FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual

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Message

Interpretation and Corrective Action

 

Port_Type

the Map Descriptor in the configuration CSV file, but the

 

 

parameter value has not been specified.

 

NATS:#15 Err. <%s> file not

This message is normally only printed when the driver is

 

found.

 

being tested for QA purposes. If it is printed during

 

NATS:#16a Err. Diagnostic 1

 

normal operation, take a log and call Technical support.

 

NATS:#16b Err. Diagnostic 2

 

 

 

 

 

FieldServer’s provide ‘write-through-read’ technology but

 

 

it has been defeated for this driver because this driver

 

 

cannot write to the FACP panel as it is a passive client

 

 

driver. When you see this message you know that some

 

 

other node (or possibly a ruinet user) has poked a value

 

NATS:#17 Err. Driver cannot

into one of the Data Arrays used by the driver. When this

 

occurs the FieldServer attempts to write the new value to

 

poll. Cache MD Ignored.

 

the FACP. This is not permitted and the message is

 

 

 

 

printed. You can review the configuration checking to see

 

 

if any Data Array areas used by the different drivers

 

 

overlap. Or you can check to see that the other

 

 

nodes/connections in the configuration are not writing to

 

 

the Data Array being used to store panel data.

 

 

The trouble string in the message is contained in character

 

 

positions 28-36. The driver extracted a trouble string

 

 

from an incoming message and then compared the string

 

 

to a look-up table of trouble strings. There was no match.

 

 

Apply one of the following:

 

 

 

Determine if this is a legitimate trouble string. Is the rest

 

 

of the message corrupt or valid? Do other messages have

 

 

the same trouble string? Does the equipment vendor

 

 

confirm that this is a new trouble string? If it is a

 

NATS:#18 Err. Parse: Trouble

legitimate trouble string and the driver does not recognize

 

it then you need to add the string to the driver’s look-up

 

String Unknown.

 

table. More information is provided in Appendix A.1 .

 

 

 

 

Once you have added the new string to the configuration,

 

 

reset the FieldServer for the changes to take effect. Now

 

 

generate the same event again. This time there should be

 

 

no message.

 

 

 

The case sensitivity of the look-up can be controlled.

 

 

More information is provided in Appendix A.3

 

 

If neither of the previous strategies work and you are sure

 

 

this isn’t a rare corrupt message then take a log and call

 

 

tech Support.

 

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