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Appendix I: ARC Communication Formats
Note: To comply with EN50131 you must fit a communications module.
Fast Format
Fast Format is the format most widely used in the UK. When using the Fast
Format, each message transmitted to the ARC consists of the following:
A 4,5 or 6-digit account number.
8 channels of data. Each channel communicates the status of an output, as
programmed using the ‖Fast Format Channels‖ option (see page 100 ). The
value of the channel can be:
1 = new alarm and not previously reported
2 = status of output is open/unset
3 = alarm restored and not previously reported
4 = status of output is closed/set
5 = not in alarm
6 = in alarm but previously reported
A test signal.
Contact ID
The Contact ID format transmits data from the event log to the Alarm
Receiving Centre (ARC). Examples of messages in the Contact ID format are:
Example 1 - 1234 18 1137 01 015 2
1234 is the account number, as specified in Account Numbers option (page
100).
18 is the message type used to identify the message as Contact ID.
1137 is the event qualifier for a new event (1), followed by the event code
for a system tamper alarm (137).
01 is the partition number.
015 is the zone number.
2 is the checksum value, which the ARC needs to verify to confirm a valid
message has been received.
Example 2 - 1234 18 3137 01 015 3
The only difference between this and the first example, is the event qualifier of
3 to indicate a restore of a system tamper alarm, and the checksum value.
SIA 1, SIA 2, SIA 3 and Extended SIA 3
When using the SIA formats the control unit transmits data from the event log
to the ARC. The four SIA formats differ in the amount of data transmitted with
each message:
Type
Format
SIA1: #AAAAAA|NCCcc
SIA2: #AAAAAA|Nidnnn/rinn/CCcc