Historically, notification signals have been sold as individual devices. However, with the advent of today’s advanced electronics and communication, addressable technology means life safety notification requires a system approach.

In fire systems, the notification devices must also be UL listed as compatible with the power source.  One of the challenges associated with innovation is backward compatibility.  Any new product must allow Eaton to continue supporting its large installed product base.

Our latest innovation, our system solution, was designed to combine the best attributes of addressable technology while maintaining compatibility with our Wheelock conventional devices.

Introducing Eaton's Intelligent Notification Controller (INC)

The INC is a smart, modular panel that provides power to notification appliances with multiple means of supervision, superior diagnostics, and redundancy to improve the resiliency of life safety systems. In addition, the controller is listed for fire alarm, mass notification, and access and building control, and provides extended battery backup for carbon monoxide (CO) applications. It also features advanced CO signaling capabilities. 

Eaton’s INC is fully backward compatible with our existing installed base of products that use our latest LED line, Eluxa, as well as our Wheelock xenon product lines.  Not only can you use the existing wiring infrastructure, but the Wheelock conventional LED devices and new addressable modules can be installed on the same wires, and in the same field of view, leaving the older xenon devices in place.   This drastically reduces installation costs associated with retrofit and expansion while providing a migration path for our customers to the latest technology.