Appendix A. Useful Information; Appendix A.1. Node Status; Appendix A.2. Fieldserver Synchronization; Appendix A.3. Driver Limitations And Exclusions - SMC Networks FieldServer FS-8700-130 Driver Manual

Appendix A. USEFUL INFORMATION

Appendix A.1. Node Status

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Data for any particular Node is valid while that Node is online and the system is synchronized.
Integrity of data for any Node will be lost if the Node goes offline or if synchronism between the
FieldServer and the NCA2 Panel is lost.
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Node status offline/online (1/0) is stored in the 502nd address. It is important to read the Node
status before reading any information about the Node.
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Node status data integrity itself depends upon system synchronization.

Appendix A.2. FieldServer Synchronization

There is currently no method of auto-synchronizing the FieldServer's Data Arrays with the Notifier
NCA2/NFS2-3030 panel because there is no method for polling the panel through the printer or CRT port.
Synchronization of the two devices can be achieved manually pressing the "System Reset" button on the
panel while the FieldServer is connected and running.
FieldServer.

Appendix A.3. Driver Limitations and Exclusions

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Zone information will not be recorded.
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To synchronize the FieldServer with the panel, connect the running FieldServer and press the
"System Reset" button on the panel. All current events will be re-sent to the FieldServer.
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The port must be enabled on the unit and set to 80 columns with NO supervision
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All data related to non-event driven reports will not be recorded by the FieldServer
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This driver was written as a subset of NFS2-3030/NCA-2 EIA-232 Protocol & Data Formats
53219 Rev A 1/3/2008. Any changes or additions by Notifier will not be reflected in this driver
unless specifically revised.

This driver will not record information about zone status that is incorporated with point status
messages.
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There can only be one panel connected to any given FieldServer port.
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This driver records data as presented to the printer/CRT port by the Notifier panel, and can only
be as accurate as this data.
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The driver cannot send messages to the Notifier panel.
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Driver will clear any data on "System Normal" only if this data is previously set by driver and is not
yet cleared by "Cleared" message and is configured to Clear_on_Normal.
Clear_on_Normal is "yes".
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Driver will clear any Node data on "System RESET" only if this data is previously set by driver
and is not yet cleared by "Cleared" message and is configured to Clear_on_Reset. By default
Clear_on_Reset is "no".
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