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A Sierra Monitor Company
Driver Manual
(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001
Instruction Manual Part Number FS-8700-52
5/22/2002
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. NOTIFIER AM6000 DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................1 2. DRIVER SCOPE OF S UPPLY........................................................................................................................................2 2.1 SUPPLIED BY FIELDSERVER FOR THIS DRIVER.................................................................
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 1. Notifier AM6000 Description The Notifier AM6000 driver is a seial driver. It allows the FieldServer to transfer data from a Notifier AM6000 panel over either RS232 or RS485 using Notifier AM6000 protocol. There are eight RS232 and two RS485 ports standard on the FieldServer. The FieldServer can only a passive Client. The driver receives messages intended for a system printer, interprets these messages by filling in data arrays in
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 2. Driver Scope of Supply 2.1 Supplied by FieldServer for this driver FieldServer DESCRIPTION Technologies PART # 8915-10 UTP cable (7 foot) for RS232 use UTP cable (7 foot) for Ethernet connection 8917-02 RJ45 to DB9F Connector adapter 8917-01 RJ45 to DB25M connection adapter SPA59132 RS485 connection adapter Driver Manual. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court, Milpitas, California 95035 (408) 262-2299 fax: (408) 262-
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 3. Hardware Connections Configure the Notifier AM6000 according to manufacturer’s instructions. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court, Milpitas, California 95035 (408) 262-2299 fax: (408) 262-9042 Visit our website: www.fieldserver.com E-mail: support@fieldserver.com Page 3
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 4. Configuring the FieldServer as a Notifier AM6000 Client For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the instruction manual for the FieldServer. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” files on the driver diskette). This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring th
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 4.2 Client Side Connections Section Title Connections Column Title Function Legal Values Port Specify which port the device is P1-P8, R1-R2 connected to the FieldServer Baud* Specify baud rate 2400 (Only baud rate supported by the Notifier port) Parity* Specify parity Even Data_Bits* Specify data bits 7 Stop_Bits* Specify stop bits 1 Protocol Specify protocol used AM6000 Handshaking* Specify hardware handshaking None Poll Delay*
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 4.4 Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1 FieldSe rver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Legal Values Map_Descriptor_Name Name of this Map Descriptor Up to 32 alphanumeric characters Data_Array_Name Name of Data Array where data is One of the Data Array names from to be stored in the FieldServer “Data Array” section above Data_Array_Location Starting location in Data Array 0 to maximum specified in “Data Array” section
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 4.4.3 Timing Parameters Column Title Function Legal Values Scan_Interval Rate at which data is polled >0.1s FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court, Milpitas, California 95035 (408) 262-2299 fax: (408) 262-9042 Visit our website: www.fieldserver.com E-mail: support@fieldserver.com Page 7
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 4.4.4 Map Descriptor Example. Name of the data The position in the data The range of array that will be array that corresponds to device address is updated when this device whose number is determined by this map descriptor is equal to the Address parameter. All map used. Parameter. Because address is descriptors for the 500 and length is In this example device AM6000 Notifier 100 in this 500's state will be strored driver
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual Name of the data When a Block All map array that will be Acknowledge or System descriptors for the updated when this Reset message is AM6000 Notifier map descriptor is received the driver will driver must be used. set the portion of the passive. data array DEVICE_STATES_LO OP1 starting at Data_Array_Offset for Length number of elements to zero. Map_block_Name,scan_interval, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 5. Driver Notes 5.1 Map Descriptor Keywords 5.1.1 AM6000_TypeID This keyword sets up a category of messages. If you are interested in device state's use the keyword device-only. If you are interested in system trouble messages use the keyword system- trbl (An alternate method for reporting system trouble messages is provided using the keyword system-styl2. ) device-only Only device based messages are processed using map descriptors wi
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 5.1.2 AM6000_Status Device state messages report a number of different states for the device. These states are refered to as the device status. The following are possible values of this parameter. Any, alarm, trouble, on, erase, eraseon. If you do not use this parameter in a device-only map descriptor then the driver uses the default value of Any. This means that any device state message will result in the same data array being upda
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 5.2 Statistics This driver does not keep statistics for each map descriptor. Statistics are maintained for the connection to the Am6000 Notifier device. Count of received messages This indicates the number of and bytes. A complete times a 'Block Ack' or received message is 82 bytes 'System Reset' message have long and thus if all messages been applied. are received correctly the byte count should be a If you have 5 'Ackable' map d
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual This statistic indicates the number of messages that were received but were ignored by the driver. Messages are ignored for one of two reasons. Firstly, the driver might not understand the message and secondly because the driver doesn't know what to do with the data from the message. Ignored Messages Ignored messages are very important since they do not result in the data arrays being updated
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual Catching Ignored Messages To assist you catch and monitor ignored messages the driver provides a special map descriptor keyword. Make a map descriptor and set the parameter AM6000_TypeID 's value to Catch-All. Make sure that this is the last map descriptor in the csv file. The map descriptor requires a data length of at least 82 and when using RUI_Debug you should view the data array in tring mode. The driver will place any ign
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FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000 Driver Manual 5.3 Listing of System Trouble Messages Msg Index Message 0 !!! ILLEGAL !!! 1 MAINS TROUBLE 2 POWER LOW ON MAIN SUPPLY 3 POWER LOW ON AUXILIARY SUPPLY 4 POWER LOW ON BATTERY-CHARGER 5 POWER OVERVOLTAGE ON MAIN SUPPLY 6 POWER OVERVOLTAGE ON BATTERY-CHARGER 7 FAILURE OR OVERLOAD ON MAIN SUPPLY 8 FAILURE OR OVERLOAD ON AUXIL. SUPPLY 9 FAILURE ON BATTERY-CHARGER 10 DISCONNEC. BATT. OR FUSE FAILURE 11
