Simulation Lab
Virtual fire alarm panels you can operate and troubleshoot, and sprinkler assemblies you can take apart. Every control and part cites its NFPA standard.
Water-based systems
Sprinkler System Lab
Take a wet alarm check valve trim and two sprinkler heads apart. Name every part, read what the inspector checks and how often under NFPA 25 (2023), and step through what the water does when a sprinkler opens. Dry pipe valves, control valves, backflow and the fire pump room come next.
Fire alarm panels
LSW Sim-80
In the style of a common 80-character addressable panel.
Modeled after the operator workflow of the Fire-Lite ES-200X (manual LS10131-000FL-E). Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Honeywell.
LSW Sim-3030
In the style of a large-building addressable panel — QWERTY keypad, five dedicated event-category keys, 640-character display.
Modeled after the operator workflow of the Notifier NFS2-3030 (manuals 52544/52545/52546, datasheet DN-7070:S). Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Honeywell.
LSW Sim-4K
In the style of a large hospital panel — four separate ACK keys, 2×40 display.
Modeled after the operator workflow of the Simplex 4100ES (Operator’s Manual 579-197 Rev L). Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Johnson Controls.
LSW Sim-Touch
In the style of a 10" color-touchscreen panel — Honeywell/Notifier’s newer INSPIRE N16 line.
Modeled after the Notifier N16e/N16x INSPIRE touchscreen family. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Honeywell.
You cannot put a live building into alarm to practice, and a panel you have never touched is the worst place to learn ACKNOWLEDGE from ALARM SILENCE at 3 a.m. The lab renders the panel families you will actually meet, wires every key and lamp to the real operating rules, and — in the phases that follow — hides faults on a circuit you have to find with a meter, not just clear with a button. Every control cites its NFPA 72 section. No manufacturer logos, no manufacturer text: the workflow is recreated, the manuals are cited.
Roadmap: Explore → Guided scenarios → Exam mode with fault isolation and scoring → a meter bench on Sim-4K → Siemens, Silent Knight, Gamewell-FCI, Notifier and EST skins. Pairs with the NICET Level I course and the NICET practice exam.
Want a generator/ATS lab, another sprinkler assembly, or a specific panel family next? Say so in the community.