FIRE AND ALARM CONSOLE
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It is possible use personal computer instead printer to log events. To do this, for example,
program Hyper Terminal from Windows or Telemax from Norton Commander 5 can be used.
COM – port must have next parameters: transmission speed - 1200 bit/s, 8 bit, without parity.
Console is connected with help of printer cable and connector to free computer COM - port. If
computer has 9 – contact COM – port socket, connector DB-25F – DB-9F required, and for 25 -
contact COM – port socket DB-25F – DB-25F connector. At connection to the 9 – pin computer
COM – port contact console outputs hav to be connected next way: console output ‘TxD’ is
connected to 2 output COM – port contact , ‘DTR’ output – to 4 output, output ‘GND’ – to
output 5.
‘ARM S2000’ program is much more convenient, provided by ‘Bolid’. The target of the
program is display and preview console events. More over, program has additional features:
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Adding in event log additional information from device and console configuration files:
partitions and zones names, user names;
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Highlighting by different color messages of different categories (fires, alarms, faults and so
on);
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Displaying states of partitions, zones and devices;
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Event filter allow select events (by time and date, partition number, event categories);
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Connection of several clients operational places working with event log. Connection is made
by TCP/IP protocol;
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Printing event log and export in the HTML format.
Program can work periodically to read messages from ‘S2000’ console. It is possible
‘S2000’ has buffer for 1023 events.
Connection console to personal computer with ‘ARM S2000’ is shown on the Figure 5.
In program ‘ARM S2000’ ‘S2000 1.2
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’ source message and address should be set. By perforce
console address can be changed (see item 2.2.4.7).
Attention!
For work with ‘S2000M’ consoles of version 1.20 ‘ARM S2000’ program
must be version 1.06 or above.
2.1.6
Using the console for “ARM Orion” redundancy
‘S2000M’ console can be used in systems running ‘ARM Orion’ for stand-by controlling
when PC fails. It is very important with the aim of surviving and robustness for fire alarm and
fire auto extinguishing systems.
There are two approaches or modes to build the backup controlling with the help of
‘S2000M’ console, each heaving some conveniences and disadvantages.
The
first backup mode
named
‘S2000 / PC’
is to make ‘ARM Orion’ monitors all
devices and registers states of them with ‘S2000M’ console being aside. If the computer has
failed the console automatically connect the devices and take over the control. When recovering
the computer assume the control again.
This backup mode is suitable for using the console coupled with any ‘ARM Orion’
software version providing the unlimited computer controlling of the system.
The disadvantages of this mode are as follows:
1)
The console and ‘ARM Orion’ are in operation without reference to each other. Messages
receiving by the console cannot be obtained by the computer when having restored. On the
other hand messages receiving by ‘ARM Orion’ are not registered by the console.
