FieldServer FS-8700-105NationalTimeandSignalFACP Manual, None, Seconds, Default = 180Secs

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1.04Client Side Connection Descriptions

 

Section Title

 

 

 

 

 

Connections

 

 

 

 

 

Column Title

 

Function

 

Legal Values

 

Port

 

Specify which port the device is

 

P1-P81

 

 

 

connected to the FieldServer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National_Time_FACP,

 

Protocol

Specify protocol used

 

National_Time_Fire,

 

 

 

 

 

natsco_facp

 

Baud*

 

Specify baud rate

 

9600 Baud (Vendor

 

 

 

limitation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parity*

Specify parity

 

None (Vendor limitation)

 

Data_Bits*

 

Specify data bits

 

8 (Vendor limitation)

 

Stop_Bits*

 

Specify stop bits

 

1 (Vendor limitation)

 

Handshaking*

 

Specify hardware handshaking

 

None

 

 

 

Specify a time in seconds. The

 

 

 

 

 

driver reports the connection as

 

 

 

 

 

being offline when a new valid

 

 

 

 

 

message has not been received on

 

0-600 seconds.

 

NATSfacp_Timeout*

 

the connection during this interval.

 

 

 

 

Default = 180Secs.

 

 

 

Each time one is received the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interval is restarted. If this parameter

 

 

 

 

 

is omitted then the driver assumes a

 

 

 

 

 

period of 180 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

Use this parameter to specify a Data

 

 

 

 

 

Array. The Data Array need only

 

 

 

 

 

contain one element as only the 1st

 

 

 

 

 

element is used for the connection

 

 

 

 

 

status. If the connection is ‘online’

 

 

 

 

 

then the 1st element is set to 1. If the

 

 

 

 

 

connection is offline then the 1st

 

Up to 15 alphanumeric

 

NATSfacp_Status_DA*

 

element is set to zero.

 

 

 

 

characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We recommend that the Length of

 

 

 

 

 

the DA be set to 33. One element for

 

 

 

 

 

the connection status and the other

 

 

 

 

 

32 elements for Node / Panel Status.

 

 

 

 

 

Further information is provided in

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A.7

 

 

1Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available on specific hardware.

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