Installing The Va8200 Panel Link Module; Figure 3-27: Panel Linking Block Diagram; Figure 3-28: Va8200 Panel Link Module Wiring - Honeywell VISTA-128BP Installation And Setup Manual

Installing the VA8200 Panel Link Module

The VA8200 Panel Link Module (PLM) connects to the
keypad (ECP) terminals on the VISTA-128BP/VISTA-
250BP and also connects to other PLMs via the RS-485
bus (3-wire twisted cable run). Figure 3-27 is a block
diagram of a panel linking setup using three control
panels.
Panel Linking is not permitted in UL
U L
installations.
CONTROL
PANEL
CONSOLE PLM

Figure 3-27: Panel Linking Block Diagram

ECP Wire Run Limitations
Determine wire gauge by referring to the table below.
Wire Run Length Table
Wire Gauge
#22 gauge
#20 gauge
#18 gauge
#16 gauge
•
The length of the ECP wire runs combined
must not exceed 2000 feet when unshielded
cable is used (1000 feet if unshielded cable is
run in conduit or if shielded cable is used).
•
If more than one ECP device is wired to a
single run, then the above maximum lengths
must be divided by the number of devices on
the run (e.g., the maximum length is 225 feet
if two keypads are wired on a #22 gauge
run).
RS-485 Bus Wire Run Limitations
The RS-485 bus from the first Panel Linking Module to
the last Panel Linking Module cannot exceed 4000 feet,
using 16-AWG twisted-pair cable.
The recommended form of wiring is to daisy chain the
connection from one unit to another. If several
buildings are to be connected, the RS-485 bus should
form a continuous path from one building to the next.
Avoid wiring units in a star configuration, where
multiple branches are formed. Star configurations
create loading and capacitance problems that are
complex, and become difficult to troubleshoot.
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CONTROL CONTROL
PANEL PANEL
CONSOLE
PLM
PLM CONSOLE
RS-485
Length
450 feet
700 feet
1100 feet
1750 feet
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Mounting and Wiring the Panel Link Module
•
•
To mount and wire the Panel Link Module, refer to
Figure 3-28 and perform the following steps:
Step Action
1 Remove all power from the control panel
before making any wiring connections.
2 Mount the module in the control cabinet if
space is available or, adjacent to the cabinet,
using 2-faced adhesive tape.
3 Set the PLM's DIP switches for a device
address between 01 and 30. See the module's
instructions for the DIP switch table.
PLG-001-V0
Do not use an address being used by another
device (keypads, RF receivers, etc.).
4 Connect the 12V (+) and (–) and data-out
and data-in connections from the PLM to the
control's keypads terminals (6, 7, 8, and 9),
respectively.
5 Connect the 3-wire RS-485 cable between
each PLM. Recommended wiring is to bring
the wires "in" from one module (or control
panel) to terminals 5 (+), 6 (-), and 7 (G) and
"out" to the next module from terminals
TB1-8 (+), 9 (-), and 10 (G).
TAMPER
REED
SWITCH

Figure 3-28: VA8200 Panel Link Module Wiring

Section 3 - Installing the Control
The PLM will not operate until the device is
enabled in the control's Device
Programming in #93 Menu Mode .
Do not mount the PLM on the cabinet door
or attempt to attach it to the PC board.
DIP
SWITCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PIEZO
SOUNDER
+
_
ECP OUT
ECP IN
+
_
RS-485
G
+
_
RS-485
G
EOL
JUMPER
PINS
PLG-002-V0
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