Xtralis VESDA E-Series User manual

VESDA
Student Workbook
Rev 8a •15SEP21

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DOCUMENT HISTORY
Date
Revision
Reason for change
20JAN21
.01
First internal class
18FEB21
1
First external customer facing class
12MAR21
2
Promoted additional activities to checklist items; added workflow
3
Skipped this version to make SW and Checklist revisions match
07APR21
4
Reorganization of checklist
26APR21
5
Changes to PPT01 to combine into one PPT; misc. checklist revisions
20MAY21
6
Miscellaneous checklist revisions
22JUN21
7
Minor checklist revisions based on student challenges
30JUL21
8
Changes to PPTs 03, 05; and 07 (slide 68) and checklist items 2 & 17
15SEP21
8a
PPT 02 reordered pages 55-56 to after Sector Scan Time; PPT 07
adjusted item lettering on checklist #15; PPT 08 redesigned by S.
Billock, Added Appendix G –VESDA Commissioning Manual

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Table of Contents
Section Title
1 Course Overview
2 Products
3 Installation
4 VESDAnet Connection
5 VSC Software Overview
6 VSC Software Configuration
7 ASPIRE Software
8 Commission a System
Appendix A VSC Software Installation
Appendix B ASPIRE Software Installation
Appendix C Course Checklist
Appendix D VESDA Pipe Network Design Guide
Appendix E VESDA Pipe Network Installation Guide
Appendix F VESDA Workflow Diagram
Appendix G VESDA Commissioning Manual

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Section 1
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VESDA
Course Overview
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
•Install, maintain, and troubleshoot VESDAASD (Aspirating Smoke Detectors)
and components
•Configure devices using VSC software
•Design VESDA pipe networks using ASPIRE software
•Commission a VESDA system

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Zoom Meeting
Attendee Controls
Audio controls
Mute/Unmute:
•Click the microphone to mute and unmute your microphone
•Push to talk by pressing and holding the spacebar
•Or use Alt + A to mute/unmute

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Audio controls
Audio Controls:
•Click the ^next to Mute/Unmute to change your microphone
and speakers
•Click Audio Settings… to access full audio settings
Audio controls
Adjust Audio Settings as desired

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Video controls
Start Video/Stop Video:
•Click the video camera to turn your video on and off
Video controls
Video Controls:
•Click the ^next to Start Video/Stop Video to change
your cameras (if using multiple cameras)
•Click Video Settings… to access full video settings

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Video controls
Adjust Video Settings as desired
Chat
Chat:
•Click Chat
•Type message into Chat box
•Click the dropdown arrow to select
your chat recipient

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Share Screen
Share Screen:
•Click Share Screen
•Locate the screen you
wish to share
•Click Share
Reactions
Reactions:
•Click Reactions
•Select an icon to share with your instructor
•You will use the Yes and No icons during the webinar

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Leave the meeting
Leave:
•Click Leave to exit the meeting at the end of the day
Introductions
Let’s take a few minutes for introductions

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VESDA certification
To obtain VESDA certification:
1. Complete pre-course VESDA Introduction eLearning
2. Achieve a minimum of 80% on the VESDA Introduction Assessment
3. Attend live Instructor-Led webinar (2 days)
4. Accomplish 100% of the course checklist
5. Achieve a minimum of 80% on the Post WebinarAssessment
Webinar best practices
We highly recommend using:
•Running the Zoom client on the same Windows computer as the VSC and ASPIRE software
•Two monitors
•A web camera

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Webinar prerequisites
Prior to attending today’s webinar, you should:
•Complete the VESDA Introduction (eLearning)
–Obtain a score of 80% on the VESDA Introduction Assessment
•Download:
–VSC Software and Installation Instructions
–ASPIRE Software and Installation Instructions
–CONN (zip file)
–Student Workbook and annotation instructions
–Checklist
–Zoom Client
–Zoom Meeting Attendee Controls instructions
•Create an Xtralis Account

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Create Xtralis Account

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Create Xtralis Account
www.xtralis.com
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Create Xtralis Account
Click SIGN IN

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Sign In or Register
Sign In to your Xtralis account or click Register!
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Download documentation
Search for desired documents

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Download documentation
Click Download to save documentation
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Technical support
Contact Edwards Technical Support at 1-800-655-4497
For your VESDA specific needs, please select:
•Option 1
•Option 3
•Option 3

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Agenda
Day 1 Agenda
•Course Introduction and Overview
•Product Overview
•Hardware Installation
•VESDAnet
•Introduction to VSC software
•VSC software configuration
•ASPIRE software configuration

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Day 2 Agenda
•ASPIRE software configuration (continued)
•Apply ASPIRE settings using VSC
•Commission a System
–System test
Poll
Please take a moment to complete the poll

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