Drax Graphics

The Drax Technology AMX system connects your fire alarm panels to a data network, allowing monitoring and control of life safety systems from a desktop PC. Its flexibility lies in its ability to seamlessly connect to a multitude of different manufacturers control panels whether they be stand alone or networked, addressable or conventional. The user interface can be configured to simply mimic the fire panel messages to the user, or can be programmed with interactive maps of sites, buildings, floor plans etc to provide a simple and intuitive graphical interface to the system.

The AMX system is particularly suited to large sites with multiple buildings, sites with multiple fire panels and/or networks, and remote monitoring of multiple sites where there is a central control room or manned security office. With the correct programming, the location of alarms can be pinpointed and acted upon in seconds rather than a controller or user having to attend the local fire panel and interpreting its information. User actions, device activations, faults, servicing works, and errors are logged in the history archives, providing valuable audit trails for the owners of the systems.

HBAC Systems specialises in the programming of AMX software to tailor the system to the users requirements. We tailor your software with a title page to match your corporate branding, colour schemes, and fonts to provide a familiar user interface. The software will be programmed with navigation buttons to enable users to explore every page of the system via an intuitive hierarchical structure of Title Page, Building Page, Floor Page, and Devices Page, making it simple to return to any upper tier or home page at the click of a button.

At the device level, a typical page will show the location of a building on a site, the floor level of the building, the affected area of the floor of a building, and the device in alarm. Highlights are used to indicate the current state of alarm so that each page gives full site information. Custom symbols, sounds, colours and messages are tailored to ensure your operators can respond promptly to an alarm situation, minimizing risk to themselves and your business continuity.

Visit our case studies page to see some examples of how investing in some professional programming of the software can enhance your system.

A selection of features that come as standard with our programming can be seen in more detail below, please click on the picture to enlarge them.

If the user zooms out to the main map, there will be coloured symbols which clearly indicate an event in a building.

The colour will represent the alarm state. Operators can then easily navigate back to the device page using the relevant buttons.

In an alarm condition, the system will automatically zoom into the device level graphic.

The device will be highlighted in the colour indicating the alarm state and  will show the panel name, location text and device reference.

We go the extra mile with our configurations to make it simple for users with varying levels of experience to be able to use the system effectively.

We always add a key to each of our graphics to make life easier for the user.

Analogue values can be added to aid user understanding of system operation.

“HBAC systems continually provide an excellent level of service and quality on our projects. Their programming and design capabilities are the gold standard for our products”