Simplex Fire Systems that Interface to 3rd Party Systems
The Simplex family of 4100 panels (4020, 4100, & NDU) can be used for interfacing to 3rd parties.
Required Hardware and Software
You need an RS-232 card ( 4XXX-0113 ) in the 4100 panel with version 2.03 RS-232 firmware and port B designated as Computer Port. ( Master 4020 / 4100 Executive Software Rev 8.x or later )
Port B will be used as the supervised interface to the 3rd party equipment.
Information that can be sent to the 3rd Party System
Point Alarm, Trouble, Digital Pseudo, and Control messages to be sent over the interface.
Interface Mapping Information for the 3rd Party
What the 3rd party needs from you is the SDACT . PTF file after you have programmed the 4100 panel.
How to generate a SDACT PTF file:
Add an SDACT to 4100 system hardware.
Build the job. In the 4100 job directory you will find a Jobname.PTF file.
The .PTF file is a text file, rename it to jobname.TXT
Remove the SDACT (if it isn't required), and rebuild the job
Example of what the Jobname.TXT file contains
1-1-0 IO1 MONB FIRE 1st Floor Lobby
1-2-0 IO2 MONB FIRE 2nd Floor Lobby
1-3-0 IO3 RELAY RELAY SPARE RELAY
1-4-0 IO4 SIGB SIGNAL General Alarm Notification
3-1-1 M1-1 ADRPUL PULL 1st Floor
3-2-1 M1-2 ADRPUL PULL 2nd Floor
3-3-1 M1-3 ADRPUL PULL Warehouse Area
130-1-0 P513 DIGITAL UTILITY Supply Damper
130-2-0 P514 DIGITAL UTILITY Exhaust Damper
130-3-0 P515 DIGITAL UTILITY HVAC RUN
Please edit the text file to show only the points that are required to accomplish the interface programming and keep the label information for point identification.
Key for determining what state will be reported for Simplex point types
For example, if the first point in a 4020 were programmed for Class B Monitor,
Simplex programs I/O 1 as point type MONB. What actually comes out of our RS-232 port programmed for computer port protocol is 1-1-0, F , meaning all Fire Alarm point types are converted to state F.
Status Meaning
F Fire alarm state
P Priority 2 alarm state
T Trouble state
S Supervisory state
U Utility monitor
C Control state
D Disable state
Example of 4100 Computer Port RS-232 Output based on the example
1-1-0,F
1-2-0,F
1-3-0,C
1-4-0,C
3-1-1,F
3-2-1,F
3-3-1,F
130-1-0,U
130-2-0,U
130-3-0,U
RS-232 Port B Settings
Port B Computer Port
Port B RS232, 9600, Even, 8 , 1
The following Simplex parameters are suggested. Fire Alarm Events------------------ YES
Trouble Events---------------- YES Supervisory Events----------------- YES
Priority 2 Alarm Events------------- YES
System Reset Events---------------- No
Alarm silence Events---------------- No
SMPL Print Events----------------- No
Walk Test Events------------------- No
Control Events------------------ YES
Utility Events-------------------- YES
Pseudo Events------------------- YES
Active State Events----------------- YES
These are defaults and can be left as is
Port B Options:
Shell = off
Protocol = on