7NFN Gateway Installation & Operation Manual - P/N: 52306:Rev: D 06/01/07
Section 1 NFN Gateway Overview
1.1 Product Description
This gateway:
• Serves as a bridge between an ONYXWorks
®
Workstation or FIRSTVISION™ and a NFN
network.
• It uses the Workstation as the primary reporting station for the NFN network.
• Translates a NFN network’s panel and device data into data that can be interpreted by the
ONYXWorks
®
Workstation software application or FIRSTVISION™.
• Monitors NFN networks using ARCNET network architecture.
• Is configured using the NFN Config Tool.
The NFN Gateway software application resides on a PC board assembly that is installed inside a
CAB-3/4 series cabinet. It communicates with any ONYXWorks
®
Workstation software
application or F
IRSTVISION™ on the system via an IP connection over Ethernet networks.
The NFN Gateway acts like any other node on a NFN network and is compatible with the following
node types. An * indicates panels that support using a USB or serial cable for the direct
connections.
Table 1.1 NFN Compatibility Table
NFN Node Type Network Board Used
AFP-200 NAM
AFP-300/400 NAM
AFP-1010 SIB-NET
AM2020 SIB-NET
BACnet Gateway NCM-W/F
BACnet Gateway-2 NCM-W/F
DAA
DVC NCM-W/F
NFS-320* NCM-W/F
NFS-640 NCM-W/F
NFS2-640* NCM-W/F
NFS-3030 NCM-W/F
NFS2-3030* NCM-W/F
NFN Web Server NCM-W/F
NFN Web Server-2 NCM-W/F
NCA NCM-W/F
NCA-2* NCM-W/F
NCS NCM-W/F