CPC G08B 29/145 (2013.01) [G08B 17/113 (2013.01); G08B 29/123 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for monitoring a fire detection system, the method comprising:
surrounding a wire of the system with an induction coil;
sensing current in the wire with the induction coil;
communicating data of the sensed current from the induction coil to a diagnostic tool; and
decoding the data to interpret communications sent through the wire, wherein the communications are commands from a panel of the fire detection system or are responses from a detector of the fire detection system.
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