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FS-8700-112 FCI 7100 Series Driver Manual Page 3 of 24
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1. FCI 7100 Series Serial Driver Description
The FCI 7100 Series System Control Units are manufactured by Fire Control Instruments. A
7100 with an enabled serial port can transmit data to a FieldServer which can, in turn, make the
data available to other devices including those which communicate using different protocols
(e.g. BACnet)
This passive Client driver does not poll for data, nor does it send data or commands to the
7100. Messages received from the 7100 are ignored or stored on the FieldServer depending on
the status of the panel. The method of message processing and location on the FieldServer is
determined in the FieldServer configuration file. Once stored in the FieldServer the data is
available to be read or written using other protocols such as BACnet.
No automatic panel data synchronization technique exists. The data in the FieldServer and the
panel status have to be synchronized manually. This typically requires a panel reset.
Since the driver cannot send data or commands to the 7100 it cannot be used to acknowledge,
silence or reset alarms and other events.
The driver can process the single line messages sent from 7100 firmware versions earlier than
2.20 and 3 line messages produced in firmware versions 2.20 and later. Processing of 3 line
messages requires the 20 character System ID label to be defined.
The driver can process messages from networked panels. The driver connects to the main
panel. Subsidiary panels are configured to send event data to the main panel which then sends
messages to the FieldServer. If the panel is configured to send 3 line messages then the
source node information is sent in the line preceding the event and the driver uses this to
determine the panel at which the event originated and to store data appropriately.
The driver provides both client and server emulation. The server side of the driver is intended to
support FieldServer’s Quality Assurance program and is not intended to provide complete
emulation of a 7100 and is thus not fully documented. Should you require the Server side
functionality to be documented and enhanced, please contact FieldServer’s sales group.
Max Nodes Supported
FieldServer Mode Nodes Comments
Client 1
1 Node per serial port. If there is more than one alarm
panel they can be networked and configured to send event
data to the primary panel. The driver can process
messages which identify the node of origin.
Server 1 1 Node per serial port