require the IP‐TJs as used in the previous example, however using IP‐IJs would extend the distance that IPnet devices can be installed from the IP‐CCT‐ SC. See “IP‐CCT‐SC (Structured Cabling)” on page 59. See “IP‐IJ” on page 134. Advantages • More cables per controller • One unit installed in rack/cabinet ‐ easier to monitor and replace • Equipment is in a common location • No need to distribute power. Disadvantages • Less callpoints per cable. The figure below shows isolated rooms with <5 IPnet devices per room using an IP‐CCT‐SC/2x16.Austco June 10, 2015 43
Tacera Cabling Tacera Figure 3-6 Structured cabling with IP-CCT-SC44 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Migrating 2G to 3G 3.4 Migrating 2G to 3G IP‐CONNECT is backward compatible with most previous Austco equipment. In our second generation systems, Ethernet nurse stations would be the hub of the system, with controllers relaying the room information back to the nurse stations. A Floor Controller offering reporting capabilities, as well as a PABX for VoIP communications is often installed on 2G sites to enhance the system capabilities. 2G is a previous generation of Austco nurse call products such as LightCom, MediCom and CallGuard. Some of the 2G equipment is used in an IP‐CONNECT system (e.g. pendants, handsets, etc.) If an IP‐ACS‐110 Floor Controller is already installed with 2G equipment, it will manage the call alarms from the 2G ward and will send notifications to devices (telephones, pagers, annunciators, etc). In a scenario where a new ward is installed with Tacera equipment (3G), the Floor Controller will interface with both 3G and 2G call data so that all alarms will be handled by the IP‐CONNECT GUI. If there is no Floor Controller on‐site or if the nurse stations are not networked, replacing the nurse station for an Ethernet nurse station is the first step. It is also possible to integrate non‐Ethernet nurse stations using an RS232 serial to Ethernet converter (MOXA is recommended). If the cabling on‐site is already Cat5 with daisy‐chain of devices in the room, the ward can be easily upgraded to 3G. Here are the steps to follow for migrating from 2G to 3G: 1 Swap the CCA‐ODL8 for a Room Controller. 2 Replace the in‐room devices for IPnet devices (ODL, Callpoints, Relays). 3 Connect the Room Controllers back to a switch. 4 Connect the nurse stations to the switch: • For 2G stations ‐ ensure they are /ETH. • For IP‐CONNECT nurse stations, install the IP‐CONNECT GUI and connect it to the IP‐ACS‐110. 5 Connect the IP‐ACS‐110 to the switch. 6 Manage the configuration: a Create a site file using IP Connect Site Configuration. b Import the IPnet devices information from the Room Controller Interface configuration. c Add a site map using SVG Map Editor. d Save and upload the ccp file to the IP‐ACS‐110. 7 Test your installation and configuration. Austco June 10, 2015 45
Migrating 2G to 3G Tacera Figure 3‐7 A typical 2G system with MC‐4010 with server46 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
Installation Guide Migrating 2G to 3G Figure 3‐8 Example of a MediCom ward with a IP‐CONNECT wardAustco June 10, 2015 47
Power Distribution Tacera 3.5 Power Distribution Tip Most installation problems relate to power distribution. IP‐CONNECT is a 24 V system and Austco recommends installing the IP‐PSA‐24V Power In wire catalogues or Supply which can be fitted with optional batteries ensuring you have specifications, select power in case of grid failure. a wire which has a “Resistance per If running many peripheral devices such as corridor displays metre” equal or less (Annunciators) and light relays, or if the system is also going to be used as than the value the main public address system, you may require more than one power obtained. supply. All wires have some resistance, therefore it is impossible not to lose some voltage along the line. The acceptable voltage drop on a power supply line is 1 V maximum. This is particularly relevant to annunciator displays, which take in a relatively large current when active. It is possible to calculate that a particular cable will be sufficient by following these steps. • Be sure that you do not exceed the cable current and voltage ratings. • Divide 2.4 V (10%) by the maximum current that you expect to draw through the wire in Amps. This is the resistance you can tolerate in the wiring. • Divide this resistance by the total length (in metres) of the wiring loop (distance from power supply to the end load and back). This is the maximum resistance of the wire you have to select, in Ohms per metre. 24 V power distribution to Tacera devices such as Room/Floor Controllers and Annunciators require cabling with the minimum of voltage drop. Use the Voltage Calculator, a software application by Austco, to check that cable length and number of devices on each IPnet run does not exceed designed limits.48 June 10, 2015 Chapter 3: Best Practice
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