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FieldServer Driver - Serial

A communications interface solution for Notifier

Description:

The Notifier NCA Protocol driver enables the user to easily interface Notifier NCA Fire Alarm Control Panels to building automation systems utilizing BACnet, LonWorks, JCI Metasys, Modbus and more. The Notifier NCA Serial driver allows the FieldServer to record data from Notifier NFS-NCA (Network Control Annunciator) over RS-232. Note that this driver is only for NCA. For NCA2 applications please go to the FS-8700-130 Notifier NCA2/NFS2-3030 driver.

The FieldServer acts as a Passive Client receiving messages and recording the status of a Notifier NCA Panel. There is no active polling by this driver; the communications are one-way through the panel's printer port. The FieldServer is, however, able to generate some system commands like Ack, Reset, Silence and Drill if it is connected to the Notifier NCA through its CRT port.

This driver is not capable of emulating a Notifier NCA panel and the very limited server functionality has only been implemented to facilitate FieldServer's Quality Assurance program. This functionality could be extended at a customer's request.

Notifier NCA controls all the devices (e.g. NFS-3030, NFS-640) connected in NOTI*FIRE*NET architecture. NCA actually interacts with other Fire Alarm Panels and records the status of all panels and sends the events to the printer and CRT ports. The FieldServer further captures these events in text form, parses and stores them in data arrays. These data arrays can be controlled by third party tools.

Formal Driver Type: Serial, Client Only

Connection type: RS-232

Devices Tested:

• Notifier NCA
• Notifier NFS-3030
• Notifier NFS-640