FieldServer FS-8700-40 instruction manual Configuring the Fieldserver AS a SBT-FSI Client

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4CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A SBT-FSI 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” sample files provided with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate with a SBT-FSI Server.

In FSI mode, the NIM-1R or NIM-1W or RPM allows the FieldServer to gather data from up to 63 MXL/XLS Panels connected via an MXL/XLS network. The default configuration shipped with the FieldServer will monitor two panels (1 and 2) with 8 modules (1 to 8) each.

When the FieldServer is configured as a Client, two sets of data are collected by a “poller” Map Descriptor.

The first is a collection of 19 counters per panel. Each 16-bit counter is incremented by the poller Map Descriptor whenever the corresponding event occurs. An external Client can read these counters to quickly determine whether a new event has been reported to the Server. The counters are mapped into the Data Array specified for the poller Map Descriptor. Counter offsets into the Data Array per event type are indicated below:

Event

Counter Offset

Fire Alarm In

0

 

 

Fire Alarm Out

1

 

 

Fire Alarm Acknowledge

2

 

 

Trouble In

3

 

 

Trouble Out

4

 

 

Trouble Acknowledge

5

 

 

Supervisory In

6

 

 

Supervisory Out

7

 

 

Supervisory Acknowledge

8

 

 

Security Alarm In

9

 

 

Event

Counter Offset

Security Alarm Out

10

 

 

Security Alarm Acknowledge

11

 

 

Status In

12

 

 

Status Out

13

 

 

Test In

14

 

 

Test Out

15

 

 

Audible Silenced

16

 

 

Audible Unsilenced

17

 

 

System Reset

18

 

 

The second set of data is a collection of bit maps that can be queried to identify the device that has reported the event. When an alarm event arrives from a device, the corresponding bit is set in two separate arrays. The bit in one array indicates the alarm has occurred, and the bit in the other array indicates that the alarm has not yet been acknowledged. When an “alarm clear” event arrives, the bit in the alarm array is cleared. If an “alarm acknowledge” event arrives, the bit in the un-acknowledged array is cleared. All event arrays in a Client driver configuration are optional. To enable an event array, a Map Descriptor must be defined in the configuration using a Map Descriptor message type that corresponds to the array as shown in the following table:

Array

Msg_Type

Fire Alarm

Fire

 

 

Fire Alarm Un-Acknowledged

Fire_Ack

 

 

Trouble Alarm

Trouble

 

 

Trouble Un-Acknowledged

Trouble_Ack

 

 

Supervisory Alarm

Super

 

 

Supervisory Un-Acknowledge

Super_Ack

 

 

Array

Msg_Type

Security Alarm

Secur

 

 

Security Alarm Un-Acknowledged

Secur_Ack

 

 

Status

Status

 

 

Test

Test

 

 

Audible (Un)Silenced

Audible

 

 

System Reset

Reset

 

 

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Contents Applicability & Effectivity Sierra Monitor CompanyTable of Contents Provided by the Supplier of 3rd Party Equipment Hardware Required 3r d Party ConfigurationSupplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver ManualUsing the NIM-1R or NIM-1W for MXL Hardware ConnectionsFSI Connection Notes FSIConfiguring the Fieldserver AS a SBT-FSI Client FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver Manual Column Title Function Legal Values Data ArraysSection Title ExampleMXL, XLS Client Side Connection DescriptionsSBT-FSI Second ExampleClient Side Node Descriptors FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver ManualPage 11 Driver Related Map Descriptor ParametersTiming Parameters XLSRdbc FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver Manual Map Descriptor example 2 Monitoring Analog Loop Devices Advanced Client Configuration Using Bidirectional Capability Configuring the Fieldserver AS a SBT-FSI Server Device TypeServer Side Connection Descriptors NoneServer Side Node Descriptors Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver ManualPage 19FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver Manual FS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver Manual Appendix A.1. Specifying a Poller Map Descriptor length Example 1 Only receive events from panelExample 2 Receive events from panel 7 Appendix A.2. Interpreting Panel Error Messages TroubleInput DE-ISOLATED Appendix A.4. Using Trouble CodesMXL/XLS Trouble Codes Input IsolatedBell 2 Isolated Bell 2 DE-ISOLATEDFS-8700-40 SBT FSI Driver Manual Appendix A.5. Activating and De-activating Entities MXLAppendix A.6. Arming and De-Arming Entities MXLXLS

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