FieldServer FCI 7100 Series - Manual (Page 14)

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Appendix A.3. What happens when the panel sends a Reset Message
When a panel sends a reset message the driver processes every single Map Descriptor, looking at the ‘Clear on
Reset’ parameter (See section 5.3.2). If the parameter is set to yes, then the driver sets all the Data Array
elements referenced by the Map Descriptor to zero by looking up the DA Name, the Data Array offset and the
length. The driver also clears the relevant sections of a Data Array specified with the DA_Bit_Name parameter.
The process can be time-consuming. For this reason, it is suggested that you take care not to set Map Descriptor
length to a value larger than necessary.
Additional considerations apply when panels are connected together in an FCI network. See Appendix A.4
Appendix A.4. Networked Panels.
The driver can processes messages and store data from multiple panels provided that:
 The panels are connected in an FCI network and the panels are configured to report their events to the
main panel
 The main panel is configured to send the node of origin in a message preceding the event message.
Consult with FCI for information on how to achieve this.
An example of a message sent by a networked panel follows. The driver relies on seeing the node of event origin
included in parenthesis before each event message.
F.S.E.C. (Node02):
MISSING: PROJ MANG OFFICE Thermal Det L1S02 00:40:18 01/01/99
F.S.E.C. (Local):
RESET: 00:40:18 01/01/99
The main panel is identified as ‘(Local)’. The driver interprets this as Node_ID=0.
To capture events from multiple networked panels, one Node Descriptor is required for each panel with the
appropriate Node_ID. Each Node requires a set of Map Descriptors.