User Manual

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Siemens Building Technologies
Cerberus Division
e1143b
06.2000
1 Introduction
1.1 Who will use this manual
The FHI Pad - Engineering Guidelines document is addressed to Cerberus technical
supervisors who will manage an installation that includes an FHI Pad.
The FHI Pad permits integration between the Cerberus LMS supervising system and a
Foreign Supervision System (FSS) handling technological plant management.
This document is designed to assist technical personnel acquire a full understanding of
system capabilities and performance. It is a document of concepts and it is aimed to
give the reader a better understanding of the integrated system operation.
How to install the hardware and software components is described in the manuals
listed in Para. 1.2, "Related documents".
1.2 Related documents
You can refer to the following Cerberus documents to have information about specific
products mentioned in this manual. In these manuals you will find also information
about how to install and/or configure software and hardware parts needed to properly
set up your system.
GW-20 Technical Manual e1478
NISE Configuration Manual e1150
LMSmodular Installation Manual e1862
LMSmodular User Manual e1865
LMSmodular Configuration Guide e1863
LMSmodular Configuration Reference e1864
CDDL Cerberus Dati Data Link
- Data Link Protocol Description CDI-135-017-E
CDSF Cerberus Dati Standard Format
- Application Protocol Description CDI-130-017-E
You could need also documents from the FSS supplier to understand better FSS inter-
nal operation in order to integrate it.
1.3 Document description
This manual is composed of six chapters and three Appendices.
§ Chapter 1 describes the document structure.
§ Chapter 2 deals with the basic concepts. You should read this section to get a sys-
tem overview and to understand how technological and security data are represented
in LMS and FSS systems. This chapter also includes the system limits.
§ Chapter 3 describes how the FSS monitors and manages the security points
§ Chapter 4 conversely describes the way LMS handles the technological points.
§ Chapter 5 describes interactions among the control panels as well as their limits.
§ Chapter 6 contains some notes about configuration and a template that should help
you configuring the system.
You are strongly encouraged to read carefully the second chapter that gives you the
basic concepts to deal with the integrated system, and then to go through the sections
that best fit your need. Remember that this document describes an integrated system,
and no sharp boundary can be defined between the FSS and the LMS system!