Notifier AM6000 -- FS-8700-52
FieldServer Driver - Serial

A communications interface solution for Notifier

Description:

The Notifier AM6000 driver is a serial driver. It allows the FieldServer to transfer data from a Notifier AM6000 panel over either RS232 or RS485 using Notifier AM6000 protocol. Notifier AM6000 serial driver is a passive client only driver. This means that the driver is capable of processing and storing data from unsolicited messages sent from a Notifier panel. It is not capable of polling for data or sending data to a panel. As the driver does not provide server side functionality it is not capable of emulating a Notifier panel. The driver receives messages intended for a system printer, interprets these messages by filling in data arrays in the FieldServer. This data is available for other devices or PLC's to read. As the messages do not contain information which would allow this driver to differentiate messages from one panel or another, no more than one panel can be connected to a port. The driver is based on a specification entitled “AM6000 Control Panel Serial Protocol for Printer”. No revision or date information is provided with the specification. The driver can expose communication statistics in a data array and hence an upstream device can monitor these stats.

Formal Driver Type: Serial, Client Only

Connection type: RS-232 or RS-485 (Two-Wire, Half-Duplex)

Devices Tested:

• Notifier Italia AM6000