FS-8700-130 Notifier NCA2-NFS2-3030 Manual
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NOTIFIER NCA2/NFS2-3030 DESCRIPTION
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The NCA2/NFS2-3030 Serial driver allows the FieldServer to record data from Notifier NCA2 or NFS2-
3030 panels over RS-232 as per
NFS2-3030/NCA-2 EIA-232 Protocol & Data Formats 53219 Rev A
1/3/2008
. There is no active polling by this driver; the communications are one-way through the panel's
printer or CRT port. The FieldServer acts as a Client; receives messages and records the status of a
Panel. The panel MUST output messages in160 characters ASCII format in English.
This driver is not capable of emulating a Notifier NCA2 or NFS2-3030 panel.
The NCA2 controls all the devices (e.g. 3030, 640 panels) connected on the Notifier network. Each Fire
Alarm Panel on Network is considered as a Node. 240 Nodes can exist on one network. NFS2-3030 can
exist on a network or be self-standing.
NCA2 interacts with other Fire Alarm Panels, records the status of the panels and sends the events to
printer and CRT ports. FieldServer captures these events in text form, parses and stores them in Data
Arrays. These Data Arrays can be monitored by third party tools. Since the FieldServer does not actively
poll for data, the accuracy and timeliness of the stored data is limited to the frequency of update
messages that the Notifier Fire Panel issues.
If a networked panel does not send the 'CLEARED' message for latched points via the NCA2 it is not
possible to detect cleared points unless a system reset is done. It is possible to configure the FieldServer
to clear on reset message from NCA2. See Appendix A.2 for more detail.
Please note that the FieldServer can be configured with a large number of points. The point limits
purchased with the FieldServer prevent the entire database from being accessed in any one application.
It is therefore strongly advisable to ensure that only the point addresses of interest are configured, and
that the FieldServer is purchased with the correct point count.
The types of Notifier messages supported by this driver are summarized in Section 5.1. A detailed table
presented in Appendix C.1 shows each type of NCA2/NFS2-3030 message the FieldServer recognizes
and the effect that it has on the status of the points in the Data Array.
Max Nodes Supported
FieldServer Mode Nodes Comments
Client
0
This Driver cannot be used as a Client.
Server
1
Each FieldServer port can connect to only 1 Notifier panel port
DRIVER SCOPE OF SUPPLY
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2.1
Supplied by FieldServer Technologies for this driver
FieldServer Technologies PART # Description
FS-8917-16
Pigtail cable for RJ45 Port
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