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Overview, Overview -3 – Tyco 4100U User Manual

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The Network Interface Card (NIC) is a slave card that uses the standard 4100 serial bus to
communicate with the master. The NIC connects FACPs in a network, allowing for
communication between each panel via fiber, modem, or twisted shielded pair wire.

The NIC is designed to be connected in a point-to-point arrangement, so that one wire
fault does not cause the entire system to fail. The point-to-point arrangement provides the
most secure and fault-tolerant wiring possible.

Two types of media boards can be used with the NIC card.

• The Fiber-Optic Media Card can be used for electrically noisy environments or

for connecting externally to other buildings.

• The Wired Media Card is used in all other types of applications.

Up to two media boards can be plugged into each NIC. The same NIC can use a
combination of two types of media boards (for example, a NIC may have a wired media
card connected to port 1 and a fiber-optic media card connected to port 2).

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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC)

Overview