Diagnostic Module?

[Jim Zahn]

Hey Joe, I'm intrigued by this AES Network Diagnostics unit you guys have made, can you tell me which AES radios it works with and briefly describe how it works?

I imagine that this tool will be a real time saver for central stations and technicians in the field alike. Negating a need for an operator to pull up the status of a radio in the IntelliNet server, which is not an easy task. With up to the minute peer information and netcon status display, will local AHJ's have the ability to use the Diagnostic units on the many different  AES Radio Networks in their juristiction?

[Joe Lucia]

Hey Joe, I'm intrigued by this AES Network Diagnostics unit you guys have made, can you tell me which AES radios it works with and briefly describe how it works?

The Diagnostic Module was designed specifically for the AES 7788F 8-Zone Fire Radio.  It polls the radio for System Status, Zone Status, and Peer List and indicates on the display, in real-time, your current Netconn, LinkLevel, Account Number, Top Peer, System Status (A/C, Battery, etc.), Zone Status (alarm/trouble conditions), and Total GOOD peers (passing signal strength) out of Total Peers.  It can also be used for Packet Monitoring and performing a Transmit Test which will send five Manual TEST signals to the Central Station and monitor the ACKnowledgements of the packet to determine if a lot of repeating is going on which would indicate imminent communication failures/ACK Delays.

The Diagnostic Module will display NetConn, LinkLeve, Account Number, Top Peer, and System Status for 7050 Fire radios and 7450 Burg radios.

 

I imagine that this tool will be a real time saver for central stations and technicians in the field alike. Negating a need for an operator to pull up the status of a radio in the IntelliNet server, which is not an easy task. With up to the minute peer information and netcon status display, will local AHJ's have the ability to use the Diagnostic units on the many different  AES Radio Networks in their juristiction?

 

The Tech no longer needs to call the Central Station to diagnose their local installation since all information provided on the Diagnostic Module is real-time whereas the Central Station needs to poll the radio for this same information, interpret the responses, and communicate the connectivity status to the technician.

AHJ's can use the module to verify a Fire radio installation is compliant by plugging in to confirm that the radio has a Netconn 5 or lower.  No need to call the central station to verify connectivity as well as signal reception (just because the central station receives a signal does NOT mean a radio is compliant or reliable based on connectivity).