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Auxiliary ELV Systems

beginner 34 hours 5 modules 15 lessons 5 assessments Final exam 3 practical tasks Certificate valid 2 years

About this course

The other extra-low-voltage systems that make a building secure, connected, and safe: access control, intruder and perimeter alarms, intercom and door entry, public address and voice alarm, MATV/IPTV distribution, and integrating them all through a building management platform.

What you will be able to do

  • Design an access-controlled door, choosing credentials, readers, locks, and fail-safe behaviour
  • Lay out an intruder alarm with appropriate detectors, zones, and grading
  • Install IP and 2-wire intercom and door entry systems
  • Design a 100 V line PA system and understand voice alarm requirements
  • Distribute TV and IPTV services across a building
  • Integrate ELV systems with each other and with a BMS safely

Curriculum

355 min of reading
  • 1
    Credentials and readers
    Preview 25 min
  • 2
    Door hardware: locks, fail-safe, and fail-secure
    25 min
  • 3
    Controllers, access levels, and system design
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Access Control
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Detectors and sensors
    25 min
  • 2
    Control panels, zones, and grading
    25 min
  • 3
    Signalling, monitoring, and false alarm management
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Intruder & Perimeter Alarm
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Intercom and door entry system types
    20 min
  • 2
    Installation and integration
    20 min
  • 3
    Emergency voice communication and refuge systems
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Intercom & Door Entry
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    100 V line PA systems
    30 min
  • 2
    Zoning, sources, and paging
    20 min
  • 3
    Voice alarm systems (EN 54-16 / BS 5839-8)
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Public Address & Voice Alarm
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    MATV, SMATV, and IPTV distribution
    25 min
  • 2
    Building management systems and protocols
    25 min
  • 3
    Integrating ELV systems safely
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: MATV/IPTV & Systems Integration
    5 questions · pass 80%

Final exam

20 questions including field scenarios and image questions · 30 minutes · pass mark 80%. Unlocks when every lesson and module assessment is complete.

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Practical sign-off

Hands-on tasks a supervisor must watch you complete and sign off before your certificate is issued.

  • 1

    Install and commission an access-controlled escape door

    Reader, fail-safe lock with diode, REX, contact, break-glass, and fire alarm release.

  • 2

    Walk-test an intruder alarm and its signalling paths

    Every detector, tamper, and both signalling paths confirmed with the ARC.

  • 3

    Set up a 100 V line PA zone

    Set speaker taps, measure line impedance, and set amplifier levels.