AFP-400 Installation
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Appendix E: Terminal Interface Protocol
General Description
The control panel can communicate with a remote terminal or computer
connected to the CPU-400 EIA-232 port. (Refer to Section 2, Installation,
for installation information.) Set up the EIA-232 port for interactive opera-
tion or for monitoring only. Interactive operation requires that all equip-
ment be UL listed under UL Standard for Safety UL864 and be installed and
set up as directed under Local Terminal Mode (LocT) or Local Monitor
Mode (LocM). EDP listed equipment is allowed for ancillary system moni-
toring when the system is installed and set up as directed under Remote
Monitor Mode (RemM). You can also use EDP-listed equipment for system
servicing or programming.
The EIA-232 ports on some terminals/computers, including the CRT, are not
isolated from earth ground. These devices should be connected to the
panel through isolation modems, because direct connection can cause a
ground fault.
Operating Modes
The AFP-400 provides three operating modes for the EIA-232 port,
Local
Terminal
,
Local Monitor
, and
Remote Monitor
. You select the operating
mode during control panel programming (system parameters). For more
information, refer to the AFP-400 Programming Manual.
The following subsections outline the functions, password requirements,
and additional information for each operating mode.
Functions:
Read Status, Alter Status, and Control Functions
See Table E-1, LocT Functions.
Passwords:
User-defined password for Alter Status.
Features:
The Terminal must be mounted in a UL-864 listed
enclosure, a Notifier Rack-51, Rack-67, or arranged to
provide equivalent protection against unauthorized use.
Local Terminal Mode
(LocT)
Function
Lets you...
Read Status
Display the status of an individual point (Detector,
Module, Panel Circuit, or Zone)
Display a list of all the points in alarm or trouble.
Display a list of all programmed points in the system
Step through the history buffer event by event
Display the entire history buffer
Alter Status
Disable/Enable an individual point
Change the sensitivity of a detector
Clear the verification counter of all detectors
Clear the entire history buffer
Set the AWACS alert and action levels
Control
Functions
Acknowledge
Signal Silence
System Reset
Drill
Table E-1 LocT Functions
