User manual

Glossary Operating guide for Alarm Receiver Exprecium D 45|52
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GLOSSARY
Account number Part of an alarm signal that designates the supervised location
Acknowledge Single or group of characters sent by a device or software to a device upstream. This distinctive
signal informs the device an alarm event/signal was received. Carriage return is mostly used.
ACRON Reporting format. Not widely used
Ademco 685 Reporting format of said Alarm receivers.
ANI Automatic number ID. A service feature in which the directory number or equipment number of a
calling station is automatically obtained
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Pronounced "askee"; binary code of 128
characters represented by a string of seven binary numbers and a parity bit.
AWG Standardized system for sizing wires according to the wire's diameter. The smaller the AWG
number the larger the diameter of wire. When specified, it is essential to respect the gauge of the
wire to allow heat dissipation.
Automation software Central station Software
Baud rates A measure of speed. Alarm receivers mostly communicate with PCs at 1200 bits per second.
Bit Smallest element of computer information. Either 1 or 0 in binary system. 1 Kb is 1024 bits. A Mb
is 1048567bits. An Ethernet card usually transmits at 10Mb/100Mb
Bios Basic Input/Output System. Program residing in the ROM chip of a computer. Provides the basic
instructions for controlling computer hardware. Both the operating system and application
software use BIOS routines to ensure compatibility.
Buzzer Sound device located inside a D4
or on an Exprecium alarm receiver card. Emits a sound when
an alarm is received or when a reboot process is under way
Byte A group of 8 bits. A KB is 1024 bytes, A MB is 1048567 bytes
BFSK FSK type of communication
Catapult MCDI IP mode. Also designate a MCDI product Linux application which transforms a PC into an
alarm receiver/router with IP capabilities.
Caller ID Information sent by the Phone Company that reveals the phone number calling and sometimes
the name linked to this phone number.
CCITT European equivalent to Bell 103. Modem Format. MCDI can be fitted to accept CCITT.