Kidde VM-1 Technical Reference Manual

Chapter 2: Product description
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Electronics chassis assembly
Figure 3 provides an exploded view of the VM-ELEC.
Figure 3: VM-ELEC electronic chassis assembly, exploded view
(1) Electronics chassis
(
2) VM-CPU Main Board
(3) VM-LCD User Interface
(4) Mounting frame
(5) Filler plates
System size
Table 1 lists the maximum hardware capabilities for a single VM-1 control panel.
Table 1: Control panel hardware capabilities
Item
Maximum capacity
Signaling line circuits (
SLC) 4 [1]
Addressable detectors
500 (125 detectors each SLC)
Addressable modules
500 (125 single address modules each SLC)
Notification appliance circuits
4 Class B or Class A [2]
Auxiliary power circuits
4 continuous, programmable
1 continuous or resettable
Remote annunciators
30 (30 sets of system controls and 3,840 LED
indicators)
Graphic annunciators
30 (30 sets of system controls, 1,920 switches, and
3,840 LED indicators)
Reverse polarity outputs
3
N
etworked fire alarm control panels 24
[1] One built-in dual loop controller on the CPU plus one dual loop controller module installed on the chassis rail.
[2] A CLA-PS10 Class A Adapter Card must be installed to convert the Class B notification appliance circuits to
Class A notification appliance circuits.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Kidde VM-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Kidde
Model	VM-1
Category	Fire Alarms
Language	English