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Wiring the battery box

Wiring the battery box

Battery Box

Here the battery box is 
shown mounted beneath
the control panel

Panel

Control
panel

Battery 
box

Control panel

Battery box

in a remote 

location

Cable distance
1.5mm² - 10m maximum
2.5mm

²

 - 15m maximum

TH-

TH+

B2-

B2+

B1-

B1+

P4

P3

P2

P1

P6

TH1

P2

P3

P1

TH+TH-

B2+

B2-

B1+

B1-

Wiring options

Where the wiring is terminated
at the top of the panel ensure
the cables run neatly  

down the side of the 
enclosure to the terminals

To maintain earth continuity, an earth lead (not supplied), is required 
to be 

fi

 tted to an earth point in the control panel with the other end to 

an earth point in the battery box.

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Summary of Contents for Gent Vigilon

Page 1: ...stem u p t o 2 k m l o o p Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecurity com ...

Page 2: ...l data 16 Control panel 16 Batteries and Battery Box 18 Power supply 19 Panel installation 20 Mounting cable entry points 21 Semi Flush fixing the control panel 22 Battery box for VIG1 72 panel 23 19 inch Rack mounting frames 23 Wiring the battery box 24 Cable termination on enclosure 25 Wiring tests 25 Mains battery supply cables 25 Mains supply 26 Terminals for external circuits 27 Device loop c...

Page 3: ...en in the main text This is either a caution to prevent damage to the equipment or a warning to inform of dangerous conditions that may result in injury or death Abbreviations ac Alternating current dc Direct current EOL End of line ESD Electrostatic discharge FARE Fire Alarm Routing Equipment FPE Fire Protection Equipment I F Interface IO or I O Input Output IP Ingress protection LCD Liquid cryst...

Page 4: ...ective product As an aid to this decision the weight and overall size of each full assembly together with implications on cable entries and routing should be taken into consideration All these procedures assume that the cable gland steel box BESA box and other related accessories are provided by the installer As fitted drawings The installer should acquire site specific information from the intere...

Page 5: ...able from the panel ensure both mains and battery supplies are disconnected Mains supply Mains supply to any fire alarm control and indicating equipment must be via an unswitched 5A fused spur unit A disconnect device must be provided to disconnect both poles and must have a minimum gap of 3mm The disconnect device should be available as part of the building installation and must be easily accessi...

Page 6: ...ire alarm devices 7 9 Control of Fire Alarm Routing Equipment FARE options with requirements sub clause 7 9 1 Output to FARE 7 10 Output to Fire Protection Equipment FPE options with requirements sub clause 7 10 1 Output Type A 7 11 Delays to action outputs 7 12 Dependencies on more than one alarm signal options with requirements sub clause 7 12 3 Type C dependency 8 3 Fault signals from point 9 5...

Page 7: ...protection devices Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Vigilon Control Panel 1 1 2 2 Zone circuit Sounder circuit 3 230V ac Other loop devices Vigilon Control Panel 1 1 2 2 Zone circuit Sounder circuit 3 230V ac 3 230V ac Other loop devices...

Page 8: ...t the PH120 classification when tested in accordance with EN 50200 and maintain circuit integrity if exposed to the following test a single sample of the cable is simultaneously exposed to flame at a temperature of 930ºC 0 40ºC and mechanical shock for a period of 60min followed by simultaneous exposure to water spray and mechanical shock for a further 60min The cables listed in this manual are th...

Page 9: ... is the preferred cover sheath for fire applications The specified loop circuit cables are also suitable for wiring master alarm auxiliary relay input output lines and mains supply Enhanced loop cables Approved cables for loop wiring EMC Compliant Draka Firetuf FT120 Enhanced FTPLUS2EH1 5RD formally Firetuf FT Plus Datwyler Pyrofil Enhanced Mineral insulated cable MICC to BS6207 Part 1 Prysmian fo...

Page 10: ...having 1 5mm2 cross section area a red cover sheath preferred for alarm applications Prysmian formally Pirelli FP Plus 1 2Km maximum Panel to Panel or Panel to Network node cable distance 3 Cores each having 1 5mm2 cross section area Standard Network cables Approved cables for network wiring EMC Compliant Belden Armoured equivalent This cable being a two pair cable to BS5308 Part 1 type 2 0 5mm2 1...

Page 11: ...each core having 1 5mm2 cross section area Huber Schner Radox series FR communication cable 1 2Km maximum Panel to Panel or Panel to Network node cable distance 3 cores twisted triad screened 1 5mm2 7 0 42 stranded conductors Nominal impedance 200 ohms 1KHz Capacitance conductors 110pF m 1KHz Capacitance screen to core 210pF m 1KHz Fire resistance tested to BS6387 category CWZ and IEC 331 Prysmian...

Page 12: ... this case a rough method for calculating the loop load and loop cable length is shown in the leaflet for the loop card For a precise loop load and battery standby calculation use the Battery Standby and Loop load calculator tool Up to 1Km loop length is possible with 34000 devices or a mix of 34000 S4 and S3 devices installed on a loop circuit Again for precise loop load and battery standby calcu...

Page 13: ... alarm device load C D B A S 4 AV S 3 AV Audio Visual S4 and S3 devices S 4 S4 Sensor only devices Other system devices key Distributed alarm device load Where the alarm load is distributed along the entire length of the loop using 1 5mm cable the loop length can be up to 2Km with up to 200 devices 2 5mm cable the loop length can be up to 2 5Km with up to 200 devices Lumped alarm device load If th...

Page 14: ...1 T S3 Mimic Panel Spur T S 3 S4 S 4 230V ac Addressable System Devices Manual Call Point T Breaker T End of Line Unit Magnetic door release Conventional Products off interface inputs Alarm sounder Conventional Fire Detector Manual Call Point Beam sensor Transmitter and receiver Tx Rx S 3 S Cubed Voice enhanced Speech Sounder Strobe Unit S 4 S Quad Sensor Speech Sounder VAD Strobe S4 1 Input loop ...

Page 15: ...ltiple fires The panels are designed for surface or semi flush mounting with rear and top cable entry points Features Analogue addressable fire detection and alarm control Supports up to four or six loop circuits per panel Up to 200 addressable devices can be connected to a loop circuit Devices like sensors MCPs and interface units etc Two master alarm circuits Optional RS485 to connect to a Repea...

Page 16: ...ire intruder and social alarm systems Ingress Protection IP30 Colour Door Grey Pantone 422 Backbox Graphite Grey RAL 7024 Loops The panel is supplied with a loop card for 1 loop circuit It can support up to 4 6 Loop circuits using optional loop cards Network Two types of network cards are available for secure network connection Fibre Optics 2Km maximum Copper RS485 1 2Km maximum RS232 and RS485 co...

Page 17: ...uit MA1 fuse 1A FS1 MA2 fuse 1A FS2 20 x 5mm on Terminal card RS232 and RS485 connections The panel will require an optional standard IO Card to facilitate RS232 for connections for domain bridging and remote printer The maximum cable length allowed for RS232 is 15m The panel has an RS485 port to accept the Repeat Indicator panels The Commissioning tool can be connected to the panel via the USB po...

Page 18: ...ttery box is only used with the VIG1 72 panel and can be installed in a remote location up to 10m cable distance away from the control panel when using 1 5mm2 MICC When using 2 5mm2 MICC then the cable length can be increased to 15m Battery box dimensions in mm height 437 x width 421 x depth 174 Terminals Accept cable size of up to 2 5mm2 Battery box weight including batteries 31 2Kg with 4 batter...

Page 19: ...ic Quick Blow for VIG1 24 only FS3 F10A Ceramic for VIG1 72 only All fuses 20mm x 5mm size Storage temperature 10ºC to 55ºC Operating temperature 5ºC to 40ºC Relative Humidity up to 90 Non condensing Temperature 5ºC to 45 C Indicators LD1 LD5 indicate RAM ROM and EPROM status error checksum and communication Battery Charging current 1 x 2 4A nominal for VIG1 24 2 x 3 6A nominal for VIG1 72 EN54 Pa...

Page 20: ...r installation inside a battery box the battery box can hold up to 8 x 12V 21Ah batteries A Battery box is supplied with VIG1 72 panel only Parts supplied in spares packs Part Qty VIG1 24 Qty VIG1 72 Battery box Cable tie 3 3 Ferrite core 1 1 22K 0 5W Resistor 2 2 Battery lead 1 Spade tag 2 Link lead 1 Battery lead fused 4 i Instructions 1 1 1 20 x 5mm Fuse 6 3A QB Ceramic 1 20 x 5mm Fuse 3 15A AS...

Page 21: ...ttom side on the right hand Back box for VIG 72 shown 5 off Backbox fixing points includes 1 keyhole 1 7m Floor level Dust cover over backplane Earth to Inner door Backplane 0V to printer PSU Fitted on VIG1 72 only Adhesive backed foam pad to seal up gap to prevent ingress Cable entry points 18 Back 21 Top 3 Bottom side on the right a Identify the package VIG1 24 VIG1 72 and check that it contains...

Page 22: ...nted using a semi flush surround VIG 24 FLUSH A stainless steel variant of the semi flush surround VIG FLUSH SS will require a stainless steel door VIG_DOOR_SS a Check the contents of the semi flush surround package b Cut out an aperture in the wall to allow the semi flush surround to be fitted see the diagram below for dimensions of the aperture in the wall c Using the fixing holes on the surroun...

Page 23: ...ints 3 Back 5 Top Earth lead Locakable Door Backbox Earth points 2 off on the top side of the case Hole for battery cables from terminal card to batteries on lower shelf Upper Shelf Lower Shelf 19 inch Rack mounting frames The diagrams below show the rack mounting frames for the control panel and battery box that can be mounted onto a 19inch Rack 10 off holes for securing to 19 Rack 4 holes with t...

Page 24: ... maximum TH TH B2 B2 B1 B1 P4 P3 P2 P1 P6 TH1 P2 P3 P1 TH TH B2 B2 B1 B1 Wiring options Where the wiring is terminated at the top of the panel ensure the cables run neatly down the side of the enclosure to the terminals To maintain earth continuity an earth lead not supplied is required to be fitted to an earth point in the control panel with the other end to an earth point in the battery box www ...

Page 25: ...cables are not required to be connected to terminals then leave 400mm tail wire length unless otherwise specified and mark each core identifying its final point of connection Where the cable is required to be connected ensure it is secured to the respective terminal Wiring tests Don t undertake high voltage insulation tests WITH THE CABLES CONNECTED to the panel and system device terminals Such a ...

Page 26: ...ion and must be easily accessible after the installation is complete Dedicated mains supply from consumer unit 5A Unswitched fused spur unit P2 L N mains cable 270mm 50mm 5mm mains cable The mains cable must be stripped back to the length shown to allow live and neutral wires to be wound twice through the ferrite core ferrite core supplied 35mm Panel 45mm must be sleeved Use cable ties supplied Gl...

Page 27: ...C NO P7 Auxiliary Relay 2 NC C NO NC C NO P8 RS232 0V 0V 0V 0V 0V P12 Terminal card P2 P3 0V1 VE1 VE1 0V2 N C N C VE2 VE2 WITH NETWORK CARD IN SLOT P2 OF BACKPLANE PB1 PB2 Backplane NETWORK CARD IN SLOT P8 0V1 VE1 VE1 0V2 N C VE2 VE2 N C LOOP CARD IN SLOT P8 Loop 6 L1 0V L2 0V IO CARD IN SLOT P8 A 5V B 0V CTS Rx RTS TX IO RS232 CARD IN SLOT P7 N C 0V CTS RX RTS TX LOOP CARD IN SLOT P7 Loop 5 L1 0V...

Page 28: ...mmon terminals of a 3 ways device A spur must not cover more than the equivalent of one zone as defined in BS 5839 Part 1 As every loop device has an isolator fitted it is not necessary to apply special attention where there are more than 32 devices However no more than a maximum of 512 fire detectors and or manual call points shall be installed on one control panel L 1 0 1 L 2 0 2 Manual call poi...

Page 29: ...R ALARMS Clean contacts The control panel operates the clean contacts relay when a fire event is received from the system The clean contacts can be used to switch plant equipment such as lift control system The contacts should be powered from an independent power supply PANEL The clean contact relay is normally de energised and operates with a fire event without delay NC NO C Terminal Card P6 CLEA...

Page 30: ...ate in a normally energised or de energised state The contacts should be powered from an independent power supply where required PANEL Factory default Aux relay 1 is normally de energised and operates with a fire event without delay Aux relay 2 is normally energised and de energises with a fault event without delay Note Aux relay 2 has been shown in the above diagram in its de energised state whic...

Page 31: ...splay Keyboard card PANEL NETWORK CARD IN SLOT P8 0V1 VE1 VE1 0V2 N C VE2 VE2 N C LOOP CARD IN SLOT P8 Loop 6 L1 0V L2 0V IO CARD IN SLOT P8 A 5V B 0V CTS Rx RTS TX Terminal card PANEL Backplane MCC LCC P1 LOOP or RS232 P3 I O or N W P2 LOOP or RS232 P4 LOOP or RS232 P5 LOOP or RS232 P6 LOOP or RS232 P7 P8 LOOP N W or I O IO card IO Network or Loop card option PB1 PB2 IO RS232 CARD IN SLOT P7 N C ...

Page 32: ...ill print local system events GND GND Tx Tx Rx Rx PANEL NODE TxCTS RxRTS Terminals for fitted in slot P2 of the backplane If the is installed in a spare slot on the backplane then use the corresponding terminals IO card configured for Remote printer rotary switch position 2 IO card to which a remote printer is connected RS232 Terminal card P4 A 5V B 0V RS485 9 way D type connector Hand held printe...

Page 33: ...lay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Veri...

Page 34: ...KPLANE post 08 2006 BACKPLANE post 08 2006 Copper network connections Cable screen N C 0V1 VE1 VE1 0V2 N C VE2 VE2 N C P10 Connections for Network card in Socket P8 Card 6 NEW Control Panel P10 Connections for Network card in Socket P8 Card 6 BACKPLANE post 08 2006 NEW Control Panel 0V1 VE1 VE1 0V2 N C VE2 VE2 N C BACKPLANE post 08 2006 From previous panel or node No connection P10 Pre 08 2006 BAC...

Page 35: ...connected to earth at or at THE JOINT Ensure a good screen continuity joint exists where there is a split cable DO NOT mix cables of different types on the same leg of a network as this will create impedance imbalance and disruption to data communication How to minimise cross talk When using standard MICC cable in a network the different legs of the cable must not be closely placed together as thi...

Page 36: ...stem Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fau...

Page 37: ...c patch panel Panel Node Panel Node Tx Tx Rx Rx FO Net DOM FO Net DOM Fibre Optics FO Net DOM FO Net DOM RS232 Domain bridge using Domain IO card Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Healthy 15 45 Fault System Fault Test Fire Power Power Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Vigilon Fire System GENT 2015 Designed to EN54 Pt 2 4 Heal...

Page 38: ...Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P Network node Network node Dedicated Computer network IOC IOC Domain 1 Domain 2 RS232 15m maximum NPORT DEVICE RJ45 GND TxD RxD PSU PSU NPORT CONVERTER UNIT NPORT CONVERTER UNIT MAINS SUPPLY MAINS SUPPLY NPORT DEVICE RJ45 TxD RxD GND Dedicated Computer Network PATCH CABLES NETWORK PORT PARTS REQUIRED FOR EN54 SETUP 2 x VIG IO DOM 2 x VIG NPORT 100 REQUIRED 2 X I...

Page 39: ...ower Fault Fault Dis Disablement Sounder Previous Next Delay Verify Active Fire Routing O P DOMAIN BRIDGE IOC IOC Domain 1 Domain 2 Network node BT Leased line Network node Modem Modem Panel Backplane 3 2 7 Modem 25 way D type plug BT Leased line Mains socket PB2 N C 0V CTS RX RTS TX IO CARD IN SLOT P7 On completion of wiring installation On completion of all wiring refit the temporary cover onto ...

Page 40: ...IP21 Base Gasket prevent water damage from dripping water from the ceiling An optional label Part No 805576 can be fitted to the base The label can be marked up with device location information Indicators The S Quad has a red LED that gives an indication in the event of a fire The LED can be configured to flash periodically as an in operation confirmation this indication is given system wide at al...

Page 41: ...evice using the flush mounting kit S4 FLUSH DO NOT locate smoke detectors where products of combustion may be present such as kitchens garages furnace rooms welding shops etc DO NOT locate heat detectors above boilers or heaters or where the temperature is normally very high or liable to sudden fluctuations DO NOT locate smoke or heat detectors In dusty or dirty environment Near heating or air con...

Page 42: ...e back box Loop cable Standard Metal Box Cable gland Loop cable Base Ceiling tile 2 Screws NOT SUPPLIED to secure Base and IP21 Plate if fitted to the Metal box Cross section of ceiling tile IP 21 Plate used on S Quad with VAD Route the cables In Out wiring to S Quad bases EM2 OUT5 IN4 C3 L1 0V L2 EM2 OUT5 IN4 C3 L1 0V L2 EM2 OUT5 IN4 C3 EM2 OUT5 IN4 C3 www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecur...

Page 43: ... accept signals such as fire non fire or fault these are configured during commissioning As a fire input it is possible to connect a conventional Manual Call Point non UK application only with a series resistor of value 470 Ohms coupled with an end of line 10Kohms resistor In this case the fire input is fully monitored for open or short circuit faults The input can be setup as a non fire or fault ...

Page 44: ...d rotate it again until it clicks and goes no further the lines on the base and S Quad will align Base S Quad Tool To fit a dust cover Place the dust cover onto the tool inside the cradle Offer the cover to the S Quad locate and push to fit it onto the assembly Withdraw the tool when the dust cover is in place Tool Dust cover To remove a dust cover A dust cover remover tool must be fitted to the m...

Page 45: ...Cards VIG LPC EN Loop Card EN54 up to 2Km VIG MCC 24 Main Controller Card EN54 a spare for VIG1 24 and VIG1 72 VIG NC Copper Network Card EN54 VIG NC FO Fibre Optic Network Card for VIG1 24 VIG1 72 and Network node VIG IOC DOM Domain Bridge Input Output Card EN54 VIG NC DOM FO Secure Domain Bridge Card Fibre Optics Network Card for VIG1 24 VIG1 72 and Network node Accessories VIG 24 FLUSH Flush mo...

Page 46: ...dheld serial thermal printer PRINTER H PAPER Thermal paper for handheld printer Manuals 4188 1025 EN54 Vigilon 4 6 loop panel based system Operating instructions 4188 749 Log book S Quad Sensors The latest S Quad publications lists the product range These publications can be downloaded from www gentexpert co uk by registered users www acornfiresecurity com www acornfiresecurity com ...

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