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Velocity is a flexible software that can control a wide variety of hardware components, enabling you to design a custom system that meets your particular security needs. This topic provides information about designing a security system using Velocity software and DIGI*TRAC hardware that meets certain UL standards.
General Information
The UL-listed Velocity System may be comprised of the following components: Central Supervisory Station, XBox, M1N, M2, M8, M16, Mx, Mx-1, DS47L, DS47L-HI, DS47L-SPX, DS47L-SPX-HI, Power Limitation Board (CL2), DTLM1, DTLM2, DTLM3, MELM1, MELM2, and MELM3. The M2, M8, M16, and Mx controllers may employ the following expansion boards: MEB/BE, AEB8, REB8, SNIBSNIB2, and SNIB3. (NOTE: The SNIB3 board has not been evaluated with the M16 controller.)
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A Velocity system with Mx controllers meets the requirements of CAN/ULC-S319-05 Equipment Class I.
Velocity
For the software requirements and minimum hardware requirements of Velocity servers, clients, and standalone workstations, see Hardware and Software Requirements.
For burglary use, all status changes at the protected premise must be programmed to cause both an audible and a visual annunciation at the central receiving station, and an acknowledgement signal and local annunciation must be programmed from the central receiving station to the protected premise.
If Alarm Priority levels are assigned by the user, then the following priority must be assigned for UL applications:
Fire alarm and industrial supervision where a risk of injury to persons, or damage to or destruction of property may be involved.
Hold-up or panic alarm.
Burglar alarm.
Watchman tour.
Fire-alarm supervision.
Burglar-alarm supervision.
Industrial supervision where a risk of injury to persons, or damage to or destruction of property will not be involved.
Other supervisory services.
Items (b) and (c) may have equal priority; items (e) and (f) may have equal priority; and items (g) and (h) may have equal priority.
The Alarm Stacking feature is not to be used for UL applications.
The Return to Normal feature is not to be used for UL applications.
The Video capability of the Velocity software has not been evaluated by UL.
Central Supervisory Station
The data processing equipment and office appliance and business equipment used as central supervisory station equipment shall be Listed under Office Appliances and Business Equipment (UL 114), or Information Processing and Business Equipment (UL 478), or Part 1: General Requirements of Information Technology Equipment (UL 60950-1).
A redundant server configuration should be employed, where the servers and workstations are networked via a dedicated Ethernet LAN. The network interfaces the protected premise units through an Xbox with a serial-to-Ethernet converter, or a SNIB2.
A “panel logged off” event may be a compromise attempt on the system.
Supply line transient protection complying with the Standard for Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (UL 1449), with a maximum marked rating of 330 V shall be used on Central Monitoring Station equipment.
If the XBox is not installed in the Central Monitoring Station, signal line transient protection complying with the Standard for Protectors for Data communications and Fire Alarm Circuits (UL 497B) with a maximum marked rating of 50 V shall be used on communication circuits extending more than 25 feet from the computing systems.
Communication circuits and network components connected to the telecommunications network shall be protected by secondary protectors for communication circuits. These protectors shall comply with the Standard for Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits, UL 497A. These protectors shall be used only in the protected side of the telecommunications network.
The Central Monitoring Station Equipment shall be installed in a temperature-controlled environment. A temperature-controlled environment is defined as one that can be maintained between 13–35°C (55–95°F) by the HVAC system. Twenty-four hours of standby power shall be provided for the HVAC system. The standby power for the HVAC system may be supplied by an engine-driven generator alone; a standby battery is not required to be used.
In addition to the main power supply and secondary power supply that are required to be provided at the Central Supervisory Station, the system shall be provided with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with sufficient capacity to operate the computer equipment for a minimum of 15 minutes. If more than 15 minutes is required for the secondary power supply to supply the UPS input power, the UPS shall be capable of providing input power for at least that amount of time.
The UPS shall comply with the Standard for Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment (UL 1778) or the Standard for Fire Protective signaling Devices (UL 1481).
To perform maintenance and repair service, a means for disconnecting the input to the UPS while maintaining continuity of power to the automation system shall be provided.
The alarm system’s network settings shall be designed such that the maximum time lapse from the initiation of an initiating device circuit until it is annunciated at the Central Supervising Station shall not exceed 90 seconds.
The alarm system’s network settings shall be designed such that the maximum time for the Central Supervising Station to annunciate a single break, single ground, wire-to-wire short, loss of signal, or any combination of these, shall not exceed 200 seconds.
The alarm system configuration shall be designed such that the number of signals on a single channel shall be limited to 1000.
UL-Listed DIGI*TRAC Components
The following DIGI*TRAC components are UL-listed.
M1N
Input rating of the M1N is 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 500 mA.
The Alarm/Control Relay contact rating is 24 VDC, 1 A, resistive.
M2
UL has verified compatibility of the Hirsch DS47L, DS47L-HI, DS47L-SPX, and DS47L-SPX-HI with the M2.
The Alarm/Control Relay contact rating is 24 VDC, 1 A, resistive.
M8
UL has verified compatibility of the Hirsch DS47L, DS47L-HI, DS47L-SPX, and DS47L-SPX-HI with the M8.
The Alarm/Control Relay contact rating is 24 VDC, 1 A, resistive.
M16
Input rating of the M16 is 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1 A.
UL has verified compatibility of the Hirsch DS47L-SPX with the M16.
The Alarm/Control Relay contact rating is 24 VDC, 1 A, resistive.
Mx
Input rating of the Mx is 110-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 2 A.
UL has verified compatibility of the DS47L, DS47L-HI, DS47L-SPX, and DS47L-SPX-HI with the Mx.
The Alarm/Control Relay contact rating is 24 VDC, 1 A, resistive.
The Ethernet cable connecting the SNIB2 or SNIB3 board's communications port to an external network must be shielded.
Mx-1
When using an external power supply (via the Power terminal), the input rating of the Mx-1 controller is 24-28 VDC, 2 Amps. When using PoE+ (via the Ethernet jack), the input rating of the Mx-1 is 44-57 VDC, and the maximum output power is 25.5 W.
The Mx-1 supports both a UL-listed entry reader and an optional exit reader, each with audible feedback capability, which can be connected using either the 8-pin Wiegand terminals or the 5-pin RS-485/OSDP terminal. For more information, see “Wiring for the Door” in Chapter 9 of Revision AF (dated October 30, 2017) or later of the DIGITRAC Systems Design & Installation Guide (MAN001).
The Ethernet cable connecting the Mx-1's communications port to an external network must be shielded.
UL has not tested the Mx-1 in a chain of controllers connected using RS-485 wiring.
UL has not evaluated the Mx-1-ME controller.
The Mx-1 controller does not require a Power Limitation Board (CL2).
UL has verified the compatibility of the following Identiv TS readers with the Mx-1 controller: 8210, 8230, 8330, and 8336.
For UL applications, the Mx-1 needs to be powered by either a UL 294, UL 1076, and ULC-S319 Listed power supply or PoE+, with the appropriate required standby power.
Revision 1 of the Mx-1 controller has the model number of Mx-1 026-0000121-P and is described in the DIGITRAC Systems Design & Installation Guide (MAN001). Revision 2 of the Mx-1 controller has the model number of Mx-1 026-0000121-P-2 and is described in the same guide.
RREB
Information about the RREB is provided in “RS-485 Readers Expansion Board (RREB)” (and its subtopics), and in “RS-485 Readers Expansion Board (RREB) Installation” in Revision AE (dated January 27, 2017) or later of the DIGI*TRAC Systems Design & Installation Guide (MAN001).
UL has verified the compatibility of the RREB with the Mx-8 controller.
The shielded cable must be used when connecting RS-485 readers to the RREB.
XBox
This device was only required for use with MOMENTUM systems.
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