Compliance with VdS approvals

This installation document encompasses the required product installation information for VdS approvals.

Vanderbilt

SPC42xx/43xx/53xx/63xx : VdS Approval Nr. G 112104, G112124, and G112128. VdS EN Certificates EN-ST000142, EN-ST000143, EN-ST000055, EN-ST000056, EN-ST000057, EN-ST000058, EN-ST000061, EN-ST000062.

Siemens

SPC42xx/43xx/53xx/: VdS Approval Nr. G116035. VdS EN Certificates EN-ST000225, EN-ST000226, EN-ST000227, EN-ST000228, EN-ST000229, EN-ST000230, EN-ST000231, EN-ST000232.

This section describes the compliance of this system with VdS approvals.

Configuring software for VdS compliance

To set the system for VdS compliance, do the following:

1. Log on to the panel with the browser.

2. Click Full Engineer.

3. Click Configuration > System > Standards.

4. Select Europe in the Continent section of the page.

5. Select Germany in the Region Compliance section of the page.

6. Select the VDS grade required by your installation type.

Hardware Fault reporting — in Configuration > System > System Options, you must select the Enabled + Reporting (10s) option from the Watchdog Output Mode drop-down list. Hardware faults are not reported if the Engineer is logged in to the system.

Hardware

VdS compliance requires the following:

• A G5 housing with Front tamper implemented as a minimum requirement.

• Keypads do not show status information if the system is armed.

• The number of supported zones is as follows:

  – 512 zones in ring configuration

  – 128 zones per X-Bus in multi-drop (spur) configuration

• The following end of line resistance combinations do not comply with VdS standards:

  – 1k, 470 ohm

  – 1k, 1k, 6k6 ohm