Alrscs-1 Host Communication

DMP/GS-03014
General Specification
for

SCS-1 Host Communication
Version 812
and

SCS-1R Host Communication
Version 901
Issued: 3/28/97
Revised: 8/24/04
File: G:\Depmnts\Public\Document\Hostspec.Doc

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DMP/GS-03014 3/28/97
Table of Contents
1 General Description..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................1
1.2 Revisions ............................................................................................................................1
1.2 Revisions (continued).........................................................................................................2
1.2 Revisions (continued) .........................................................................................................3
2 Hardware Specifications (3/1/04)..............................................................................................4
3 Communications Overview.......................................................................................................5
4 Host Automation Acknowledgment ...........................................................................................5
4A Receiver/Panel Time Updates (3/1/04) ..................................................................................5
5 SCS-1(R) Receiver Report Header..........................................................................................6
5.1 Report Header Examples ...................................................................................................6
5.2 Start Character....................................................................................................................7
5.3 CRC-16 ErrorChecking......................................................................................................7
5.4 Sequence Number..............................................................................................................7
5.5 Line Number Length (5/25/04)............................................................................................7
5.6 Account Number.................................................................................................................7
6 SCS-1(R) Report Message .......................................................................................................8
6.1 & Minutes Ago Insert ..........................................................................................................8
6.2 Serial 1Overview................................................................................................................9
6.2.1 Zone Number Length....................................................................................................9
6.2.2 User Number Length ....................................................................................................9
6.2.3 Use "z" Zone Messages...............................................................................................9
6.2.4 Serial 1 Alarm Panels as of 10/4/01 .............................................................................9
6.3 Serial 3 Overview................................................................................................................10
6.3.1 Serial 3 Messages Option............................................................................................10
6.3.2 Serial 3 Alarm Panels as of 8/24/04 .............................................................................10
6.4 System Start-up Message ..................................................................................................10
6.5 Termination Character ........................................................................................................10
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