Gamewell FCI IF602 Installation & Operation Manual - 4.2 Event Handling
FPT Gateway Operation
Event Handling
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4.2 Event Handling
The FocalPoint™ Workstation uses the FPT Gateway as the server in a client/server model. When
the FPT Gateway is installed, configured, and communicating with the Workstation and a
Gamewell/FCI device, the Workstation will be able to receive events and send commands, if
applicable, to those devices.
For more information concerning event handling, refer to the FocalPoint™ Workstation manual.
4.2.1 Handling Special Circumstance Events
Network Connection Interrupt
A gateway can only be attached to one E3 (for example node 1) and it is possible that another panel
(for example node 2) is connected to node 1. If node 2 goes off-line and returns to on-line status,
the Workstation was not in communication with node 2 during that time, therefore the Workstation
issues a ChkPANEL event for node 2 because it was possible that node 2 had an event that will not
be reported to the Workstation.
Node 2 must be physically visited to determine its status and must be reset at the panel. When the
events have been acknowledged at the panel, the Workstation will acknowledge the panel’s status
change as a trouble off condition.
Gateway Power Up
When the gateway is powered up it will assume that all configured nodes are on line. If before
gateway is powered up one panel goes off-line the gateway does not recognize that the panel was
off line, the off line event has not been reported.
When the gateway is powered up a ChkPANEL event is sent to the Workstation for each configured
node. The ChkPANEL event indicates that a reset command needs to be sent to the network. That
reset will result in the network to re-annunciate any missing panels or events that may have
occurred prior to the gateway being on line.
4.2.2 Node Mapping
The following is a description of what will happen if you do not map a node on the network or map
a node which is not actually on the network.
Not Mapping a Node on the Network
The following will occur if you do not map a node on the network.
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When the gateway needs to annunciate a chkpanel trouble to indicate a potential issue with the
node (specifically the node needs to be reset) the gateway will not annunciate the chkpanel
trouble on the Workstation because the gateway does not recognize that the panel is on the
network.
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The gateway will not properly annunciate on the Workstation that a node silence or reset has
occurred on the attached unmapped panel.
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When an event is received from the attached but an unmapped node it will be annunciated on
the Workstation; however, an advise event will be sent by the gateway stating it received a
message from an unmapped node.
Mapping a Node Not on the Network
The following will occur if you map a node which is not actually on the network.
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When the gateway is reset, a chkpanel trouble for a panel that is not on the network will be
Workstation annunciated but it will not clear from the Workstation.
NOTE:
This information only applies to an E3 network.