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The video card

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The video card

Computers often include an integrated VGA card as part of the motherboard. For 
single monitor operation, if your computer does not contain a video card, you 
can install a VGA card. Contact Senstar-Stellar Customer Service for additional 
information.

Installing a dual-port VGA card

For multiple monitor operation, you can install one or two dual-port video 
adapter cards in the computer. The dual-port VGA card requires a single slot per 
card. If the computer already has a VGA card, and you are installing a dual-port 
adapter, remove the VGA card before installing the adapter card. For complete 
information on installing the adapter, consult the manufacturer's documentation. 

Figure 2-5

 illustrates a dual-port video adapter card.

The dual-port VGA adapter card expands your Senstar 100 to 
a dual or triple monitor CU. If your motherboard includes 
onboard VGA, you may have to disable the onboard VGA or 
select the multi-port adapter card as the prime video card in 
the computer’s BIOS.

For three monitor operation, you require two dual-port VGA 
cards. The computer’s BIOS allocates resources for the dual-
port video adapters. If two dual-port adapters are installed in 
your PC, the BIOS determines the primary and secondary card 
configuration. Therefore, the VGA ports are arbitrarily 
assigned. Trial connections may be required to determine the 
monitor/VGA port configuration.

Installation options

You can install the dual-port video adapter cards using one of the two following 
options:

one dual-port video adapter, designated to the primary, secondary and 
maintenance monitors

OR

two dual-port video adapters; the first card is designated to the primary and 
secondary monitors, and the second card is designated to the maintenance 
monitor

Summary of Contents for 100

Page 1: ...Senstar 100 Alarm display and control system Installation Guide J2DA0102 001 Rev A First edition March 23 2004 ...

Page 2: ...t Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada USA This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including any interference that may cause undesired ope...

Page 3: ...uide assume that the installer is familiar with configuring computers hardware and software Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used throughout this guide AC alternating current N O normally open BIOS basic input output system O P output CU control unit Senstar 100 computer OS operating system DC direct current PALS portable alarm locator system ESD electrostatic discharge PCI peripheral...

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Page 5: ...stallation location 2 2 Installing adapter cards 2 3 Required and optional cards 2 4 The Multifunction card 2 6 Features 2 6 Installing the MFC 2 9 External alarm reporting 2 11 The video card 2 13 Installing a dual port VGA card 2 13 Serial port expansion adapters 2 15 The Blue Heat 4 or 8 port serial adapter 2 16 Features 2 16 Installing the Blue Heat serial adapter 2 17 The RocketPort 8 or 16 p...

Page 6: ...alizing the hard disk 3 5 Hard disk requirements 3 6 Beginning hard disk initialization 3 6 Creating a QNX hard disk partition 3 7 Initializing the QNX file structure 3 8 Copying files from floppies to hard disk 3 9 Making QNX boot from the hard disk 3 9 Creating a system initialization file 3 10 Configuring a network computer 3 10 Loading the application software 3 11 Loading the site data 3 13 L...

Page 7: ...mation a 3 Pelco 9750 9760 a 4 Senstar 100 default communication parameters and setup information a 4 Panasonic System 500 a 5 Senstar 100 default communication parameters and setup information a 5 Burle Allegiant a 6 Senstar 100 default communication parameters a 6 Cohu MPC M 104 a 7 Senstar 100 default communication parameters a 7 b Senstar 100 applications Multiple video switchers b 1 Cascaded ...

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Page 9: ...star 100 includes help screens at every level Senstar 100 system capacity Each Senstar 100 system supports up to 128 color graphic site maps 36 primary devices 34 primary security devices one video switcher and one redundant CU Each Senstar 100 CU supports up to 8 secondary devices computer peripherals A networked Senstar 100 system can include up to 16 CUs You can easily expand your Senstar 100 s...

Page 10: ...Overview of Senstar 100 1 2 Senstar 100 Installation guide Figure 1 1 Senstar 100 block diagram ...

Page 11: ...signal O Ps QNX4 operating system software Senstar 100 application software Senstar 100 site creation software to create and edit site databases Senstar 100 sample site data Senstar 100 sample site creation data Senstar 100 Installation Guide DA 030202 Senstar 100 Operator s Guide DA 030203 Senstar 100 Supervisor s Guide DA 030204 Senstar 100 Maintenance Guide DA 030205 Senstar 100 Site Creation I...

Page 12: ...omputer with Pentium IV 2 0 GHz processor 256 Mb RAM 1 44 Mb floppy disk drive 40 Gb hard disk drive AT enhanced keyboard color monitor Optional hardware You can add the following hardware options to the computer touchscreen monitor PS 2 mouse to back up or replace touchscreen control requires PS 2 port dual port video adapter card for multiple monitor operation Figure 1 2 Senstar 100 CU Figure 1 ...

Page 13: ...card to provide high speed communication between multiple CUs Figure 1 4 Additional serial ports Figure 1 5 Switching card for redundant operation serial expansion cards enable the connection of up to 34 primary security devices video switching multi station operation up to 8 secondary devices secondary device touchscreen primary device Sennet Network primary device Sennet Network primary device S...

Page 14: ...s not included in these tables Figure 1 6 Senstar 100 network configuration Figure 1 7 Digital I O cards Ethernet cards allow networking for up to 16 Senstar 100 CUs network hub digital I O cards enable the connection of local input and output devices primary device Video Switcher primary device Sennet Network primary device Sennet Network secondary device serial printer secondary device mouse loc...

Page 15: ...rimitrax Sensor Module I FLEX Intelli FLEX processor Sentrax Devices Senstar Stellar TM Transceiver Module obsolete product CM Control Module obsolete product IU Interface Unit obsolete product Video Motion Detector Senstar Stellar DAVID 300 Obsolete product OEM Sensors ECSI FOIDS Fence Sensor via serial data link Fiber Sensys FCA 185 FCA 184 FCA 182 Fence Sensor via serial data link Personal Port...

Page 16: ... Interface for Data Logging Alarm Data Panels Aritech System Printer String Parser Alarm Interface Scope Cabaret Printer String Parser Alarm Interface SUR CARD Single Line Receiver Distributed Alarm Panel Interface York Building Management System Printer String Parser Alarm Interface Video Switching Control NSSC Digital Video Capture System Alarm and Current Zone Output Messages Siemens MATRIX Spe...

Page 17: ... product MVP 2x Obsolete product Multifunction Card Senstar Stellar PCI Version Multifunction Card Senstar Stellar ISA version Obsolete product Direct I O Isolated Input Relay Output ICS Advent IO1 16P 16 in 16 out PCI and ISA IB1 16P 16 in PCI and ISA RB1 16P 16 relay out PCI and ISA RB1 32P 32 relay out PCI and ISA Serial Expansion Comtrol Smart Hostess 8 ISA obsolete product Hostess 4 ISA obsol...

Page 18: ...ernet network After connecting the first CU each additional CU requires one primary device designation in the site database For example in a system with four Senstar 100 CUs that are connected via Ethernet and one VS there is room for 32 security devices Also each CU allows the connection of up to eight secondary devices serial touchscreen serial or PS 2 mouse modem serial and parallel printers an...

Page 19: ...he outlets BEFORE removing the cover and working on the inside of the computer The following procedures require handling static sensitive components To prevent damage from static electricity always follow proper ESD procedures when handling adapter cards and when working inside the computer Refer to the manufacturers documentation for detailed instructions on installing and configuring adapter car...

Page 20: ...n slots however Senstar 100 still supports ISA slot adapters for use in older computer models Figure 2 1 Motherboard expansion slots illustrates a typical arrangement of expansion slots on a PC motherboard Consult the computer motherboard manual for detailed information PCI expansion slots The PCI slot provides a 32 bit connection to a 33 MHz data bus The PCI slot connectors are slightly shorter t...

Page 21: ...apter cards Before installing any adapter cards read the appropriate section in this manual and in the manufacturers documentation 1 If you are installing a combination of PCI slot adapter cards and ISA slot adapter cards in a Senstar 100 CU install the PCI adapters first and then power up the computer 2 Review the PCI device listing that is presented by the BIOS during boot up or use the QNX show...

Page 22: ... the slot cover screw 3 Hold the card by the top corners and slide it firmly into the expansion slot Do not force the card and ensure that it is properly seated in the slot 4 Use the slot cover screw to secure the card s retaining bracket to the computer chassis 5 Replace the cover Required and optional cards The following table outlines the required and optional adapter cards for a Senstar 100 sy...

Page 23: ...o Two EIA 232 serial ports DB9 male Video Required Supports a color monitor Typically the video card is integrated with the motherboard Can be installed in any PCI slot in the computer Serial port expansion card s Optional Provides four eight or 16 serial ports per card Can be installed in any PCI slot in the computer ISA slot expansion cards are available for older computer models Dual port video...

Page 24: ...rness if a failure occurs two fully populated EIA 232 serial communication ports with DB 9 male connectors for the connection of primary devices two open collector active low alarm O Ps via an RJ11 4 pin modular telephone plug J9 which includes power pin 1 and ground pin 4 connections for external alarm reporting or to drive an automatic serial switching chassis pin 2 provides Senstar 100 display ...

Page 25: ...ides descriptions of the Multifunction card features Figure 2 2 Multifunction Card E_GND J7 J8 J9 SENSTAR STELLAR CORP J2BA0400 001 REV ______ 3 3V TMS TCK TDI TDO DGND TB1 J2 J3 J4 J5 E3 TP1 TP2 U3 U8 U11 U13 U15 U20 U17 U12 U14 U16 U18 U21 U19 U5 U10 J1 J6 E1 E2 E4 E5 J1 J6 J2 TB1 J3 J4 J5 J7 R6 J8 J9 U17 top edge view component side view 1 4 JP1 JP5 1 2 3 ...

Page 26: ...1 on pins 2 3 relay O P 2 control JP2 on pins 2 3 relay O P 3 control JP3 on pins 2 3 relay O P 4 control JP4 on pins 2 3 fail alarm enable JP5 on pins 1 2 fail alarm disable JP5 on pins 2 3 JP6 JP7 JP8 not used TB1 Relay configuration setup Fail safe setting database change Output setting in Site creation Normally ON Shunts installed pins 2 3 Relays in alarm state during power OFF and reboot Cont...

Page 27: ...rd includes static sensitive components Follow proper ESD procedures when handling the card Figure 2 3 Interface card SENSTAR STELLAR CORP J2BA0500 001 REV ____ J4 J1 J3 J2 relay 1 N C relay 1 common relay 1 N O relay 2 N C relay 2 common relay 2 N O relay 3 N C relay 3 common relay 3 N O relay 4 N C relay 4 common relay 4 N O J1 serial port 2 DB 9 male J4 relay O Ps removable screw terminal block...

Page 28: ... unoccupied rear panel slot cover Retain the rear panel cover screw 6 Use the slot panel cover screw to secure the interface card to the PC chassis The interface card does not require a motherboard slot but you must select a rear panel slot that is within 20 cm 8 in of the MFC card to allow the connection of the two cards Installing the reset harness The power reset harness connects the MFC to the...

Page 29: ... MFC has two external alarm reporting connection options see Figure 2 4 Alarms are reported when the sanity timer fails active low goes high to indicate failure the Senstar 100 software fails active low Senstar 100 detects an alarm condition 100 ms pulsed O P The MFC is designed to drive an external 8 Ω speaker or PC type amplified speaker The speaker connects to J8 a standard 3 5 mm mono plug Usi...

Page 30: ...w signals Pin 3 is the Senstar 100 ready signal When the sanity timer is running the pin is low Pin 3 goes high when the sanity timer times out Pin 2 provides a 100 ms pulsed O P to annunciate an alarm detected by Senstar 100 Pin 1 provides 12 V 250 mA maximum and pin 4 is a ground connection For redundant CU operation the Senstar 100 Ready signal pin 3 J9 on the MFC can drive a serial switching c...

Page 31: ...dual port VGA adapter card expands your Senstar 100 to a dual or triple monitor CU If your motherboard includes onboard VGA you may have to disable the onboard VGA or select the multi port adapter card as the prime video card in the computer s BIOS For three monitor operation you require two dual port VGA cards The computer s BIOS allocates resources for the dual port video adapters If two dual po...

Page 32: ...1 Locate a vacant PCI slot and remove the rear panel cover Retain the rear panel cover screw 2 Carefully align the dual port adapter card in the slot and press it firmly into place 3 Use the slot panel cover screw to secure the card s retaining bracket to the PC chassis Figure 2 5 Dual port video adapter card Caution J2 Video 1 J1 Video 2 Primary monitor connection Secondary auxiliary monitor conn...

Page 33: ...pter There are three sizes of serial expansion adapter cards available for adding serial ports to your Senstar 100 4 port Blue Heat 4 port expansion adapter 8 port Blue Heat 8 port and RocketPort 8 port expansion adapters 16 port RocketPort 16 port expansion adapter The Senstar 100 system supports ISA slot serial expansion adapters for use in older computers For a list of supported adapters refer ...

Page 34: ...l adapters have four or eight asynchronous serial ports EIA 232 interface PCI 2 1 compliant plug and play adapter no jumpers or DIP switches to set independent baud rate selection for each port independent data bit stop bit and parity selection for each port up to 32 ports per system using any combination of Blue Heat cards XR16C654 UARTs control each port 64 bytes of Tx and Rx FIFO buffers and au...

Page 35: ...ng the Blue Heat serial adapter 1 Remove the cover from the PC 2 Locate a vacant PCI slot and remove the rear panel cover Retain the rear panel cover screw 3 Carefully align the card in the slot and press it firmly into place 4 Use the slot panel cover screw to secure the card s retaining bracket to the PC chassis Figure 2 6 Blue Heat 8 port serial adapter 16C654 quad UARTs surge suppression DB78 ...

Page 36: ...rovide up to 32 serial communication ports Figure 2 7 illustrates the RocketPort 16 port serial adapter Features The RocketPort serial adapters have EIA 232 interface eight or 16 ports 36 MHz ASIC processor one per eight ports minimizes the load on the computer s CPU PCI 2 1 compliant plug and play adapter no jumpers or DIP switches to set independent baud rate selection for each port independent ...

Page 37: ...ate a vacant PCI slot and remove the rear panel cover Retain the rear panel cover screw 3 Carefully align the card in the slot and press it firmly into place 4 Use the slot panel cover screw to secure the card s retaining bracket to the PC chassis Connecting the card to the interface box 1 Connect the male connector of the RocketPort cable to the card 2 Connect the female connector of the RocketPo...

Page 38: ...all up to two DFlex cards in a Senstar 100 CU Figure 2 8 illustrates the DFlex 4 serial adapter Figure 2 9 illustrates the DFlex 8 serial adapter If your Senstar 100 has an older version ISA MFC make sure that the two serial ports on the MFC are set only to IRQ 7 This makes IRQ 5 available Features The DFlex 4 four port serial adapter has four serial ports EIA 232 interface DB9 male connectors ind...

Page 39: ...s indicated in Figure 2 8 and Figure 2 9 3 Locate a vacant ISA slot and remove the rear panel cover Retain the rear panel cover screw 4 Carefully align the card in the slot and press it firmly into place 5 Use the slot panel cover screw to secure the card s retaining bracket to the PC chassis Figure 2 9 DFlex 8 Serial expansion card 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 15 A B IRQ11 interrupt setting DIP switch settin...

Page 40: ...lly by the computer s BIOS However the Senstar 100 software does not require an interrupt to access the I O cards There are no DIP switches or jumper settings required with the exception of the PCI 32REL B card The PCI 32REL B card includes relay access jumpers which allow the user to access one or both sides of each relay and to tie the relay commons to ground 5 or 12 VDC Figure 2 10 Digital inpu...

Page 41: ...site database using the Site Creation utility Features PCI 16REL Features provides discrete access to 16 output point relays highly reliable 10 VA reed relays normally open N O form 1B relays PCI 2 1 bus compliant Plug and Play adapter breakout box for interconnect wiring FCC UL CE certified PCI 32REL B Features provides discrete access to 32 output point relays highly reliable 10 VA reed relays n...

Page 42: ...rs Refer to the Installation and setup for PCI digital I O cards application note A3DA1009 for detailed instructions on installing the digital I O cards in a Senstar 100 CU PCI 16REL PCI 32REL B PCI 16ISO PCI DIO32 Figure 2 10 Digital input output cards slot connector P3 12 7 cm 5 in 9 9 cm 3 9 in 16 relays Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 slot connector P1 32 relays relay configuration jumpers Port 1 ...

Page 43: ... two CUs For information about setting up a Senstar 100 network system refer to Chapter 4 Installing a QNX network page 4 16 A network card provides network communications for Senstar 100 CUs A network card is also required to integrate the David 300 chassis with the Senstar 100 system For more than two network CUs you must use a network hub Figure 1 6 illustrates a Senstar 100 network setup Figur...

Page 44: ... up a Senstar 100 network system is to connect two CUs with a serial cable The serial cable is available in three lengths Contact Senstar Stellar Customer Service for additional information about a two CU serial interface Serial cable part number Length J2CA0101 3 m 10 ft J2CA0102 7 5 m 25 ft J2CA0103 15 m 50 ft ...

Page 45: ...ard Senstar 100 supports many types of 10 100 Base T Ethernet cards Although different brands and models of Ethernet cards can be used in one network Senstar Stellar recommends that one type of card be used for all of the CUs in a network This will facilitate sparing and card replacement For two network CUs use an Ethernet crossover cable to connect the CUs Senstar 100 supports 100 Base FX fiber o...

Page 46: ...et to the PC chassis 5 Configure the card in the software To do so refer to Chapter 4 Installing a QNX network page 4 16 Installing the network hub 1 Obtain an Ethernet network hub Senstar Stellar P N B0240 with enough ports for the number of CUs in your Senstar 100 network 2 Set up each CU for network communications 3 Connect each CU to the network hub and power up the hub and the CUs It may be p...

Page 47: ...ET adapter there is a twelve position DIP switch labelled SW1 The DIP switch allows you to set the base memory I O address and mode of operation for the ARCNET adapter For QNX the only switches requiring modification are 4 5 and 6 which are for the base memory address DO NOT alter the other switches The ARCNET card includes static sensitive components Follow proper ESD procedures when handling the...

Page 48: ... alter the remaining switches Boot from network If hard drive installed NO If no hard drive YES Local Node ID Computer node number Primary Boot Node ID 1 Alternate Boot Node ID 2 Retries from Boot Node 1 Boot filename Leave blank Hardware interrupt level 5 Extended Timeout level normal 0 FIBER OPTIC VERSION ONLY 0 Table 2 3 ARCNET parameters Switch setting Memory base address Segment Offset 4 5 6 ...

Page 49: ...tallation guide 2 31 Modem You can install either an external or internal modem to provide remote dial up maintenance capability for the Senstar 100 system Contact Senstar Stellar Customer Service for additional information ...

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Page 51: ...NX4 operating system upgrading the operating system to QNX4 Senstar 100 software The Senstar 100 system includes the following software QNX4 operating system software and boot disk four disks QNX license one disk Senstar 100 application software two disks Senstar 100 site creation software one disk Senstar 100 sample site data one disk Senstar 100 sample site creation data one disk ...

Page 52: ...format floppy disks for use with the Senstar 100 system select and align the touch screen select the keyboard character set select the graphics card and the number of monitors defined in the site data test the MFC copy user data from the hard disk to a floppy disk change the site data or computer node ID Running the Startup program 1 Ensure that the computer is turned OFF 2 Insert the QNX boot dis...

Page 53: ...am menu press F12 Using the help function You can view the Startup program s Help facility 1 Press Explain the Startup Program The Explain Senstar 100 Startup Program menu displays 2 Press the function key that corresponds to the feature you would like explained For example press F1 initialize the hard disk The Explanation for F1 Initialize Hard Disk screen displays ...

Page 54: ...ts from the hard disk 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to begin the alarm processing operations Explain Senstar 100 Startup Program E Warning This function performs a high level format of the hard disk All data presently on the hard disk is destroyed xplanation for F1 Initialize Hard Disk Note that the physical Node ID is set here and the CU must be restarted before a physical Node ID other than...

Page 55: ...ction on your computer All backup floppy disks should be updated whenever changes are made The QNX installation program performs the Initialize Hard Disk function When onscreen instructions differ from this procedure ensure you follow the steps in Beginning hard disk initialization You can use the F1 Initialize Hard Disk function to format the hard disk for Senstar 100 applications and to load the...

Page 56: ...eginning hard disk initialization 1 Press F1 The Hard Disk Initialization screen displays 2 Press any key to begin the initialization procedure The QNX4 Installation Program starts 3 Follow the onscreen prompts and instructions to initialize the hard disk and load the operating system During the installation the program partitions and formats the hard disk ...

Page 57: ...ing alarm processing operations you can specify keyboard type using the Setup hardware function For more information about the Setup hardware function refer to Selecting the keyboard type page 4 7 7 Press Enter to begin hard disk initialization When performing the Initialize Hard Disk function you will occasionally be prompted to press Enter then press Enter again You can stop the initialization p...

Page 58: ...installation program initializes the file structure 2 When prompted press Enter to continue 3 Specify a method to test for bad blocks on the hard disk by typing one of the following 4 Press Enter to begin the selected test 5 When the test is complete press Enter Depending on the block test that you selected and the size of the hard disk the testing may take a substantial amount of time to complete...

Page 59: ...ecause the system requires 32 bit drivers cancel the prompt to make 16 bit drivers the default by pressing Enter 3 Type the unique QNX network node number when prompted The default node number is 1 4 Press Enter 5 When prompted press Enter to copy the files 6 When prompted press Enter to continue copying files Parameter Selection default drivers 32 node ___ unique network ID required for each Sens...

Page 60: ...haracter that corresponds in the list For example press u to specify the Eastern Standard time zone 3 Type g to specify Greenwich Mean time as the setting for the real time clock 4 Type 4 to specify the number of QNX consoles Step 5 to use a mouse applies only to the QNX operating system It does not affect the use of a mouse with the Senstar 100 System 5 Type n at the prompt to use a mouse with th...

Page 61: ...ite Creation software The following procedure replaces any same package Senstar 100 software currently on the hard disk Loading the software package 1 Press F2 The Load Software Package screen displays Load Software Package WARNING This process will load new Senstar 100 Application or Site Creation software replacing any currently on the hard disk There may be instances encountered in this procedu...

Page 62: ...o the floppy drive 4 Press Enter 5 When prompted remove disk 1 6 Insert the second application disk into the floppy drive 7 Press Enter 8 Press any key to install the application software from archive 9 Once the installation is complete follow the prompts and exit to the Startup program menu 10 Remove the application disk from the floppy drive ...

Page 63: ... Press F3 The Load Site Data screen displays 2 Press any key The number of site data disks depends on the size of the site 3 Insert site data disk 1 into the floppy drive Load Site Data This function installs Senstar 100 Site Data from floppy disks WARNING All previously loaded Senstar 100 site data will be overwritten There may be some instances encountered in this procedure where the site data l...

Page 64: ...ted remove the site data disk from the floppy drive and if applicable insert the next disk 6 Repeat step 5 for each additional site data disk 7 Once the installation is complete follow the prompts and exit to the Startup Program menu 8 Remove the last site data disk from the floppy drive ...

Page 65: ... It is required only for loading old style licenses on multi CU systems When loading old style licenses you MUST install all license disks on each CU For example in a three CU system there are three license disks You MUST install all three license disks on each CU Install one license disk during the operating system installation Install the other two license disks on each CU using the Load Operati...

Page 66: ... Licences screen displays 2 Press any key 3 Load the operating system licenses by following the onscreen instructions and inserting each QNX license key disk into the floppy drive when prompted 4 Once the installation is complete follow the prompts and exit to the Startup Program menu 5 Remove the last QNX license key disk from the floppy drive ...

Page 67: ...erating System function to update the QNX OS on your Senstar 100 system Updating operating system 1 Press F5 The Operating System Update screen displays 2 Insert operating system installation disk 1 into the floppy drive 3 Press Enter 4 Remove the disk when prompted Insert the next operating system disk into the floppy drive ...

Page 68: ...perating system disk 7 Once the installation is complete follow the prompts and exit to the Startup Program menu 8 Remove the last Operating System disk from the floppy drive Functions F6 Setup Hardware F7 Test Multifunction Card F10 Save Load User Data and F11 Change Node ID are explained in Chapter 4 Setting up the system ...

Page 69: ...s Making backups of master disks formatting disks You can use the Format Disk function to format floppy disks for use with the Senstar 100 system You can use the Format Boot Disk function to format floppy disks to use as boot disks in the Senstar 100 system You can use the Duplicate Disk function to make backup copies of the Senstar 100 master disks Displaying the Floppy Disk Utilities menu 1 Pres...

Page 70: ...ot disks This process formats a floppy disk which you can then use to copy the QNX boot disk It does not copy the information needed to boot the system You must use the Duplicate Disk function to make a copy of the QNX boot disk 1 Press F2 2 When prompted insert a 1 44 MB 3 5 floppy disk into the floppy drive 3 Press any key 4 Once formatting is complete follow the prompts and exit to the Floppy D...

Page 71: ...urce disk is the floppy disk that you want to duplicate 3 Press any key 4 When prompted remove the source disk 5 Insert a formatted destination disk The destination disk is the floppy disk to which you want to copy 6 Press any key 7 Once copying is complete follow the prompts and exit to the Floppy Disk Utilities menu 8 Remove the duplicated disk from the floppy drive 9 Label the disk 10 Press F4 ...

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Page 73: ...keyboard character set setting the active boot partition changing the site data s node ID This function is required only if installing the Sample Site Data on a network node other than node 1 saving and loading user data testing the multifunction card setting up a QNX network You can perform these functions via the Senstar 100 Startup Program Refer to Installing the software page 3 1 for additiona...

Page 74: ...u 1 Press F6 The Select Hardware menu displays You can use the Select Hardware menu to set up the peripheral devices for your Senstar 100 CU F1 Select Graphics Card and Number of Monitors F2 Select and Align Touch Screen F3 Select Keyboard Type F4 Set Active Boot Partition F5 Switch Active VGA Port on WARP Card F12 Exit Select Hardware Select Hardware Press a function key to make a selection VGA M...

Page 75: ...tors function to specify the type of graphics card and the number of monitors your Senstar 100 uses You can not specify the graphics card or number of monitors until you have initialized the hard disk Initializing the hard disk page 3 5 and loaded the application software and site data Loading the site data page 3 13 1 Press F1 The Select Graphics Card and Monitors menu displays F1 Select Graphics...

Page 76: ...MVP 2X F4 MVP 4X F5 Warp F6 Predator The previous monitor configuration and the new monitor configuration displays 4 When you are prompted to switch to test another VGA port do one of the following Type N to set the new monitor configuration and return to the Setup Hardware menu OR Type Y to set the new monitor configuration and switch the video output to the second auxiliary VGA port Select Graph...

Page 77: ...For information about selecting the graphics card and the number of monitors refer to Press F1 page 4 3 After your system is installed and operational align the touchscreen more accurately via the Setup menu For more information refer to the Senstar 100 Maintenance Guide DA 030205 You cannot align the touchscreen until you have initialized the hard disk Initializing the hard disk page 3 5 and load...

Page 78: ...l reference point for the touchscreen 3 When the procedure is complete follow the prompts to return to the Setup Hardware menu Select Touch Screen Type This procedure is used to change the touch screen type or to align the selected touch screen Site Data touch screen Elo Smart Set F1 Elographics Accutouch F2 Elographics Smart Set F3 Elographics Intellitouch F4 No touch screen F5 Align the touch sc...

Page 79: ... further assistance contact Senstar Stellar Customer Service If you encounter problems during the initial touchscreen alignment you may have selected an incorrect touchscreen type or the touchscreen may be faulty Selecting the keyboard type You can use the F3 Select Keyboard Type function to specify the keyboard used with your Senstar 100 system You do not have to select an English keyboard as Eng...

Page 80: ...0 Keyboard Type menu displays 2 Press the function key that corresponds to the type of keyboard the system will use 3 When the procedure is complete follow the prompts to return to the Setup Hardware menu Set active boot partition You can use the F4 Set Active Boot Partition function to specify the hard disk partition from which the system will boot You can use this function to change the boot par...

Page 81: ...o use this function to return the video output to the primary monitor F1 Select Graphics Card and Number of Monitors F2 Select and Align Touch Screen F3 Select Keyboard Type F4 Set Active Boot Partition F5 Switch Active VGA Port on WARP Card F12 Exit Select Hardware Select Hardware Press a function key to make a selection VGA MASK 4 03 Version 6 12 Set Boot Partition 1 2 3 4 HPF7 QNX QNY2 y QNY 7 ...

Page 82: ...rdware function to exit the Select Hardware menu and return to the Senstar 100 Startup Program menu press F12 F1 Select Graphics Card and Number of Monitors F2 Select and Align Touch Screen F3 Select Keyboard Type F4 Set Active Boot Partition F5 Switch Active VGA Port on WARP Card F12 Exit Select Hardware Select Hardware Press a function key to make a selection VGA MASK 4 03 Version 6 12 ...

Page 83: ...enstar 100 Startup Program to test the Multifunction card s serial ports relays audio tones and watchdog timer 1 Press F7 To test the card s serial ports you must connect the two serial ports on the Multifunction card with a null modem cable 2 Press one of the following F1 tests the card s serial ports OR F2 tests the card s relays audio tones and watchdog timer ...

Page 84: ...s saved to a floppy disk onto the hard disk using the F10 function The Save Load User Data function applies only to QNX4 user data If you are loading QNX2 user data use the Save Load User Data function that is found in the Senstar 100 Setup menu under File and Data Utilities This will perform data conversions if required Make backup disks whenever you create or change user data Always maintain cur...

Page 85: ...as been saved or loaded 4 Remove the floppy disk from the drive and label it 5 Press any key to display the Senstar 100 Startup Program menu Saving and Loading User Data This function is used to save and restore user data to from diskette Only QNX4 data is handled here For loading QNX2 data see File and Data Utilities F5 under the Senstar 100 Setup menu 1 Site data is saved using the Map and Data ...

Page 86: ...th only one computer as node 1 on a computer that is not actually node 1 you must use the Change Node ID function to match the site data with the computer s node ID You cannot change the node ID until you have initialized the hard disk Initializing the hard disk page 3 5 and loaded the application software Loading the application software page 3 11 and site data Loading the site data page 3 13 1 P...

Page 87: ... systems on QNX networks Use the Site Creation software to make a permanent change in your custom site creation data Exiting the Startup Program You can use the F12 Exit Startup Program function to exit the Startup program and begin Senstar 100 alarm processing 1 Press F12 2 Follow the onscreen instructions Change Node ID These procedures need only be used to run Sample Site Data on a computer oth...

Page 88: ...iarity with the QNX editor is essential in the following procedures Only qualified personnel should perform the software configuration The network should be dedicated exclusively for use by the Senstar 100 security system For a two CU Ethernet network a crossover cable is used to connect the computers For a network of three to 16 CUs a hub is required Contact Senstar Stellar Customer Service for m...

Page 89: ... drivers for each card installed in the system displays followed by the netmap command For example Net Net ether1000 p300 l1 netmap f 2 To automatically start the drivers when the system boots edit the sysinit file on network node 1 with the QNX editor by typing qed etc config sysinit 1 3 Copy the lines output by the nettrap query after the line emu87 and before the line nameloc Troubleshooting PC...

Page 90: ...c8 2b8dd9 The first line shows that node 1 is on network 1 and the MAC address of node 1 s Ethernet card is 0080c8 1d205a Every Ethernet card has a unique MAC address which is provided with the manufacturer s documentation or labeled on the card Alternatively you can determine the MAC address by entering the following command on the prompt line netinfo l You can also obtain the MAC address by star...

Page 91: ...twork communications in Site Creation 1 Set the CUs to communicate using the network in the Site Creation utility 2 In the Site Creation hardware configuration menus configure the hardware for each CU to include a network card and set the node ID number for each CU If possible keep the node number and CU number the same for each CU 3 Within the communication port assignments assign NETWORK to the ...

Page 92: ...ense 2 When prompted insert and remove each of the QNX license key disks from the floppy drive 3 When all of the QNX licenses have been loaded type the following license r refreshes the loaded license licinfo a lists the licenses to verify that they are all loaded i e qnx 0 2 indicates that two QNX licenses have been loaded In a multi CU system you MUST install all license disks on each CU For add...

Page 93: ...twice when the Node N text displays on the monitor when the system boots This setup utility defines the card Local ID so you can easily match these to CU numbers The format for the netmap file is Every computer on the QNX network must have an entry in the netmap file and the netmap file must exist on every computer The following is an example of the entire contents of a netmap file on a two CU ARC...

Page 94: ...rk status Refer to Step 4 in Verifying network status page 4 19 Setting up network communications in Site Creation Refer to Step 5 in Setting network communications in Site Creation page 4 19 Typical ARCNET card settings For CU2 Boot from Node 2 Local Node ID 2 Primary boot node ID 2 Alternate boot node ID 1 Retries from boot Node 1 Boot Filename none Hardware Interrupt 5 Extended timeout level 0 ...

Page 95: ...ains the error codes As a result a special process called s100_netmon exe was developed to dynamically load the CPU and initialize the card during the initialization process in order to prevent these failures This program is available in Senstar 100 software version 6 05 and higher To use this process add the following line to the sysinit file instead of the line that starts the Net arcnet driver ...

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Page 97: ...e Senstar 100 Site creation planning guide DA 030213 The communication settings provided in this appendix are the Senstar 100 default settings for the particular device The communication settings of the video switcher and the Senstar 100 port to which it is connected MUST match The Senstar 100 settings can be changed in the setup menu or in the Site Creation utility For information on changing the...

Page 98: ...and the video switcher before a Comm Fail alarm is declared A setting of 0 disables Comm Fail monitoring The Senstar 100 polls the device four times during each timeout period i e if the Comm Timeout is set to 20 seconds the Senstar 100 will poll the video switcher every five seconds To communicate with Senstar 100 the American Dynamics Matrix Switcher Port Use MUST be set to Terminal not Keyboard...

Page 99: ...ion between the Senstar 100 and the video switcher before a Comm Fail alarm is declared A setting of 0 disables Comm Fail monitoring The Senstar 100 polls the device four times during each timeout period i e if the Comm Timeout is set to 20 seconds the Senstar 100 will poll the video switcher every five seconds Baud Rate 1200 Required Setup Information Data Bits 8 User Number 16 Parity None User I...

Page 100: ...il alarm is declared A setting of 0 disables Comm Fail monitoring The Senstar 100 polls the device four times during each timeout period i e if the Comm Timeout is set to 20 seconds the Senstar 100 will poll the video switcher every five seconds Baud Rate 9600 Required Setup Information Data Bits 8 Port Definition Equipment Number 100 Parity None KBD Number 95 96 Stop Bits 1 Monitor Definition Key...

Page 101: ...unication between the Senstar 100 and the video switcher before a Comm Fail alarm is declared A setting of 0 disables Comm Fail monitoring The Senstar 100 polls the device four times during each timeout period i e if the Comm Timeout is set to 20 seconds the Senstar 100 will poll the video switcher every five seconds Baud Rate 9600 Required Setup Information Data Bits 8 Operator 6 Parity Odd Level...

Page 102: ...can pass without communication between the Senstar 100 and the video switcher before a Comm Fail alarm is declared A setting of 0 disables Comm Fail monitoring The Senstar 100 polls the device four times during each timeout period i e if the Comm Timeout is set to 20 seconds the Senstar 100 will poll the video switcher every five seconds Baud Rate 1200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Cont...

Page 103: ...an pass without communication between the Senstar 100 and the video switcher before a Comm Fail alarm is declared A setting of 0 disables Comm Fail monitoring The Senstar 100 polls the device four times during each timeout period i e if the Comm Timeout is set to 20 seconds the Senstar 100 will poll the video switcher every five seconds Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Contr...

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Page 105: ...s process or view CCTV alarm responses However the video signal paths of the cascaded VS must be defined in the site database Figure b 1 Multiple video switcher control page b 2 depicts four VS with multiple camera inputs Each VS has a single monitor output which is connected to a CCTV monitor in a central control and maintenance facility This configuration enables the video signals from many came...

Page 106: ...of VS 2 is cascaded to camera input 9 of VS 1 In the following sample illustration the Senstar 100 control unit receives an alarm input from zone 16 In response the control unit automatically displays the camera view for zone 16 VS2 camera 34 on central control facility monitor 2 Figure b 1 Multiple video switcher control control unit 1 video switcher 3 camera I Ps camera I Ps serial data lines ce...

Page 107: ...d in manual operator selected cameras the video signal paths for cascaded VS These three procedures must be repeated for each control unit that will call up cameras to CCTV monitors even if the monitor configurations are identical as in redundant control the VS to which each camera is assigned the VS device number in zone camera point assignments Define each VS in accordance with Defining cascaded...

Page 108: ... of the CONFIGURE MONITORS menu by pressing F5 Page or F6 Page Assigning video switcher monitor outputs automatic MONITOR TYPE ID for Alrm 1 through 8 allows you to define up to eight VS monitor O Ps used for automatically displayed camera views in response to alarm conditions and zone selection zone camera call ups Figure b 3 Assigning automatic video switcher monitor outputs CONFIGURE MONITORS C...

Page 109: ...itor O P in the MON field 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for up to four monitors per control unit Defining cascaded video switcher signal paths MONITOR TYPE ID Casc Cascade 1 through 8 allows you to define up to eight cascaded video signal paths see Figure b 5 Defining cascaded video switcher signal paths page b 6 Figure b 4 Assigning manual video switcher monitor outputs CONFIGURE MONITORS Console CU1 MO...

Page 110: ...raw and position the camera symbols on your custom site maps see Figure b 6 Drawing map camera symbols page b 6 Figure b 5 Defining cascaded video switcher signal paths Figure b 6 Drawing map camera symbols CONFIGURE MONITORS Console CU1 MONITOR TYPE ID VIDEO SOURCE MON CAM F7 F8 F5 F6 F9 F10 Quit F1 F2 F3 F4 Page Page 03 07 06 16 27 12 Casc 1 Source from VS2 1 Casc 2 Source from VS2 2 Casc 3 Sour...

Page 111: ... VS in the Device section of the EDIT MAP CAMERAS menu 3 You must also enter the camera define the preset if applicable and the angle for the camera symbol Displaying camera assignments 1 To display the DISPLAY CAMERA POINTS DETECTION menu refer to the procedure for Assigning video switcher monitor outputs automatic page b 4 or Assigning video switcher monitor outputs manual page b 5 Figure b 7 Di...

Page 112: ...c VS for each camera call up in the DISPLAY CAMERA POINTS menu 2 You must also define the preset and class if applicable and enter the camera number 3 Follow the same procedure for the following camera assignments as required in their respective menus camera tamper points camera jam points camera fail points camera device points camera card points ...

Page 113: ...nted to the operator for processing monitor can be viewed by the operator at this CU alarms are presented for processing elsewhere i e the CU where the map is posted If the alarm is not processed within a user specified time limit the alarm can be automatically transferred for processing at the monitored location conceal cannot ordinarily be viewed by the operator and alarms associated with the ma...

Page 114: ...two serial ports which you can connect to two CUs However many primary devices are single ported and require a serial switching device to connect them to two CUs The serial switching device provides the capability for single ported devices to have switchable connections to two CUs Figure b 8 Senstar 100 dual redundant system page b 10 illustrates a dual redundant Senstar 100 system with both dual ...

Page 115: ...unit Senstar Stellar manufactures a serial switching unit specifically for use with the Senstar 100 system The serial switching unit is a rack mounted chassis EIA 19 in rack which can hold up to 16 serial switching cards Slot 16 card 16 is generally reserved for the switching control card The remaining 15 slots can be filled as required with up to 15 serial switching cards One serial switching car...

Page 116: ...ching chassis Figure b 11 Switching control card page b 13 illustrates the Senstar Stellar switching control card J2BA0302 The Ready signal from the MFC J9 pin 3 in the Senstar 100 CU is used to drive a relay in the switching control card The relay contacts and the gang switch manual priority select are connected to an RC network which generates switching pulses to drive the serial switching cards...

Page 117: ... on the CU A multifunction card pin 3 carries the CU Ready signal 6 SW1 gang switch ENABLE key must be engaged for the gang switch to function gang switch toggles all serial cards between CU A and CU B 3 Connector J3 RJ11 modular plug connect to J9 on the CU B multifunction card pin 3 carries the CU Ready signal 7 D1 LED ON indicates that serial communications are presently connected to CU A 4 Pri...

Page 118: ...ge 2 11 for the MFC pinouts 4 Connect J3 on the switching control card to J9 on the CU B MFC Use a four wire telephone cable terminated at both ends with RJ11 modular phone jacks See Figure 2 4 Multifunction card external alarm O P page 2 11 for the MFC pinouts 5 Connect AC power to J5 Serial data switching cards There are two types of serial data switching cards supported by Senstar 100 The older...

Page 119: ...e Serial connection to primary device 6 SW1 manual switch manual switch toggles this serial card between CU A and CU B 3 Connector J3 DB25 female Serial connection to CU B 7 D16 LED ON indicates that serial communications are presently connected to CU A C1 SENSTAR STELLAR CORPORATION J3 K3 J1 K2 J2BA02 REV K6 Q4 Q2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D10 D8 D7 D9 R13 R12 R1 R14 R15 R4 R3 D2 D1 R2 Q3 Q1 K5 C4 R10 R7 R6 R5...

Page 120: ... card includes static sensitive components Follow proper ESD procedures when handling the card 1 Slide the card into any vacant slot in the switching chassis Ensure that the card is properly seated 2 Label the card to identify its switching function 3 Connect the primary device to J1 4 Connect CU A to J2 5 Connect CU B to J3 Caution ...

Page 121: ...al input output card Adapter cards installed in the computer used to provide local I O capacity for the Senstar 100 CU Duplicate disk function Function in the Startup program that makes backup copies of master disks ESD procedures Anti static grounding procedures essential in protecting sensitive electronic components from static discharges Expansion slots Slots on the system board where adapter c...

Page 122: ...designations in the database is reserved for the connection of a redundant CU The Senstar 100 system supports up to 16 CUs connected via the QNX network Sanity timer Automatically reboots Senstar 100 when a software or hardware fail is detected a feature of the Multifunction card Save user data function Function in the Startup program that makes backups of user defined data alarm prompts checklist...

Page 123: ... unit b 11 automatic video switcher monitor outputs assigning b 4 B backup files user data 4 12 backup software disks 3 19 backup user data 4 12 beginning Senstar 100 alarm processing 4 15 Blue Heat serial adapter 2 16 features 2 16 installation 2 17 boot disks formatting 3 20 boot partition selecting 4 8 booting QNX from the hard disk 3 9 Burle Allegiant video switchers a 6 C camera assignments b...

Page 124: ...e netmap file 4 18 4 21 entering monitor data b 4 Ethernet card installation 2 28 determining the driver 4 17 fiber optic 2 28 MAC address 4 18 netmap file 4 18 network capacity 2 27 network card 2 5 2 27 network hub 2 28 network setup 4 16 to 4 19 verify network status 4 19 exiting the Startup program 4 15 expansion cards serial port 2 15 expansion slots ISA 2 3 location 2 2 PCI 2 2 explaining St...

Page 125: ...e 4 7 L licenses software 3 15 loading old style licenses 3 15 loading operating system licenses 3 15 loading QNX licenses 4 17 4 20 loading the QNX operating system 3 9 loading the site data 3 13 loading user data 4 12 local input output cards 2 22 M MAC address Ethernet 4 18 manual video switcher monitor outputs assigning b 5 manuals Senstar 100 1 3 map display options b 9 concealed b 9 monitore...

Page 126: ...performing touchscreen initial alignment 4 5 to 4 7 peripheral equipment setup 4 2 personal alarm locator system 1 8 personal portable alarm 1 7 Plug and Play adapters digital I O cards 2 22 ports serial and parallel 1 10 power reset harness Multifunction card 2 10 PPA 1 7 primary device dual ported b 10 single ported b 10 primary devices alarm panels 1 8 capacity 1 1 custom handlers drivers 1 8 D...

Page 127: ...ds 2 5 optional hardware 1 4 to 1 6 overview 1 1 ports provided 1 10 ready signal 2 6 2 12 redundancy b 9 redundant operation block diagram b 10 saving user data 4 12 serial switching card b 14 serial switching unit b 11 site data loading 3 13 Startup program 3 2 supported equipment 1 6 to 1 9 switching control card b 12 system capacity 1 1 system setup 4 1 Senstar 100 ready signal 2 6 2 12 Sensta...

Page 128: ...ating system 3 17 upgrading the operating system 3 17 using the Startup program help function 3 3 V verifying network status 4 19 4 22 VGA card 2 5 defining 4 3 dual 1 9 dual port 2 13 installation 2 14 VGA port switching 4 10 VGA ports testing 4 9 video adapter dual port 2 5 video cards 2 13 video motion detector David 300 1 7 video output switching to another monitor 4 9 video switcher assigning...

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