PREMIER QUATRO INSTALLATION MANUAL (Fyreye MKII) Firmware Versions: PANEL 1.84 & LOOP 3.70
Doc No: GLT-215-7-1 Issue: 1.36 Author: NJ/TE DATE: 25/05/2017
36
8.4 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK
There are 3 types of network card available for the Premier Quatro Panel.
OLD STANDARD NETWORK CARD
NEW MODBUS NETWORK CARD GATEWAY NETWORK CARD
What can our network do?
RS 485 repeater output
Serial port for either panel printer or external printer (desk top)
RS 485 network connection for use with standard network data cable
Modbus interface and graphical software connection via RS485
Ability to send key events from (reset, sounders on/off, mute) one panel to another
Mirrors the status of all panels in the network (LCD and fault, alarm & zone LED's)
Remote cause & effect to make any kind of action from one panel to another
Ability to auto-reconfigure if any network problems occur (missing node)
It is tolerant to one fault on the line if it has been wired as a ring.
Up to 32 nodes in either a bus or ring topology. One node is to be set controller (master) of the network
From the Installer menu, select Network. There are 6 sub-menus:
Node Setup
From here you select whether this node is the controller, or just a normal node. You also assign a network address (Node number).
There should always be just only one node set as controller on the network.
Network Filter
This determines whether this node reports all network events, or just those from a specific network address.
Node search
This should be performed from the controller panel. The panel configures the network and displays the results. The 3 possible
configurations are:-
Ring –
All nodes are connected as a ring (Recommended configuration). As there are 2 paths to each node, the system will tolerate
a break in any of the network cables. It also reports the number of nodes found.
Bus –
The nodes are daisy-chained together, with no return from the last node to the first. Here a single cable break would disrupt
the network. It also reports the number of nodes found, as well as the Network address of the first and last device on the line.
Isolated –
There are no other nodes on the network. (This would be the situation if the network card is used for the printer output,
for example).
Note: a STAR or MESH topology is not allowed.
Version
This will display the current firmware version of the network card.
The Standard Network
Card provides an RS485
repeater connection, and
an RS232 Printer
connection.
The Gateway Network Card
has an RS485 repeater
connection and a TCP/IP
Interface for connection to
the Data log Alarm
Manager Software.
The Modbus Network Card has an
RS485 repeater connection, an RS232
printer connection and a Modbus
serial communications protocol
connection.
www.acornfiresecurity.com
www.acornfiresecurity.com