FieldServer FS-8700-39 manual

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    APPLIC ABILITY & EFFEC TIVITY Effective f or all systems manufactured after Septem ber 2008 Driver Manual (Supplement to the FieldServer Instruction Manual) FS-8700-39 EST3 ECP Driver Versio n: 1.0 8 Document R evision: 5[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Table of Contents FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om TABLE O F CONTENTS 1. EST3 Descript ion.....................................................[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 3 of 21 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om 1. EST3 Description The EST 3 External C ommunicat ions Protoc ol (ECP) driver all ows the F ield[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 4 of 21 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om 3. Hardware Connections FROM DB9F/M Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 5 EST3 ECP TB2 TX 2 RX 2 COM 2 Model 8051 Fun[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 5 of 21 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om 4. Configuring the FieldServ er as a EST3 Client For a detailed di scuss ion on FieldSer ver conf[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 6 of 21 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om 4.2. Client Side Connection Descrip tors Section T itle Connections Column T itle Function Legal [...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 7 of 21 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om 4.4. Client Side Map Descriptors 4.4.1. FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters Column T it[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 8 of 21 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om Column T itle Function Legal Values EST_Alarm _DA* Data Arra y to store Alarm state 4 EST_T roubl[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manual Page 9 of 21 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 95035 US A Web : www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 2269 Toll Free : (888) 509 1 970 email : support@fieldserver.com 4.4.3. Map Descriptor Exa mple 1 // Client Side Map Descriptors Map_Descriptors Map_Descriptor_Name ,Da[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 10 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix A . Driver Notes A ppendix A .1. PanelMasks: The 8 PanelMask param eters com bine to [...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manual Page 11 of 21 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 95035 US A Web : www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 2269 Toll Free : (888) 509 1 970 email : support@fieldserver.com A ppendix A.4.1. E xample Con figurat ion using Delta Mo de only Note: It is recomm ended that at leas[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 12 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix A .5. Optional Data A rrays W hen optional param eters (EST _Alarm _DA, EST_T rouble_[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manual Page 13 of 21 FieldServer Technologies 1991 T arob Court Milpitas, California 95035 US A Web : www.fieldserver.com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 2269 Toll Free : (888) 509 1 970 email : support@fieldserver.com A ppendix A.5.5. EST_R eport_Type The dirtiness of a device can be stored as a value *10 for System Se[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 14 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix A .6. Object Types and Required Parame ters The tables below list the fie lds require[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 15 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix A .7. Set Date and Time To Panel The f ollowing Map Descr iptors are required to set [...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 16 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix B. Troubleshooting Tips A ppendix B.1. Multiple Com Errors To solve m ultiple com err[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 17 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix C. EST3 Data Format: A ppendix C.1. Input data format Each input device is associ ate[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 18 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om Type Encode Value Alarm Troub le Supervisor y Monit or Others TestEvent 38 Y DeviceCom patabili[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 19 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om Type Encode Value Alarm Troub le Supervisor y Monit or Others AccessR eaderFault 148 Y AccessIn[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 20 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix D. EST3 ECP Connection Statistics: The EST 3 ECP protocol ha s two distinct levels: ?[...]

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    FS-8700-39 EST3 Driver Manu al Page 21 of 2 1 FieldServer T echnologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, C alifornia 95035 U SA Web : w ww.fieldserver .com Tel : (408) 262 2299 Fax : ( 408) 262 226 9 Toll Free : (888) 509 1970 email : suppor t@fieldserver.c om A ppendix E. Driver Error Messages Error M essage Description and Action R equired EST3:#01 F Y[...]