New Gas Detection Alarm and Control System

Detcon’s (USA) Model 1640 is a newly designed gas detection alarm and control system that utilises a microprocessor based control card to supervise and display the condition of virtually any type of field mounted gas detection sensor with either a 4-20mA or serial RS-485 output.

Detcon Model 1640 can monitor up to 16 field devices using RS-485 Serial communications and/or 4-20mA DC analog devices via Detcon Model DA-4 Addressable I/O Cards (four inputs per card). A back-lit alphanumeric display provides indication of gas type and current reading in normal operation and is used to provide simple menu driven operator interface during system programming.

Sensor types for the user-programmable control system include combustible gas, oxygen deficiency and more tha 40 toxic compounds. Detcon Model 1640 is available in a NEMA 4X weatherproof enclosure or NEMA 7 explosion proof.