Panel Connection – RS232
| Manufacturer | IFAM |
| Model | ADP-ESPA to RS232 module |
| Version | |
| Minimum Panel Firmware | |
| Cable required? | |
| Panel Profile | IFAM-ADCESPA-RS232 |
| Panel Connection | For the connection between the panel and the IFAM module, please contact IFAM |
| Technical Notes |
For panels currently supported by the IFAM module, please contact IFAM. The IFAM module is used to translate messages from a panel in to ESPA (V4.4.4) messages and sends them over the RS232 interface to the DualCom Pro. |
DualCom Pro to IFAM Module Wiring
| RS232-T | ESPA RX |
| RS232-R | ESPA TX |
| RTN | ESPA Ground |
IFAM Module Setup
The IFAM module is configured using the configuration tool supplied by IFAM (UPC-Config).
Connect a USB cable between the IFM ADC module and your computer.
Launch the UPC-Config software and it will automatically detect the IFAM ADC module.
Select [Setup] -> [Output Configuration] and configure as shown below
- Protocol: ESPA 4.4.4
- Baud rate: 1200
- Data bits: 7
- Parity: Even
- Stop bits: 2
- Activate ESPA monitoring: Checked. Seconds = 10
- Remote system without Ack response: Unchecked
- ESPA special version: Unchecked
- Master / slave behaviour: “Act as ESPA master”
Create a new receiver and give it a name, for example “ESPA sim 1”.
Set the [Receiver Target: Calling Number] to 21212
Select the Rules and modify as below
Select [File] -> [Write configuration to device]
ESPA to SIA
The recognised ESPA events can be configured via Setup -> Edit code table.
Only the below events are handled/recognised by the DualCom Pro. All other events from the module are acknowledged but not sent as events to the CSL Platform.
| English | Dutch | German | Danish |
| Fire | Brand | Feuer | BRAND |
| Prealarm | Vooralrm | Alarm | Prealarm |
| Fault | Storing | Stoe | FEJL |
| Technical | Tech.al | Tech_al | Technical |
| Disablement | Uitgesch | Absch | Disablement |
| ZN | GR | GR | GR |
| DV | SET | SET | SET |
Fire Mode
If the DualCom Pro is configured for EN54 fire mode, then ESPA_PANEL_USE_EN54 should also be set to TRUE.
Non Fire Mode
If EN54_FIRE_MODE is set to FALSE and ESPA_PANEL_LOSS_RELAY is set to TRUE, then the relay set by ESPA_SELECT_PANEL_LOSS_RELAY will be used to report to the panel that communications with it has been lost or recovered.
If ESPA_PANEL_LOSS_INVERT_RELAY is set to TRUE, then the selected panel loss relay reporting will be inverted.