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Standards
Westronglyrecommendthatthisdocumentisreadinconjunctionwiththeappropriatelocalcodesandstandardsforsmokedetectionand
electricalconnections.Thisdocumentcontainsgenericproductinformationandsomesectionsmaynotcomplywithalllocalcodesand
standards.Inthesecases,thelocalcodesandstandardsmusttakeprecedence.Theinformationbelowwascorrectattimeofprintingbut
maynowbeoutofdate,checkwithyourlocalcodes,standardsandlistingsforthecurrentrestrictions.
FDA
ThisVESDAproductincorporatesalaserdeviceandisclassifiedasaClass1laserproductthatcomplieswithFDAregulations21CFR
1040.10. Thelaserishousedinasealeddetectorchamberandcontainsnoserviceableparts.Thelaseremitsinvisiblelightandcanbe
hazardousifviewedwiththenakedeye.Undernocircumstancesshouldthedetectorchamberbeopened.
FM
3611HazardousApprovalWarning:Exposuretosomechemicalsmaydegradethesealingofrelaysusedonthedetector.Relaysusedon
thedetectoraremarkedTX25V,G6S25VorEC25NU.
VESDAdetectorsmustnotbeconnectedordisconnectedtoaPCwhiletheequipmentispoweredinanFMDivision2hazardous
(classified)location(definedbyFM3611).
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CodesandStandardsInformationforAirSamplingSmokeDetection
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ONORMF3014
ONORMF3014,transporttimesforalltubes(includingcapillaries)mustnotexceed60secondsfromanyhole.Thismeansthatthepre
designedpipenetworksthatincludecapillariescannotbeused.
AS1603.8
Theperformanceofthisproductisdependentupontheconfigurationofthepipenetwork.Anyextensionsormodificationstothepipe
networkmaycausetheproducttostopworkingcorrectly.YoumustcheckthatASPIRE2approvesalterationsbeforemakinganychanges.
ASPIRE2isavailablefromyourVESDAASDdistributor.
AS1603.13
AS1603.13:VESDAdetectorsarenotcompliantwiththepressuretestinginthisstandard.
FMApprovedApplications
TheproductmustbepoweredfromVPS100US120,VPS100US220orVPS220only.
EuropeanInstallations
TheproductmustuseapowersupplyconformingtoEN54:Part4.
ListingInformationfortheVESDALaserFOCUS
ULListing
Foropenareaprotectionthefirealarmthreshold(signal)thatinitiatesanevacuationprocedureviatheFireAlarmPanelmustnotbesetno
lesssensitivethan0.625%/ft.ThedetectorcansendthissignaleitherviatheFireAlarmPanelOutputsignalorthePrealarmoutput
signal.
ActivFireListing
Thefirealarmthreshold(signal)thatinitiatesanevacuationprocedureviatheFireAlarmPanelmustnotbesetnolesssensitivethan
1%m.
ProductListings
UL
ULC
FM
LPCB
VdSapprovalnumberG205018
NF
ActivFire
CCCP
CE(EN501304:1995A2:2003&EN6100063:2001)
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Contents
Scope...............................................................................................................................................1
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IntroductiontoVESDALaserFOCUS............................................................................................1
Generalnotification.................................................................................................................1
Installation.......................................................................................................................................1
Detectormounting...................................................................................................................1
Installingthesmokedetector..................................................................................................2
Installationprocedure..........................................................................................................3
Invertingtheuserinterfacedisplay.....................................................................................4
Detectorremoval.....................................................................................................................4
Airinletpipeconnections........................................................................................................5
Exhaustairpipeconnections..................................................................................................6
Wiringconnections..................................................................................................................6
Detectorcablingrequirements............................................................................................6
GPIGeneralPurposeInput(Terminals1&2).................................................................7
Extraterminals(Terminals3,4,5,6&7)............................................................................9
Powersupply(Terminals8,9,10&11)..............................................................................9
Relays(Terminals1220)................................................................................................10
TypicalWiringToFirePanel(FACP)................................................................................11
WiringToanAddressLoopModule..................................................................................11
Interfacecard....................................................................................................................12
RS232Compatibleserialport...............................................................................................12
InstallationChecklist.............................................................................................................13
SamplingPipeNetworkDesign...................................................................................................13
Singlepipenetwork...............................................................................................................14
Branchedpipenetwork.........................................................................................................16
Returnairsampling(returngrilles)........................................................................................17
Installationconsiderations.....................................................................................................18
Airsamplinginaduct............................................................................................................19
Commissioning.............................................................................................................................19
General.................................................................................................................................19
AutoLearnSmoke.................................................................................................................20
AutoLearnFlow.....................................................................................................................21
VESDASystemConfigurator(VSC).....................................................................................21
Commissioningsmoketest...................................................................................................21
DetectorOverview.........................................................................................................................22
Features................................................................................................................................22
Description............................................................................................................................22
Applications...........................................................................................................................22
ProductInterface...........................................................................................................................23
Frontview..............................................................................................................................23
InstantRecognitionDisplay...................................................................................................24
Controlsandindicators.........................................................................................................25
Interfaceinformationandcontrolbuttons..........................................................................26
Detectorcontrolbuttons....................................................................................................27
Smokelevel&InstantFaultFinderdisplays.........................................................................28
Smokeleveldisplay..........................................................................................................29
InstantFaultFinder...........................................................................................................29
VLFTroubleshootingwithInstantFaultFinder.................................................................30
VESDA
FactoryDefaults............................................................................................................................31
Specifications................................................................................................................................32
Maintenance..................................................................................................................................34
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Overview...............................................................................................................................34
Maintenanceschedule..........................................................................................................35
Filterreplacement.................................................................................................................36
Aspiratorreplacement...........................................................................................................37
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VESDA
1.1 Scope
ThismanualdescribesthefeaturesoftheVESDALaserFOCUS,thespecificationsand
functions,installationrequirements,commissioningandoperationprocedures.Aschedulefor
preventativemaintenanceisalsoprovided.
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1.2 IntroductiontoVESDALaserFOCUS
TheVESDALaserFOCUSearlywarningairsamplingsmokedetectorincorporatesworldleading
VESDAveryearlywarninglaserbasedaspiratedsmokedetectiontechnology.Itprovides
localizedfireriskmanagementsolutionsforsmall,criticalenvironments.TheVESDA
2
LaserFOCUSVLF250monitorsareasupto250m(2500sq.ft.),dependantonlocalcodesand
standards.TheVESDALaserFOCUScomplementstheexistingVESDAdetectorrangeandhas
beendesignedtoprovidesimpleinstallationandcommissioning,absolutesmokedetectionand
reliableandconsistentresponsetosmokeeventswithoutbeingaffectedbyfalsealarms.
Generalnotification
Note:
PriortocarryingoutanyworkormaintenanceontheVESDALaserFOCUStakethe
necessarystepstoadvisethemonitoringauthoritythatpowermayberemovedand
thesystemdisabled.
Caution:
Electrostaticdischargeprecautionsneedtobetakenpriortoremovingthefront
coverfromthedetectorotherwisedamagemayoccurtotheunit.
1.3 Installation
TheVESDALaserFOCUSdetectorisshippedwithallthecomponentsnecessaryforinstallation
withtheexceptionofpipeandassociatedmaterials.
Componentsinclude:
1 LaserFOCUSdetectorwithfittedexhaustdeflector.
1 Mountingbracket.
1 EndofLineresistor(seeGPIGeneralPurposeInput(Terminals1&2)onpage7)
2 M4x20mmlockingscrews
thisProductManual
CheckallcomponentsfordamageandreferanyconcernstoyourVESDAdistributor.
Note:
Note:
Removingtherearcoverofthedetectorwillvoidyourwarranty.
Openingorremovingthesealedlaserdetectionchamberwillvoidyourwarranty.
Detectormounting
TheVESDALaserFOCUScanbeinstalledupright,invertedorhorizontally.
Note:
Ensurethesmokedetectorismountedawayfromobstructionsandbelowceiling
level.
VESDA
Caution:
Anexhaustdeflectormustbefittedforuprightmounting,unlesstheexhaustportis
connectedtoareturnairpipe.
Caution:
Donotinstallthisunitonitsside.Thereisariskofparticulateandcondensation
collectingoncriticalelementsofthedetectorchamberreducingthedetectors
performance.
Ensurethatthereissufficientclearancetomountthedetector,notingthelocationofairsampling
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pipesandcableentrypoints.Owingtotherigidnatureoftheplasticpipe,installationmust
provideforsufficientmovementinallpipework(airinlet,airexhaustandcablepipes)toallow
pipeendstobeeasilyfittedandremoved.
Legend
A
Min.200mm(8in.)belowceilinglevel
Min.500mm(20in.)fromawallorobstructiontoallowaccesstothesecuritytab
Donotinstallthedetectoronitsside
Figure1Mountinglocation
Installingthesmokedetector
Inallinstallationcasesthemountingbracketmustbefitted(upright)asshowninfigure2,
Mountingbracketorientationforuprightandinvertedmounting,onpage3.
Note:
Ensurethemountingsurfaceisflat.Thiswillpermitanairtightsealtobeachieved
betweenthesamplingpipeandthetaperedairportsonthedetector.
Warning:
Priortodrillingtheattachmentholesforthemountingbracket,ensure
thatallmountingsurfaces(i.e.walls,cabinetsides,etc).areclearof
electricalwiringandplumbing.
Wherethepipenetworkandcablingarealreadyfitted,thebracketcanbeusedtoaidalignment
ofthedetectorwiththepipes.TheInstallationprocedurebelowexplainsthisprocess.
VESDA
Installationprocedure
o
Cuttheairinletpipeandexhaustpipe(ifused)at90,andtothesamelength(fornormaland
invertedmounting).Removeallroughedges.Thisiscriticaltoobtainanairtightsealwiththe
smokedetector.
1.
2.
Positiontheairinletcenterlinemark(A),seeFigure2,ofthemountingbracketagainstthe
endoftheairinletpipe.
Inthecutoutsectionofthemountingbracketmarkalineacrossthetopofthecutoutif
metricsizepipeisusedormarkalineacrossthebottomofthecutoutifImperialsizepipe
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
isused.
Slidethemountingbracketdown(upforinvertedmounting)untilthetopofthebracket
alignswiththemarkedline.
Markoffanddrillthe2bracketmountingholes(H).
Screwthebrackettothewall.
Hookthesmokedetectorontothemountingbrackettabsandpullitdownintoplace.
UsethetwoM4x20mmlockingscrewsprovidedandscrewthemintothescrewholeson
theleftandrightsideofthedetector.Seetheitemsmarked(F)intheFigureDetector
removalonpage5.
Theairsamplingpipecannowbeattachedandpowerconnected.
(SeesectionWiringconnectionsonpage19forconnectioninformation).
Forinvertedinstallation,tomarkoffthelocationofthemountingholes,followsteps14withthe
mountingbracketinvertedtothatshowninfigure2,Mountingbracketorientationforuprightand
invertedmounting,onpage3.AlsoseeInvertingtheuserinterfacedisplayonpage4.
A
Legend
Airinletportcenterline
Exhaustairportcenterline
Cutout
Cableentrycenterlines
Mountingtab
MetricOD25mmpipemark
ImperialIPSin.pipemark
Bracketmountingholes
Centerlineofdetector
Antitamperclip
Figure2Mountingbracketorientationforuprightandinvertedmounting
Legend
C
A
Securitytab
Fingerclip
Mountingtab
Antitamperclip
Centerlineofdetector
E
Figure3Mountingbracketrearview
3
VESDA
Invertingtheuserinterfacedisplay
Caution:
coverfromthedetector.
Forinvertedmountingapplications,theVESDALaserFOCUSwillrequiretheuserinterface
o
displaytobeturnedthrough180.Thisiscarriedoutpriortoinstallingthedetector.Alsosee
Mountingbracketorientationforuprightandinvertedmountingonpage3.
Invertingtheuserinterfacedisplay:
1.
Placethedetectoronitsback,pushinthesecuringtabandliftupthefieldserviceaccess
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2.
3.
4.
door.(SeeFigure23,FieldServiceAccessDoorsecuritytabandclip,onpage25).
Removethe2retainingscrewsandliftoffthemaincover.
Disconnecttherestrainingstrapfromtheclip(C)andtheribboncablefromtheuser
interfacecard(B)andplacethecoveraside.
Opentheclips(E).
o
5.
Liftouttheuserinterfacedisplaycard,carefullyturnitthrough180andthenclipitbackinto
place.
6. Reconnecttheribboncableandtherestrainingstrap.
7. Replacethemaincoverandscrewdownthe2retainingscrews.
8. Closethefieldserviceaccessdoor.
Thedetectorisnowreadyforinvertedinstallation.
B
E
Legend
A
Ribboncableclip
Interfacecard
Ribboncableconnector
Clip
Retainingstrapclip
Airfiltercartridgecavity
Figure4Insideviewofthefrontcover(asitwouldappearinverted)
Detectorremoval
Caution:
VESDA
Note:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Takethenecessarystepstoadvisethemonitoringauthorityofworkbeingcarried
outandthatthesystemneedstobedisabled.
Turnoffthepowertothedetector.
Disconnectthesamplingpipes.
Pushinthesecuritytabandliftupthefieldserviceaccessdoor,seeFigure23,Field
ServiceAccessDoorsecuritytabandclip,onpage25.
Unscrewthefrontcoverretainingscrews(E).
Liftoffandswingdownthefrontcover,arestrainingstrapwilltaketheload.Forinverted
mounteddetectorsthecovershouldberemovedandplacedaside.
Disconnectallfieldwiringfromtheterminalblock.
UnscrewthetwoM4x20mmlockingscrewsontheleftandrightsideofthedetector.See
theitemsmarked(F)intheFigureDetectorremovalonpage5
Useascrewdrivertopushdowntheantitamperclipinhole(A),atthesametime,pushthe
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9.
detectorbaseup.
Liftthedetectoroffthemountingbracket.
Oncethedetectorhasbeenremovedrefitthefrontcovertokeeptheinternalcomponentssafe
fromdamageandtheelectricalcablingsafe.
Note:
Forinvertedmounteddetectors,thefrontcoverwillneedtoberemovedpriorto
unhookingthedetectorfromthemountingbracket.Disconnecttheretainingstrap
andtheribboncablefromtheuserinterfacecardandplacethecoveraside.
B
A
C
D
Legend
A
Antitamperclipaccesshole
Aspirator
Dualstageairfiltercartridge
Retainingscrew
Terminalblock
Bracketlockingscrewholes
Figure5Detectorremoval
Airinletpipeconnections
ThetaperedshapeoftheairinletportisdesignedtoacceptstandardpipesofOD25mm
(ID21mm)orIPSin(OD1.05in)andprovideanairtightseal.
Note:
VESDA
Donotgluetheairinletpipetothedetector.Thiswillvoidyourwarranty.
Exhaustairpipeconnections
WheretheVESDALaserFOCUSislocatedoutsidetheprotectedarea,considerationmustbe
giventoreturningtheexhaustairtotheprotectedenvironmenttobalancepressuredifferences
thatmayexistbetweenthetwoareas.Inthemajorityofapplications,thisisnotnecessaryas
pressuredifferencesareminimal.
Wherepressuredifferencesexceed50Pa,insituationswherethedetectorislocatedoutsidethe
protectedarea,thepreengineeredsolutionsinthismanualmaynotbesuitableanditis
recommendedthatalternatedesignsareverifiedbyasuitablyqualifiedinstallerusingASPIRE2.
Returnairpipesneedtobeasshortaspossibletominimizetheeffectofairflowresistanceinthe
returnairpipenetwork.Removethefittedexhaustdeflectorandinstallareturnairpipewhere
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required.
TheairexhaustportistaperedtoacceptstandardpipesofOD25mm(ID21mm)or
IPSin.andprovideanairtightseal.
Note:
Donotgluetheexhaustairpipetothedetector.Thiswillvoidyourwarranty.
Wiringconnections
Caution:
Detectorcablingrequirements
ThescrewtypeterminalslocatedontheterminationcardwithintheVESDALaserFOCUSwill
2
acceptwiresizesfrom0.2mm to2.5mm (3012AWG).RefertotheVESDASystemDesign

Manualforcablingdetails.
VESDA
Toreachtheterminalblock,openthefieldserviceaccessdoor,seeControlsandindicatorson
page25,andthenunscrewthefrontcoverretainingscrews.Liftoffandswingdownthefront
cover.Theterminalblockislocatedontherighthandsideofthedetector.
Legend
A
Terminalblock,connectors1to20
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20
Figure6Terminalblock
GPIGeneralPurposeInput(Terminals1&2)
TheGeneralPurposeInput(GPI)isaprogrammableinput.WhentheGPIfunctionparameteris
settoexternal,thedetectorshallindicateanexternalequipmentfaultconditionbymonitoringthe
lineimpedance.AnEndofLine(EOL)resistorissuppliedwiththeproductandmustbe
assembledinparallelwiththedevicetobemonitored.
TheEOLresistorprovidesaknownterminationtotheexternalequipment,thisallowstheVLFto
detectopenorshortcircuits.ThedetectormonitorstheEOLresistor,seeFigure8,andreports
anyfaultswhentheGPIfunctionissettoanyvalue,exceptNone.
Caution:
TheseterminalblockscomeassembledandshouldNOTbedisassembled.
Legend
1
GPIpin1
GPIpin2
Figure7Terminalandplugsetup,GPIconnections
VESDA
TheGPIfunctionparametercanbesettothevaluesshowninthetablebelowtoachieveseveral
differentfunctions:
GPIfunction
parametervalue
Result
None
GPIisdisabled.IfGPIwillnotbeusedwerecommendthatyou
leavetheEOLresistorassembled.
Reset
DetectorisresetonactivationoftheGPI(closingcontact).
Note:ThefactorydefaultvalueoftheGPIfunctionisReset.
Disable
DetectorisdisabledwhileGPIisactive(contactclosed)andreset
ondeactivationoftheinput(contactopen).
Standby
Detectorisplacedinstandby(disabled,plusaspiratorturnedoff)
whileGPIisactive(contactclosed)andresetondeactivationofthe
input(contactopen).
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Alarmset1
ActivationofGPIforcesalarmthresholdset1tobeused.It
overridesnormalselection.
Alarmset2
ActivationofGPIforcesalarmthresholdset2tobeused.It
overridesnormalselection.
External
DetectorindicatesafaultwhiletheGPIisactive(contactclosed).
Typicallythisisusedtomonitorexternalpowersupplyunits.
Note:IfthecontactiscloseditwillraiseanInstantFaultFinder
No.6fault.Ifwireisbrokentothemonitoringdeviceitwillraisean
InstantFaultFinderNo.8fault.
Table1GPIprogramming
TheGPinputdetectsashortcircuit(e.g.thePSUfaultrelay)atorbelow100Ohms.
Legend
C
A
EndofLineResistor(2.7k)
Externaldevice(1toN)
GPIPin1
GPIPin2
Figure8TriggeringofGPI
VESDA
Extraterminals(Terminals3,4,5,6&7)
Terminalsreservedforfutureuse.
Legend
3DisplayTx
4DisplayRx
5
DisplayCommGnd
DisplayPower
DisplayPower+
Figure9Terminalblockdisplay,sparepowerterminals
Powersupply(Terminals8,9,10&11)
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Operatingvoltage:
24VDCnominal(1830VDC)
Powerconsumption:
5.2 Wnominal,7.0Winalarm
Currentconsumption:
220 mAnominal,295mAinalarm
Itisrecommendedthatthepowersupplybecompliantwithlocalcodesandstandardsrequired
bytheregionalauthority.Forcodespecificinformationseepageii.
Caution:
Checktheproductterminationwiringlabelduringinstallationandsubsequent
maintenancevisits.
Legend
8
PowerReturn0VDC
Powerin24VDC
10
PowerReturn0VDC
11
PowerOut24VDC
Frompowersupplyunit
Tonextdetector(ifmore
than1detectorperPower
SupplyUnit)
Figure10Terminalblockdisplay,powersupply
VESDA
Relays(Terminals1220)
Therelaysallowalarmandfaultsignalstobehardwiredtoexternaldevices,suchasfirealarm
controlpanelsandloopinterfacemodulesawayfromthedetector(example,soundingasirenat
Actionthreshold).Refertotheappropriateinstallationmanualforconnectivityinstructions.
Legend
12
NC
13
Common
14
NO
15
NC
16
Common
17
NO
18
NC
19
Common
NC
Normallyclosed
contactofrelay
(withnopower
applied).
NO
Normallyopen
contactofrelay
(withnopower
applied).
Common
Commoncontact
fortherelay.
Faultrelay
Actionrelay
Fire1relay
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NO
Figure11Terminalblockdisplay,relays
NC
Normallyclosedcontactofrelay(withnopowerapplied).
NO
Normallyopencontactofrelay(withnopowerapplied).
Common
Commoncontactfortherelay.
Note:
Bydefault,theFaultrelayisnormallyenergizedwhennofaultispresent.For
examplewhenthereisnofaultpresent,terminal12isheldopenandterminal14is
heldclosed.Whenthereisafaultpresent,terminal12isheldclosedandterminal
14isheldopen.
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VESDA
TypicalWiringToFirePanel(FACP)
ThediagrambelowshowsthecorrectwaytowireVESDAlaserdetectorstoaconventionalfire
panel(FACP).ItalsoshowswhereanEndOfLine(EOL)resistoriscorrectlyinstalled.
Tonextdetector
orEOLresistor
Detector
FirePanel(FACP)
NormallyClosed(NC)
Common(C)
NormallyOpen(NO)
Input
Short=Fire
NormallyClosed(NC)
Common(C)
NormallyOpen(NO)
NormallyClosed(NC)
Common(C)
NormallyOpen(NO)
Open=Fault
EOL
(NC)
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GPI
(Settoreset)
Reset(C)
(NO)
Figure12TypicalwiringtoafirepanelwithEOL
WiringToanAddressLoopModule.
ThiswiringexampleisforwiringVESDAdetectorstoatypicalAddressLoopmodule3output1
input.Theseareexampledrawings.Refertotheappropriateproductmanualfortheexactwiring
detailsofthethirdpartyequipment.
Detector
3output1inputLoopModule
NormallyClosed(NC)
FIRE1Common(C)
NormallyOpen(NO)
EOL
NormallyClosed(NC)
ACTIONCommon(C)
NormallyOpen(NO)
EOL
FireInput
Short=Fire
Open=Fault
PreAlarm
Short=Fire
Open=Fault
EOL
FaultInput
Short=DetectorFault
Open=WiringFault
NormallyClosed(NC)
FAULTCommon(C)
NormallyOpen(NO)
EOL
(NC)
Reset(C)
(NO)
GPI
(Settoreset)
ToFACP
ToNextDetector
Figure13AddressableLoopModulewithEOL
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VESDA
Interfacecard
TheVESDALaserFOCUSallowsfortheinstallationofavarietyofinterfacecards.Refertothe
specificinterfacecardinstallationsheet,productguide,oryourlocalVESDAsupportpersonfor
furtherinformationregardinginstallationandconfigurationofthiscard.
RS232Compatibleserialport
TheRS232serialportrequiresastandard9pinDB9PCCOMserialextensioncable(maleto
female)forconfiguringthedetectorusingaPCwithVESDASystemConfigurator(VSC)
installed,forstatusmonitoringandcommandinput,andforeventlogextractionandsoftware
upgrades.Forcodespecificinformationseepageii.
Legend
A
9 PinDB9PCCOMSerial
extensioncable(male)
Cutaway,exposingthe
RS232SerialPort
(female)
B
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Figure149PinconnectorandRS232serialport
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VESDA
InstallationChecklist
SiteName
Address
DetectorSerialNumber(s)
NameofInstaller
Signature
Date
Performthefollowingcheckslistedbelowtoensurethatallthenecessaryitemsarecompleted
beforehandingovertoacommissioningengineer.
INSTALLATIONCHECKS
Yes
No
1. Werethedetectorandthemountingbracketintactinthebox?
2. Isthedetectorsecurelylockedontoitsmountingbracket?Note
thatthetwomountingbracketsecuringscrewsareprovidedina
separatebagwiththedetector.
3. Isthesamplingairpipefirmlyconnectedtotheairinletport?
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EnsurethepipeisNOTglued.
4. Havethepowerwiresbeenconnectedtothecorrectterminalson
thedetector?
5. Ifrequired,hastheendoflineresistorbeenconnected?
6. Havethealarmsignallingwiresbeenterminatedtothecorrect
terminalsofthedetector?
7. HavetheVESDAnetwiresbeenconnectedtothecorrect
terminalsontheVESDAnetInterfacecard(ifapplicable)?
8. Hastheplugattheexhaustportbeenremovedandtheexhaust
pipe(iffitted)notglued?
9. Hasthefrontcoverbeenreplacedcorrectly?
10.HasAutoLearnFlowandAutoLearnSmokebeenperformed?
PleasestatetheAutoLearnSmokeperiod____________
11.Istheairsamplingpipeworkinstalledandcheckedasperthesite
plans?
Table2InstallationChecklist
1.4 SamplingPipeNetworkDesign
TheVESDALaserFOCUSsupportsanumberofpreengineeredpipenetworkdesignstosimplify
installation.Thepreengineeredpipenetworkshavebeendesignedwithpressure,flowand
transporttimeconsiderations.Theyhavebeenverifiedandareshownbelow.Forsetupdetails
refertotheVESDASystemDesignManual.
Thepreengineereddesignsassumethefollowingconstraints:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
VESDA
Theremustbenomixingofopenholeandcapillarytubesinapipenetworkdesign.All
samplingpointsmustbeofthesametype.
Allsamplingpointsmustbeevenlyspacedinapipenetworkdesign.
Brancheddesignsmustusethesamenumberofsamplingpointsalongeachbranch.
Openholedesignsmustusethesamesizeholethroughoutthedesign.
Capillarytubedesignsmustusethesamesizeandlengthofcapillarytubethroughoutthe
design.
Thedistancefromthedetectortothefirstsamplingpointmustbe1to2timesthedistance
betweensamplingpoints.Forexample,ifthesamplingpointsare4metersapart,thenthe
distancefromthedetectortothefirstsamplingpointmustbebetween4and8meters.
Giventheconstraintsdetailedabove,thepreengineeredpipenetworkdesignswillprovide:
Parameter
Transporttimes
Value
lessthan60secondsforopenholes
lessthan90secondsforcapillarytubes
Suctionpressure
greaterthanorequalto25Paacrossholesandcapillarytubes
Detectorpressure
greaterthan70Pa
Flowrate
1224L/min
Foralternateorcomplexpipenetworkdesignsincludingendcapswithsamplingholesusethe
ASPIRE2pipemodelingsoftwaretoverifypipeperformance.Forcodespecificinformationsee
pageii.
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Singlepipenetwork
Thetablebelowshowstheappropriateholesizesforpreengineereddesignsforasinglepipe
setup.
SinglePipeNetworkmax.length25m(80ft.)
Sampling
holes
ID21mmPipe
OpenHole
IPSin.Pipe
5.2mmCapillary*
OpenHole
with5mmhole
/8 in.Capillary*
with 1/8 in.hole
HoleSize(mm)
Length(m)
HoleSize(in.)
Length(ft.)
3.55.0
00.8
N/A
3.04.5
0.21.1
3.04.0
0.31.5
012
3.03.5
0.51.8
012
712
UseASPIRE2tocalculateholesizesinthisrange*
/32 /3 16
012
/8 / 32
/8 /5 32
/8
Table3Singlepipeholenumbersandsizes
*Forcodespecificinformationseepageii.
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VESDA
Thesetupbelowshowsasinglepipearrangementwith4samplingholesandafittedendcap
withoutasamplinghole.
C
B
A
Legend
A
Smokedetector
Samplinghole
Endcap(nohole)
Figure15Openhole,singlepipe
Thesetupbelowshowsasinglepipearrangementwith6capillarydroppipesandafittedend
capwithoutasamplinghole.
C
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B
A
Legend
A
Smokedetector
Capillarytube
Endcap(nohole)
Figure16Capillarytubes,singlepipe
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VESDA
Branchedpipenetwork
Thetablebelowshowstheappropriateholesizesforpreengineereddesignsforabranched
pipesetup.
BranchedPipeNetwork
max.length15m(50ft.)
(2branches)
max.distancefromdetectortobranch5m(15ft.)
Sampling
Holesper
Branch
pipe
ID21mmPipe
OpenHole
IPSin.Pipe
5.2mmCapillary*
with5mmhole
OpenHole
/8 in.Capillary*
1
with /8 in.hole
HoleSize(mm)
Length(m)
HoleSize(in.)
Length(ft.)
3.0 4.5
0.1 1.1
/8 / 32
012
3.0 3.5
0.5 1.8
/8
2.5*3.0
0.7 2.4
/8
56
UseASPIRE2tocalculateholesizesinthisrange*
012
012
Table4Branchedpipeholenumbersandsizes
Thesetupbelowshowsabranchedpipearrangementwith5samplingholesperbranchand
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fittedendcapswithoutsamplingholes.
C
C
A
Legend
A
Smokedetector
Samplinghole
Endcap(nohole)
Figure17Openhole,branchedpipe
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VESDA
Thesetupbelowshowsabranchedpipearrangementwith3capillarydroppipesperbranchand
fittedendcapswithoutsamplingholes.
C
C
A
B
Legend
A
Smokedetector
Capillarytube
Endcap(nohole)
Figure18Capillarypipes,branchedpipe
Returnairsampling(returngrilles)
TheVESDALaserFOCUSissuitableforairsamplingacrossreturnairgrillesofAirHandling
2
Units.TherecommendedcoverageoftheVESDALaserFOCUSis0.4m(4sq.ft.)persampling
hole.Thisshouldbeconsideredinconjunctionwithlocalcodesandstandard.
o
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Note:
Rotatetheairsamplingholeapproximately45awayfromthedirectionofthe
incomingairflowandtowardsthegrillesurface.Thiswillminimizetheriskofa
LowFlowFaultbeingrecordedinsituationswhereairflowchanges
(e.g.wheretheAirHandlingUnitisturnedoff).
Somepointstoconsiderforsettingupapipenetworkare:
samplingholesshouldbeevenlyspaced(within20%oftheseparationdistancetoeach
other)
anunventedendcapshouldbefittedtotheendofthesamplingpipe
duringinstallation,considerationshouldbegiventothefuturemaintenancerequirementsof
theairhandlingunit.Accesstofiltersshouldnotberestrictedandpipenetworkshouldbe
easilyremovablebytheuseofsocketunions
Forfulldetailsconcerningreturnairgrillesamplingpipenetworkdesign,consulttheVESDA
SystemDesignManual.
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VESDA
Thetablebelowshowstheappropriateholesizesforpreengineereddesignsforreturnairgrille
setups.
ReturnAirSamplingUShapeddesignwithequalholesoneachside
Sampling
Holes
ID21mmPipe
IPSin.Pipe
HoleSize(mm)
HoleSize(in.)
3.04.0
/8 / 32
3.03.5
/8
83
.0
/32
10
2.5*
/32
Table5Returnairsamplingpipeholenumbersandsizes
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D
B
Legend
A
Samplingpipe
Returngrille
Samplinghole
Endcap(nohole)
Figure19Returnairsamplingoveranairhandlingunitgrille
Installationconsiderations
TheVESDALaserFOCUSVLF250smokedetectorprovidesveryearlywarningsmoke
detectionspecificallyforsmallenvironments.
Thepreengineeredpipenetworkdesignscansupportupto6samplingholesforsinglepipes
and8samplingholesforbranchedpipearrangements.Thenumberofsamplingholesusedcan
beincreasedto12,however,ASPIRE2willneedtoverifythattheadditionalsamplingholescan
besupported.Samplingholesarepositionedaccordingtothestandardsrelatingtoconventional
pointdetectorplacement.
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VESDA
ThepreengineeredpipenetworksolutionsdescribedinsectionsSinglepipenetworkonpage10
andBranchedpipenetworkonpage11achievedtransporttimesoflessthan60secondsfor
openholesamplingandlessthan90secondsforcapillarysampling.
WheretheVESDALaserFOCUSislocatedoutsidetheprotectedarea(e.g.inacorridoroutside
theroom),considerationmustbegiventoreturningthedetectorexhaustairtotheprotected
environmenttobalancethepressuredifferencesthatmayexist.Inthemajorityofapplications,
thisisnotnecessaryaspressuredifferencesareminimal.
Wherepracticalconsiderationsfalloutsidepreengineereddesignsorwherepressure
differencesexceed50Pa,insituationswherethedetectorislocatedoutsidetheprotectedarea,
thesolutionspresentedinthismanualmaynotbesuitableanditisrecommendedthatalternate
designsareverifiedbyasuitablyqualifiedinstallerusingASPIRE2.
Thefollowingpointsshouldbeconsideredwheninstallingthesamplingpipe:
minimizeflexinginsamplingpipesbysupportingthepipeevery1.5m(5ft)orless,orata
distancedescribedinlocalcodesandstandards.
evenlyarrangethesamplingpipenetworkoverreturnairgrilles
samplingpipesfitfirmlyintothetapereddetectorports,DONOTgluethisconnection
allowsufficientmovementatthedetectortopermitpiperemovalformaintenance
keeptheexhaustdeflectorfittedtopreventforeignobjectsfallingintothedetector
keepthereturnairpipeasshortaspossibletominimizeairflowresistanceinthepipe
pipeendsmustbemadesmoothforbonding
samplingholesmustbedrilledinlineandperpendiculartothepipe.
sampleholesmustbeclearofroughedgesanddebris
pipesarefreeofdebris
alljointsmustbebondedexceptthoseenteringthedetector
Note:
Inprotectedareassamplingholesshouldfaceintothedirectionofairfloworpoint
downwardsinstaticairflowsituations.
Note:
Youshouldtrytokeepthesamplingholesevenlyspaced.
Note:
Forcodespecificinformationseepageii.
Airsamplinginaduct
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ForairsamplinginaductpleaserefertotheVESDASystemDesignManualforductprobe
design.Forcodespecificinformationseepageii.
1.5 Commissioning
General
TheVESDALaserFOCUShasbeendesignedtosimplifycommissioningprocesses.The
AutoLearnfunctionallowstheunittoassessitsenvironmentandsetupappropriatealarmand
flowthresholds.TheunitmayalsobeprogrammedthroughVESDASystemConfigurator(VSC)
software,forallprogrammablesettings.ForfurtherinformationseeFactoryDefaultsonpage31.
Note:
Detectorsshouldbecommissionedwithasmoketest.
Priortocommissioningthedetector,check:
1.
2.
3.
Thatthepowerisconnectedandon.
Thatthepipenetworkiscleanandcorrectlyfittedwithalljointscorrectlyseatedandsealed
(exceptthepipewhichentersthedetectorwhichmustnotbeglued).
Thattheexhaustdeflectorisfitted.
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VESDA
A
B
C
D
Legend
A
AutoLearnSmokebutton.
AutoLearnSmokeindicator
AutoLearnFlowindicator
AutoLearnFlowButton
Figure20Interfacedisplay
Note:
Note:
Itisimportantthattheprotectedareaisworkingundernormaloperatingconditions
whenoperatingtheAutoLearnprocesses.
AutoLearnfunctionscanbedeactivatedbyasecondpressoftheappropriate
buttonthiswillleavethethresholdsattheirdefaultsettingsandnotatthesettings
priortoAutoLearn.
AutoLearnSmoke
AutoLearnSmokeisinitiatedbypressingtherecessedbuttonnumbered1,whichislocated
underthefieldserviceaccessdoor.
DuringtheAutoLearnSmokeprocess,theVESDALaserFOCUSdeterminestheaveragesmoke
andpeaksmokeobscurationlevelsandsetssuitablealarmthresholdsfortheoperating
environment.Thisprocesswillminimizefalsealarmsduetonormalenvironmentsmokevariations.
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TheAutoLearnSmokeLEDwillremainonforthedurationoftheAutoLearnprocess.Atthestart
oftheprocessthealarmthresholdsaresettothedefaultvalues.Duringthislearningcycle,alarm
conditionscanbereported.Ifanalarmconditionoccurs(Alertorhigheralarm)AutoLearnwillnot
completeitscycle.InthissituationrestarttheAutoLearnprocess.IfAutoLearnisstoppedbyyou
orduetoanalarmcondition,thealarmthresholdswillbeleftatthedefaultsettings.
Conditionsduringlearningareassumedtoberepresentativeofnormaloperating
conditions.
TheAutoLearnSmokelearningtimesrangefromabove15minutesto15days,withthedefault
beingsetto14days.
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VESDA
IfAutoLearnisrunningduringthechangeoverperiodfromDayandNightThresholdsfunction,
makesurethatAutoLearnrunsforatleastanhourinboththeDayandNight.
AlarmLevel
AutoLearnSmokeRange
Alert
0.025 0.4%obs/m(0.0080.125%obs/ft)*
Action
0.0440.7%obs/m(0.0140.219%obs/ft)*
Fire1
0.063 1.0%obs/m(0.0200.313%obs/ft)*
Fire2
0.313 5.0%obs/m(0.1000.563%obs/ft)*
Table6AutoLearnSmokerange
AutoLearnFlow
AutoLearnFlowprocessisinitiatedbypressingtherecessedbuttonnumbered2,whichis
locatedunderthefieldserviceaccessdoor.DuringtheAutoLearnFlowprocess,theVESDA
LaserFOCUSdeterminestheaverageandpeakairflowlevelsmonitoredovertimeandsets
suitablealarmthresholdsthatwillnotgiverisetofalseflowratesduetonormalflowvariations
(suchasmightarisethroughairconditioningrelatedfalsealarms).Thesystemwillnormalizethe
flowandthenmonitortheflowtrendtosettheflowfailthresholds.
TheAutoLearnFlowindicatorLEDwillremainonforthedurationoftheAutoLearnprocess.At
thestartoftheprocesstheflowthresholdsaresettothedefaultvalues.Duringthislearning
cycle,alarmconditionscanbereported.Ifaflowfaultisreached,AutoLearnwillnotcompleteits
cycle.InthissituationrestarttheAutoLearnprocess.IfAutoLearnisstoppedbyyouorduetoa
flowfaultcondition,theflowthresholdswillbeleftatthedefaultsettings.
Conditionsduringlearningareassumedtoberepresentativeofnormaloperating
conditions.
TheAutoLearnFlowlearningtimesrangefrom15minutesto15days,withthedefaultbeingset
to14days.
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VESDASystemConfigurator(VSC)
TheVESDASystemConfiguratorisanoptionaltoolthatallowsallVESDAdetectorstobe
configured.Allparameterscanbesetmanuallyorpreviouslysavedconfigurationsettingsmay
beapplied.RefertotheVSCdocumentationfordetailsregardingthesettingofthesethresholds.
Commissioningsmoketest
Itisrecommendedthatasmoketestbecarriedouttoprovetheintegrityofthepipenetwork,to
demonstratethatthesystemisworkingandtomeasurethetransporttimetothedetector.
Thistestinvolvesintroducingasmokesampleatthefurthestsamplingholeandthenmeasuring
thetimetakenforthesmoketotraveltothedetector.Resultsareloggedandcomparedto
subsequentteststonotevariationsofthesystem.
SeetheVESDASystemDesignManualfordetailsofthecommissioningsmoketest.
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VESDA
1.6 DetectorOverview
Features
LaserBasedAbsoluteSmokeDetection
WideSensitivityRange
ProgrammableAlarmThresholds
DualStageAirFiltration
InstantRecognitionDisplay
InstantFaultFinder TM
AutoLearn TM Smoke
AutoLearn TM Flow
UltrasonicFlowSensing
Referencing(requiresaVESDAnetInterfaceCard)
FieldServiceAccessDoor
SeparateEventLogging
PipeModelingSupportSoftwareASPIRE2 TM
VESDASystemConfigurator(VSC)forfieldsupport
Description
TheInstantRecognitionDisplayoftheVESDALaserFOCUSsmokedetectorshowsalarmlevels
anddetectorstatusinformation.TheSmokeDial,(see(F)infigure21,LaserFOCUSdetector
frontview,onpage23,apartoftheInstantRecognitionDisplay,providesclearinformationofa
smokeevent,relativetotheFire1AlarmThreshold.Thisdisplayalsoidentifiessystemand
operationalfaults,whenusingtheInstantFaultFinderfunction.EachsegmentoftheSmokeDial
alsocorrespondstoaspecificfaultcondition.
AFieldServiceAccessDoorisprovidedtoalloweasyaccesstoAutoLearnfunctionsfordetector
commissioning.ItprovidesaccessforfilterreplacementandconnectingaPCforcomprehensive
configurationanddiagnosticsprocesses.
ThedetectorusesUltrasonicFlowSensingtomonitortheintegrityofthesamplingpipenetwork
bydetectingpipeairflowchange.Ultrasonicflowsensingisnotaffectedbytemperature,
humidityorpressure.
DetectorhistoryisprovidedbythenonvolatileEventLoggingfeature.Smoketrenddata,flow
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trenddata,faultevents,configurationeventsandoperationaleventsarerecorded.UsingVSC
theseeventtypescanbefilteredindividually.
Applications
TheVESDALaserFOCUScanbeusedforopenareas,returnairgrilles,orforcabinetprotection
inmanysmallareasincluding:
telecommunicationfacilities
computerrooms
controlrooms
storagefacilities
electricalandswitchingcabinets
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VESDA
1.7 ProductInterface
TheVESDALaserFOCUSprovidesthefollowinginformationandcontroloptionswithoutthe
needforadditionalconfigurationtools.
Detectorstatus:Normal,Alarm,DisabledandFault.
Alarmlevels:Alert,Action,Fire1andFire2.
SmokelevelsrelativetoFire1.
Detectorfaulttypes(InstantFaultFinder).
Test,ResetandDisable.
AutoLearnSmoke(settingalarmthresholds).
AutoLearnFlow(settingbaselinefornormalairflowandflowthresholds).
Frontview
Frontviewofthedetectorasinstalledandoperating.Thisviewshowscableandairsampling
pipeentrypoints,theInstantRecognitiondisplayandthefittedexhaustdeflector.
E
F
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Legend
A
Airinletport
Rearcableentry(notshown)
Exhaustdeflector
Cableentryports(x2)
SmokeDial(includesInstantFaultFinder)
Figure21LaserFOCUSdetectorfrontview
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VESDA
TheInstantRecognitiondisplayprovidesyouwithanimmediateunderstandingofsmokelevels
relativetoFire1alarmthreshold.
A
B
C
D
G
E
F
Legend
Option
Definition
LEDColor
FIRE2
IndicatestheFire2thresholdhasbeenreached.
Red
FIRE1
IndicatestheFire1thresholdhasbeenreached.
Red
ACTION
IndicatestheActionconditionhasbeenreached.
Red
ALERT
IndicatestheAlertconditionhasbeenreached.
Red
DISABLED
Indicatestheunithasbeendisabled(solid)orisinstandbymode(flashing).
Yellow
POWER
Illuminateswhenthedetectorispowered.
Green
FAULT
FaultlightcontinuouslyonindicatesanUrgentFault(UF).Whenflashing
indicatesanonurgentfault(NUF).
Yellow
Figure22InstantRecognitionDisplay
Note:
TherearetwosetsofInstantRecognitiondisplayiconsbothareshownthroughout
thismanual.TheinternationaliconsetcanbeidentifiedbythelackofEnglishtext
besidetheicons.
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Controlsandindicators
Controlbuttonsareaccessedbyopeningthefieldserviceaccessdoor.Thisdoorisopenedby
pressinginthesecuritytab,ontherightsideofthedetector,withaflatscrewdriverandthen
liftingthedoorbythefingerclipsoneachsideofthedoor(seeFigure3,FieldServiceAccess
Doorsecuritytabandclip,onpage4).
A
Legend
C
Securitytab
Fingerclip
Fieldserviceaccessdoor
B
Figure23FieldServiceAccessDoorsecuritytabandclip
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Interfaceinformationandcontrolbuttons
Interfaceinformationandcontrolbuttonsarelocatedbehindthefieldserviceaccessdoor.
F
D
G
H
Legend
A
InstantFaultFinderfaultdescriptions.
Dualstageairfiltercartridge.
Alarmleveldefinitions.
ControlbuttonsReset,Disable,(InstantFaultFinder)&Test.
RS232DB9Fserialport.
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F
G
ControlbuttonsAutoLearnSmoke,AutoLearnFlow.
Controlbuttondefinitions.
Securitytab.
Figure24LaserFOCUSdetectorwithfieldserviceaccessdooropen
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VESDA
Detectorcontrolbuttons
Icon
Button
Use
Description
Reset
Resetsthe
systemand
resumesnormal
operation.
Pressandholddownthisbuttontotest
thefunctionofLEDsontheunit.
ToenableorlockoutthisbuttonVESDA
SystemConfigurator(VSC)softwareis
required.
Releasethisbuttontoclearlatchedfaults
andalarms.Alarmandfaultlightswill
switchoff,andifthesystemisstillin
alarmorfaultmode,thelightswill
reappearaftertheappropriatedelay.
Disable
Disablesthefire
relayoutputs
fromactuating
andreportsa
fault.
PressingDisable
for6secondswill
putthedetector
intoStandby
mode.
InstantFault
Finder
Indicatescurrent
activefaultson
thedetector.
Thisbuttonallowstheoperatortotoggle
betweendisableandnormalmodes.
Whendisabledsmokeandairflowarenot
reportedtothesystem(e.g.FACP).
ToenableorlockoutthisbuttonVESDA
SystemConfigurator(VSC)softwareis
required.
ThefancontinestorunwhenVLFis
disabledbutstopswhenitisinstandby
mode.
PressingandholdingintheResetbutton
andtheDisablebuttontogetherwillshow
thefaulttype,bynumber,ontheSmoke
Dial.
SeeVLFTroubleshootingwithInstant
FaultFinderonpage30.forthefault
definitions.
Fire1Test
Simulatesa
Fire1condition
andthealarm
Bydefaultthisbuttonislockedout.To
activatethisbuttonVESDASystem
Configurator(VSC)softwareisrequired.
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relayisactivated
afterthe
appropriatedelay
Note:Thiswill
initiateaFire1
Alarm.
Note:Notifythemonitoringauthority
beforetestingcommences.
Toactivate,pressandreleasetheFire1
Testbutton.Allthesegmentsofthe
SmokeDial,andalarmconditionsupto
Fire1areactivated(aftertheconfigured
delayperiod).PresstheResetbuttonto
stopthetestandclearanylatched
alarms.
Note:Remembertoreturnthesystemto
normalmodeafterthetestiscomplete.
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AutoLearn
Smoke
VESDA
Automatically
setsalarm
thresholdvalues
basedonthe
normaloperating
environment.
SeeAutoLearn
Smokeon
page20.
AutoLearn
Flow
Thedetector
automatically
measuresairflow
tothepipesand
setstheairflow
thresholdvalues.
SeeAutoLearn
Flowon
page21.
PressingtherecessedAutoLearnSmoke
buttoninitiatestheautomaticsmoke
alarmsetupmode.TheLED,besidethe
button,willremainonforthedurationof
theAutoLearnprocess(upto14days
whichisalsothedefaultperiod).During
thisperiodtheunitisonline,alarmsare
communicatedanddefaultthresholdsare
active.Todeactivatethisfunction,press
theAutoLearnSmokebuttonagain.
PressingtherecessedAutoLearnFlow
buttonsetstheairflowfaultthresholdsas
wellasnormalizingthedetectorsairflow.
TheLED,besidethebutton,willremain
onforthedurationoftheAutoLearn
process(upto14dayswhichisalsothe
defaultperiod).Todeactivatethis
function,presstheAutoLearnFlowbutton
again.
Table7DetectorButtons
Smokelevel&InstantFaultFinderdisplays
UndernormaloperatingconditionsthecircularSmokeDialdisplayssmokelevelsinsampledair.
ThroughInstantFaultFinder,theSmokeDialtemporarilychangesthesegmentsintofault
indicators,witheachsegmentcorrespondingtoaspecificfaultcondition.
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Smokeleveldisplay
ThesmokelevelisdisplayedontheSmokeDial(A)andprovidesincidentinformationessential
foreffectiveresponseinveryearlywarningsituations.Thisdisplayprovidesyouwithaninstant
understandingofthesmokeeventrelativetotheFire1AlarmThreshold.Between1and10
segmentsmayilluminate.Eachsegmentisequivalentto/1 10 ofaFire1warning.
C
A
D
Legend
A
SmokeDialandFaultTypeindicator.
Disablebutton.
Resetbutton.
Faultlight.
Figure25Smokelevelandfaultconditiondisplay
InstantFaultFinder
Whenafaultisregisteredonthedetector,thefaultlight(D)remainsonforUrgentFault(UF)
situationsandflashesforNonUrgentFaults(NUF).
TheInstantFaultFinderfunctionisoperatedbypressingtheResetandDisablebuttonstogether.
InstantFaultFinderprovidesrapidfaultdiagnosisandisanadditionalfunctionoftheSmokeDial
display.OneormoresegmentsoftheSmokeDialwillilluminate,indicatingthefaultbynumber.
Thetablebelowprovidesfaultdetailsandrecommendedactions.
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VLFTroubleshootingwithInstantFaultFinder
TheInstantFaultFinderfunctionaidsrapiddiagnosisoffaults.
Fault
Type
Explanation
Action
Filter
Airfilterneedsreplacement
duetodustorsmoke
contaminationorhasreached
theendofitslife.
Replacetheairfilterwithanew
unitrememberingtoresetthefilter
fault.
Aspirator
Aspiratorfaulthasoccurred.
Initiallyreplacetheaspirator.Ifthe
faultremainsreplacetheVESDA
unit.
Highflow
Highflowfaultpresent(urgent
ornonurgent).Flowreadings
areaboveusersetflowlimits
orthedetectormaximumflow
Checkthepipenetworkfor
breakages.Alsocheckthe
suitabilityofthepipenetworkin
ASPIRE2.
Lowflow
Lowflowfaultpresent(urgent
ornonurgent).Flowreadings
arebelowusersetflowlimits
orthedetectormaximumflow
Checkthepipenetworkfor
breakages.Alsocheckthe
suitabilityofthepipenetworkin
ASPIRE2.
Notinuse
External
Device/Power
SupplyUnit
Externalequipmentsignalinga
faultviatheGeneralPurpose
Input.
Inspecttheexternaldeviceand
alsocheckthattheGPIissetto
thecorrectmode.
AlsocheckthattheEOLresistoris
correctlyconnected.
Interfacecard
(availableata
laterdate)
Fieldwiring
InterfaceCardneeds
replacement.
ReplacetheInterfaceCard.
GeneralPurposeInputor
InterfaceCardwiring.
Ifnointerfacecardisinstalled
checktheGPIwiringforanopen
circuit.
Ifaninterfacecardisinstalledrefer
tothecardmanual.
RefertoGPIsectionofthe
LaserFOCUSManual
AutoLearnfail
AutoLearnSmokeorFlow
failed.
RepeatAutoLearnSmokeorFlow
process.Inspectlogsifrepeated
failuresoccur.
10
Detector
Afaulthasoccurredthat
Contactthesupplierandreplace
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cannotbefixed.
thedetector.
Table8Instantfaultfinderdiagnosis
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1.8 FactoryDefaults
Parameter
Allowedvalues
Defaultvalues
AlertSmokeThreshold1&2
0.025%2.0%obs/m*
0.08 %obs/m
(0.008%0.625%obs/ft.)
(0.025%obs/ft.)
0.025%2.0%obs/m*
0.14 %obs/m
(0.008%0.625%obs/ft.)
(0.0448%obs/ft.)
0.025%20%obs/m*
0.2%obs/m
(0.008%6.25%obs/ft.)
(0.0625%obs/ft.)
0.025%20%obs/m*
2.0%obs/m
(0.008%6.25%obs/ft.)
(0.625%obs/ft.)
AlertVerificationDelay1&2
0 60seconds
10seconds
ActionVerificationDelay1&2
060seconds
10seconds
Fire1VerificationDelay1&2
0 60seconds
10seconds
Fire2VerificationDelay1&2
0 60seconds
10seconds
AlarmLatchingEnable
EnabledorDisabled
Enabled
FaultLatchingEnable
EnabledorDisabled
Disabled
AirflowUrgentHighFlowFault
100%150%
130%
AirflowUrgentLowFlowFault
50%100%
70%
AirflowNonUrgentHighFlowFault
100%150%
120%
AirflowNonUrgentLowFlowFault
50%to100%
80%
AutoLearnSmoke
15min.15days
14days
AutoLearnFlow
15min.15days
14days
SmokeTestButton
Enable/Disable
Disabled
Thresholdset1and2
Day(1)&Night(2)/
Disabled
Disabled
ActionSmokeThreshold1&2
Fire1SmokeThreshold1&2
Fire2SmokeThreshold1&2
Table9Factorydefaults
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1.9 Specifications
PowerSupply
SupplyVoltage
24VDCnominal(1830VDC)*
PowerConsumption@24VDC
5.2 Wnominal,7.0Winalarm*
CurrentConsumption@24VDC
220 mAnominal,295mAinalarm*
Case
Dimensions(WHD)
245mmx175mmx90mm
5
(9/in.x6/in.x3/in.)
8
8
2
Weight
2kg(approx.4.4lbs)
IPRating
IP30
Mounting
Upright,invertedorhorizontalwithappropriate
mountingbracket
Maintenanceaccess
InstantFaultFinder,FilterandProgrammingPort
OperatingConditions
DetectorAmbient
SampledAir
Humidity(noncondensing)
0 Cto40C(32Fto104F)
0 Cto40C(32Fto104F)
5%to95%
SamplingNetwork
Airinletpipe
OD25mm(ID21mm)/IPSin.(OD1.05in.)
AlternatepipesizescanbemodelledwithASPIRE2
Singlepipelength
25 m(80ft.)max.
SinglepipeSamplingholes
36samplingholespreengineered
For712samplingholesmodelwithASPIRE2
Branch(2)pipelength
15m(50ft.)max.perbranch
Branch(2)Samplingholes
ForsamplingholesmodelwithASPIRE2
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design
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AreaCovered
2
25 0m (2500sq.ft.)
FieldWiring
Access
3x25mm(1in.)Cableentries(1rearentry)
Terminals
0.2mm2 2. 5mm2 (3012AWG)
Interfaces
PowerIn/Out.
Fire1Relay(changeover,2A@30VDC).
ActionRelay(changeover,2A@30VDC).
FaultRelay(changeover,2A@30VDC).
GeneralPurposeInput(cleancontact).
Externaldisplayport(withpowerlimitedoutput).
RS232programmingport.
AlarmRanges
Alert,Action
0.0252.0%obs/m(0.0080.625%obs/ft.)*
Fire1,Fire2
0.02520%obs/m(0.0086.25%obs/ft.)*
IndividualDelays
060seconds
2Thresholdsets(1&2)
Dayandnight
Display
4AlarmStateIndicators.
FaultandDisabledIndicators.
SmokeLevelIndicators.
InstantFaultFinder.
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Reset,DisableandTestControls.
SmokeandFlowAutoLearnControlsandIndicators.
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EventLog
Upto18000eventsstored.
Smoketrend,flowtrend,faultsevents,configurationeventsandoperationalevents.
Dateandtimestamp.
AutoLearnSmoke&Flow
Minimum15minutes,maximum15days(default14days).
DuringAutoLearn,thresholdsareNOTchangedfrompresetvalues.
Referencing
Referencesmokelevelsourcefornetworkeddetectors(requiresaVESDAnetInterface
card).
OrderingInformation
VESDALaserFOCUSVLF250
VLF25000,VLF25001,VLF25002
FilterCartridge
VSP005
Aspirator
VSP715
VESDAnetInterfaceCard
VIC010
1.10 Maintenance
Overview
TheVESDALaserFOCUSsmokedetectorcontinuouslymonitorsitsownoperationandconducts
frequenthealthchecks.Therearetwoserviceableitems,theairfiltercartridgeandtheaspirator.
Caution:
coverfromthedetectorotherwisedamagemayoccurtothedetector.
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Legend
Dualstageairfilter
cartridge
Aspirator
Figure26Maintenancereplaceableitems
Maintenanceschedule
TomaintaintheVESDALaserFOCUSsmokedetectorinpeakworkingorderfollowthe
maintenancestandardsforyourregionandwherenorecommendedstandardexistsseethe
tablebelow.Pleasenote,forenvironmentsthatexperiencehighlevelsofcontamination,the
frequencyofmaintenancewillneedtobeincreased.Maintenanceshouldbeconductedbya
qualifiedservicecontractor.
Action
Frequency
Details
Checkpipe
network
6monthly
Checkpipeconnectionstoensureallpiperunsare
intactandthatpipesupportsandjointsarefirm.
Airflow
Yearly
CheckairflowviaVSCsoftware(refertotheVESDA
SystemConfiguratorManual).Comparethecurrent
readingwithpreviousreadingtodetermineiftheflow
ratehasreduced.
Smoketest
Yearly
Conductsmoketestsandverifydetectorperformance
(refertotheSystemDesignManual).
Compareresponsetimeswiththosepreviously
recordedandinvestigateanydiscrepancies.
Check
power
supplies
Yearly
Testinaccordancewithsuppliersinstructions
Filter
replacement
2Yearly
Recommendedchangeoutperiod.Thefilterstatuscan
becheckedviaVSCsoftware.Dependingonthe
environment,thefiltermayrequiremorefrequent
checking.
Clean
sampling
holes
Asnecessary
Iffrequentlowflowfaultsoccurcleanthesamplingpipe
networkbybackflushing(refertotheSystemDesign
Manual).
Table10Maintenanceschedule
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Filterreplacement
TheVESDALaserFOCUSsmokedetectorusesadisposabledualstageairfiltercartridge.This
filterremovesdustcontaminationfromsampledairandprovidesacleanairbleedtopreservethe
detectorchamberoptics.Thedetectorconstantlymonitorsfilterefficiency.Tomaintainthe
operationalintegrityofthesmokedetector,itisrecommendedthatthefilterbereplacedevery
2years,orwhenafilterfaultoccursormoreoftenforenvironmentsthatexperiencehighlevelsof
contamination.
Afaultisraisedonthedetector,whenthefilterneedstobereplaced.Duringthereplacement
processthedetectorneedstobeinformedthatanewfilterhasbeeninstalled.
Note:
Note:
Note:
PriortoanyworkormaintenancebeingcarriedoutontheVESDALaserFOCUS
takethenecessarystepstoadvisethemonitoringauthoritythatpowermaybe
removedandthesystemdisabled.
Ensuretheareasurroundingthefilterisclearofdirtanddebrispriortoreplacement.
Thefilterisforsingleuseonly,itcannotbecleanedandreused.
Filterreplacementsteps
Ensurethedetectorremainspoweredupduringfilterreplacementandanewfiltercartridgeis
available:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Pushinthesecuritytabandliftupthefieldserviceaccessdoor(A).
SetthedetectortoStandbymodebypressingtheDisablebuttonfor6seconds.The
DisabledLEDbeginstoflash.AfterreleasingtheDisablebuttonthedisabledLEDwill
slowlyflash.
Undotherecessedretainingscrew(C)andpullouttheoldfilter(B).
Usingyourfinger,firmlypressthefilterswitch(D)(inthefilterrecessofthedetector)5times
within5secondstoconfirmtothedetectorthatanewfilterisabouttobeinstalled(see
inset).ALEDnexttotheserialinterfacewillflasheachtimeyoupushthefilterswitch,and
willcontinueflashingonceyouhavesuccessfullypressedtheswitch5timesin5seconds.
Insertthenewfilter(VSP005)andtightentheretainingscrew.
PresstheDisablebuttonfor6secondstoreturnthedetectortonormaloperation.
Recordthefilterreplacementdateonthefilter.
Closethefieldserviceaccessdoor.
Legend
Fieldserviceaccessdoor
Dualstageairfiltercartridge
Retainingscrew
Filterswitch
Figure27Filterreplacement
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Aspiratorreplacement
Note:
Priortoreplacingtheaspiratoradvisethemonitoringauthoritythatpowerwillbe
removedandthesystemdisabled.
Caution:
Aspiratorremoval(assumesnormalmounting,seeFigure28):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Disconnectpowertothedetector.
Pushinthesecuritytabandliftupthefieldserviceaccessdoor.
Unscrewthetwofrontcoverretainingscrews,liftandswingdownthefrontcover.
Onlydisconnectthefanwiringloomfromtheconnectionpoint(E)attheaspirator.
Undotheretainingscrewontheaspirator(A).
Swingouttheaspirator,thenliftandremoveitfromthedetector.
Note:
Note:
Anytimetheaspiratorisremovedensuretheareasurroundingtheaspiratorisclear
ofdirtanddebrispriortoreplacement.
Caremustbetakenduringaspiratorreplacement.Theaspiratormustbecorrectly
seatedthisisessentialsothatgasketsarenotdamagedordislodgedfromthe
undersideoftheaspirator.
Aspiratorreplacementsteps
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Cliptheaspirator(VSP715)intotheretainingclip(D)andswingitbackintothedetector.
Tightentheretainingscrew(A)(donotovertighten).
Reconnectthefanloomtotheaspirator(E).
Replacethefrontcoverandscrewitintoplace.
Closethefieldserviceaccessdoor.
Reconnectpowertothedetector.
Legend
A
B
Aspiratorsecuringscrew
Swingaspiratorouttoremove
Aspirator
Retainingclippoints
Fanloomconnectormustbe
disconnectedhere
Figure28Aspiratorreplacement
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Glossary
A
Aspirator
Impellertypefanusedtodrawsampledairintothe
detector.
CapillaryTubes
Flexibletubesattachedtothesamplingpipenetworkfor
samplingspecificareasorobjectsawayfromthe
samplingpipe.
Disable
Disablesthefirerelayoutputsfromactuating
(previouslyknownasIsolate)andindicatesafault.
DualStageAirFilter
Cartridge
AdisposableairfiltercartridgeusedinVESDA
LaserFOCUSdetectorsthatremovesdust
contaminationfromsampledairandprovidesacleanair
bleedtomaintaintheLaserchamberoptics.
EventLog
AllVESDAdetectorsprovideinternaldataloggingof
eventswhichhaveoccurredintheVESDAprotected
zone.
FCCCompliance
FederalCommunicationsCommission.
Fire1
Thisindicatesaserioussituationandmayleadto
automaticgenerationofanormalfirealarm.
FireAlarmControl
Panel(FACP)
Apanelwhichallfiredetectionproductsreporttheir
statusto.
GeneralPurposeInput
(GPI)
TheGeneralPurposeInputisaprogrammableinput.
HighAirflow
Environment
Wherethereare10ormoreairexchangesperhour.
InstantFaultFinder
IlluminatesoneormoresegmentsoftheSmokeDial
withcorrespondingfaultnumbers.
LaserFOCUS
Anairsamplingsmokedetectorusinglightscatteringto
reportsmokeobscuration.
Obscuration
Thereductioninlightpassingthroughauniformlength
duetothepresenceofparticulates.
Relay
TheconnectiononaVESDAdetectorwhichallows
externalequipmenttobehardwiredtoitandbe
triggeredwhenvariousconditionsoccur(example,
soundingasirenatAlertthreshold).
SamplingNetwork
ThepipenetworkconstructedtoallowtheVESDA
detectortodrawairforsampling.
Sensitivity
Relativedegreeofresponse(i.e.activationofalarm
condition)ofadetector.Ahighsensitivitydenotes
responsetoalowerconcentrationofsmokethanalow
sensitivity,underidenticalsmokebuildupconditions.
VESDA
Brandnamefortherangeofsmokedetectors.
VSC
VESDASystemConfigurator,aPCbasedprogramtool.
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Index
A
Instantfaultfinder...............................29
Applications........................................22
Instantrecognitiondisplay...................24
Areaprotected......................................1
Invertedmounting.................................4
Troubleshootingguide.......................30
Aspiratorreplacement..........................37
AutoLearnFlow...................................21
AutoLearnSmoke................................20
Maintenance.......................................34
C
Clearances............................................2
Aspirator replacement.......................
Filter replacement ............................
Schedule
........................................35
Mounting
..............................................1
37
36
Clearances.......................................
Orientation........................................
Surface............................................2
Mountingsurface
...................................2
2
1
Commissioning...................................19
AutoLearn flow ................................
AutoLearn smoke.............................
Smoketest.....................................21
Controlbuttons
...................................27
21
20
Conventions..........................................ii
P
Pipeconnections
Defaultsettings...................................31
Airinlet............................................5
Exhaust...........................................6
Detectorremoval...................................4
Pipenetwork.......................................13
Branched pipe.................................
Duct..............................................
Installation considerations..................
Return air.......................................
Singlepipe.....................................14
F
Features.............................................22
Fieldserviceaccessdoor.....................25
Filterreplacement................................36
G
Glossary.............................................38
16
19
18
17
S
Serialport...........................................12
Smokedial..........................................29
Smokelevel........................................29
Smoketest..........................................21
Specifications.....................................32
Installation........................................1,3
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Userinterface......................................23
Wiring..................................................6
V
VESDASystemConfigurator.................21
General Purpose Input ........................ 7

Power supply .................................... 9
Relays ........................................... 10
Spareterminals.................................9
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