Summary of Contents for FieldServer FS-8700-112 FCI 7100 Series
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A Sierra Monitor Company Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-112 FCI 7100 Series Serial Driver APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001 Driver Version: 1.01 Document Revision: 1...
Party Software ..................4 2.2.3. Required 3 Party Configuration ................4 2.2.4. Optional Items ......................4 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ..................5 CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A FCI 7100 SERIES SERIAL DRIVER CLIENT ............................7 4.1. Data Arrays/Descriptors ....................7 4.2. Client Side Connection Descriptions ................8 4.3. Client Side Node Descriptors ..................9 4.4.
The FCI 7100 Series System Control Units are manufactured by Fire Control Instruments. A 7100 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 (e.g.
FCI Panel must be equipped with a PTRN module for isolation of the serial port. 2.2.2. Required 3 Party Software None 2.2.3. Required 3 Party Configuration None known. 2.2.4. Optional Items None. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
FS-8700-112 FCI 7100 Series Driver Manual Page 5 of 24 Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the FCI panel as shown in the connection drawing. Wire Cable (Tx, Rx, Gnd) One Panel per Port FieldServer provide a pre-fabricated cable.
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FS-8700-112 FCI 7100 Series Driver Manual Page 6 of 24 Top right hand side of board. Connector J3 – label on right. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
For a detailed di7100ssion 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” sample files provided with the FieldServer).
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) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
Specify which port the device is Connection P1-P8, R1-R2 connected to the FieldServer Example Client Side Nodes Nodes Node_Name, Protocol, Connection Panel-01, FCI_7100, FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
1,2,3 .etc Length locations for a series of addresses. This Whole numbers parameter specifies the length of the series. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
If a reset if received you can prevent the driver resetting Data Array Points Clear on Reset* Yes, No associated with the Map Descriptor by specifying this parameter. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
Modules. events will be ignored unless In this example: other MD’s are Module 1 to 99 defined. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
DA_Bit_Name is where secondary storage is defined. Events are stored by setting appropriate bits. Remember that 2 elements per Relay, Module, Sensor, Loop are used. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
Configuring the FieldServer as a FCI 7100 Series Serial Driver Server The server side of the driver is intended to support FieldServer’s Quality Assurance program and is not intended to provide complete emulation of a 7100 and is thus not fully documented.
Data Array, the driver will use ‘Index Value’ storage using the primary data array and ‘Bit Storage’ using the secondary array. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
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This using the Bit Storage method, a single Module (or sensor…) can keep track of multiple events. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
Manual synchronization is required. Push the reset button on the panel. This transmits a reset message 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.
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Data Array. >data_length+possible_md- >bxi_data_buffer_offset ); 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) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
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1..10 FCI7100:#27c Err. Invalid Loop number. Expected 1..10 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) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
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>ux_iptr" made the driver unusable. Take a log and contact tech support. 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...
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Page 22 of 24 Appendix B.1. 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 your configuration file to activate these stats.
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FCI_7100_STAT_NO_PLACE_TO_STORE_NODE cannot be found so there is no match and the message was discarded. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com...
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