Fire Alarm System Limitations While a fire alarm system may lower insurance rates, it is not a substitute for fire insurance! An automatic fire alarm system— typically made up of smoke detec- bedrooms), smoking in bed, and violent explosions (caused by escap- tors, heat detectors, manual pull stations, audible warning devices, ing gas, improper storage of flammable materials, etc.).
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Table of Contents Logic Zones (MULTI_STATE_INPUT or LIFE_SAFETY_ZONE)..........28 Special Zones (MULTI_STATE_INPUT or LIFE_SAFETY_ZONE) ..........28 Trouble Zones (MULTI_STATE_INPUT or LIFE_SAFETY_ZONE)..........28 Releasing Zones (MULTI_STATE_INPUT or LIFE_SAFETY_ZONE) ...........28 DAA Speaker Circuit ...........................28 Input, Output, and ZoneNotify (NOTIFICATION_CLASS)...............28 BACNET-GW-3 Programming and Operation Manual – P/N: LS10014-000NF-E: Rev. A2 8/7/12...
Section 1 Product Overview 1.1 Product Description The BACNET-GW-3: • Provides a communication link between networks that use the BACnet communication protocol and Fire Alarm Control Panels (FACPs) resident on an NOTI•FIRE•NET (NFN) network or high- speed NFN network. • Acts like another node on an NFN network or high-speed NFN network. •...
Product Overview System Architecture 1.6 System Architecture An Internet or Intranet IP network connection is used with the architectures described in Figures 1.1 and 1.2. IP Network Ethernet Ethernet FACP BACnet/IP Client Figure 1.1 Single Panel Architecture IP Network Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet BACnet/IP Client...
IP Port Requirements Product Overview 1.7 IP Port Requirements The following IP ports must be available to the BACNET-GW-3: Port Type 4016 47808 62957 The following restrictions apply: Functionality Restriction • Must have a Static IP Address, DHCP is not supported. Infrastructure •...
Product Overview Installation Overview 1.8.2 Board Layout USB “A” Host (J2) USB “B” Device (J1) Ethernet Connector LEDs (J3) (See Table NUP A Serial Data Connector (J4) Mounting Hole Not Used (J5) (1 of 12) Not Used (TB1) TB2: -24 V Out +24 V Out -24 V In +24 V In...
Section 2 Configuration 2.1 Configuration Web Page The BACNET-GW-3 is configured through a dedicated web page running on the embedded gateway itself. Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 or later with the latest version of Java is required to configure the BACNET-GW-3.
Configuration Configuring the BACNET-GW-3 2.3.3 BACNET-GW-3 Main Menus The configuration main menus are located at the upper left-hand area of the screen (see Figure 2.1). Menu Sub-Menu Description File Reboot Reboots the BACNET-GW-3. View Refresh Node Refreshes the node list in the BACnet Gateway navigation pane. List Gateway Opens the Gateway Activity screen.
Configuring the BACNET-GW-3 Configuration Property Value Notification Select the operating mode for the gateway from the drop-down menu: Type • Multi State • Life Safety Network Click the value to enter the base network number for the gateway. Number Note: If using more than one BACnet Gateway on the same network, separate network numbers by at least 100.
Configuration Configuring the BACNET-GW-3 Sub-Item Property Value Connection Displays “Serial” when there is no NFN connection. Port Information (Read Only) Connection Describes how the gateway is connected to the NFN. Type NCM Version Displays the NCM version number. Note: NCM Version does not appear when there is no NFN connection. NCM Status Displays the NCM status, which can be: Piezo, UPS Failure, Network Fail Port A, Bits...
Appendix A: BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (Normative) BACnet Protocol Revision: 1.2 A.1 Product Description ® This product presents NOTIFIER Fire Panel and Annunciator nodes (operating as part of an NFN network or stand-alone) and their associated objects as BACnet objects. Event notification for Alarms, Troubles, and other states are sent to registered BACnet client workstations.
BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (Normative) Standard Object Types Supported - Life Safety Point/Life A.5 Standard Object Types Supported - Life Safety Point/Life Safety Zone BACnet BACnet NFN State Enumeration LifeSafetyState IssQuiet Normal IssPreAlarm PreAlarm IssAlarm Fire Alarm, Security Alarm (Life/Property), Critical Present Value Process Alarm, (Life/Property), Medical Emergency IssFault...
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Standard Object Types Supported - Life Safety Point/Life Safety Zone BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement BACnet NFN State Enumeration Silence State ssUnsilenced Audibles Unsilenced ssAudiblesSilenced Audibles Silenced BACnet NFN State Operation Enumeration Expected BACnet NFN State Maintenance Enumeration Expected BACnet Event Transition Bit Event Enable toOffNormal...
BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (Normative) Standard Object Types Supported - Multi-State Input A.6 Standard Object Types Supported - Multi-State Input Standard Object Types BACnet NFN State Enumeration None Normal Present Value None All statuses other than those included in 3 and 4 below. None Security Trouble, Fire Trouble, Non-Fire Trouble None...
Standard Object Types Supported - Notification Class BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (Normative) Point-To-Point, modem, (Clause 10), baud rate(s): LonTalk, (Clause 11), medium: ______________ Other: ______________ A.8.1 Device Address Binding Is static device binding supported? (This is currently necessary for two-way communication with MS/TP slaves and certain other devices.) A.8.2 Networking Options Router, Clause 6 - List all routing configurations, e.g., ARCNET-Ethernet, Ethernet-MS/TP, etc.
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BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (Normative) Standard Object Types Supported - Notification Class BACNET-GW-3 Programming and Operation Manual – P/N: LS10014-000NF-E: Rev. A2 8/7/12...
Appendix B: Gateway Settings NOTE: The procedures in this Appendix require the use of a USB flash memory drive. B.1 Viewing Existing IP Settings 1. Connect the flash drive to the BACNET-GW-3. 2. Reboot the gateway. A file is created that matches the configured IP address of the gateway, followed by the extension “.txt”...
BACNET-GW-3 Equations Appendix C: BACNET-GW-3 Equations Equations for Object IDs (Instance Numbers) In the BACNET-GW-3, each NFN Node has 10,000 object IDs available to it. For each NFN Node, multiply its Node Number by 10,000 and add the offset calculated below based on what type of point it is. These numbers define the 22 bits of the BACnet Object Identifier field.
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