MICRO
SEVEN MODEL AP15-4, PC-ALARM PANEL OR ALARM-PANEL SIMULATOR was redesigned for
being compatible with older AP15-2.
Model AP15-4
contains new firmware for making compatible with older model AP15-2, which were
used for Tektone Nurse-Call System. Model AP15-4 contains firmware change for removing
extra character after the MESSAGE SUCCESS before message terminating character,
hex 0d, or carriage return.
It
dials telephone number and sends contact-ID alarm messages via telephone line
after receiving trigger signals over RS232 interface or manual switch. Typical
application is in Nurse-Call systems sending alarm messages to central station
receiver from PC software. Its software-compatible IP version, model AP30, transmits
Contact-ID messages across Internet.
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In the above example, patient’s room
number may also be included in Contact-ID alarm messages so that paramedics can
proceed to the room as soon as possible.
Front panel view of
AP15 is shown in above picture.
Rear panel view of AP15 is shown in above picture.
The demo software, AP15DEMO3 is for testing central station
telephone lines as shown in the above picture. A test message is delivered to
alarm central stations by one of twenty lines. AP15 dials one of twenty
telephone numbers, delivers the test message, and checks reply messages. If it
receives “CALL FAILED”, telephone number is shown in “FAILED LINE” window.
Complete test results with real time data are stored in a disk file. Email
generation using AP15Demo3 software for reporting failed lines and also for
good results.
INTRODUCTION
Micro
Seven Model AP15, PC-Alarm Panel or Alarm Panel Simulator, transmits Ademcoâ
Contact-ID alarm messages to alarm receivers by starting commands sent at
RS232C interface in PC. PC sends ASCII equivalent of alarm message to AP15
without check-sum. PC also sends telephone number to AP15. Since the alarm
messages, telephone numbers, and AP15 Control Register for storing programming
parameters are stored in non-volatile memory in AP15, so a single ASCII command
at RS232C interface start alarm reporting process. After AP15 dials a telephone
number for a receiver, the receiver answers the call and transmits the
handshake tones. Then AP15 transmits alarm message in DTMF tone. If the
receiver receives the alarm message correctly, it transmits kiss-off tone. Then
AP15 hangs up the call, and it sends status messages to PC. If the alarm
reporting is not successful, AP15 transmits a different status message to PC.
Transmission of alarm messages is repeated for four times if AP15 does not
receive kiss-off tones. The whole sequence, which involves re-dialing of
telephone number, may be repeated for three times. AP15 contains audio monitor
internally to hear dialing process, handshake signals, DTMF tones for alarm
messages, and kiss-off tones. AC/DC adapter and interfacing cable between PC
and AP15 is provided. 220V AC/DC adapter is optional. A contact-ID alarm
receiver/simulator model CT10 is recommended for an alarm receiver.
SPECIFICATIONS
Model AP15-4 contains new
firmware for making compatible with older model AP15-2, which were used for
Tektone Nurse-Call System. Model AP15-4 contains firmware change for removing
extra character after the MESSAGE SUCCESS before message terminating character,
hex 0d, or carriage return.
Transmitting DTMF tones,
Measured Value (Standard Value) in both high and low power output levels (see
AP15 control register below for programming transmission level):
696 Hz (697Hz), 769Hz (770Hz), 851Hz (851Hz), 941Hz (941Hz), 1212Hz
(1209Hz), 1334Hz (1336Hz), 1481Hz (147Hz), and 1633Hz (1633Hz)
RS232C
interface: 9600 baud, no parity, and 8-bit character, RTS/CTS hardware
handshake
RS232C commands from PC: Note:
200 ms delay is required between programming commands including telephone
number entry, alarm message entry, and AP15-3 Control Register operations that
involves with non-volatile memory.
Note after programming
dialing telephone number and alarm message, enter ‘G’ to start sending a
contact-ID message to your alarm central station. Enter ‘A’ to abort the procedure.
Telephone
number entry: D<telephone number-maximum fifteen digits><CR>
for example D5035551212<CR> for dialing 5035551212. Note <CR> is a
carriage return. It is stored in EEROM (non-volatile memory) in AP15-3. A comma
“,” may be inserted for two seconds delay between telephone number, i.e.
“9,15035551212” for adding two seconds delay after dialing “9” in PBX
application. Also there is programmable time delay of five seconds as a factory
default condition provided after turning on off-hook relay inside AP15.
Warning: each telephone number digit must be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, *, #, or , (comma). Note: comma adds two seconds delay between digits.
Alarm
message entry: S<fifteen digit long alarm message><CR>
i.e. S123418313101015<CR>
Note: AP15-3 prepares check sums, so do not enter sixteen digits. When sixteen
digit-long alarm message including check sum is entered, checksum, which is
prepared by AP15-3, will become a wrong one. It is stored in EEROM
(non-volatile memory) in AP15-3.
Warning: ASCII character must be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, B, C, D,
E, or F. All other character may result in failed transmissions. Please don’t
use ‘A’ since ‘A’ is an illegal character building a Contact-ID alarm message.
Alarm
message preparation for nurse-call station applications:
Example of a fire alarm message: S1234 18 1 110 01 156<CR>
1234: Account number
18: Contact-ID
1: New Event
110: Fire Alarm
01: partition or floor number
156: zone or room number
Example
of a panic alarm message: S0333 18 1 120 B1 322<CR>
0333: Account number
18: Contact-ID
1: New Event
120: Panic Alarm
B1: building number
322: room number
Example
of a medical alarm message: S7888 18 1 100 03 345<CR>
7888: Account number
18: Contact-ID
1: New Event
100: Medical Alarm
03: Floor Number
345: room number
Example
of a burglar alarm message: SB678 18 1 130 B3 123<CR>
B678: Account number
18: Contact-ID
1: New Event
130: Burglar Alarm
B3: building number
123: room number
Example
of a test message: S0033 18 1 601 03 345<CR>
0033: Account number
18: Contact-ID
1: New Event
601: Test Message
03: Floor Number
345: room number
Start
alarm reporting: G
Start alarm reporting process by dialing the telephone number,
receive handshake tones, transmit alarm messages, receive kiss-off tones and
hang up the line if AP15-3 Control Register is programmed.
Hang-up
command or Abort command: A
Turn off off-hook relay in AP15-3 or abort alarm reporting process.
Repeat
alarm message command: B
It transmits alarm message again.
Reading
telephone-number command: T
AP15-3 transmits programmed telephone numbers to PC.
Reading
alarm-message command: U
AP15-3 transmits programmed alarm message in sixteen digit-long
including check sum to PC.
Status messages from AP15-3 to
PC
DIALED
# BUSY
MESSAGE
SUCCESS
MESSAGE FAILED
CALL
FAILED
POLLING
SUCCESS
Front panel controls:
Power
switch
Power
indicator
Audio
monitor: audio speaker is included inside AP15-3 for hearing dialing
process, handshake tones from alarm receivers, Contact-ID alarm signals from
AP15-3, and kiss-off tones from alarm receivers. Audio monitor is to verify
that AP15-3 is calling alarm receivers, and it is a great tool to troubleshoot
sending alarm signals to alarm receivers.
Rear panel controls:
DC
power input, DC12V, 200 mA
RS232C
interface connector, 9-pin D-sub, female
RJ11
connector
AC/DC
Adapter supplied with CS10: 117VAC +/- 5%, or 220VAC +/- 5%(for 220V unit
optional)
Dimensions: 19
cm (4") W x 4.5 cm (1.75") H x 10 cm (7.5") L
Weight:
750g (1.65 LBS)
Environmental:
Operating temperature with power on: 0 to 35 degree C, Humidity: 85% RH at 35
degree C, storage temperature and operating temperature without power on
No
warranty
Options and Accessories:
230V
input AC/DC Adapter (117V input unit is a standard.)
PRE-DIALING TIME DELAY (New features for AP15-3)
AP15-3 contains a programmable time
delay between opening telephone relay and detection of dial tone and loop
current. The programmed value is stored in EEROM using the following command:
MAD(n1)(n2) where n1 and n2 form two
hexadecimal notated statement. Each count provides one second delay. For
example, MAD05 provides five seconds delay. MAD00 which produces the factory
default value of zero seconds. The command takes approximately five mill-second
in AP15-3 before AP15-3 transmits an ASCII character of ‘C’ which indicates the
end of EEROM programming of that location “AD”.
More status messages: (New features for AP15-3)
The bit 5 of AP15 control register 3
(EEROM address AB) is on, the following status message is output.
S00 Turning on telephone relay
S01 Begin to dial
S02 Receiving the Contact-ID handshake signal
S05 Transmission of Contact-ID message
S0A Hanging up the telephone line by turning off
the telephone relay
The bit 7 of the control register is
on, no audio on the speaker is produced.
AP15 CONTROL REGISTERS:
DTMF Register
DTMF
Register in non-volatile memory determines on and off times of DTMF generation
of alarm messages.
Each
increment is 10 ms, and the factory default condition is 5 for 50ms on and off
timing. Ademco specification limits 50ms minimum and 60 ms maximum. The command
format is:
MA5
n1 n2
For
example, MA506 selects 60 ms on/off times.
The
content of DTMF Register may be done by "RA5", and AP15-3 outputs
"06".
Tone detect register
Tone
detect register is threshold value for detecting handshake and kiss-off tones
for long-distance telephone calls.
Control Register, which resides in
non-volatile memory, is one byte data memory in AP15-3. It is written by the
following command:
MAC
n1 n2, where n1 n2 form one byte in hexadecimal notation
Note:
"MACB0" programs the factory default conditions.
Status
of the control register is performed by entering "RAC", and AP15-3
generates "50".
Bit
7: "1" selects higher signal power output (0 dBm) for alarm message,
and "0" selects lower signal power output (-12 dBm). The factory
default is "0" to select –12dBm.
Bit
6: "1" disables input signal amplification (x4) for detecting weak
handshake and kiss-off tones, and "0" enables input signal
amplification. The factory default is "0".
Bit
5: "1" disables storing telephone number in non-volatile memory for
telephone number input command, and "0" is for storing telephone number
in non-volatile memory. The factory default is "0" for enabling
non-volatile memory operation.
Bit
4: "1" disables detection of busy tone, and "0" enables
detection of busy tone. Note; The busy-tone detection when enabled is between
time period for 2.5 seconds after the end of dialing. The factory is
"1" for disabling busy-tone detection.
Bit
3: "1" selects rotary-pulse dialing, and "0" selects DTMF
dialing of telephone numbers. The factory default is "0" for DTMF
dialing.
Bit
2: "1" disables re-dialing of telephone numbers when "MESSAGE
FAILED" is generated. "0" enables re-dialing of telephone number
for maximum times. The factory default is "0" for re-dialing
telephone numbers when "MESSAGE FAILED" is displayed.
Bit
1: "1" keeps telephone line off-hook after successful delivery of
alarm messages. "0" enables hanging up the line after successful of
alarm messages. The factory default is "0" for hanging up the line.
Bit
0: "1" disables re-dialing telephone numbers when message "CALL
FAILED" is displayed. "0" enables re-dialing telephone numbers.
The factory default is "0" for re-dialing telephone numbers.
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