GE Security ZP3 - P2 P3 New Features; Panel Comms Enable;Disable;  Interpanel Support for Remote Diagnostics Across the Network; Remote Diagnostics To;From Planner (ZCP3 Protocol on RS232 Port)

ZP3 Fire Control Panel Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance Manual
Page 96 REV 11 (ISS 08/03/2010)
P2P3 New features
 Panel Comms enable/disable
 Interpanel support for remote diagnostics across the network
 Panel standards
Panel comms enable/disable
Enables or disables P2P3 comms to panels on the Network temporarily, without altering their
filters etc. When edited on one panel, it replicates to all panels that are configured to be online via
setup, so that they all agree on who is expected to be online.
Edited on the panel via a new menu: Maintenance /More /Panel Comms Enable/Disable, or by
Planner, or on Maestro.
This feature may be used when maintenance is being done on a panel, and can replace the need
to have large numbers of point disables from that panel being reported on the rest of the system,
without needing to edit a large number of comms filter entries.
If any panels are registered as comms-disabled, the “Other” LED illuminates and the operator can
view the list of panels disabled by viewing the “other” info.
Inter-panel support for remote diagnostics across the network
Planner may be connected directly to one panel via its RS232 port and then access any other
panel indirectly via the Network. The operator may perform all functions listed below with the
exception of “Code Load” and “Language Load”.
Remote diagnostics to/from Planner (ZCP3 protocol on RS232 Port)
Direct (ZCP3) or indirect (ZCP3+P2P3)
 Maintenance Flash Load (includes all Disables: point / zone / panel comms).
 Configuration Flash Load (includes all setup options)
 Message Flash Load (includes the custom text for Point and Zone)
 Analogue View
 Remote Reset/Silence/Accept commands
 Code Load (Direct/Local panel only)
 Event Archives View
 LED status View
 Language Load (Direct/Local panel only)
Note: When the configuration is loaded, the disables must also be loaded, to keep them tracking one another.
However the disables may be changed without changing the configuration, as long as the configuration’s
integrity is ensured.
These new features are only available when using Planner version 3.0 or higher.
Panel filters set, store and send capability
The panels now have a utility that allows the Network filters of all of the panels in the network to
be set up and then transferred to any or all of the panels in the network via Maestro.