Section 8 – Automation Communication Formats
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8.9.2.3 Alarm
Codes
Table 8–34 lists the alarm codes used in byte 13 of the report record, and a description of the alarm codes.
Table 8–34: Alarm Code and Description
Alarm Codes
Description
A Alarm
B Bypass
C Closing
Report
D
Dial out audio alarm
E Exit
fault
G One-ring
audio
report
H
AC restore (non-ITI panels only)
I Improper
security
code
J Trouble
K Key-chain
access
L Low
battery
O Opening
report
P Phone
test
Q
AC failure (non-ITI panels only)
R Cancel
S Supervisory
T Tamper
alarm
U
Burglary (non-ITI panels only)
V
Instant audio alarm
W Restoral
X
Medical/auxiliary emergency (FonSafe)
x
Medical/auxiliary emergency with audio verification (FonSafe)
Y
Police emergency (FonSafe)
y
Police emergency with audio verification (FonSafe)
Z
Fire emergency (FonSafe)
z
Fire emergency with audio verification (FonSafe)
8.9.3 Log
Record
If Log Record (Log Rec) is enabled (see Section 5.4.3.5 page 5–20), a pair of phone log records surrounds all
report records generated by the reporting panel. The unused data field of the log record is filled with six
"NoData" characters (see Section 5.4.3.5 page 5–20).
The following is an example of how a log record surrounds a report record:
<$0A><"1"><"1"><"0100"><"000000"><"N"><$0D>
New Log Record
<Report Record>
Report Record
<Report Record>
Report Record
<$0A><"1"><"1"><"0100"><"000000"><"F"><$0D>
Final Log Record
Table 8–35 lists the components of a log record and their description.
Table 8–35: Log Record Components and Description
Character Description
<$0A>
Start or record indicator (line feed).
<"1">
Receiver ID number.
<"1">
Phone line number.
<"0100">
Reference number, equals four ASCII bytes ranging
from 0001-9999.
<"000000">
Six No Data characters. Valid characters are: 0-9, A-Z,
a- z, Space, :, -, _, ., ,, &, *, #, ?,Ec.
See Section 5.4.3.5 page 5–20.
<"N">
New or start of log record.
<"F">
Final or end of log record.
<$0D>
End of record indicator (carriage return).