Relay Programming - ADEMCO VISTA-120 Installation And Setup Manual

Relay Programming

The system supports up to 32 X-10 and/or relay outputs, plus up to 64 polling loop
trigger/relay outputs. Once a device is programmed, there is no distinction between an X-10,
triggers, or relay output device.
Relays can be used to perform different functions and actions. Each relay must be
programmed to begin one of four types of ACTIONS at a designated START event, and end
that ACTION at a designated STOP event. The options used to start and stop these devices
are described below, followed by the actual screen prompts and available entries.
The letter(s) in parentheses after each function described below, such as (A) after ACTION,
are those that appear in the various summary displays of programmed data during
programming.
ACTION (A)
START (STT) The "START" programming determines when and under what conditions the
The "ACTION" of the device is how the device will respond when it is
activated by the "START" programming. There are four different choices of
actions:
• ACTIVATE for 2 SECONDS and then reset.
• ACTIVATE and REMAIN ACTIVATED until stopped by some other event.
• PULSE ON and OFF until stopped by some other event.
• NO RESPONSE when the device is not used.
device will be activated. The following START options are available :
1) a.EVENT (EV) is the condition (Alarm, Fault, Trouble) that must occur to a
zone or group of zones (zone list) in order to activate the device. These
conditions apply only when a zone list is used. The different choices for
"EVENT" are listed below and in "Programming Relays & Powerline Carrier
devices" in the section that follows.
• ALARM
• FAULT
• TROUBLE
• NO RESPONSE
b. ZONE LIST (ZL) is a group of zones to which the "EVENT" applies in
order to activate a particular device. Note that there are a total of 15 zone
lists that can be programmed in field *81 mode. When the selected EVENT
(Alarm, Fault or Trouble) occurs in any zone in the selected "Start" ZONE
LIST (01-15), activation of the selected device will START.
2) a. ZONE TYPE/SYSTEM OPERATION (ZT). If all zones to be used to
start this device have the same response type, and there are no other zones
of this type which are not to activate this device, then "ZONE TYPE" may
be used instead of using a "ZONE LIST" and "EVENT" to activate the
device.
If a system operation, such as "DISARMING," is to activate the device, the
appropriate choice would also be entered under the "ZONE TYPE" option.
The "ZONE
"EVENT/ZONE LIST" combination.
If a specific "ZONE TYPE" is chosen, any zone of that response type going
into alarm, trouble, or fault will cause the device to activate as selected in
"ACTION." If the same "ZONE TYPE" is also chosen for the STOP
programming, any zone of that type that restores will de-activate the device.
If a System Operation, such as "DISARMING" or "ANY FIRE ALARM," is to
activate the device, the appropriate choice would also be entered under the
"ZONE TYPE" option.
activate as selected in "ACTION." The different choices for "ZONE TYPE"
and "SYSTEM OPERATION" are listed in "Programming Relays &
Powerline Carrier devices" later in this section, and in the Programming
Form.
Relay action begins upon any alarm in an assigned zone in the
zone list.
Relay action begins upon any opening (or short) of an assigned
zone in the zone list.
Relay action begins upon any trouble condition on an assigned
zone in the zone list.
Relay action is not dependent upon one of the above events.
TYPE" option functions
The selected operation will cause the device to
independently of
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