CPC G08B 7/066 (2013.01) [G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 7/062 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
17. A system comprising:
a plurality of sounder devices for emitting an audible alarm, each of the plurality of sounder devices having an internal clock;
an alarm panel operatively coupled to the plurality of sounder devices, the alarm panel configured to:
send to each of the plurality of sounder devices a specific position within an alarm sequence that specifies an order in which the plurality of sounder devices are to each output their audible alarm;
broadcast to each of the plurality of sounder devices an alarm signal; and
in response to receiving the alarm signal, each of the plurality of sounder devices emitting an audible alarm in accordance with their specific position within the alarm sequence.
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