Typical spaces
- High-airflow data halls
- Hot-aisle exhaust and return-air areas
- Cabinet rows and individual cabinets
- Ceilings and other professionally confirmed critical spaces
SOLUTION · VERY EARLY WARNING
Very early smoke detection for data centers
Use Securiton SecuriSmoke ASD aspirating smoke detection systems to identify incipient smoke in high-airflow environments where it may be diluted or transported.
DIRECT ANSWER
What problem does this solution address?
Data-hall airflow can dilute small amounts of smoke or move them away from conventional point detectors. An aspirating smoke detection system continuously draws air through professionally selected sampling points, supporting multiple alarm levels and investigation while an event is still developing.
APPLICABILITY
Applicable facilities and project stages
Sampling points and pipe networks require design around airflow, use, maintenance and fire-discipline requirements.
Project stages
- New-build fire design coordination
- Expansion and space reconfiguration
- Existing blind-spot assessment
- Equipment renewal and maintenance improvement
SYSTEM & BOUNDARY
System composition and project boundaries
The current product scope is ASD 535-3, ASD 535-4, ASD 532 and ASD 531.
Detector
Select by monitoring area, EN 54-20 pipe-network limits, alarm and pre-signal range, display, channel count, interfaces and environmental conditions.
Sampling pipe network
Sampling holes, routes, return-air or cabinet positions and maintainability are defined through professional design.
Alarm and management interface
Local display, alarm outputs and upstream interfaces remain subject to exact model, certification and approved design.
Project boundary
Boundary principle
This page does not replace fire engineering, approval, installation or acceptance. Alarm thresholds, pipe calculations, cause-and-effect and compliance require confirmation by the relevant professional team.
DELIVERY
Implementation process and deliverables
Understand airflow and risk zones before coordinating product and pipe-network design.
Site and airflow inputs
Collect plans, sections, cabinet and cooling layouts, airflow direction, fire zones and maintenance access.
Input scheduleCritical-zone listAirflow assumptions to validate
Detection scope and model confirmation
The fire discipline uses manufacturer tools and current data to confirm zones, pipes and detectors.
Model and quantity recommendationSampling-zone statementInterface requirement list
Testing and maintenance handover
Verify sampling, alarms and interfaces using approved methods and hand over maintenance requirements.
Test recordsPoint and pipe informationMaintenance and training record
INTERFACES
Interfaces with other systems
Signals and cause-and-effect can only be defined from model data, fire design and approved project documents.
Fire alarm system
Alarm levels, relay or communications connection, address mapping and event text require item-by-item confirmation.
BMS / DCIM
Any read-only status or alarm display needs a point list, gateway, permissions and clear primary fire-system responsibility.
Operating response
Verification, escalation, work orders and review after a warning belong in operating procedures, not assumptions on a product page.
EVIDENCE
Verifiable project evidence
Supplied Securiton manufacturer records contain multiple data center ASD applications. The case page presents customer, location, year, model mix and quantity where the records provide them and clearly leaves unstated fields unfilled.
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Frequently asked questions
Why use aspirating smoke detection in a data center?
High airflow can dilute and transport incipient smoke. A professionally designed sampling-pipe network continuously draws air from target airflow paths, but project fire design determines whether and how it is used.
How do ASD 535-3 and ASD 535-4 differ?
The latest supplied product brochure identifies ASD 535-3 as a one-channel detector with smoke-level indicator, up to 2,880 m² and a 300 m EN 54-20 tube network. ASD 535-4 has two independent channels, up to 5,760 m² and 2 × 300 m. Final selection still requires current approvals, pipe design and site confirmation.
Can the website define alarm thresholds and hole sizes?
No. These depend on project conditions, manufacturer calculations, professional fire design, applicable requirements and approved test methods.
Last updated30 July 2026
Review note
This page frames solution scope and does not replace professional fire, mechanical, controls or IT design. Project configuration must be confirmed by appropriately qualified teams using current manufacturer documentation.
Project enquiry
Start with the space and airflow.
Share plans, cabinet and cooling layouts, critical zones and the existing fire system to frame an initial scope.