What if one gateway could unlock smarter fire safety without rewiring everything you’ve built? Imagine expanding your fire detection system without disruption. Imagine a wireless system, fully integrated with your addressable panel protocol. With Kidde Commercial’s EXCELLENCE SmartCell Gateway, all of this is possible.
The EXCELLENCE SmartCell Gateway is a powerful new addition to the EXCELLENCE fire detection ecosystem, purpose-built to connect SmartCell wireless devices with the wired Kidde Commercial addressable system. This fully integrated solution allows for hybrid installations, combining both wired and wireless components, offering unmatched flexibility, performance and scalability.
Whether it’s an installation for an historic building, a complex site, a modern extension, or an evolving multi-phase project, the addition of the Excellence SmartCell Gateway enables wireless fire detection solutions that adapt to the occasion without rewiring or disruption.
Smart Integration, One Unified System
The EXCELLENCE SmartCell Gateway provides a seamless bridge between wired and wireless fire detection components, maintaining the Excellence system at its core. Each gateway is loop-powered, offers integrated shorth circuit isolation, and supports up to 32 SmartCell wireless devices. With up to four gateways per loop, large-scale hybrid systems with minimal cabling and maximum design flexibility are achievable.
System specifiers, designers, and installers benefit from full compatibility with the SmartCell wireless device range, ensuring unified monitoring, control, and configuration across both wired and wireless device types.
Key capabilities and benefits
Efficient, scalable hardware
· Loop-powered
· Integrated short circuit loop isolator for enhanced fault tolerance and system stability
· Up to 4 gateways per loop offering up to 128 wireless devices per loop
Hybrid flexibility
· Combines wired and wireless devices in one system
· Compatible with Kidde Commercial Addressable Panels running the Excellence Protocol
· Enables staged expansion across sites, zones, or floors, without impacting legacy wiring
High-performance wireless communication
· Backed by decades of proven expertise in wireless systems
· Secure, reliable communication to all SmartCell wireless devices
· EN54-13, EN54-17, EN54-18 and EN54-25 certified for full compliance in all fire safety applications
Future-Ready Fire Detection
The EXCELLENCE SmartCell Gateway is designed for the long-term evolution of a building’s safety infrastructure. It supports adaptive fire safety strategies, enabling quick reconfiguration and expansion if the site’s layout or purpose changes.
Whether expanding horizontally or vertically, accommodating complex access routes, or modernizing older systems, the Excellence SmartCell Gateway helps create fire protection that grows with you.
Image 1: The EXCELLENCE SmartCell Gateway is a powerful new addition to the EXCELLENCE fire detection ecosystem.
Image 2: The EXCELLENCE SmartCell Gateway is designed for the long-term evolution of a building’s safety infrastructure.
About Kidde Commercial
Kidde Commercial was formed in 2022 upon a rich heritage within the fire safety industry, now part of the Carrier brand. The brand was originally recognised as Aritech and has since acquired various other known companies, such as Ziton and Kilsen.
With over 100 years of heritage in the industry, Kidde Commercial is now the world’s largest manufacturer of fire safety products. The business works tirelessly to develop innovative solutions that protect people and property from fire related hazards. Kidde Commercial has a clear vision of its future, working with interconnected teams to delivery new and safer products to market for its customers.
Globally, Kidde Commercial is comprised of over 4,100 team members, operating over 4 global engineering centres, 2 global design centres and 5 manufacturing sites. Kidde Commercial fire safety products are used in a multitude of industries and premises, such as Hospitality, Hospitals, Commercial Buildings, Education, Data Centres, Transportation, High-Rise Residential, Financial Centres and Historical Sites.
