FieldServer FS-8700-41 instruction manual Table Of Contents

FS-8700-41 Simplex Driver Manual Table of Contents

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer Port Protocol			............................. 4
1.1.	SupportedPanelTypes	................................................................. 4
1.2.	SimplexPanelFirmwareRevisionvs.SupportedFunct		ionality	4
2.	Driver Scope of Supply			5
2.1.	SuppliedbyFieldServerTechnologiesforthisdrive		r	5
2.2.	ProvidedbySupplierof3 rdPartyEquipment	...................................		............................ 5
3.	Hardware Connections			6
3.1.	ConnectiontoaSimplex4020Panel	.......................................................... 7
3.2.	ConnectiontoaSimplex4100Panel	.......................................................... 9
3.3.	ConnectiontoaSimplex4100UPanel	.......................................................10

4.Configuring the FieldServer as a Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer

	Port Protocol Client		12
4.1.	DataArrays		12
4.2.	ClientSideConnectionDescriptions	..........................................................13
4.3.	ClientSideNodeDescriptors	..............................................................13
4.4.	ClientSideDriverTables	..................................................................14
4.4.1. SHOW Response Attributes Driver Table			14
4.4.2. SHOW Response Attribute States Driver Table			15
4.5.	ClientSideMapDescriptors	...............................................................15
4.5.1. FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters			15
4.5.2. Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters			15
4.5.3. Timing Parameters			15
4.5.4. Protocol (Simplex Device) Specific Parameters			16
4.5.5. Map Descriptor Example 1. - Read Point Status			17

4.5.6.Map Descriptor Example 2. - Use unsolicited messages from the Panel to

determine point status 18

5.Configuring the FieldServer as a Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer

Port Protocol Server					19
Appendix A.	Advanced Topics				20
AppendixA.1.	HardwareHandshaking				20
AppendixA.2.	SimplexAddressFormatting–SpecificKeywords		.....	..................................20
Appendix A.2.1.		Sim4100_Card Keyword			24
Appendix A.2.2.		<apoint>			24
Appendix A.2.3.		Sim4100_Point Keyword			24
Appendix A.2.4.		Sim4100_sub Keyword			24
AppendixA.3.	HowtouseDataArraystomapto/fromCardPointSu			baddresses	25
AppendixA.4.	SimplexPointStatusDataFormat		............................................25
AppendixA.5.	SimulationoftheXpointcommand		............................................26
AppendixA.6.	ApplicationSupervisionMessages		............................................26
AppendixA.7.	DriverStats				26
Appendix A.7.1. How the Driver counts bytes and messages received and transmitted...					26
Appendix A.7.2. Driver Exposed Stats					27
AppendixA.8.	SHOWFunctionAttributesandAttributeStates			.....................................28
Appendix A.8.1. Extending the List of Show Attributes					31
AppendixA.9.	SynchronizingtheFieldServerwiththePanel			.......................................31
AppendixA.10. AdvancedMapDescriptorExample1Errors				...................................33

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