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Commissioning Tool 

– Installing USB Drivers

Click on the Windows Start flag and browse 
to the 

Honeywell Gent 

Group (Windows 10)

and click on 

USB Driver Setup

Note nothing will appear to happen

If you now connect to the Fire Panel with a 
USB lead then check your PC’s Device 
Manager > Ports (Com & LPT) to determine 
the COM Port to use:-

Repeat the process above.

The following screen will appear and confirm
that the driver installation is complete:-

Summary of Contents for Gent Compact Plus

Page 1: ...Vigilon Plus Basic Commissioning Training ...

Page 2: ...Technical Support Helpline 0203 4091779 Option 2 www gentexpert co uk www gent co uk E mail technical services honeywell com Contacts and Resources ...

Page 3: ...s VBC Pre Attendance Module C S Quad Visual Identifiers Part Numbers and Wiring S Cube Visual Identifiers Part Numbers and Wiring Principles of Dual Angle Optical Sensing Loop Breaker and Voltage Status Digital and Analogue Channels of Devices Vigilon Standard Signals and Voice Alarm Messages of S Quad SCube Devices VBC Pre Attendance Module D Panel Menu navigation Card Status Loop Control and Loo...

Page 4: ...Vigilon Plus 4 6 Loop Panels ...

Page 5: ...Vigilon Plus Inner Door Zone LEDs Zones 1 to 32 8 Line LCD Display Full QWERTY Keyboard Control and Function Buttons System Indication LEDs Printer aperture ...

Page 6: ... Plus 24 1 4 loop Control Panel 2 x 12v 21ah batteries wired in series 24Hr PSU with one battery circuit Mains Supply Termination Inner Door DKC Display Keyboard Card Terminal Card Printer If fitted Backplane ...

Page 7: ... cable terminations to external battery box PCB External Battery Box configurations The configuration to be used will be determined by the Battery Standby and Loop Load Calculation Lower shelf only populated with 2 x 21Ah SLA battery pairs Both Upper Lower shelf Populated with 4 x 21Ah SLA battery pairs ...

Page 8: ...ng 4 batteries only use P1 P2 12v 12v 12v 12v 12v 12v Remote battery box Control panel 3 x 2 core pairs 1 5mm2 10m maximum 2 5mm2 15m maximum 12v 12v Vigilon Plus 72 Battery Box Connections In Line Fuse In Line Fuse ...

Page 9: ...Backplane and Non Volatile Memory Card14 NVM Protection Link Non Volatile Memory NVM Card 14 Card Slots Terminations for cards fitted in Slots P7 P8 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 ...

Page 10: ... CARD or IO Card Optional F4 F3 F2 F1 SLOT P1 Card 0 SLOT P2 Card 15 SLOT P3 Card 1 to PRINTER Control panel 1 6 loop Cards NVM CARD LOOP CARD 6 Flash Memory Non Volatile Memory NVM Card POWER SUPPLY B A T T E R Y Card 14 SLOT P4 Card 2 SLOT P5 Card 3 SLOT P6 Card 4 SLOT P7 Card 5 SLOT P8 Card 6 ...

Page 11: ...Information held on card Panel address Sector linking Delay block Time slot Zones Command Builds Auxiliary relays Main Control Card MCC Card 0 BATT 3 ...

Page 12: ...itch alters card type DIL switches all set to up off position DKC switches used instead Software chip 0 Half duplex 1 Slave 2 Remote Printer 3 Universal half duplex 4 Ascom pager 5 Domain bridge full duplex 6 Universal full duplex This card provides the panel with 1 x RS232 serial Port and 1 x RS485 Port ...

Page 13: ...ON Switch no Baud rate 19200 EN54 Panels Domain address eg 1 DKC Display Keyboard Card DIL Switch Setting EN54 DKC 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 14: ...Loop Processor Card LPC Information kept on card while powered up Device labels Device status Device states Loop map Sectoring Software version ...

Page 15: ...ts 400mA per Circuit 22KR EOL Required per circuit Master Alarms Fuses Clean Contacts SPCO Rated at 1A 24VDC Auxiliary Relay 1 DPCO Fire Rated at 1A 24VDC Auxiliary Relay 2 DPCO Fault Normally Energised Rated at 1A 24VDC Common 0v block for IOC if fitted Ribbon Cable to the top connector of the Backplane Ribbon Cable to the top of the PSU ...

Page 16: ...Compact Plus 2 loops ...

Page 17: ...Compact Plus Inner Door Zone LEDs Zones 1 to 32 8 Line LCD Display Full QWERTY Keyboard Control and Function Buttons System Indication LEDs ...

Page 18: ...Main Control Board 0 Loop Card 1 Loop Card 2 Network Card 10 NVM Card 14 Compact Plus Cards Micro SD card ...

Page 19: ...Compact Plus Door 2211 192 7 Compact Plus Door Terminal Node 2211 192 Compact Plus Main Control Board MCB Card 0 19 1 24VDC Supply RS485 2 Port 1 2 RS232 Comms Ports 3 Loop 2 Connections 4 Aux Relay 1 Fire DPCO 5 Aux Relay 2 Fault SPCO 6 Loop 1 Connections 7 Monitored I P 10K EOL 8 Clean Contacts SPCO 9 Master Alarms ccts 1 2 10 Master Alarm Fuses 11 FS3 Protecting 24VDC Supply 12 Firmware Chip 13...

Page 20: ...230vac Mains input terminals FS6 43v 1A FS1 3 15A FS4 24v 1A Y1 Y2 G1 Batt 1 EEPROM link Do Not Remove Compact Plus PSU ...

Page 21: ...Your Turn Power Up ...

Page 22: ... etc This menu is used to set up system Configuration ie set clock labelling assigning devices to either sectors zones or groups etc This menu is used to retrieve all the relevant information about the system This menu is used by trained engineers ie allocate or stop loops use system test mode setup Passwords etc Menus CONTROL F1 ...

Page 23: ...etting of the time and date at the panel If the Time has drifted and is subsequently corrected and the adjustment is less than 15 minutes the panel will learn from this adjustment If the adjustment is by greater than 15 minutes the adjustment is considered as a time change ...

Page 24: ...INFO STATUS CARD Card Status Type in a card number in the range of 0 15 ENTER ...

Page 25: ...ersion 4 51 31 10 17 Loop Started Loop Complete 11Devices 1 Teebreakers Card 2 Fault 0 Disable 0 Warning 0 Loop Card 1 Version 4 48 5 6 14 Loop Started Loop Complete 9 Devices 2 Teebreaker Card Status Sounder Fault 0 Disable 1 0V resistance is 3 5R L is 1 Next Generation or High Power Loop Card Note the 2 Legacy Loop Card Note the 1 High Power Loop card will also show the Loop resistance and Induc...

Page 26: ...Vigilon System Loop Architecture ...

Page 27: ...Main Loop PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO Vigilon System Loop Architecture L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 28: ...34440 ALARM INTERFACE GENT Main Loop T BREAKER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER Spur loop common Vigilon System Loop Architecture L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 29: ...Device terminals Spur Loop Comm 34000 2 Way Device 3 Way Device Loop In Loop Out LI L2 OUT 5 C 3 IN 4 S Quad Device 0v ...

Page 30: ...Soft Addressing ...

Page 31: ...34440 ALARM INTERFACE GENT Main Loop Spur loop common T BREAKER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 10 14 13 12 11 17 15 18 16 Device Soft Addressing L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 32: ...oop fed from both ends 34440 ALARM INTERFACE GENT T BREAKER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 10 14 13 12 11 17 15 18 16 X Device Soft Addressing Faults L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 33: ...KER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 10 X End 2 disconnected Loop re allocated Top Tip When Commissioning or Fault Finding loops Remove End 2 and allocate Device Soft Addressing Faults L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 34: ...LARM INTERFACE GENT T BREAKER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 10 13 16 17 18 12 14 11 X End 2 Reconnected Loop re allocated 15 Device Soft Addressing Faults L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 35: ... Using Loop Stop Test Eng Loop STOP Type Loop number or range of Loop numbers then press Enter F2 This option has the advantage of retaining any Sector disablements Within 1 5 secs Pre 2012 Stop Loop by Card Reset Test Eng Card Reset Type Loop number or range of Loop numbers then press Enter Enter ...

Page 36: ...SAFE Addressing ...

Page 37: ...34440 ALARM INTERFACE GENT Main Loop Spur loop common T BREAKER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 10 14 13 12 11 17 15 18 16 Device SAFE Addressing L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 38: ... Addressing Faults 34440 ALARM INTERFACE GENT Main Loop Spur loop common T BREAKER T BREAKER PRESS HARD TO PRESS HARD TO T BREAKER 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 10 14 13 12 11 17 15 18 16 Loop re allocated X L1 End 1 L2 End 2 ...

Page 39: ... map data of will be displayed if the device doesn t exist Type in Loop Number Then Enter DEVICE INFO LOOP MAP ENTER MAP MAP Option appears first only if a Network card is fitted If Enter if pressed at this point This will give the As Wired Loop Map EITHER ...

Page 40: ... Next Common Position 1 End 1 Main Loop 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 6 7 2 5 4 End 2 8 Main Loop Main Loop Map information for Loop 1 5 2 1 6 7 Main Loop Main Loop Main Loop Main Loop 3 Main Loop L2 O C Soft Addressed Loop ...

Page 41: ... Main Loop 2 1 5 3 Main Loop 3 2 4 Spur 4 3 o c Spur 5 2 6 Main Loop 6 5 7 Main Loop 7 6 8 Main Loop 8 7 9 Main Loop 9 8 End 2 Main Loop Loop 2 No 6 Optical Heat LB1 C End1 Hi End2 Hi I O 0 Anal 1 2 2nd 250 3rd 0 Short delay 0 Firm 6 Safe Address Safe Addressed Loop ...

Page 42: ...T ENGRS LOOP FIND DEV START QUIT PREVIOUS or NEXT DEVICE IS FOUND DISPLAY CONFIRMS Use to Locate adjacent Device Quit to exit Find Device but will timeout after a period Find Devices Caution Find Device will Pulse Interface Output Channels ...

Page 43: ... Find Device Your Instructor will now give you a separate Handout sheet showing the layout of the panel s loop devices Use the Find Device option to identify the device addresses and mark them up on the handout ...

Page 44: ...Analogue Detection ...

Page 45: ...e Panel scans a device on the loop it will request the current data for its Analogue Channels e g Optical Chan 1 Heat Chan 2 CO Chan 3 Optical Chan 4 Backward The panel then uses this information to determine if there is a fire So it is the panel making the decision NOT the device ...

Page 46: ...nt particles present different scatter patterns Dual Optical O2 uses both forward backward scatter data ratio Principles of Dual Optical O2 Sensor Aerosol particles IR Receive r IR Emitter Forwards Angle Light Scatter IR Emitter Aerosol particles IR Receive r IR Emitter Backwards Angle IR Emitter Aerosol particles IR Receive r IR Emitter Dual Optical or O2 Sensor 1 Standard Optical detection ...

Page 47: ...Device Status Type in a Device number in the range 1 200 Type in Loop Number in the range 1 8 DEVICE INFO F1 STATUS LOOP ENTER DISPLAY F1 PRINT only appears if Printer is fitted and switched on OR ...

Page 48: ...y address used primarily by sounder strobe Zone number and its label Status of End 1 End 2 of the device High or Low Device description Location of the device On the loop Loop on which the device is installed Secondary address denotes group of devices Digital channels Input Outputs Loop breaker condition C closed O open Description of Monitored input LED attached to the device Device Status Short ...

Page 49: ...Digital Outputs and Analogue Channels On Off low tone Hi tone ...

Page 50: ...ice Zone Assignments Change the Zone Mode Transmit the Configuration to the Vigilon Panel Back Up the Panel s Configuration Interpret Device Condition Exception Codes Configure Squad Sensors Sounder VADs SCubed Wall Mounted Sounder VADs Add Remove a Device to from a SOFT or SAFE Addressed Loops To Register and Navigate GENTEXPERT Interrogate the Panel s Logs Use the VigInSite Tool Disable elements...

Page 51: ...load from www gentexpert co uk Licensed for 90 day periods and the licence is Brand Specific A licence can be obtained anytime by using the Online licence generator via www gentexpert co uk Or by contacting Technical Services Mon Fri 08 30 17 00 Is supported on both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7 10 Professional and Enterprise editions of Windows ...

Page 52: ...ommissioning Tool Folder then select the folder applicable to your Operating System Run the setup program to install the Commissioning Tool Accept the default locations Do not start the Commissioning Tool yet Commissioning Tool Install the Crypkey Service Commissioning Tool Downloading and Installing Browse to the following folder on your PC 32 bit Operating Systems C Program Files Honeywell Commi...

Page 53: ...ows 10 and click on USB Driver Setup Note nothing will appear to happen If you now connect to the Fire Panel with a USB lead then check your PC s Device Manager Ports Com LPT to determine the COM Port to use Repeat the process above The following screen will appear and confirm that the driver installation is complete ...

Page 54: ...o gentexpert co uk via PC or Smart phone 4 Access Licence Generator 1 Open CommsTool 2 File Licence form 5 Logon 6 Enter your Engineering Code Surname Read and accept the agreement by ticking the box and then click the Submit Button Copy note the User code ...

Page 55: ... Key then click the Install Licence button 12 Licence Agreement appears read accept 13 Site Key accepted Ok Copy note the Return Licence Key 14 Close License form and Restart the Commissioning Tool CommsTool is now Licenced 7 Paste or type the USER CODE from Step 2 8 Select the required Licence option ...

Page 56: ...etup the Node Address TestEng Usercode Config Comms Address type in required node address in the range of 1 to 32 Enter Domain Number On an EN Panel by default this will be set at Domain 1 To Change the Domain Number if required TestEng Usercode Config Comms Domain type in required Domain address in the range of 1 to 255 Enter Version 3 xx BS 4 xx EN RS232 Ports Compact Only Communication Port and...

Page 57: ...plex Step 3 Select according to your Panel s Loop Map s Are your devices SOFT or SAFE addressed Connecting the Commissioning Tool to the Panel Step 1 Start your commissioning Tool then Click on File then Options Step 2 Select Long Labels Tokenised Labels More about this later Step 4 Enter your PC s COM port number here Use your PC s Device Manager to determine this If using USB lead it must be plu...

Page 58: ...Retrieving the Panel s Configuration Or Type in the Node Address of the panel Type in the Domain Number of the panel Note If there is no Domain then type 0 Click OK Button ...

Page 59: ...sercode later in the course If the AL3 Password has not been set up then just click the OK button or press the Enter key on your keyboard The Commissioning Tool will now start to retrieve the panel s configuration and you will see its Progress as it works through its 20 Tasks Bottom right of screen and the detail of the current task Bottom left of screen e g When the configuration has been retriev...

Page 60: ...e Site File can be saved anywhere on the PC our recommended location is C Program Files Honeywell Commissioning Tool Site Files Or C Program Files x86 Honeywell Commissioning Tool Site Files Type a Site File name of your choice into the File Name field then click on the Save Button Note If the name you have provided contains spaces you will be prompted if it Is ok that spaces be replaced by an und...

Page 61: ...Site Information ...

Page 62: ...d this will appear on the Panel s LCD Display If Auto Daylight Saving Adjustment is ticked the panel s clock will adjust according to the Adjustment parameters If Zonal LED Indication is ticked this enables the Panel s Inner Door Zonal LEDs to function You then get the option to Flash First Zone LED that went into fire Card Summary Firmware versions of the installed Cards Loop Summary Total number...

Page 63: ...Labelling ...

Page 64: ...ecause MCP prefixes the device label Tokenised Long labels Extends labels to a possible 64 characters Uses 3 word banks of commonly used building terms e g Basement which 8 Characters can be Tokenised to 1 or 2 characters WE RECOMMEND USING UPPER CASE FOR LABELS Device Labels ...

Page 65: ...l Tokenisation Long Labels Click on any MCP in your device configuration Then type in the following label In lower case ground floor corridor leading to lift Notice as your label exceeds 32 characters any words that can be tokenised go UPPER CASE RED GROUND FLOOR CORRIDOR leading to LIFT Notice the mix of Upper and Low case words So type your labels in UPPER CASE Method 1 Click the Save button to ...

Page 66: ...Step 2 Click on the Device to be labelled Step 3 Click into the Device Label Field Step 4 Type in the Device label Step 1 Click on the Device button Sectors Zones and Command Builds can Also be labelled in this page Click the Save button to Save your changes Step 5 Save your changes ...

Page 67: ...Zones ...

Page 68: ...or BS 5839 compliance All devices default to Zone 1 on power up There are 128 zones available A device can only be assigned one Zone Any number of devices can be assigned to a Zone Only Zones 1 to 32 will indicate on the LEDs above the panel s display identifying the Fire Zone On the Local Panel Only ...

Page 69: ...f the following Modes to display the ZONE Displays the Zone label that the device is assigned to ALL DEV The Device labels of all the devices in fire 1ST DEV The Device label of the First device only that s in fire in that Zone Setting up the Modes of the Zones is easier and quicker using the Panel s menu Setup Setup Zone Type range 1 thru 128 Mode then select either Zone 1st Dev or All Dev Enter ...

Page 70: ... Mode dropdown Zone Will display the Zone Label First OS Will display the Device Label of the First device in fire only in the Zone All OSs Will display the Device Label Note The Commissioning Tool uses the old terminology for Devices called Outstations OS First OS 1st Dev in the Fire Panel menu All OSs All Dev in the Fire Panel menu ...

Page 71: ...1 Select the device to be zoned You can Select multiple devices in a continuous range by holding down the Shift key on your keyboard and clicking on the first and last device in the range You can Select multiple devices that are not in a continuous range by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and clicking on the required devices Zone your devices according to your Loop Layout Handout Or Tim...

Page 72: ...guration Icon Or Comm Transmit Configuration on the Menu bar Click Select All button then the OK button Note That the Node Address Domain Address Com Port Baud Rate and Duplex settings cannot be changed Just click the OK button to continue or Cancel to abort the upload If connection is successful the Commissioning Tool will now prompt for the Panel s Access Level 3 AL3 Password If the AL3 Password...

Page 73: ...is backed up Now that we have transmitted our new configuration into the panel and confirmed that it functions as expected the next stage is to back up the configuration to the Panel s Non Volatile Memory NVM This done because if your panel reboots the cards will automatically recover the configuration from the NVM ENTER Step 1 Unprotect The NVM Step 2 Backup ALL Cards to the NVM NVM CARD SET UP B...

Page 74: ...Condition Code Analysis Subfault Exception BS panel V3 EN54 panel V4 ...

Page 75: ... 2nd 250 3rd 0 Short delay 0 Condition 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Viewing Device Condition Codes Time 11 00 00 Fri 22 June 2007 Exception LINEN STORE Number 6 on Loop 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Info Status Device Info Events Exception Individual Device All Active Exceptions ...

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Page 77: ...Enter Address any issues indicated by the Exceptions Perform any Smoke Heat Tests Clear off all Exceptions Test Eng Config Clear Exception Enter Press the Clear option when Exception is displayed then press Next and repeat until all Exceptions have been cleared Maintenance Service Visit ...

Page 78: ...SoundersVADs strobes this is fixed After allocation Run Sounders for 45 secs so each sounder finds its optimum sound level No Search performed S Quad S3 Mk2 Mk3 System setup This will set the Attention Tone volume within 6dB of the Message volume Sounder test After Loop allocation 5 min then 24hrs Every 6 hrs Pt 23 and Every 1 hr for old Type Off ...

Page 79: ...d female Voice An incident has been reported In this building please await further instructions female Voice This is a fire alarm please leave the building immediately by the nearest available exit male voice Attention please this is an Emergency please leave the building by the nearest available exit female Voice S Quad S3 Mk2 Mk3 Voice messages Defaults ...

Page 80: ...o 00 and set the High Message to the required Message Ensure that Speech Operation is ticked Codes 00 standard tone for signal 01 message 1 bell ring 02 to 05 voice message 2 to 5 Note If no Sounder Voice Devices are in this Sector the Low Attn Tone and High Message will have the value of FF Strobe period 2 seconds between Flashes Pre speech post speech Gap between attention tone and message Sndr ...

Page 81: ...Device volume Device 8 loop 2 default settings Commissioning date updated automatically when changes are made to System Sector or Sounder S Quad S3 Mk2 Mk3 Sensor Sounder setup ...

Page 82: ...S Quad Monitored Input Output A configurable input for Fire Fault or Supervisory non fire Monitored for s cct o cct wiring fault ...

Page 83: ... Mk3 Monitored Line If Monitored Input is selected a Type field appears You can then select the Type Once selected Changes occur in the Device Configuration Page and ML appears next to the device and Channel 6 below ...

Page 84: ...S Quad Remote LED Output can be configured to control a remote LED 13449 01 Monitored or un monitored wiring ...

Page 85: ...Frangible Glass element or Plastic resettable element options Hinged Plastic Protection Covers Key Switch version available Test key Replaces 34000 MCP without conflict 0v 0v L1 L2 MCP ...

Page 86: ...umpers J2 J3 J4 on last repeat panel ve Sw 1 2 set Baud rate 1200 Sw 8 down to 6 set indicator address Sw 5 down to 3 are not used 24vdc psu 0v 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 3 ON Set switch in each repeat panel No 1 No 2 No3 No 4 Reset Sw psu Non loop repeat indicator panel ...

Page 87: ...anels Practical session Using the Flowchart on the following slide we will work through the following scenarios using a spare device on a Loop of your panel Scenario 1 Soft Addressed loop Device Insertion Scenario 2 Soft Addressed loop Device Removal ...

Page 88: ... follows the New device 2 Click the INSERT button 3 Select the Newly inserted device 4 Modify the Type Sub Type and Device Selection to match the New fitted device 5 Click the CHANGE button Remember Zone and Sector the device according to the site s Cause and Effect Label the new device Stop the Loop Perform a Functional Test For Main Loop mid spur insertion follow the instruction For insertion on...

Page 89: ... via the Panel s Setup Menu A device can be SAFE addressed with the address it has been allocated or any other address that currently doesn t exit on the loop in the range 1 to 207 A single device or range of devices can be SAFE addressed or unSAFE d via the panel s setup Menu Type the Current Device address OR range of Device Addresses SET UP SET UP DEVICE LOOP Type the Loop Number SAFE Type the ...

Page 90: ...loops Map Information for loop 1 Addrs Prev Next Com Position 1 End 1 2 Main Loop 2 1 5 3 Main Loop 3 2 4 Spur 4 3 o c Spur 5 2 6 Main Loop 6 5 7 Main Loop 7 6 8 Main Loop 8 7 9 Main Loop 9 8 End 2 Main Loop e g Notice the symbol next to the device address This indicates the device is SAFE addressed ...

Page 91: ...anels Practical session Using the Flowchart on the following slide we will work through the following scenarios using a spare device on loop 1 of your panel Scenario 1 SAFE Addressed loop Device Insertion Scenario 2 SAFE Addressed loop Device Removal ...

Page 92: ...AREA OF CHANGE DEVICES DEFAULT TO SECTOR 1 ZONE 1 etc THEREFORE THE LABELLING CONFIGURATION MUST BE EDITED TO SUIT THE SYSTEM If removing device s remove the SAFE address s Loop map edit codes 0 conn to panel End 1 251 conn to panel End 2 252 conn not available 255 conn avail but not in use ie o cct not connected For Main Loop mid spur insertion follow the instruction For insertion on a Spur End c...

Page 93: ... Other Panel Functions ...

Page 94: ...toric This will show ALL active Faults Disablements and Warnings on the Selected Card s This will show ALL active Faults Disablements and warnings on the Panel Type in the an Event number or Range This will show an Historic Event or range of selected historic Events Events Fault Disable Warning Supervisory Test HistFire These options Filter the Currently Active entries by type Historic Fires ...

Page 95: ...Enter Test Eng UserCode Card Log On Test Eng UserCode etc Test Freeblok Previous Off Enter A Logs Folder will now be created on the SD Card Should the panel be rebooted or factory defaulted the presence of the Logs folder will automatically switch on SD Card logging Viewing the Logs on the SD Card Step 1 Eject the SD Card Test Eng UserCode Card Eject SD Card Enter Step 2 Remove the SD card from th...

Page 96: ...Extended Panel Event Logging using SD Card Step 4 Right click on any of the event Log files then choose Open with and select Wordpad ...

Page 97: ...Engineering passcode Must be set first Passcode minimum 1 characters Passcode maximum 15 characters Backup MCC MCB Card 0 to NVM The Passcodes on other Panels and Repeat Panels on the Network have to be set up individually A Daily Passcode is available for the current calendar month on www gentexpert co uk ...

Page 98: ... Panel etc Once the Engineering Passcode has been setup this will then automatically enable the Customer Passcode AL2 If MCC MCB is V4 36 then code is 2222 if V4 36 then code 2 To change either the Engineering or Customer Passcode New pass Test Eng Usercode Type in the current Passcode Type in the new Passcode Enter button on keyboard To Delete the Code Test Eng DispTest Config New Pass ...

Page 99: ...lean Use NEXT to Controller ON or Use PREVIOUS to OFF Init Test Eng Usercode Card Enter NVM Card The Panel will Report NVM Being Initialized 512k Step 2 Initialise the NVM Step 1 Freeblocks will need to be switched onto reveal a hidden menu options Step 3 Switch OFF Freebloks using Step 1 Step 4 Backup ALL Cards to the NVM ...

Page 100: ...of a Device or Devices Type and Enter a Device Address or Range of Device Addresses CONTROL DISABLE Or ENABLE SENSING or SOUNDER LOOP Type and Enter the Loop Number Enter Disabling and Enabling a Device Vigilon Panels with MCC V4 40 or Higher The Sensing option will disable the Sensing part of a Device or range of Devices The Sounder option will disable the Sounder Strobe Parts of a Device or rang...

Page 101: ...r Devices Including MCPs Type and Enter a Sector or Range of Sectors CONTROL DISABLE Or ENABLE SECTOR LOOP Type and Enter a Loop Number or range of Loop Numbers Numbers Enter Disabling and Enabling Sectors Disabling a Sector of a Loop will prevent only the Outputs i e Sounder Strobe Interface Channels of any Devices assigned to the Sector from being switched on if that Sector is actioned Each Loop...

Page 102: ...r ENTER SECTOR Type and Enter 1 Thru 32 LOOP Type 1 Thru 8 MALARMS ENTER ENTER AUX RLY Type 1 Thru 2 ENTER BUILD Type 1 Thru 255 ENTER ENABLE OR Disables the Network Communications on this Panel Disables Both Master Alarm Circuits on this Panel Disables Both Auxiliary Relays on this Panel Disables All Command Builds on this Panel ...

Page 103: ...t No Reset Silence No Silence Default Reset Default Silence Devices can now be Tested and by Default the Panel will Automatically Silence and Reset the Fire To Switch Test Mode On Off FIRE TEST ENG CONFIG BUZZER Fault OFF ON If it is required that the Panel s buzzer also be silent throughout the Tests it can be Configured OFF CAUTION Remember to Configure The Buzzers On After Completion of Tests S...

Page 104: ...ell Buildings University MyHBU https myhoneywellbuildingsuniversity com training login S4 Training S4 Loop Powered Interfaces Module D 1 Hour S4 Mains Powered Interfaces Module E 1 Hour S4 Beam Detectors Vigilon Advanced Commissioning Course VAC Introduction VAC Module 1 to 7 6 Hours SAFE System Button 1 Hour Commissioning Tool Basics 45 Minutes ...

Page 105: ...VigInSite ...

Page 106: ...aster turnaround of resolution to work on site and to resolve issues When connected to a panel it is possible to view panel and loop device health information for ease of maintenance The tool may also be used to program Loop Simulators to connect to an Off site system to simulate an On Site system ...

Page 107: ...plication VigInSite will scan for a active Licences on your PC i e Commissioning Tool or Loop Diagnostic Tool LDT VigInSite will then confirm what active Licence if any as been found before presenting the Communication screen No Active Licence found Commissioning Tool Licence found Loop Diagnostic Tool Licence Found ...

Page 108: ...dress that VigInSite will Use Select the Baud Rate to match the Fire Panel s COM Port you are using NOTE This License button is for a future enhancements and not currently used Click the OK Button If communication is successful the following Card Summary screen will be presented for a short period ...

Page 109: ...Note The Loop Number Is only required for some of the advanced features Enter the Site details in these fields and click the Save button Click anywhere in this area and the Password box will be presented Enter the Panel s AL3 code If there is no code is set in the panel leave blank and click the Enter button ...

Page 110: ...VigInSite Options Double click any of the available options Your Instructor will now Demonstrate the Unlicensed and Standard Licence features of VigInSite ...

Page 111: ...le to download from www gentexpert co uk Refer to the comprehensive user manual which is also available to download from www gentexpert co uk To open the Advanced Level options of VigInSite you will need to purchase an annual Loop Diagnostic Tool LDT Licence ...

Page 112: ...Loop Diagnostic Tool LDT ...

Page 113: ...res saving time and money Will provide real time data on the condition of loop cabling and devices connected to it Whilst commissioning new systems the LDT allows you to check the condition of loops handed over to you by the installer and ensuring integrity of the commissioned loop even at full alarm load Use of the LDT before starting a maintenance contract can confirm any problems that may be en...

Page 114: ...nced High Power Loop cards VIG LPC EN and COMPACT LPC EN The LDT requires a Licence to connect to the Vigilon panel This Licence is a purchasable item and is valid for 365 days from the purchase order date Compatibility Licencing Software The LDT is available to download from www gentexpert co uk ...

Page 115: ...Training Room Select the PC COM Port Click the Connect Button Enter a Project Name Click Create Retrieve LDT Connecting to the Panel ...

Page 116: ...LDT Site and Panel Details Enter the Site and Panel Details Now or Later Enter as much detail as possible in these forms as this appears in the Customer and Engineering reports ...

Page 117: ...LDT Panel Overview Panel Overview Panel cards and versions Loop overview Click the required View Loop Button ...

Page 118: ...hin Outside recommended Beyond By clicking on the Icon the Tool will Display Context sensitive help and advice regarding the issue detected Show Profile will display the relative resistance of all devices from both ends of the loop ...

Page 119: ...LDT Earth Fault Earth fault Detected Click to Locate Earth fault The Loop will now reallocate ...

Page 120: ...LDT Earth Fault ...

Page 121: ...LDT Reports Using the Reports Tab both Customer and Engineer reports can be generated These Reports can be saved in a PDF format Click to generate a Customer Report Click to generate an Engineer Report ...

Page 122: ...LDT Reports cont Extracts from an Engineer report ...

Page 123: ...EN54 Part 23 Overview ...

Page 124: ...arm Devices 0 4 Lux above room ambient light level Improve designs safety through ensuring enough light is generated across an entire area to alert occupants the Fire Alarm has activated We now need to consider device spacing for light coverage as well as detection ...

Page 125: ...ng categories Ceiling Wall Open Ceiling and Wall at a given installation height the area a device will cover is defined by the standard Open the manufacturer can specify the light coverage where a device does not fall into the defined coverage of a ceiling or wall device ...

Page 126: ...Wall Mounted VADs CEILING MOUNTED C 6 16 16m ...

Page 127: ...O category O 5 14 Open category Coverage volume which is specified by the manufacturer Whereas C and W are only from specific set heights O type the manufacturer can specify the data ...

Page 128: ...Device s data on coverage S4 711 VAD HPR RED HIGH C 3 14 O 4 5 14 MED C 3 13 O 4 13 LOW C 3 10 Part number Visual Alarm Device High power Red VAD coverage at 3 power levels Device label ...

Page 129: ...VAD design tool 1 2 The details should be transferred to the installation drawings enabling the VADs to be setup correctly 3 ...

Page 130: ... As Installed drawings Your as installed drawings should now not only show Sensor States required in rooms if not default State 0 but also Show the power setting for the VAD as calculated in the design ...

Page 131: ...e semi flush mounting kit S4 Flush SQuad Sensors without a VAD do not require the IP21 Plate IP21 plate provides compliance against water ingress to EN54 Part 23 Ordering codes Standard base only code S4 700 IP21 Plate only code S4 705 IP21 Plate base code S4 701 IP21 Plate Base ...

Page 132: ...XX software BS panels Not compatible with 3400 devices Compatible with 34000 But Not 34450 Interface and S3 devices but at reduced power Beware of changing loop cards eg test purposes Beware of changing MCC cards at any time risk of initialising NVM Lose all data unless you Retrieve setup first ...

Page 133: ...ext Controller Enter 4 Initialise NVM Test Eng Card Init NVM Card Enter 5 Switch Off Freebloks Test Eng Test Freeblok Previous Off Enter 6 Disconnect batteries from PSU 7 Isolate Lithium battery located on MCC or MCB 8 Disconnect USB Commissioning lead from panel 9 Press and release the MCC MCB reset switch then QUICKLY remove mains supply 10 Leave panel powered down for at least 3 minutes ...

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