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VESDAnet Interface Card Product Guide

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Summary of Contents for VESDAnet

Page 1: ...VESDAnet Interface Card Product Guide Document Number 10672_05 Part Number 30071 FlameStop is a Distributor for VESDA ASD Products www flamestop co nz ...

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Page 3: ...use equipment damage Xtralis is not responsible and cannot be held accountable for any liability that may arise due to improper use of the equipment and or failure to take proper precautions Only persons trained through an Xtralis accredited training course can install test and maintain the system Liability You agree to install configure and use the products strictly in accordance with the User Ma...

Page 4: ...on Convention Description Caution This icon is used to indicate that there is a danger to equipment The danger could be loss of data physical damage or permanent corruption of configuration details Warning This icon is used to indicate that there is a danger of electric shock This may lead to death or permanent injury Warning This icon is used to indicate that there is a danger of inhaling dangero...

Page 5: ...www xtralis com iii Xtralis VESDA VESDAnet Interface Card Product Guide Approvals UL ULC LPCB VdS CFE ActivFire EN54 20 CE EMC CPD VNIIPO Document No 10672_05 Part No 30071 ...

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Page 7: ...ting the Installed VESDAnet Interface Card 8 4 Using a Detector with the VESDAnet Interface Card 9 Direct Serial connection to the VLF detector 9 VLF features disabled by VESDAnet Interface Card 11 Configuring VLF and VESDAnet Interface Card 11 5 Maintenance 15 VESDAnet Interface Card Interchangeability 15 6 Technical Specification 15 7 Troubleshooting 17 Faults reported via VLF Instant Fault Find...

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Page 9: ...Anet Interface Card also referred to as the VN Card can be installed into detectors such as the Xtralis VESDA VLF allowing communication on the VESDAnet protocol This will allow the detector to be monitored for alarms and faults remotely It will also allow configuration status monitoring and event log extraction via software tools on VESDAnet By interfacing a detector onto VESDAnet the features an...

Page 10: ...circuit board with connectors on either end It is designed to be installed inside a smoke detector such as the VLF Figure 1 VN Card Diagram showing major features B C D E F G H A Legend Label on PCB A Detector Interface Cable socket B System OK LED SYS OK C VESDAnet Port A LED VN A D VESDAnet Port B LED VN B E Detector Comms LED DET F VESDAnet Port A Socket VESDAnet A G VESDAnet Port B Socket VESD...

Page 11: ...f no VESDAnet Interface Card installed 1 Ensure the detector is powered off 2 Open the VLF See the VLF product guide for details 3 Plug the interface cable from the VESDAnet Interface Card into the socket marked A 4 Place the card in the space provided ensuring that the mount for the screw matches up with the hole on the card The interface cable should fold under the card 5 Once the card is seated...

Page 12: ...6 www xtralis com VESDAnet Interface Card Product Guide Xtralis VESDA The card is successfully installed Figure 3 VLF with case off VESDAnet Interface Card Installed ...

Page 13: ... is recommended that Belden 9841 120 Ohm twisted pair cables or similar cables be used Figure 4 VESDAnet wiring with Shielded Twisted Pair maintain polarity Figure 5 VESDAnet closed loop wiring diagram with Shielded Twisted Pair Note VESDAnet cabling can be wired A to A B to B or A to B Also A to A B to B or A to B Shielded wire must be terminated to the shielded connector Note In the VESDAnet dia...

Page 14: ...DET LED lit 4 View amber LEDs lit corresponding to correct Port A and B connections to the next device Using a VESDAnet tool such as VSC or LCD Programmer you can now view and configure the VLF detector via VESDAnet LED Color Status Power Green Is lit when power is supplied to the card SYS OK Amber Is flashing when the card s processor is running VN A Amber Is lit when the card is communicating on...

Page 15: ...ow Table 2 VESDAnet Interface Card configuration tool comparison Direct Serial connection to the VLF detector You are able to directly connect to a VLF VN by using a PC with VSC software and an RS 232 serial cable When you are logged into the detector via the direct connection at Administrator level or above configuration changes over VESDAnet will be rejected If the VESDAnet card is logged in to ...

Page 16: ... LCD Programmer The VESDAnet passwords for these usernames will then be copied to the VLF detector by the VESDAnet Interface Card and can be used when logging in using a serial connection to the VLF In a network of more than one detector the lowest detector zone number shall write its Password Identification Table user names and passwords to all devices on the network Ensure the lowest detector ad...

Page 17: ...re Alert Action Fire 1 Fire 2 verification delays for alarm set 2 These delays are always set equal to the alarm set 1 delays The GPI General Purpose Input cannot be configured to alarm set 1 or none Daylight saving functions are not available Fixed selection of Day or Night smoke thresholds time of day selection is always used PINs setup using a direct serial connection to the VLF is disabled The...

Page 18: ...is visible with the VLF but no change can be made to its speed Normalizing Airflow The VLF detector airflow normalisation process is instantaneous compared to the VLP VLS and VLC detectors The best way to check whether airflow normalization was successful is to check the current flow for the Pipe It should read close to 100 Filter Replacement When the filter in the VLF has been replaced the Filter...

Page 19: ...seconds the parameter is called Detector Minimum Period If the higher range is required then VSC must be used to configure If a higher range has been previously set with VSC and the user views the setting using the LCD Programmer the software will not allow the higher setting unless the user exits the screen without applying any changes Flow Settings When the LCD Programmer is used the VLF Minor F...

Page 20: ...GPI function If you select the Mains OK setting on the Programmer the VLF detector s GPI will be set to External mode Button Lockout There are two specific front panel buttons on the VLF AutoLearn Smoke and AutoLearn Flow which are not on the VLP The lockout settings are not available via the Programmer and can only be changed using VSC The button lockout function on the VLF locks out the function...

Page 21: ... set in minutes and seconds mm ss Using configuration and programming tools via VESDAnet only minutes can be set mm 5 Maintenance VESDAnet Interface Card Interchangeability VESDAnet Interface Cards can be swapped using the Installation steps on page 4 If a VESDAnet Interface card is replaced its settings such as the detector Address and other VESDAnet configuration values e g Xtralis VESDA detecto...

Page 22: ...on Power Consumption Consumes less than 1 W from the detector at 24 VDC 42 mA Dimensions Length x Width x Height Metric 137 mm x 71 mm x 20 mm Imperial 5 x 2 13 16 x 13 16 Weight 0 08 kg 0 176 lb Operating Conditions Detector Ambient 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Terminal Size Terminals 0 2 2 5 mm2 30 12 AWG ...

Page 23: ...ivity the front cover must be removed 1 If there is no card is present and the detector is not supposed to have a card Use VSC to configure the detector for no installed card 2 If a card is installed Check the Power SYS OK and DET LEDs on the VESDAnet Interface Card If the Power LED is not lit check the connection from the VLF to the VN Card If this connection is okay then the VN Card is faulty an...

Page 24: ... of the type of error message that could be shown Fault Summary 8 Field Wiring Explanation Communications fault on VESDAnet i e The VLF VN will report this fault if any device on VESDAnet has a wiring fault The Network connection has been set as Open Ended but a device is actually connected The VLF VN will report this fault if any device on VESDAnet has this problem Another device on VESDAnet has ...

Page 25: ...al connection while configuration is being changed via VESDAnet i e two people are logged into the VLF at the same time This error occurs because the person logged in via the RS232 Serial connection gets priority For the LCD Programmer when this error occurs you will see In the example shown 4350357 is the serial number of the device that failed and the message after that relay response is an exam...

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Page 27: ...F features 11 F Fault summary 7 17 Fault Summary 8 18 G GPI General Purpose Input 11 I Install VN to VLF 5 Installation instructions 5 Instant Fault Finder 17 M Minimum Period 11 P Preferred port 11 R Required Settings 10 T testing the card 8 U Unsupported Configuration Error 11 V VESDAnet wiring 7 VN Card Diagram 4 VN Card LED Indicator key 8 VN VLF with VESDAnet Guidelines 10 ...

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