Drax Technology

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Supports Standards

This manufacturer's devices support standards for receiving alarms

 

Standards: Requirements

Version

Validated against AMX version 222

Note: This integration is not compatible with any version prior to AMX version 222

 

Manufacturer License

Requires Drax Tech support package including API support

 

Network Requirements

From To Port Description
AMX System PC yourcompanysitename.draxtech.com TCP 443 Drax alarming API communication

 

Standards: Supported Features

  • Alarms (via JSON over HTTPs)

Standards: Alarm Configuration

In SureView -  First Time Configuration

Create the Drax Decoder

Please contact SureView Support for assistance in creating the decoder for the first time.

  1. Login to SureView and navigate to the "Alarms" setup screen
  2. Click on the "Alarm Decoder" Tab
  3. If the "Drax" decoder does not already exist:
    Click "Add Alarm Decoder" and complete the following values
    Title: Irisity
    ?<rc>
    Event Regex
    ?<ec>
    Default Area:

    This is where alarms will be sent if they don't match to an individual Drax alarm point

     

    The standard approach to this is to select your top level area
    (normally this SureView Organisation Account Name)

    Default Action Plan: Select your preferred Action Plan or leave blank
    Default Grouping: Select your preferred Default Grouping
    Recommended "By Alarm Point"
    Default Priority Enter your preferred default priority
    Recommended: 100

Add the Drax Event Types

The "Event Types" are based on the Drax In terms of AMX event type

  1. Login to SureView and navigate to the "Alarms" setup screen
  2. Click on the "Alarm Decoder" Tab
  3. Edit the "SureView Standard Decoder"
  4. If the following Event Types don't already exist - Add them
    Note: The Event Type Name, Default Priority and Default Grouping can be customised to your requirements but the "Event Code" must match exactly (including case) for compatibility with Irisity
    Event Type Name Event Code Default Priority Default Grouping
    Fire Alarm 0 1000 Inherit
    Security Alarm 1 100 Inherit
    Pre-Alarm 2 100 Inherit
    General Input 3 100 Inherit
    Isolation 4 100 Inherit
    General Input 2 5 100 Inherit
    Fire in Test Mode 6 100 Inherit
    General Input 3 7 100 Inherit
    Fault 8 100 Inherit
    SubAddress4 9 100 Inherit
    Maintenance [or SA5] 10 100 Inherit
    SubAddress6 11 100 Inherit
    SubAddress7 12 100 Inherit
    SubAddress8 13 100 Inherit
    O/P Activated by BMS (C) 14 100 Inherit
    Status IP (Panels 2-15) 15 100 Inherit

 

System Identifier

Note down the "System Identifier" for your Drax decoder (shown in the "Alarm Decoder" tab of Alarm Setup). You will need to sends this to your Drax account manager when requesting that they enable the Drax -  SureView integration

Example
System Identifier: 0rcs2ceaic

 

API Key

Go to the Http Alarms tab in the Alarm Setup screen and note down the "API key".  You will need to sends this to your Drax account manager when requesting that they enable the Drax -  SureView integration

Example
BC492A20ED24093182E9F14302ED5321A4856BE7CCEC499A18D2D9914776E692562129D5D05282925E1289F600470EF2225277EB4533437D684B5E88193AB28B3

 

Drax - Enabling the Alarming Integration

You will need to contact your Drax Account Manager or Support engineer to set up your Drax system to start sending alarms into SureView.

You will need to send your Drax contact the following information

  1. Your Drax Decoder "System Identifier"
  2. Your SureView HTTP Alarm "API Key"
  3. Your SureView Response region / address
    us.sureviewops.com or eu.sureviewops.com

Note: You will not start receiving alarms until Drax has enabled the integration and you have configured the individual alarm points (instructions below)

 

In SureView - Individual Alarm Setup

See JSON over HTTP Alarm Setup support page for more details

 

Follow these steps for each individual alarm point that you want to add to SureView.

Note: If an incoming Drax alarm does not match any known alarm points it will automatically trigger in the Default Area that was selected during the Alarm Decoder setup (this is normally your top level area)

  1. Go to the Alarm Setup screen and make sure the HTTP Alarms tab is selected
  2. Click the Add Alarm button
  3. Configure your alarm point with the following details (other fields can be left blank)
    1. Alarm Name e.g. "Stairwell", "Front Door", "Main Entrance" etc
    2. Area - The Area/Site the alarm point should be associated with
    3. Action Plan - If you have an Action Plan for your operators to follow such select it, otherwise leave this blank
    4. System Identifier - Select "Use Alarm Decoder"
    5. Alarm Decoder - Select your Drax alarm decoder
    6. Response Code - Enter the "Panel Number-Loop Number-Device Address Number that matches the alarm you're adding. e.g. "1-3-100" (without the quotation marks)

      Note: If using a smartwatch the expected response code is different:
      Smartwatch Module Number:Panel Number-Loop Number-Device Address Number e.g.  "520:1-3-100"
    7. Priority - How important the alarm is (higher the number, the more important the alarm). Normal alarms are normally set to priority 100. If left blank the alarm will use the default priority based on the type of alarm
    8. Grouping - Select "By Alarm"
    9. Auto Handle - Select "No"
  4. Press Add

Example Alarm

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