FieldServer Gamewell FCI E3 Series Driver Manual

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(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
FS-8700-132 Gamewell FCI E3 Series Serial Driver
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after September 2010
Driver Manual
Driver Version:
Document Revision:
A Sierra Monitor Company
1.02
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  • Page 1 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-132 Gamewell FCI E3 Series Serial Driver APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after September 2010 A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Version: 1.02 Document Revision:...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Appendix C.4. Driver Stats Exposed..19 FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Party Equipment ... 3 Table of Contents...
  • Page 3: Gamewell Fci-E3 Series Serial Driver Description

    The Gamewell FCI E3 Series System Control Units are manufactured by Fire Control Instruments. A Gamewell FCI- E3 Panel with an enabled serial port can transmit data to a FieldServer which can, in turn, make the data available to other devices including those which communicate using different protocols. Messages received from the E3 are analyzed and are then either discarded or used to update the FieldServer’s internal Data Arrays depending on the...
  • Page 4: Hardware Connections

    Signal Brown White/Orange Blue/white Signal Common Reference FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Blue/white Orange/White Brown FieldServer Part # FS-8917-16...
  • Page 5: Data Array Parameters

    DA_DI_01 , Bit DA_DO_01 , Bit FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com , Data_Array_Length , 200 , 200 , 200...
  • Page 6: Configuring The Fieldserver As A Gamewell Fci-E3 Series Serial Client

    CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GAMEWELL FCI-E3 SERIES SERIAL CLIENT For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv”...
  • Page 7: Client Side Node Parameters

    Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 7 of 20 Legal Values...
  • Page 8: 5.3.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters

    Data Array points associated with the Map Descriptor on reset. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com It specifies the starting Module or Sensor...
  • Page 9: Map Descriptor Example 1 - Sensor / Module Events

    FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 9 of 20 , Function , Node_Name...
  • Page 10: Map Descriptor Example 2 - Bit Storage

    FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Page 10 of 20 , Node_Name , Event Type , Point Type , Relay/Loop/Zone Number , Address , Length , Clear_on_Reset...
  • Page 11: Appendix A. Useful Features

    Manual synchronization is required. When the “Reset” button on the panel is pressed a message is transmitted to the FieldServer, which clears the data in the FieldServer. After a reset the panel sends messages to report all abnormal states. When all these messages have been processed the FieldServer and panel will be synchronized.
  • Page 12: Appendix A.3. Networked Panels

    Node_ID. Each Node requires a set of Map Descriptors. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com L1S041 00:17:06 01/01/06 Page 12 of 20...
  • Page 13: Appendix B. Troubleshooting

    If the driver is sending the same alarm to a number or external nodes, an error may be reported. In this case specify the connection parameter FCI_Max_Len_for_Node_line. Refer to Section 5.1 for more information. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 14: Appendix C. Reference

    Since the value of the ‘Relay/Loop/Zone’ parameter matches the Loop number in the message, these Map Descriptors remain in contention. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com , Module , Module...
  • Page 15: Appendix C.2. Events And Event Categories

    Not defined in the spec FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com bit – or expressed another way, the driver Event "Fault"...
  • Page 16 FCI_EVENT_TYPE_OTHER FCI_EVENT_TYPE_OTHER FCI_EVENT_TYPE_OTHER FCI_EVENT_TYPE_OTHER FCI_EVENT_TYPE_OTHER FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Event "Walk Test" "Alarm Test" "SPVSN Test" "Fault Test"...
  • Page 17: Appendix C.3. Driver Error Messages

    FCI_E3:#15 Err. Event Type=<%s> Not recognized." , drv_bd- >event_desc ) Correct the configuration file, download to the FieldServer and restart the FieldServer for the changes to take effect. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 18 FCI_E3:#33 Err. Driver can’t poll or write. FCI_E3:#36 Err. Too Short. Bytes=%d , conn->ux_iptr" Correct the configuration file, download to the FieldServer and restart the FieldServer for the changes to take effect. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
  • Page 19: Appendix C.4. Driver Stats Exposed

    FS-8700-132 Gamewell FCI-E3 Driver Manual Appendix C.4. Driver Stats Exposed. In addition to the standard FieldServer operating statistics the driver exposes certain key stats in a Data Array if required. An upstream device can then monitor these stats. Add the following to the configuration file to activate these stats.
  • Page 20 FCI_E3_STAT_INHIBIT_RESET_WHILE FCI_E3_STAT_NODE_INFO_MSG FCI_E3_STAT_NO_PLACE_TO_STORE_NODE FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web: www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262 2299 Fax: (408) 262 2269 Toll Free: (888) 509 1970 email: support@fieldserver.com Offset Description Increments each time a message is parsed with no errors but the nature of the message doesn’t require...

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