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1.Simplex Time Recorder Company - 4100 Computer Port Protocol
The Simplex Time Recorder Company 4100 Computer P | ort Protocol driver allows the | ||
FieldServertotransferdatatoandfromdevicesov | ereitherRS232orRS485usingSimplex | ||
TimeRecorderCompany4100ComputerPortProtocol |
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This driver is designed to connect to a Simplex 410 |
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ComputerPortProtocol”asdefinedinSimplex’sdoc |
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2000. The implementation provides a selected subse | t of protocol functions and subset of | ||
functionalityfor eachoftheseselectedfunctions. | It is importanttonotetheexclusions and | ||
limitationsdescribedinthisdocument. |
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The driver is a capable of parsing and storing info unsolicitedmessageswhicharetypicallygenerated oneoftheconnecteddevices. Thedriverisalsoc dataandsomeadditionaldatasuchasthepanel’st driver is capable of setting some control points in alarmsandwritingdata(wherepermitted)tosomea
rmation sent by a panel in the form of whenthereisastatechangeinthepanelor apableofpollingforpointandpanelstatus imeandrevisioninformation.Inadditionthe the panel – acknowledging and resetting naloganddiscretepoints.
Thisisaclientonlydriverandisnotcapableof emulatingaSimplexPanel.Serveremulationis providedfortestpurposesonlyandisnotsupporte dordocumented.
1.1.Supported Panel Types
Thedriverhasbeentestedagainst4020,4100and4 100Upanels.Thereisnodifferencein theprotocolformatbetweenthevariouspanels.Wha tchangesisthepanelfirmwareversion andwiththefirmwarechangesthesupportedfunctio nsetchanges.
1.2.Simplex Panel Firmware Revision vs. Supported Functionality
Thisdriverwasprimarilytestedagainsta4020pan elwithfirmwarerevision9.2.Betatesting againsta4100panelwithafirmwarerevision10.x wasalsoperformed.
Agridoffirmwarerevisionnumberandsupportedfu | nctionsisprovidedbySimplex. This |
gridisavailablefromSimplex.Requestthe‘CPPR | evisionCompatibility’Table. |
Allthefunctionsdescribedinthismanualaresupp | ortedforfirmwarerevisions10orhigher. |
Forrevisionsbetween9.2and10,the‘Earths’and | ‘Value’functionsdescribedinthisdriver |
are not supported by the Simplex Panels. For revis | ions lower than 9.2, then functions |
supported need to be determined by trial and error. | We arefairly confident that all the |
functionssupportedbyversion9xarealsosupporte | dbyversions8xofthepanelfirmware. |
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