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3.2.1  Queue Status

The Queue Status selection under Panel Info/Status displays the Display Queue Status page.
The Display Queue Status page shows the alarm, supervisory, trouble and monitor queues. To
browse through these queues press the corresponding button to display the list of events.

3.2.2  Panel Info

The Panel Info selection under Panel Info/Status displays the Advanced Panel Info page. The
Advanced Panel Info page shows information about the CPUs connected to each node in the
system including firmware version and the current job via the GUID.

Summary of Contents for Flex-Net Phase II

Page 1: ...Flex Net Phase II Application Guide LT 6045 Rev 1 October 2012 Application Guide...

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Page 3: ...4 1 Flex Net Configuration for BACnet 17 4 2 CAS BACnet Explorer 21 4 3 Visual Test Shell 22 4 3 1 Configuring Device Port and Name Settings 22 4 3 2 Setting up Filters 23 4 3 3 Acknowledging Alarms 2...

Page 4: ...ain Board Firmware 41 12 2 Audio Card Firmware 41 12 3 Quad Loop Adder Firmware 42 12 4 RAXN LCD and RAXN LCDG Firmware 42 13 0 Configuration Loading 43 14 0 Hardware Layouts 44 14 1 Display Modules 4...

Page 5: ...ex Net Phase I Fire Alarm Control System is assumed The following topics will be discussed Ethernet Port Usage for Network Capability Setting up and using a Web Server BACnet implementation and functi...

Page 6: ...inal or device on the network This information is configured in the job file using the configurator Refer to the figure below In the configurator select the node from the Job Details tree on the left...

Page 7: ...t of date To remove web site caching in Internet Explorer 1 Go to the browser s menu bar and select Tools then select Internet Options at the bottom of the drop down menu The Internet Options dialogue...

Page 8: ...rouble and monitor queues To browse through these queues press the corresponding button to display the list of events 3 2 2 Panel Info The Panel Info selection under Panel Info Status displays the Adv...

Page 9: ...re indicated by a CPU number beside their associated node 3 2 4 Alarm Logs The Alarm Logs selection under System Logs displays the Alarm Log page This page displays the list of all Alarms that occur i...

Page 10: ...delay of a few minutes before the logs update they are not updated in real time 3 2 6 Live Trace The Live Trace selection under Debug displays a page that can be used by developers to remotely monito...

Page 11: ...er from remote locations Each entry after the first represents a unique connection to the web server 3 2 8 Network Status UDP The UDP selection under Network Status displays the UDP Socket Table page...

Page 12: ...selections under Network Status display the ARP Table Routing Table and Device Table pages respectively Each of these pages contain information intended to aid network administrators in remotely monit...

Page 13: ...laced on 2 Then enter the values for the node the device is on the loop on that node it is on and the device address in the fields labelled Node No Loop No and Device Address respectively 3 Press Add...

Page 14: ...under the BACnet model Traditionally in the fire alarm industry the term device refers to things such as detectors strobes and alarms For BACnet implementation the entire Flex Net system is modeled a...

Page 15: ...se using the Import BACnet Services button Enter a Device ID and a Base ID in the fields that become available The value for the Base ID is where object ID values will start from To ensure that the va...

Page 16: ...der the File name drop down menu and select XML files xml under the Save as type drop down menu 4 Press Save and a new window appears In this new window select BACnet Report Excel and press OK The rep...

Page 17: ...State property one of three states is possible normal fault or off normal ANALOG INPUTS The Present Value property is represented by a raw analog value in the form of a pulse width PW4 signal For the...

Page 18: ...the Event State property one of three states is possible normal fault or off normal BINARY OUTPUTS The Present Value property can be in one of two states active or inactive The Status Flags property...

Page 19: ...a Settings dialogue box will appear 2 In the Settings dialogue box press the Network tab on the left and check the BACnet IP and the BACnet Ethernet check boxes 3 Select the network card being used a...

Page 20: ...roperties Press OK to confirm the settings Once objects and properties to be monitored are selected press the Monitor button in the main window All the objects to be monitored will be displayed in a n...

Page 21: ...ur settings 4 3 3 Acknowledging Alarms 1 Navigate to the menu bar and select Send From the drop down menu navigate to Alarm and Event then Acknowledge Alarm The Acknowledge Alarm dialogue box will app...

Page 22: ...ed therein This function can be used to troubleshoot and analyze network information The software is free and can be downloaded from http www wireshark org download html Once the software is installed...

Page 23: ...an XML Report 1 Navigate to the configurator menu bar and select the Job drop down menu From the drop down menu select Export Job the Export Current Job to a File window appears 2 In this new window...

Page 24: ...l system to have communication priority over MNS The MNS comes integrated with the fire control and monitoring system A single MNS panel can display both MNS and fire events but each type of event wil...

Page 25: ...he MNS panel To communicate to the output zone across a group virtual zones must be used A virtual zone is a zone that is not correlated to any physical devices but is instead used to communicate acro...

Page 26: ...will be energized Note that applying an equation directly to an output bypasses all of the regular input to output correlation processing Also note that the use of advanced logic does not modify the...

Page 27: ...consists of local input circuits and zones remote zones intervals timers and switches The ID column lists identification values for all eligible inputs An ID is assigned to each input interval timer o...

Page 28: ...ate button above the Equation Dialog Box To insert a System Define use the drop down to select the appropriate system define and then click the Sys Def button The Undo button removes the last change t...

Page 29: ...t ALARM_LEVEL1 and press the Sys Def operator 12 Press the AND operator and then press the NOT operator 13 Select the device tagged Example Input 4 and press the chevron button 14 Press the EQU operat...

Page 30: ...u All audio files must be in wav format The wav format must be sampled at 11 025 KHz 16 bit mono ADPCM 4 bit This format is suited for compressing voice Alternatively PCM RAW 16 bit mono can be used f...

Page 31: ...udio clips and loop commands are added to the composition they are given a sequence number in the Seq column starting from 0 Loop commands are applied to audio clips above them starting from the seque...

Page 32: ...t circuit changing state to inactive standby This will satisfy the second condition and activate Latch B Latch B will start a second timer called Latch B timer in a similar manner as before This will...

Page 33: ...RUNNING Where TM 020 Latch A Timer TM 021 Latch B Timer 8 Correlate the input ckt or switch to the monitor zone Input Switch If multiple switches are to be used an equation can be added to the monitor...

Page 34: ...one or by the latching zone itself This is done through advanced logic Refer to the example below The equation shown is specified in the advanced logic tab of the latching zone 01 00 IZ 011 01 00 00 I...

Page 35: ...and select the Advanced logic tab 4 Create an equation that will activate the Latching zone by the initiating zone input or status OR by the Latching zone itself Advanced Logic Equation shown for the...

Page 36: ...broadcast another FX LOC cannot be used until the first is no longer in use The following list identifies broadcast priorities from highest to lowest 1 ACU announcement via paging microphone 2 ACU hig...

Page 37: ...odule messages used by the FX LOC The FX LOC broadcasts digital messages using an FDS switching module Each switch on this switching module is hardwired to inputs on an input module that are correlate...

Page 38: ...ll override all other operations upon activation 11 4 LOC Operation To broadcast a pre recorded digital message select a switch with the appropriate message and move it to the ON position Switches sho...

Page 39: ...ss enter after each one sf probe 1 sf erase 0x200000 0x600000 and run sflash 6 Navigate to the HyperTerminal menu bar and select Transfer then select Send File A Send File window appears 7 Specify the...

Page 40: ...nd run sflash 6 Navigate to the HyperTerminal menu bar and select Transfer then select Send File A Send File window appears 7 Specify the location of the binary file that contains the new quad loop ad...

Page 41: ...el then select Connect from the drop down menu Once this connection has been established the configuration can be loaded onto the panel To load the active configuration onto the panel select the Send...

Page 42: ...ules can be installed on the door of any node with display module slots The specific number and combination of display modules varies depending on the application and requirements of the job RAX 1048T...

Page 43: ...Vertical Network Telephone Control Unit Network Paging Control Unit QMT 5302N Network Telephone Control Unit ALCN 792M Quad Loop Adder Motherboard ALCN 792D FNC 2000 Network Interface Controller Modul...

Page 44: ...ntains the main display mother board adder modules and the transformer It fits directly into the BBX 1072 backbox The outer dimensions of the BBX 1072 fit within 33 9 X 26 4 X 6 5 FX 2003 12N Compact...

Page 45: ...play positions in BB 5008 or BB 5014 Enclosures Supports 2 Display Modules Supports 12 Adder Modules Cutout to mount display module Cutout to mount display module Exterior View Interior View 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 46: ...r Chassis with the main display being replaced by the DSPL 420 Narrow Main Display module The outer dimensions of the BB 5014 fit within 61 5 X 32 5 X 7 5 Exterior View Interior View Cutout to mount a...

Page 47: ...2017 12N Mid Size Main Chassis does not have provisions for these brackets since adder module are mounted to the backplate The same is true for the FX 2009 12N Main Chassis and ECX 0012 Expander Chas...

Page 48: ...udio and telephone networking cards The outer dimensions of the BBX FXMNS fit within 63 5 X 22 5 X 9 5 Cutout to mount any display module Cutout to mount any display module Cutout to mount any display...

Page 49: ...eakers using audio amplifiers and increased power output for strobes and other signalling devices using a booster power supply It can be connected to and controlled by any other node The outer dimensi...

Page 50: ...ombination The paging microphone is for broadcasting announcements while pre recorded digital messages can be played using the selector panel or the switch input module combination The figure below sh...

Page 51: ...51 Hardware Layouts...

Page 52: ...ed to new locations on some of the boards Updates have been made to the RAXN LCD Annunciator and the ANC 5000 Audio Network Controller The ALCN 792M Quad Loop Adder is a new module which will also be...

Page 53: ...main fire alarm board to P6 IN on this board daisy chain fashion and from P10 OUT to next main fire alarm board or to next adder board Connects to TNC 5000 Telephone Network Controller Module S S L S...

Page 54: ...gure below for component positions on the ALCN 792M S S ALARM OUT LOOP 1 LOOP 2 RS 485 P4 P2 P6 P1 P3 RS 485 ADDRESS DIP SWITCH RS 232 Debug Interface Loop 1 Active LED Loop 2 Active LED Four shaded m...

Page 55: ...The screen is divided into max three panes On the left of the screen the job is represented as a tree similar to a file explorer At the highest level in the tree are the Nodes and CPUs Under each node...

Page 56: ...pecified in the User Preferences The backup file will have a name of the form YYYY MM DD mdb The back up can be used by the Restore Database command to recover all of the jobs in the database The Impo...

Page 57: ...ge if the selected tree item is a remote annunciator that can accept Custom Messages Add Correlations Launch a dialog that allows correlations to be added to the selected devices or display items Name...

Page 58: ...tool and the panel enabling most of the other commands in this menu Remember to disconnect when you are finished as a trouble will be indicated on the fire alarm panel as long as the laptop is connec...

Page 59: ...Build folder Build Job old version Builds the job c file for a specified older product version Link Statistics Displays the connection link statistics Log Send Toggle the current state of the dump on...

Page 60: ...e to support a master handset it will consume one of the five lines of the controller Conventional Phones or Voice Lines You must specify whether the four or five lines are to be configured as convent...

Page 61: ...ntent of each tab is dynamically updated as correlations are added or deleted so that the dialog always shows the items that are available The correlation view and the add correlations dialog are also...

Page 62: ...ocate the devices sequentially starting with the address you selected If there are insufficient sequential addresses you will be shown a message with three options Click Yes to continue The configurat...

Page 63: ...elected type The Job Tree will be updated to show the new adder If the frame limit for the annunciator header is exceeded an error message will be displayed Some Adders consume two or three frames The...

Page 64: ...is displayed in response to an Add Message command You can select from Input or Output Type The Add button is disabled until you type at least one character into the first row of the Message fields Yo...

Page 65: ...are version n a for RA1000 Language language in firmware standard messages menu etc System Type one of the following Compact Build Large Build HW Type base or Exp Master for the Large board HW Vers cu...

Page 66: ...sages Others were recorded by the user and imported Import When this button is pressed a standard file chooser is launched Browse to the location of a WAV file This can be a file you have recorded or...

Page 67: ...ps they will never be played To repeat the entire sequence insert a Repeat All command at the end of the list Commands in the Composition list view have the following columns Loop Control In regular m...

Page 68: ...in the Composition list view can be added deleted and moved up and down Select a WAV file in the Audio Clips pane and press the button to move it into the message Select a Loop Command and press the b...

Page 69: ...umber when specifying the base for a looping command Command The command type Either Audio Data from the Audio Clips pane or a Loop Control command Count The number of times a loop is to be repeated a...

Page 70: ...sabled if the option Sound pre announce tone when paging is enabled Manage Messages also launches the Manage Message Dialog allowing you to add delete or edit messages These message then become availa...

Page 71: ...option of User Preferences is enabled old versions of each job in your main database will be deleted retaining only the latest version of each job The backup can be used by the Restore Database comman...

Page 72: ...Upgrade click this button to start the firmware upgrade and follow the on screen instructions Audio Choose Message This dialog is displayed in response to Manage Message button on the Audio Setup dial...

Page 73: ...job defaults to the same one you established as Primary Normally you will only need to choose a newer version of the same job You are prevented from choosing the same Job and Version for Primary and S...

Page 74: ...rimary job This means that that Loop Adders Annunciators Display Adders circuits etc that were removed from the primary job will be included This box is checked by default You would only un check this...

Page 75: ...n t currently have access to all possible products An error message is displayed if the name is not unique The error message will help you identify duplicates that belong to other products or brands A...

Page 76: ...to retrieve a job from the panel and no previous version of the job is stored on the database The same dialog is used if the job name on the panel and the database are the same but the Product is dif...

Page 77: ...the maximum If you choose a start entry higher than the actual number of entries on the panel you will get an error message If you choose a number of entries greater than those actually on the panel...

Page 78: ...een selected The GUI s list and forms then allow editing with changes taking immediate effect If you answer No all subsequent keystrokes or mouse clicks on that form or list are ignored A job that has...

Page 79: ...ve file is produced By default the file is given a name Jobnn vv where nn is the job number and vv is the version You can change the name to make it easier to identify the job Either of these formats...

Page 80: ...m a small boot strap program sent by Upgrade Firmware System Type For products with more than one system type For example Compact and Large NodeType The Node or CPU Type for which the firmware file is...

Page 81: ...o specify a recurring holiday e g 9999 99 01 to specify that the first of every month is a holiday e g 9999 07 99 to specify that the site is shut down for the whole of July for summer vacations By de...

Page 82: ...list will be restricted to the Products for which the user is authorized The chosen job is read and copied to the current database using logic common to Restore Database If the version of the source d...

Page 83: ...Y x OF inputs Examples Turn on a relay if a smoke detector in the lobby is in alarm but not if the smoke detector in the elevator machine room is detecting smoke 01 00 L2 SM 001 AND NOT 01 00 L2 SM 00...

Page 84: ...ws the current equation if any on entry or the equation under construction Although the user can type into the right hand pane it is recommnended that they insert operands and operators using the cont...

Page 85: ...select a named System Def in the drop down list before pressing the button The OK button causes the equation to be parsed and verified If there are syntax errors an error message will indicate the lo...

Page 86: ...ersion of a Job Open Job This dialog which appears in response to the Open Job command allows the user to select a job and job version in the database and open it in the user interface The Select Job...

Page 87: ...stem build Type and Hardware Features The Date it was sent The ESD and Tech who sent owns the job For products secured with a key Security Key SIN For products secured with a key FXConfig Version Date...

Page 88: ...e g Copying Node 1 or Pasting 3 devices to loop 2 Number of copies specifies the number of copies to make The paste operation will attempt to make the specified number of copies If the capacity of the...

Page 89: ...e operation will attempt to make the specified number of copies If the capacity of the destination is exceeded a message will be displayed to inform the user how many were successfully made Make New C...

Page 90: ...job will be printed The print program will iterate through the network nodes This process continues in a depth first manner until the entire job has been traversed and printed Each major item of the...

Page 91: ...of the longer paper and fit more devices on one page for list views and correlations If you choose smaller paper the font will be scaled down accordingly within practical limits Pages this check box i...

Page 92: ...ied in the User Preferences The backup file will have a name of the form YYYY MM DD mdb The backup database could have been produced by an older version of the configuration tool in which case all nec...

Page 93: ...ion You must reinsert the key and enter the correct PIN Also see Security Key Information Upgrade Firmware This dialog appears in response to the Upgrade Firmware command after you have selected a fir...

Page 94: ...l Port designates which COM port or USB pseudo COM port the configurator will use to connect to the panel Security Key port Specifies the port where a WiBu key will be inserted The drop down list show...

Page 95: ...ommand all older versions are removed from the current database Show Advanced Features if disabled some of the more advanced features are hidden These values are stored in the registry per configurato...

Page 96: ...n sent to the panel and is locked against editing or Editable Audio Controller Details This form view appears in the top right pane when an Audio Controller item is selected in the Job Tree view Tag E...

Page 97: ...telephone line is used for that purpose The line will be hidden from view and cannot be used If line 0 is currently in use either as a voice line serving addressable phone modules or as a conventional...

Page 98: ...ted with the main CPU of the Node The Scope column specifies the Node and CPU of the status You must have defined a suitable LED to accept the correlation from the Node or Node CPU specific status Som...

Page 99: ...isplay item changes the display item s type and assignment Correlations Most of the primary list views shown in the top right pane are used in combination with a correlation view in the bottom right p...

Page 100: ...ogic tabbed pane appears If an advanced logic equation has been composed the text string will appear on the tab To create a new equation or edit an existing one use the Edit button to launch the Advan...

Page 101: ...ntervals that occupy the lower range The number appears in the DeviceID in the equation symbol table Interval No No An internal allocated number the single interval range associated with this interval...

Page 102: ...or CPU Input message circuit correlations are further constrained A message can only be correlated to input circuits that would be displayed in the same Queue Alarm Supv Trouble and Monitor For exampl...

Page 103: ...es You must configure an account and specify the line attributes for both Line 2 can dial a cell phone If this is the case the auto test can be reduced from daily to monthly The UDACT can be configure...

Page 104: ...nt ID Six digit decimal for the SIA report formats and four digit hexadecimal for Contact ID Telephone Text Field for telephone number Report Format Choose from SIA110 SIA300 Contact ID Account 2 Acco...

Page 105: ...cell phone Use the Spin box to specify the day of the month 1 28 for the cell phone test Auto test at Use this spin box to set the time for a daily test of land lines Dialer Line Retries Use this Spin...

Page 106: ...U Number of the Annunciator to which the adder is attached Unnamed Yes Linked Item contains an asterisk if the item shares the same LedGrp with other items This means that correlations to one such ite...

Page 107: ...ide and is the default If the user has created Node Groups then one of those groups can be chosen The common control then applies only to the member nodes of that group Code Conditional If the Type is...

Page 108: ...g the Configurator Input Zones The list view displays the Input Zones Input Zones are used to combine multiple input circuits into zones which can then be correlated to signals and other outputs and t...

Page 109: ...Description Addr No A sequentially assigned zone address Allocated for consistency with other loop types Lp No Loop Number Not meaningful for zones Lp Addr No A sequentially assigned zone number or ad...

Page 110: ...the item is removed from the job tree Loop Controller This form is displayed when a Loop Controller is selected in the Job Tree view Type Conv Adder or Loop Adder Daughter board installed Set to true...

Page 111: ...ing Device s Can be edited conditionally For example a Photo Detector can be changed to other types of detector a Relay Opt module can be changed to a Supv Opt module Other changes can only be achieve...

Page 112: ...Zones By default devices do not have the flag set and zones do NS Non Silenceable used on inputs and supervised Outputs SR System Reset required used on Switches used for Fan control Sens B On Address...

Page 113: ...text from the template jobs is in the language specified in the Locale section Locale Language sets the language for this Annunciator When the job is sent to the panel a check is made to ensure that m...

Page 114: ...etc An operator who has been given the Level 3 passcode automatically has access to the actions assigned lower access levels etc Node this section only appears on Remote Annunciators Tag enter a tag f...

Page 115: ...114 Appendix B Using the Configurator...

Page 116: ...not checked then the phone conversations use a separate pair of wires Monitor Alert Second stage alarm relay Sets alarm relay to operate on 2nd stage alarm Disabled unless Two Stage checked Relays fo...

Page 117: ...by 1 new alarm 2 Alarm Acknowledge or 3 system reset Page Inhibit 10 120 seconds Started by the first active alarm Paging is inhibited while the timer is running The internal system status Page Inhib...

Page 118: ...f the job These can be expanded to reveal their sub components individual loops display adders etc When an item in the tree is selected its details appear in the top right pane of the user interface C...

Page 119: ...the Job Tree view Node Address Enter the Node address The control lists all of the available addresses IP Address Enter the Internet Protocol IP address of this node s Ethernet connection Subnet mask...

Page 120: ...bjects These are the circuits switches and system statuses of the configured job Day Light Savings read only From Job Details page Supervise Ethernet Connection If checked the Ethernet connection on t...

Page 121: ...job the newer modified job is to be compared You will normally first establish the primary job by opening it using the Job Menu and choosing the desired Job and Version Then you will invoke differenc...

Page 122: ...check mark will appear if there are modifications but no deletions and additions This is because you chose to ignore or exclude them This icon is only used in the job tree Items in list views are supp...

Page 123: ...in the tree that is marked with a green check mark will not be printed Items whose only difference is in the lower level correlations are also not printed only the actual correlations On the printout...

Page 124: ...D had been deleted and re added This makes the handling of correlations more meaningful Very often there is only a small sub set of correlation types that are common to two different LED or Switch ass...

Page 125: ...nd conventional Adding Fire Phone Module Invoke Add Device function This can be done By pressing the right mouse button with focus on an addressable device list By pressing the right mouse button with...

Page 126: ...ton with focus on the tree item representing either an annunciator or another display adder belonging to an annunciator By using the Insert menu and choosing Add Display Adder The following dialog app...

Page 127: ...one will be correlated and an error message will halt the adding of correlations If you had previously correlated one or more switches to this telephone module then you will not see any available swi...

Page 128: ...ed to a selector switch Doing so would break the rule of one switch one phone If you attempt to copy such a device or a loop that contains one an error message is displayed If you need to copy phones...

Page 129: ...the alarm occurred to be automatically silenced But it specifies that the automatic signal silence cannot occur until a minimum time has elapsed It also specifies that the signals must resound immedia...

Page 130: ...poral Do this on the Job Details form in the signal rates section and if the job has audio within the Audio Setup dialog Set the New Alarm timer to 60 seconds Do this on the Job Details form Set the A...

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