FieldServer FS-8700-52 User Manual

A Sierra Monitor Company

Driver Manual

(Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual)

FS-8700-52 Notifier AM6000

APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY

Effective for all systems manufactured after May 1, 2001

Instruction Manual Part Number FS-8700-52

5/22/2002

FS-8700-52 Notifier A M6000 Driver Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. NOTIFIER AM6000 D ESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................1

2. DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY........................................................................................................................................2

2.1 SUPPLIED BY FIELDSERVER FOR THIS DRIVER...............................................................................................................2

2.2 PROVIDED BY USER .............................................................................................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

3. HARDWARE CONNECTIONS......................................................................................................................................3

4. CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A NOTIFIER AM6000 CLIENT .................................................4

4.1 DATA ARRAYS....................................................................................................................................................................4

4.2 CLIENT SIDE NODES..........................................................................................................................................................5

4.3 CLIENT SIDE MAP DESCRIPTORS.....................................................................................................................................6

4.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters.............................................................................................6

4.3.2 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters......................................................................................................6

4.3.3 Timing Parameters..................................................................................................................................................7

Map Descriptor Example......................................................................................................................................................8

5. DRIVER NOTES ...............................................................................................................................................................10

5.1 MAP DESCRIPTOR KEYWORDS .......................................................................................................................................10

5.1.1 AM6000_TypeID...................................................................................................................................................10

5.1.2 AM6000_Status......................................................................................................................................................11

5.1.3 AM6000_Ackable ..................................................................................................................................................11

5.1.4 AM6000_Simulation..............................................................................................................................................11

5.2 STATISTICS........................................................................................................................................................................12

5.3 LISTING OF SYSTEM TROUBLE MESSAGES...................................................................................................................15

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1. Notifier AM6000 Description

The Notifier AM6000 driver is a seial driver. It allows the FieldServer to transfer data from a Notifier
AM6000 panel over either RS232 or RS485 using Notifier AM6000 protocol. There are eight RS232 and
two RS485 ports standard on the FieldServer. The FieldServer can only a passive Client.

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.

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2. Driver Scope of Supply

2.1 Supplied by FieldServer for this driver

FieldServer

Technologies

PART #

8915-10 UTP cable (7 foot) for RS232 use

UTP cable (7 foot) for Ethernet connection
8917-02 RJ45 to DB9F Connector adapter
8917-01 RJ45 to DB25M connection adapter

SPA59132 RS485 connection adapter

Driver Manual.

DESCRIPTION

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3. Hardware Connections

Configure the Notifier AM6000 according to manufacturer’s instructions.

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4. Configuring the FieldServer as a Notifier AM6000 Client

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the instruction manual for the
FieldServer. The information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in
the configuration files included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” files on the driver diskette).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with a Notifier AM6000 Server.

The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order
to enable the FieldServer for Notifier AM6000 communications, the driver independent FieldServer
buffers need to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be
declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section, and the data required from the servers needs to be mapped in
the “Client Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.

Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.

4.1 Data Arrays

Section Title

Data_Arrays

Column Title Function Legal Values

Data_Array_Name Provide name for Data Array Up to 15 alphanumeric characters
Data_Format Provide data format. Each data array

can only take on one format.

Data_Array_Length Number of Data Objects. Must be larger

than the data storage area required for
the data being placed in this array.

Example

// Data Arrays
//
Data_Arrays
Data_Array_Name, Data_Format, Data_Array_Length
DA_AI_01, UInt16, 200
DA_AO_01, UInt16, 200
DA_DI_01, Bit, 200
DA_DO_01, Bit, 200

FLOAT, BIT, UInt16, SInt16,
Packed_Bit, Byte, Packed_Byte,
Swapped_Byte

1-10,000

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