The monthly test nobody has time to do. X3 runs the EN 62034 test calendar by itself, watches every emergency fitting for faults, and writes the BS 5266-1 logbook as it goes — so the records are already there when the inspector asks.
FC-X3 · 35 MM DIN RAIL · ON-PREMISES
Why it exists
Emergency lighting has to be tested every month and run to full duration every year, and every result has to be written down. On most sites that means someone with a key, a ladder and a clipboard — and a logbook that is only as good as the last person who remembered. X3 does the testing on a calendar, records the result the moment it happens, and tells you when something fails instead of waiting for you to find out.
Two ways to connect
Which one you need depends on what is already in the building. Both run the same test calendar, the same logbook and the same reports.
X3 Direct
X3 runs the emergency DALI line on its own — no other controller is needed. For sites with no lighting control system, or with a dedicated emergency DALI line.
X3 sceneCOM
Adds automatic testing and reporting to a sceneCOM evo installation over RJ45, without disturbing the lighting control that is already commissioned.
What it does
Monthly function tests and annual duration tests run on X3's own calendar. Duration tests can be run in batches, so part of every area stays charged while the rest is being tested.
Every test result, fault, repair and user action is recorded with the date and time it happened — the BS 5266-1 logbook, kept as the work is done rather than written up later.
A logbook report for any period at the click of a button, plus a weekly summary sent by email — the document a client, an insurer or an inspector actually asks for.
Instant alerts for new faults and failed tests, a message when a test run completes, and a warning if X3 loses contact with the lighting system — the failure that usually goes unnoticed.
Live overview, floor plans, tests and reports from any browser on the site network. Secure HTTPS login, nothing to install, and no cloud account needed to use it.
Optional link to the FRANKCAS dashboard and mobile app — live status, remote tests and schedules over an encrypted, outgoing-only connection. Entirely your choice to enable.
On screen
The overview page refreshes itself every few seconds, so a screen left open in the facilities office is always showing the truth rather than this morning's snapshot.
1 · System health
The share of fittings with no fault, and how many need attention right now.
2 · Next scheduled test
A live countdown to the next EN 62034 test, so nothing arrives unannounced.
3 · Tests up to date
Function tests across 30 days and duration tests across 365, as a percentage.
4 · Batteries
Average charge level and how many fittings are fully charged.
5 · Luminaire map
Every fitting, coloured by its live state — OK, fault, on battery, testing or inhibited.
6 · Needs attention
Faults and failed tests, named as they happen rather than found at the next visit.
Floor plans
Upload the site drawings and drag each emergency fitting into place. A fault then glows red on the plan, so whoever goes to fix it already knows which corridor to walk down.
JPG, PNG or PDF, as many floors as you need — each page of a PDF can become its own floor. The drawings are stored on the X3 itself, so a building's plans never leave the site.
Built to be left alone
A test controller that quietly stops working is worse than no test controller, because the logbook keeps looking healthy. X3 is built on the assumption that nobody will check on it.
X2 and X3
X2 is the building's command centre — lighting, energy, air quality and emergency, all in one place, on a rackmount appliance. X3 is a DIN-rail box that does the emergency half on its own. They are not alternatives so much as two different starting points.
Choose X3 when
Choose X2 when
Technical specification
| Part number | FC-X3 |
|---|---|
| Processor board | Raspberry Pi 5, 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | NVMe SSD — boot and logbook |
| Software | Raspberry Pi OS Lite 64-bit + FRANKCAS X3, updated over the network |
| Supply | 5 V ⎓ 5 A (DIN-rail power supply) |
| Mounting | 35 mm DIN rail, EN 60715 |
| Operating conditions | 0 to 50 °C, non-condensing, indoor use |
| Ethernet | 1 × Gigabit RJ45 — office network / internet |
| USB | 2 × USB 3.0, 2 × USB 2.0 |
| X3 Direct | 1 DALI line, up to 64 short addresses |
| X3 sceneCOM | Second Ethernet port (USB adapter) on the sceneCOM network |
| Standards | EN 62034 test system · BS 5266-1 logbook · IEC 62386-202 DALI DT1 |
| Tests | Function test, duration test, stop — manual, scheduled or from the cloud |
| Monitoring | Lamp, battery, charging and communication faults; battery charge |
| sceneCOM | Tridonic sceneCOM evo, firmware v4 or later; controllers per licence |
| Web interface | HTTPS (port 443) with a per-unit certificate, or HTTP (port 80); password login |
| Cloud link | MQTT over TLS, port 8883, outgoing only |
| SMTP with STARTTLS — e.g. Microsoft 365 or Gmail | |
| Licence | Per unit, locked to the hardware. Unlicensed units run in demo mode. |
| Compliance | EU and UK declarations of conformity available on request |
Specifications subject to change without notice. Tridonic, sceneCOM and Raspberry Pi are trademarks of their respective owners.
Emergency lighting
We will tell you whether X3 Direct or X3 sceneCOM is the right fit, how many units a site needs, and what the commissioning involves. If a building already has sceneCOM, this is usually a short job.
