Accton Technology FS-8700-48 instruction manual Appendix A.6. Acknowledging Alarms

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Appendix A.6. Acknowledging Alarms

This driver can be used to acknowledge alarms, reset or silence the Cheetah panel.

This functionality is limited. For this function to operate the Cheetah panel must be configured to supervise the port that the FieldServer is connected to. In addition to enabling this function, port supervision means that the panel will go into alarm if the FieldServer does not respond to the supervision messages. In fact the request to ack /reset/ silence the panel is included in the driver’s response to the supervision poll from the panel. The panel ignores unsolicited messages. A consequence of this is that the driver cannot control the timing of when the ack /reset/ silence message is sent to the panel.

In using this functionality you should also understand that the Cheetah panel protocol does not acknowledge message receipt so this driver cannot report whether the message was received by the panel and whether it was acted on.

The port supervision response message is sent even if you do not define a Port Response Map Descriptor in the CSV file. In this case the command data will always be zero. Once you define a Map Descriptor then the driver uses one Data Array element to determine the command data to send to the panel. The value from this array element determines the action the panel will take.

Bit

Action

Decimal Value

0

Reset

1

1

Silence

2

2

Acknowledge

4

Example: If you wish to Silence the Panel, then set the value of the Data Array element to 2.

Appendix A.7. Panel Firmware Versions

The driver supports older versions of panel firmware which transmit a shorter version of the Panel Status command. This shorter version contains only panel data whereas the newer version contains panel, zone & device data.

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Contents FS-8700-48 Fike Cheetah Table of Contents Cheetah Device Description Provided by Supplier of 3 rd Party Equipment RS-232 Connection to Fike Cheetah Panel Hardware Connections1RS-485 Connection to Fike Cheetah Panel RS-485 Connection to Fike Cheetah XI Panel Connection Notes RS-232 Connection to Fike Cheetah XI PanelData Arrays Configuring the FieldServer as a Cheetah Device ClientClient Side Connection Descriptors Plctype Client Side Node DescriptorsDriver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Map Descriptor Examples Page Map Descriptor Example 1. All Zones Data Map Descriptor Example 2.Specific Zone Data DADI1 Map Descriptor Example 3 Zone Status as a numeric valueMap Descriptor Example 4 All Devices Map Descriptor Example 5 Specific Device Map Descriptor Example 7 Panel Data Map Descriptor Example 6 Device States as a Numeric ValueMap Descriptor Example 8 History Data All Devices Dahist Daack Map Descriptor Example 11 Alarm AckConfiguring the FieldServer as a Cheetah Device Server Appendix A. Driver Notes Appendix A.1. Driver Scope Appendix A.2. Map Descriptor Specific ErrorsAppendix A.3. Multiple Cheetah Panels Appendix A.4. How History Events are StoredPage FS-8700-48 Fike Cheetah Manual FS-8700-48 Fike Cheetah Manual FS-8700-48 Fike Cheetah Manual FS-8700-48 Fike Cheetah Manual FS-8700-48 Fike Cheetah Manual AM/PM Appendix A.5. Storing Panel DataAppendix A.7. Panel Firmware Versions Appendix A.6. Acknowledging AlarmsAppendix B. Driver Error Messages DIAGUSER1 Appendix B.1. Driver Stats

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