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A Sierra Monitor Company
Driver Manual
(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)
FS-8700-105
National Time & Signal FACP
(Fire Alarm Control Panel) Driver
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. National Time & Signal FACP Driver Description ......................................................... 1 2. Driver Scope of Supply....................................................................................................... 2 1.01 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver ................................................... 2 3. Hardware Connections.............................
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 1 of 25 1. National Time & Signal FACP Driver Description Fire Alarm Control Panels (FACPs) are manufactured by the National Time and Signal Corp. The series 900 and 902 FACP’s can be purchased with a ‘BACnet’ interface option. When suitably equipped and when this interface is enabled, the FACPs can transmit data to a FieldServer which can, in turn, make this data available to other devices including devices which are capable o
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 2 of 25 2. Driver Scope of Supply 1.01 Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver FieldServer Technologies Description PART # FS-8917-16 RJ45 pigtail cable. FS-8700-105 Driver Manual. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-9042 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com
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TD RD GND CH1 + CH1 - GND CH2 + CH2 - FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 3 of 25 3. Hardware Connections The FieldServer is connected to the ‘BACnet’ port of the FACP as shown in connection drawing. 1.02 Connection Notes A FACP network consists of up to 32 panels. One of those panels acts as the network interface by means of its ‘BACnet’ interface port. This interface serves data to the FieldServer by means of a serial connection. Each one of these connections r
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 4 of 25 4. Configuring the FieldServer as a National Time & Signal FACP Client For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FS). This section documents and describes the parameters n
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 5 of 25 1.04 Client Side Connection Descriptions Section Title Connections Column Title Function Legal Values Specify which port the device is 1 Port P1-P8 connected to the FieldServer National_Time_FACP, Protocol Specify protocol used National_Time_Fire, natsco_facp 9600 Baud (Vendor Baud* Specify baud rate limitation) Parity* Specify parity None (Vendor limitation) Data_Bits* Specify data bits 8 (Vendor limitation) Sto
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 6 of 25 Example // Client Side Connections Connections Port, Protocol, Baud, Parity, NATSfacp_Timeout, NATSfacp_Status_DA P8, National_Time_Fire, 9600, None, 120s, DA_NATS_STATUS1 1.05 Client Side Node Descriptors Create one node for each panel connected to the National Time & Signal Network. You can have multiple nodes on the same port. Section Title Nodes Column Title Function Legal Values Node_Name Provide name f
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 7 of 25 1.06 Client Side Map Descriptors 4.1.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column Title Function Legal Values Name of this Map Up to 32 alphanumeric Map_Descriptor_Name Descriptor characters Name of Data Array where One of the Data Array names Data_Array_Name data is to be stored in the from “Data Array” section FieldServer above Starting location in Data 0 to maximum specified in Data_Array_Offset Array “D
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 8 of 25 1, 2, 3 etc. Length of Map Descriptor. Specifies the number Ensure that the of ports processed by the MD. length added to the Length offset is no greater Thus if address is 1 and length is 10 the Map than the Data Array Descriptor processes ports 1... 9 inclusive. length. Set this parameter to ‘None’ to store data for a range of ports which do not have sub-ports. To store data for a specific port, set the sub-por
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 9 of 25 4.1.4. Map Descriptor Example 1 – Port has no Sub-Ports. This Map Descriptor is used to store messages from ‘Panel2’ if they meet the following criteria Panel = Node ‘Panel2’‘s Node_ID Number Board = 1 Loop = 2 Port-Type = Inputs Port = 1 to 100 (Address and length parameters) Data_Type = Alarms Typically you will create one MD for each of the 4 data types for each Panel/Board/Loop/Port-Type
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 10 of 25 4.1.5. Map Descriptor Example 2 – Port has Sub-Ports. This Map Descriptor is used to store messages from ‘Panel2’ if they meet the following criteria Panel Number = Node ‘Panel2’s Node_ID Board = 1 Loop = 2 Port-Type = Inputs Port = 20 Data_Type = Alarms Sub-Port-Type = Output Sub-Port- = 1 Number Map_Descriptor_Name, Data_Array_Name, Data_Array_Offset, Function, Node_Name, Board, Loop, Data_Ty
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 11 of 25 5. Configuring the FieldServer as a National Time & Signal FACP Server Server side emulation has been developed and is functional. (FST use this functionality to complete the QA requirements and to ensure that the driver is compatible with firmware changes not directly related to this driver.)This has, however, not been documented and is not supported. If you require the server side of this driver for one of your projects t
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 12 of 25 Appendix A. Advanced Topics Appendix A.1. Modifying the Trouble String Table The trouble string table can be modified/extended using the configuration file. In the example below, the keyword ‘Broken’ is added and allocated an index value of 1 and a trouble type of 1. When this message is received it will not be used to clear the Data Arrays The following are permitted Trouble_Types 1 – Alarms 2 – Troubles 3 – Superv
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 13 of 25 Preloads Data_Array_Name, Preload_Data_Value, Preload_Data_Index natsfacp-stats, 1, 5 Appendix A.3. Controlling case sensitivity in Trouble String Matching When a message is processed the driver extracts the 8 character trouble string from the message and compares it against the contents of the table provided in Appendix A.4. The comparison is case sensitive by default. It is possible to modify this behavior by pokin
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 14 of 25 Index Trouble String Data_Type Used to Reset Data Arrays value GndFault 11 Troubles 0 CommFail 12 Troubles 0 WalkTest 13 Troubles 0 InpDsbl 14 Troubles 0 OutpDsbl 15 Troubles 0 CommDsbl 16 Troubles 0 Sys Fail 17 Troubles 0 24V Fail 18 Troubles 0 LoopTbl 19 Troubles 0 InputTbl 20 Troubles 0 AudioLink 21 Troubles 0 DVR Fail 22 Troubles 0 DirtySnsr 23 Troubles 0 MicTimer 24 Troubles 0 DeviceErr 25 Tr
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 15 of 25 Index Trouble String Data_Type Used to Reset Data Arrays value Call In 53 Troubles 0 MicSwitch 54 Troubles 0 PnlSil G 55 Troubles 0 Unknown 56 Troubles 0 Appendix A.5. Panel / Driver Synchronization There is no automatic system of synchronizing the Fire Alarm Panels and the data in the FieldServer. This is because the FieldServer cannot poll for status information from the panel but has to rely on the panel sen
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 16 of 25 Thus: A Comms Fail message puts the node offline and the node is put online when either a valid message is received from the panel or the Comms Fail event is restored. The driver reports the node status by updating the Data Array specified by the NATSfacp_Status_DA parameter specified on the connection. If this parameter is not specified then the node status cannot be reported. Ensure the Data Array is at least 33 items
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 17 of 25 Appendix B. Troubleshooting tips Appendix B.1. Connection Tips & Hints The Panel must be configured to send ‘Extended’ Messages. This is not the default state. The following procedure is used to achieve this setting. 1) Hit Menu/Exit 2) Use arrow keys to go to Tech Menu 3) Press up arrow twice to enter password of 2000 4) Hit Enter (at this point the panel makes a beeping noise) 5) Hit Panel Silence 6) Use arrow ke
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FS-8700-105_National_Time_and_Signal_FACP Manual Page 18 of 25 Relative Description 4 Offset 6 Increments each time a port 'Alive' message is received 7 Increments each time a message is received and is sent to the parsing routine Increments by message length each time a message is received and is sent to the 8 parsing routine 9 Increments each time a message is received and is sent to the parsing routine 10 Increments each time a message is received and is sent to the store rout
