FieldServer Gamewell FCI E3 Series - Manual (Page 6)

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5 CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A GAMEWELL FCI-E3 SERIES SERIAL CLIENT
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files
included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with a FCI Series E3.
5.1 Client Side Connection Parameters
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Port
Specify which port the device is connected to the
FieldServer
P1-P8
1
Protocol Specify protocol used FCI_E3
Baud*
Specify baud rate
Vendor documentation indicated that the only supported
Baud rate was 9600. During testing we learned this was
not true. The driver was tested at 57600 and 9600 baud.
Testing at 115200 Baud produced intermittent result and
should not be used.
9600, 57600
(Vendor Limitation)
Parity* Specify parity
None (Vendor
Limitation)
Data_Bits* Specify data bits
8 (Vendor
Limitation)
Stop_Bits* Specify stop bits
1 (Vendor
Limitation)
FCI_Max_Len_for_Node_line
If the driver is allocating an alarm sent by one panel
(device) to more than one panel inside the FieldServer
then use this parameter. Increase the length to a
maximum of 79 until the problem is resolved.
Positive integer
<80, 68
Example
// Client Side Connections
Connections
Port , Protocol , Baud , Parity
P1
, FCI_E3 , 9600 , None
1 Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available
on specific hardware.