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FieldServer Driver - Serial

A communications interface solution for Notifier

Description:

The Notifier NCA2, Notifier NFS2-3030 protocol driver allows the FieldServer to record data from Notifier NCA2 (Network Control Annunciator) or NFS2-3030 over RS-232. Note that this driver is only for NCA2 and NFS2-3030. For NCA2 and NFS2-3030 applications please refer to the FS-8700-98 NCA driver or the FS-8700-90 NFS-3030 driver.

There is no active polling by the Notifier NCA2 NFS2-3030 driver; the communications are one-way through the panel's printer or CRT port. The Notifier NCA2 NFS2-3030 driver on FieldServer acts as a Client; receives messages and records the status of a Panel. The panel MUST output messages in 160 characters ASCII format in English.

The Notifier NCA2 controls all the devices (e.g. 3030, 640 panels) connected on the Notifier network. Each Fire Alarm Panel on Network is considered as a Node and 240 Nodes can exist on one network. Notifier NFS2-3030 can exist on a network or be self-standing.

Notifier NCA2 interacts with other Fire Alarm Panels, records the status of the panels and sends the events to printer and CRT ports. FieldServer captures these events in text form, parses and stores them in Data Arrays. These Data Arrays can be monitored by third party tools. Since the FieldSever does not actively poll for data, the accuracy and timeliness of the stored data is limited to the frequency of update messages that the Notifier Fire Panel issues.

Formal Driver Type: Serial, Client Only

Connection type: RS-232

Devices Tested:

• Notifier NCA2
• Notifier NFS2-3030