Xtralis Qsc Software; Installation; Functions - VESDA VLQ-100 Product Manual

VESDA by Xtralis
7 Xtralis QSC Software
Xtralis QSC is used for configuration and commissioning of the VESDA VLQ detector.
Buttons are green and change to pink when active, and only when logged on to VESDA VLQ are all the
buttons are visible.
7.1

Installation

1. Install the STM virtual COM Driver. Use the 32 bit (VCP_V1.x.x_Setup.exe) or 64 bit (VCP_V1.x.x_
Setup_x64.exe) installer as appropriate for your Windows operating system.
2. Extract the Xtralis QSC executable (QSC.exe) to a folder on your PC's hard drive but do not run it before
powering up the detector.
3. Connect a USB cable between the detector and the PC.
4. Apply power to the detector.
5. Launch Xtralis QSC. Xtralis QSC will report "Unable to open communication".
6. Select Connection Parameters, and select the available COM port then OK.
7. Once connected, the detector time will be displayed at the bottom of the window and "Self_test" or
"Running" will be displayed in the status bar.
7.2

Functions

Table 7-1 below details Xtralis QSC commands (functions):
Button / Function
Logon / off
Reset
Silence
Connection Parameters
Reset Filter Use Percentage
Lamp Test
Alarm and Relay Test
AutoLearn Smoke
Normalize Airflow
Disable On
Standby On
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Table 7-1: Xtralis QSC Commands
Action
Default with Logon written.
When pressed turns to Pink and prompts user with another screen to login
to the VESDA VLQ unit. Press OK when Login screen pops up. Successful
logon makes other buttons visible where login is required to perform such
functions.
Resets alarms and faults when pressed and momentarily changes to Pink
and back to Green when reset is completed.
Silences the buzzer and changes to Pink.
Allows to choose the communication port, change to appropriate virtual com
port.
VESDA VLQ stores smoke hours to determine filter usage and raises a
trouble to replace the filter when certain smoke hours limit is reached. This
button allows to reset the smoke hours when an expired filter is replaced
with a new filter. Filter must be removed from the unit to use this function.
Allows to perform LED, Buzzer and display test once.
Allows to perform fire and fault relay test, prompts the user with another
screen to test fire and fault relays. Alarm test simulates the smoke value to
generate an Alarm condition.
Allows to start AutoLearn smoke feature. AutoLearn uses background
conditions to set appropriate thresholds.
This button allows air flow normalization if the detector airflow is within the
acceptable range. Normalization takes approximately 5 minutes.
Allows disabling of the detector, when disabled detector stops reporting
alarms on relays.
Allows setting the detector to standby. The detector shuts down the
aspirator and stops airflow and smoke detection.
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