Communication gateway 005824

serialRS-232wall-mounted

Overview
Serial and parallel gateway modules allow you to connect virtually any standard PC-compatible printer to a Silent Knight® Series fire alarm control panel (FACP) and to generate reports on site. You can print a log of real-time events and generate user-friendly reports of event history and detector status. These modules also provide the gateway interface for communicating to other systems, such as a building control system. The gateway protocol is a data stream produced by the FACP that can be used to display system events on a PC monitor; it allows a building-control system to handle events and to silence or reset the FACP and can be used to interface with CAD graphics.

Features & Benefits

• Connects standard PC-compatible printers via parallel or RS-232 serial output
• Quick and easy to install; wall-mountable enclosure
• DIP switches for setting ID codes
• Out-of-paper and system trouble annunciation at the fire panel
• Supports printing of real-time event logs and user-friendly reports with date/time stamps
• Gateway protocol streams FACP events for display and integration with building-control systems and CAD graphics
• Compatible with PC-based graphics annunciator software

Certifications

• NFPA 72 and NFPA 101
• UL Listed
• CSFM 7165-0559:0502
• MEA: 429-92-E Vol 9
• FM Approved

Applications & Notes
Use serial and parallel gateway modules to provide printer outputs and to route FACP event streams to PCs or building-control systems. Multiple modules may be located throughout an installation to support strategically placed printers and distributed gateway interfaces. The gateway protocol provides event streaming for display and control integration, including the ability to silence or reset the FACP from an interfacing system.

Technical Specifications

• Product name: Serial and Parallel Gateway Module
• Product number (internal site): P1903246
• Product ID: 349501
• Brand(s): Farenhyt; Gamewell-FCI; Silent Knight
• Enclosure: Wall-mountable plastic enclosure
• Outputs: Parallel and RS-232 serial output
• Printer compatibility: Standard PC-compatible printers
• Indicators/annunciation: Out-of-paper and system trouble annunciated at fire panel
• Configuration: DIP switches for setting ID codes
• Reporting: Event logging and user-friendly reports with date/time stamps
• Interfaces: Gateway protocol for display of system events on PC monitor; can interface with building control systems and CAD graphics; compatible with PC-based graphics annunciator software
• Mounting: Wall mount