FFT CAMS

FFT CAMS (Future Fibre Technologies Central Alarms Monitoring System) provides central alarm monitoring with multiple point detection.

Setup

See the Data Servers page for information on configuring driver communication.

Prerequisites

Software Minimum Version
IPFusion — FFT CAMS 1.2
.NET Framework 4.7.2 and 3.5
FFT CAMS SDK 3.12 and 3.13

When completing your setup, be sure to have the FFT CAMS documentation available for reference.

FFT CAMS SDK

The FFT CAMS SDK must be installed and licensed in order to be used with Runtime. To install the SDK:

  1. Obtain an FFT CAMS SDK license.
  2. Ensure your FFT CAMS server is running.
  3. On each computer which will run the FFT driver:
    1. Run the FFT CAMS SDK installer.
    2. Enter in the Hostname/IP Address and Port for your CAMS server. Click Next.
    3. If you have the FFT client already installed, you will be prompted for the registration type. Choose SDK.
    4. If you do not have the FFT client already, click Load License to import your license. Click Register.

Ports

These ports must be open in your network firewall for the integration to work.

Purpose Default Value Configurable
FFT CAMS Server Connection 60999 No
Dataserver 9636 Yes
Debug Tools 9637 No

Assets

System Asset

The system asset represents the connection to the FFT system.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Controller

The controller represents an FFT controller which administers and monitors one or more sensors.

Required Property Grid Fields

ID The identifier (name) of the controller.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
Controller Shutdown The controller is shut down.
Laser Off Laser sensors have been turned off manually, either due to a fault or high temperature.
Maintenance The controller is currently undergoing maintenance.
Power Supply Degraded The controller's power supply no longer has power.
Temperature Shutdown The controller temperature is too high, and is being shut down.
Temperature Warning The temperature of the controller is getting too high.
Temperature Fault An issue has been detected with the controller temperature.
Power Error An error has been detected in the controller's power supply.
System Error An issue has been detected within the controller's system.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Zone

The zone represents a set of points in a sensor net.

Required Property Grid Fields

IDs The identifiers (names) of the points this zone represents.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
Intrusion An intrusion event has been detected.
Partial A low priority issue has been detected and the system does not have full connectivity to the zone.
Important: Zone statuses resolve based on the different states of each point added to the asset. Any alarms will resolve before no communication or normal. For example, if we have four points, the possible ways the zone asset would resolve its status would be:
Point A Point B Point C Point D Zone Status
Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
Normal Normal Normal No Communication Partial
Normal No Communication No Communication No Communication Partial
Partial No Communication No Communication No Communication Partial
Normal Normal Partial No Communication Partial
Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial
Normal Normal Partial Partial Partial
No Communication No Communication No Communication No Communication No Communication
Normal Normal Normal Intrusion Intrusion
Normal Normal Partial Intrusion Intrusion
Normal Normal No Communication Intrusion Intrusion
Normal Partial No Communication Intrusion Intrusion

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Sensor

The sensor asset represents a complete sensor set made up of zones.

Required Property Grid Fields

ID The identifier (description) of the sensor.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
No Communication Communication has been lost with the driver or asset. This status can also occur if the communication configuration for the system or asset is invalid.
Note: This status is required in all status tables.
Fibre Break A sensor cable path is damaged or broken.
Optical Power Degraded The sensor path has been damaged.
Sop Alarm State of Polarization error. This is for secured fences only.
Power Error An error has been detected in the sensor's power supply.

See the Configure a Status Table page for more information on configuring status tables.

Supported Commands

Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.

See the Command Tables page for more information on configuring command tables.

Troubleshooting

Logs from the driver and Runtime can be viewed in the Debug Tools client. These messages contain information which can provide further context for issues during initialization, or while actively running. This can help diagnose problems.