alphatronics AlphaVision New Generation User manual

Installation
Manual
Alphatronics bv * Watergoorweg 71* 3861MA Nijkerk * Tel.: [phone] * Fax.: [phone] * [email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................5
P URPOSE OF THIS MANUAL................................................................................................................5
G UIDELINES......................................................................................................................................5
INSTALLING THE ALPHAVISION NG CONTROL PANEL...................................................6
EOL INPUTS......................................................................................................................................7
I NPUTS WITHOUT EOL ......................................................................................................................8
U SE A 39 K RESISTOR OR NOT ? ...........................................................................................................8
0V POWER / DETECTOR LOOP .............................................................................................................8
O UTPUTS...........................................................................................................................................9
I NTEGRATED PSTN DIALER ..............................................................................................................9
RS-485 BUS .......................................................................................................................................9
C ONTROL PANEL FUSES...................................................................................................................11
I/O MODULE (NG) FUSES.................................................................................................................12
KEYPAD INSTALLATION...........................................................................................................13
ACCESS CONTROL INSTALLATION (PROXIMITY READER) .........................................15
S TANDARD USAGE OF THE NG P ROXIMITY R EADER........................................................................15
I NSTALLING THE NG P ROXIMITY R EADER......................................................................................15
A DDRESS SETTINGS ON THE A LPHA V ISION NG P ROXIMITY R EADER...............................................16
OC OUTPUT OF THE NG P ROXIMITY R EADER .................................................................................16
EXPANSION MODULES INSTALLATION...............................................................................17
I NPUT + 8OC MODULE ....................................................................................................................17
I/O MODULE NG .............................................................................................................................18
W IRELESS INTERFACE ( WIRELESS DETECTORS ) ..............................................................................19
R ELAY OUTPUT MODULE (RO) ........................................................................................................20
RO MODULE WITH POWER SUPPLY IN CABINET ...............................................................................22
P RINTER MODULE ...........................................................................................................................23
A LPHA C OM ISDN DIALER ..............................................................................................................23
DLM-100 GSM DIALLER ................................................................................................................24
S YNOPTIC INTERFACE.....................................................................................................................25
W IRING A SYNOPTIC TABLET INTERFACE ........................................................................................25
EPROM’ S USED WITH S YNOPTIC INTERFACES ................................................................................28
CURRENT DRAIN AND BATTERY CALCULATION ............................................................29
P OWER CONSUMPTION....................................................................................................................29
E XAMPLE BATTERY CALCULATION .................................................................................................29
M AXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN MODULES AND POWER SUPPLIES....................................................30
BATTERY TEST AND MAINS POWER FAILURE .....................................................................33
POWERING UP THE ALPHAVISION NG CONTROL PANEL.............................................33
PROGRAMMING THE ALPHAVISION NG CONTROL PANEL .........................................33
I NTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................34
I NITIATE LOCAL PROGRAMMING / PROGRAM DEFAULT VALUES.......................................................34
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P ROGRAMMING MENU.....................................................................................................................36

I NITIATING REMOTE PROGRAMMING ( UP / DOWNLOAD ) ....................................................................37
O PTION 1: P ROGRAMMING THE CONTROL PANEL............................................................................38
SCREEN 1 ..................................................................................................................................38
SCREEN 2 ..................................................................................................................................42
SCREEN 3 ..................................................................................................................................43
SCREEN 4 ..................................................................................................................................43
SCREEN 5 ..................................................................................................................................44
SCREEN 6 ..................................................................................................................................44
SCREEN 7 ..................................................................................................................................45
SCREEN 8 ..................................................................................................................................46
SCREEN 9 ..................................................................................................................................50
USER CODES..................................................................................................................................55
U SER CODES....................................................................................................................................55
4, 5 OR 6 DIGIT USER CODES ............................................................................................................55
U SERCODE LEVELS..........................................................................................................................55
N OTICE AGAINST DOUBLE USER CODES ...........................................................................................56
F UNCTION SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................56
P ROGRAM USER CODES WITH THE PC .............................................................................................57
P ROGRAM USER CODES WITH AN LCD KEYPAD...............................................................................59
P ROGRAM PROXIMITY KEYS WITH AN LCD/P ROX KEYPAD .............................................................60
PROGRAMMING THE WIRELESS INTERFACE...................................................................64
W IRELESS INTERFACE ( WIRELESS DETECTORS ) ..............................................................................64
CONTROLLING THE ALPHAVISION NG...............................................................................69
A LARM INFORMATION ON THE DISPLAY (F22#) ...............................................................................69
A RMING USING USER CODES............................................................................................................70
F1# A CTIVATE RESET OUTPUT......................................................................................................70
F2# D OORBELL FUNCTION ON / OFF..................................................................................................70
F3# A DJUST DATE .........................................................................................................................71
F4# A DJUST TIME ..........................................................................................................................71
F5# S ET STARTDATE FOR SUMMER / WINTERTIME ............................................................................71
F6# P ROGRAM USERCODES .............................................................................................................71
F7# S TART INSTALLATION MENU ....................................................................................................71
F8# S TART REMOTE PROGRAMMING...............................................................................................72
F9# D ISPLAY HISTORICAL OVERVIEW .............................................................................................72
F10# P RINT HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................73
F11# T URN LOG PRINTER FUNCTION ON / OFF ..................................................................................73
F12# P RINT RTC SETTINGS.............................................................................................................73
F13# P RINT PIN- CODE OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................73
F14# P RINT INSTALLATION OVERVIEW PART 1 ................................................................................73
F15# P RINT INSTALLATION OVERVIEW PART 2 ................................................................................74
F16# T EST OUTPUT .........................................................................................................................74
F17# T EST BATTERIES.....................................................................................................................74
F18# T EST LCD AND LED' S OF A KEYPAD ......................................................................................74
F19# T EST ONE ZONE......................................................................................................................74
F20# W ALKTEST.............................................................................................................................75
F21# D ISPLAY OPEN ZONES.............................................................................................................76
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F22# D ISPLAY AVAILABLE INFORMATION .......................................................................................76

AUTOMATIC TIMER SWITCH .......................................................................................................77
F23# P ROGRAM AUTOMATIC TIMERSWITCH (RTC) ........................................................................79
F24# P ROGRAM OVERTIME.............................................................................................................80
F25# P ROGRAM VACATION SCHEDULE ............................................................................................81
P REALARM FUNCTION.....................................................................................................................82
I MPORTANT NOTES ON USING THE AUTOMATIC TIMER SWITCH .......................................................82
F26# P ROGRAM RTC C ORRECTIONFACTOR ...................................................................................82
F27# MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................83
F28# P ROGRAM ZONE SETTINGS ON THE LCD KEYPAD...................................................................84
F29# P ROGRAMMING THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM (P ROXIMITY R EADER ) ..................................85
M EANING AND FUNCTIONING OF THE NG P ROXIMITY R EADER PROGRAMMING..............................88
A PPLICATION EXAMPLES ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM (P ROXIMITY R EADER ) ....................................90
UP/DOWNLOADING VIA ISDN..................................................................................................92
INSTALL THE WINTERM SOFTWARE...................................................................................93
A PPENDIX A: D IPSWITCH - SETTINGS AND KEYPAD ADDRESS INSTRUCTIONS.....................................96
A PPENDIX B: E XPANSION MODULES DIPSWITCH SETTINGS ..............................................................97
A PPENDIX C: SIA CODES ..............................................................................................................98
A PPENDIX D: RELEASE NOTES .................................................................................................101
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ILLUSTRATIONS AND FIGURES
AlphaVision NG control panel wiring diagram ....................................................................................6
Detector wired as EOL .........................................................................................................................7
Figure 3: EOL plug-on board ...............................................................................................................7
Figure 4: Wiring detectors without EOL ..............................................................................................8
Figure 5. AlphaVision NG control panel fuses ....................................................................................11
Figure 6. Fuses of the I/O module NG .................................................................................................12
Figure 7. Wiring diagram AlphaVision LCD and LCD/PROX keypads .............................................13
Figure 8. Wiring diagram AlphaVision LED keypad ..........................................................................14
Figure 9. Wiring diagram AlphaVision Input + 8 OC outputs ............................................................17
Figure 10. Wiring diagram AlphaVision NG I/O module ....................................................................18
Figure 11: Wiring diagram Wireless Interface (wireless input module) ..............................................19
Wiring diagram RO (relay output) module ........................................................................................21
Figure 12. Wiring diagram printer module .........................................................................................23
Figure 13. Wiring diagram synoptic interface (004444) and an I/O module ........................................26
Figure 14. Wiring diagram Synoptic tablet with 48 LED’s (004440) and an I/O module. ....................27
Figure 15: Wiring diagram Synoptic tablet with 8 LED’s (004442) and an I/O module ......................28
Timer switch flow chart ......................................................................................................................78
Keypad address settings .....................................................................................................................96
Address instructions when using several different software versions ..................................................96
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose of this manual
The purpose of this manual is to guide the installer step by step through the installation and programming
processes of the AlphaVision NG control panel. This manual intends to make the installer familiar with the
way the AlphaVision NG control panel is built up and works with the several available components.
The AlphaVision NG control panel is designed and tested to the latest requirements on stability, reliability
and insensitivity for environmental electric discharges. Please follow the guidelines below for a long and
problem free functioning of the control panel.
Guidelines
Always make sure the control panel is well grounded. If you have any doubts about the ground connection,
please make sure you check this. A well connected earth is of essential importance for a good diverting
of electric discharges! The mains connection is connected to the terminal block inside the casing of the
control panel. The middle connection is for the earth-ground and is connected to the casing. The terminal
block is supplied with a 1,6A slow glass fuse.
All components of the AlphaVision NG security system, including the keypads, are only applicable in
situations with a temperature of 0º to 50ºC. Only the NG Proximity Reader can be applied in situations with
temperatures ranging from –20º to +50ºC.
The AlphaVision NG printed circuit board is high ohm connected to the ground with the earth wire and earth
clamp next to the supply terminal block. Make sure the earth clamp is connected to the slide at the bottom of
the casing. Through this connection possible electrical discharges are lead to the ground. Also over voltages
from the telephone line, such as induction voltage from lightning strikes, is lead away through this
connection.
Always use FTP cable for the RS-485 bus. (FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair data cable minimum 2 x 2 x 0,5 mm
with shielding) The RS-485 bus is used for the data communication between the AlphaVision NG
components. Make sure the cable shielding is always connected to the ground connection in the control
panel casing.
The RS-485 bus used by the AlphaVision NG control panel is a 4-wire bus. A 4-wire FTP cable is always
made up of two core pairs. (e.g. red and blue twisted together and green and yellow twisted together.) Make
sure one pair is used for the power supply (+12V and 0V), and the other pair for the data communication (A
and B). Using standard security cable or making wrong connections might lead to communication problems
and can result in damage to the control panel and/or its components. When using a long RS-485 bus (longer
than 500 meters), it is not allowed to create star shaped connections between the control panel and the other
components. Make sure all components are connected in one line. The length of the bus may not exceed
1200 meters.
Make sure the mains voltage and the secondary voltages remain separated, both inside the casing of the
control panel and outside the casing. Avoid using cable channels with mains voltage cables and security
cables laid together. Especially when the mains voltage cables run to machines or fluorescent lights or when
it are 3 phase ducts, you have to make sure the security cables do not run through the same cable channels.
When this cannot be avoided, be sure to use shielded cables. Earthing the system is done from the control
panel. Be sure not to create earth loops.
Do not keep long cables in the control panel casing and avoid the cables to touch the circuit board.
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INSTALLING THE ALPHAVISION NG CONTROL PANEL
The AlphaVision NG control panel PCB is supplied with an internal analogue modem dialler, an RS-485 bus
connection for connecting the other, external AlphaVision components, 8 inputs (zones 1 – 8) and 9 outputs.
The 9 outputs consist of 1 potential free relay contact (NO/NC), 7 open collector (max. 100 mA for each
output) and one speaker output to connect an internal speaker on. (4-16 Ohm)
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Figure 1. AlphaVision NG control panel wiring diagram

The control panel gets its power from a switching power supply, which can give a continued 3A, and is
supplied with a connection for a back up battery (7 Ah/17 Ah).
The control panel checks itself and its components constantly. With the AlphaVision NG control panel, you
can speak of a true integration with all connected components. This means that all available information is
collected, identified, processed and made visible.
EOL inputs
The AlphaVision NG control panel has 8 inputs for connection of 8 zones. By using expansion modules,
such as I/O modules, Input + 8 OC module or the wireless interface, you can expand the number of zones to
a maximum of 96 zones. Each expansion module has 8 inputs for connecting 8 extra zones. (In case of the
wireless interface you have to learn the wireless detector’s ID number into the memory of the wireless
interface).
Usually the most zones will be programmed as Normally Closed with End of Line resistor. It is also possible
to use Normally Open zones, even when using the End of Line principle. This can be programmed for each
zone separately. See also screen 1 of the programming at page 34).
Standard zones are connected using the End of Line principal (EOL). By using
the end of line resistors, the cable between the control panel and the detector is
constantly checked. For this, a 1k8 resistor is placed at the end of the cable, so in
the detector’s or magnetic contact’s casing, in series with the input. Over the
detector’s alarm contact a 10k resistor is placed. Usually speaking NO resistor is
placed over the tamper contact. You can however place a 39k resistor over this
contact.
Figure 2: detector wired as EOL
For the most Visonic detectors, EOL plug-on boards are available. These
PCB’s are placed under the detector’s clamps. The three EOL resistors,
including the optional 39k resistor, are implemented on this PCB. If you
do not use the plug-on boards, you do not have to use the 39k resistor.
The EOL plug-on board looks as follows:
Figure 3: EOL plug-on board
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Useful hint:Alphatronics can also supply magnetic contacts with built-in EOL resistors!
Zone inputs of the AlphaVision NG control panel and its expansion modules can also be used as a Key
Switch input (see screen 1 in the programming, page 34). Also in this case the End of Line resistors are
used. The 10k Ohm resistor is placed over the key contact, the 1k8 resistor is placed in the key’s casing and
the tamper security is also placed in this loop. Opening the key switch’ casing will then result in a tamper
alarm from the key switch. Using the EOL principal will make tampering with the keyswitch much more
difficult. See figure 1 for zone connection on the AlphaVision NG control panel.
Inputs without EOL
It is possible to program each zone to function with EOL or not. In the case you cannot use a zone with the
EOL principal, for instance when you have magnetic contacts that cannot be opened or which are already
installed, you can program the zone as “digital”. When you are using several zones as digital, you can set the
tamper contacts in series with each other, as you can see below:
Figure 4: Wiring detectors without EOL
Use a 39k resistor or not?
In the past 39k resistors were used often in Visonic detectors, placed over the tamper contact. This still is the
case with the EOL plug on boards. With the AlphaVision NG however, this resistor is no longer required.
The 39k resistor was especially used for the AlphaVision 16, to create extra zones. Leaving the 39k resistor
out will have as result that a detection of movement and a tamper alarm AT THE SAME TIME will result in
a tamper alarm only. However, usually this will never happen simultaneously. How can the burglar reach
and open an armed detector without being detected? And if he does find a way to do so, a monitoring station
will always consider a tamper alarm from an armed system as a burglary report and will act is if it was a
burglary report.
0V power/detector loop
All detectors in the AlphaVision NG system are connected with a four-wire cable. Some installers think they
can combine the 0V from the power supply with the 0V from the detector loop. We strongly advise you
NOT to do this! Through the 0V wire of the power runs current, and a voltage drop will occur. The 0V wire
of the detector loop is used to measure resistance. When both connections run through one wire, the used
current influences the resistance measuring. Especially with longer cables this will result in disturbance of
the resistance measuring.
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Outputs
The AlphaVision NG control panel is supplied with 9 outputs. One of these outputs (AL1) is a potential free
relay contact (max. 30VDC/750mA), seven of the outputs (AL2 to AL8) are Open Collector (OC, transistor)
and one output is a speaker output (LS).
Relay output
The common contact of the relay is supplied with a self-recovering fuse (F6, 750mA).
Open Collector output
The 7 open collector outputs can supply max. 100mA each (and no more than 500mA in total). The open
collector outputs can be seen as transistor switches, with the output being switched to the 0V when activated.
In the deactivated state the output is high-ohm.
When the OC output controls a LED, a current-limiting resistor should be placed series with the LED. The
cathode side of the LED is connected to the OC output and the anode side with a series resistor of e.g. 1k2 to
the +12V.
An Open Collector output can also be used to control a relay. Make sure that the maximal coil current does
not exceed 100mA. One side of the relay coil is connected to the OC output and the other side is connected
to the +12V output. We recommend placing a 1N4001 diode in reverse direction over the relay coil contacts.
This means that the cathode side (negative) of the diode is connected to the +12V and the anode side
(positive) is connected to the OC side. The best result is achieved when the diode is soldered over the
clamps of the relay.
Speaker output
The speaker output (LS) can be used to connect an indoor speaker with a 4-16 Ohms impedance. An indoor
speaker has the advantage that there are separate signals for fire (slow whoop) alarms and burglary alarms. It
is possible to connect up to two 8-ohm speakers in a parallel connection onto the LS output.
For output connections of the AlphaVision NG see figure 1.
Integrated PSTN dialler
The AlphaVision NG control panel is supplied with an integrated analogue PSTN dialler. This analogue
dialler has its own priority switch. Connect the incoming telephone line to the Av and Bv clamps. Connect
the other telephone sets to the A’ and B’ clamps, which can be found next to the Av and Bv clamps. The A’
and B’ clamps are connected to the priority switch. In this way the control panel will always have a
telephone line to send its reports.
The analogue dialler of the AlphaVision NG control panel is galvanic separated from the telephone net
through opto-couplers. Because there is no PTT transformer on the circuit board any more, it is not possible
to use a conventional audio amplifier. To solve this, Alphatronics developed a special audio amplifier for the
AlphaVision NG control panel. On the AlphaVision NG circuit board a 3-pins header is placed (JP7), onto
which the AlphaVision NG audio amplifier can be connected. This audio amplifier gets its power supply
from the circuit board.
RS-485 bus
The AlphaVision NG control panel uses a standard industrial RS-485 bus for connecting the external
AlphaVision NG components, such as keypads, expansion modules, printer modules, etc., to the control
panel. The RS-485 bus is a 4 wires bus consisting of two wires for the +12V and 0V and two wires for the
data communication, which are marked as A and B. When connecting the other components, it is of great
importance that all components are connected one on one, so A to A and B to B. The standard industrial
RS-485 bus makes data transmission up to 1200 meters possible. This distance can only be achieved when
the following conditions are met:
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• The RS-485 bus should be shielded 2 x 2 x 0,5mm² cable, as delivered by Alphatronics under
number 008654
• The RS-485 bus must be connected through from point to point. All connected components are
connected in a straight line, without making star connections!
• When the connected components obtain their power supply from the RS-485 bus, the incoming
power supply may not drop below 8,0 VDC in the worst possible condition (cut off mains voltage
and minimal battery voltage). Assuming a minimal battery voltage of 10V this makes a maximal
possible power loss of 2VDC over the bus cable. It is possible to run extra cable with thicker wires
for the power supply, when the power loss creates a problem.
When connecting the components in one straight line is not possible, you can create star connections.
However, the maximal distance for the cable decreases. How much it decreases depends on the situation.
When using star connections, we recommend keeping the total bus cable length below 500 meters.
The ohmic resistance of the RS-485 cable delivered by Alphatronics (008654) is about 10 Ohm for each 100
meters.
Attention: There is NO shut-off resistor placed between the A and B lines!
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