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FieldServer Driver - Serial

A communications interface solution for Notifier

Description: The Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 Serial driver allows the FieldServer to record data from Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 Fire Panels over RS-232. The FieldServer acts as a Passive Client receiving messages and recording the status of a Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 Fire Alarm Panel. There is no active polling by this driver, the communications is one-way through the panel’s printer port.

This driver is not capable of emulating a Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 panel and the very limited server functionality has only been implemented to facilitate FieldServer’s Quality Assurance program. The main purpose of this driver is to record the status of Fire Alarm System detectors and Modules in data arrays - one data array per loop. It is limited by the information that the Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 unit sends in the form of text messages through its RS-232 printer port. The accuracy and timeliness of the data is therefore limited to the frequency of update messages that the Notifier Fire Panel issues. The types of Notifier messages supported by this driver are summarized later in this fact sheet. As well, a detailed table in the manual shows each type of Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 message the FieldServer recognizes and the effect that it has on the status of points in the data array. The device status to the data array mapping is also provided in the manual.

Formal Driver Type: Serial, Passive Client

Connection type: RS-232

Devices Tested:

• Notifier Onyx NFS-3030 Fire Alarm Panel