DSC MAXSYS

Definitions

Data Terminal Ready (DTR) — A Control signal in serial communications. Determines if a terminal is ready to initiate a communications channel.

Request To Send (RTS) — A protocol for flow control.

Setup

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

Compatibility

The DSC MAXSYS integrated system is compatible with 4020A Panels.

Prerequisites

Software Minimum Version
IPFusion — DSC MAXSYS 1.1
.NET Framework 4.7.2

When completing your setup, be sure to have the DSC MAXSYS documentation available for reference.

Ports

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

Purpose Default Value Configurable
Communication Settings COM1 Yes
Dataserver 9050 Yes
Debug Tools 9589 No

Communication Configuration

In the integrated system configuration panel, you will find the Communication Settings. The following information is required:

Port Name The name of the serial port MAXSYS is running on, e.g., COM1.
Baud Rate The number of symbols transmitted per second.
Poll Frequency The frequency at which to poll the endpoint in milliseconds.
Data Bits Bits of data received.
Parity Which bits are parity bits.
Stop Bits The number of bits that signify a stop.
Handshake The handshaking protocol used.
DTR Check to enable DTR.
RTS Check to enable RTS.
Note: Red X indicates an invalid or out of range value given for field.

Assets

Zone

Represents an input connected to a field device configured within the DSC system.

Required Property Grid Fields

Zone ID The ID of the zone in the DSC system.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Armed Zone is armed.
Disarmed Zone is disarmed.
Opened The contact of the device has been opened, e.g., a door.
In Alarm Zone is alarming.
Tamper Zone has been tampered with.
Bypassed Alarm state has been masked.
Faulted Asset is in a fault state and a MAXSYS fault message is available.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
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

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

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

Partition

A partition asset represents a group of zones.

Required Property Grid Fields

Partition ID The ID of the Partition in the DSC system.

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Supported States

Normal The asset is online and in its default state.
Faulted Asset is in a fault state and a MAXSYS fault message is available.
Armed Partition is armed.
Not Ready To Arm Partition is unprepared to be armed.
Ready To Arm Partition is prepared to be armed.
In Alarm Partition is alarming.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
Masked The asset has been masked over its true state.
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

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

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

Output

An output asset represents an output contact.

Required Property Grid Fields

Output Id The ID of the output in the DSC 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.
Acknowledged An asset alarm has been acknowledged.
Fault An issue has been detected in a connected asset.
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.

Supported Commands

Mask Mask the asset's true state.
Acknowledge Acknowledge an asset alarm.
Reset Resets the asset to its true hardware state.
Cancel Deselects all selected assets.
Command Output Toggles the output Active/Inactive states.

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

System

This asset represents of the connection state of the system.

Required Property Grid Fields

System Health Id The ID of the system this asset will report on. Choose from:
  • FTC
  • TLM
  • TLM Line 2
  • Two Wire Smoke Alarm
  • Columbus
  • General Device Low Battery
  • General Module Com Fault
  • General System Tamper
  • General System Trouble
  • Ground Fault
  • Panel AC
  • Panel AUX
  • Panel Battery
  • System Bell
  • Waterflow
  • Wireless Key

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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

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

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.