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Configuring Fire Alarm Automation in RosettaBridge

This guide explains how to set up fire alarm automation. The TMS can enter a fire alarm state and execute actions across auditoriums.

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Written by Sverre Blindheim Lundhaug
Updated over 8 months ago

Step 1: Configure Auditorium Macro Ports

First, you must define a specific port within the TMS for each auditorium. This port is used to listen for the incoming fire alarm command.

  1. To begin, navigate to Service > Auditoriums in RosettaBridge.

  2. For each auditorium, locate the Macro port field.

  3. Enter a unique port number (e.g., 12345). The RosettaBridge TMS will listen on this port for commands intended for this specific auditorium.

Step 2: Create the Fire Alarm Macro

Next, create a macro that the TMS will recognize as the fire alarm signal.

  1. Go to Service > Macros.

  2. Create a new macro and ensure its type is set to Trigger. This trigger macro name is what the external device will send.

  3. This macro can be programmed to perform additional actions. For example, you can add an action to change the auditorium's scheduling mode to Manual, which can help prevent a movie from starting during an alarm.

Step 3: Set the Emergency Alert Trigger

Finally, link the macro you created to the system's main fire alarm trigger.

  1. Navigate to Service > Macros > Automation settings.

  2. Find the Emergency alerts section.

  3. In the Fire row, use the dropdown menu to select the Trigger Macro you created in the previous step.

How It All Works

Once configured, an external device sends the name of your trigger macro to the RosettaBridge TMS on a specific auditorium's designated port.

  1. TMS Alarm State: When the TMS receives this command, it immediately enters a Fire alarm mode, displaying red warnings. This TMS-level notification only requires the trigger command to be sent to one auditorium's port to become active.

  2. Executing Actions in Auditoriums: There are two ways to have actions run on the auditorium servers:

    • Individually: To execute the actions within your trigger macro (like switching to Manual mode) on a specific auditorium, the fire alarm command must be sent to that auditorium's designated port. To do this for several specific auditoriums, the command must be sent multiple times to each respective port.

    • Globally (All at Once): For a simpler, site-wide response, you can assign a program to the Action Program field in the Emergency alerts settings. When the fire alarm is triggered via any single port, this one program will automatically run in all auditoriums.

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