SIA DC-09 Specifics for Virtual Galaxy Receiver

SIA DC-09 Protocol Overview

The SIA DC-09 Protocol is a two-way alarm communication protocol to exchange data between intrusion and hazard detection systems and alarm receiving centers.

evalink talos uses SIA DC-09 protocol to communicate with supported alarm transmitting devices: to receive alarms from these devices and to arm / disarm them remotely (Remote Control).

SIA is an umbrella name for several protocol varieties that are commonly referred to as levels. evalink talos supports all common SIA levels. For some virtual receivers that work with SIA protocol, SIA level is selected automatically by evalink talos. For Virtual Galaxy Receiver you can select a SIA level to work with.

Each SIA event is transmitted from a panel to a connected instance of a Virtual Galaxy Receiver in three SIA blocks:

• account block
• data block
• ASCII Description block

SIA DC-09 Specifics for Virtual Galaxy Receiver

Virtual Galaxy Series panels are capable of transmitting data to Virtual Galaxy Receiver using SIA levels 0-4. The higher the level, the more detailed the information about an event in a SIA message will be.

When SIA level 4 is selected for an instance of Virtual Galaxy Receiver, the receiver is capable of both accepting SIA messages from a Honeywell Galaxy Series panel and sending SIA Remote Control commands to it. Level 4 is identical to level 3 in terms of alarm details transmitted from the panel.

coming soon

Information about working with the Remote Control will be added in the future documentation releases.

The following data can be sent from a Honeywell Galaxy Series panel to a connected instance of Virtual Galaxy Receiver via SIA protocol on level 3 and 4:

Information block	Description
Account number	maximum of 6 digits
SIA event	A regular 2-character SIA event code
Time event occurred at a panel	time of day
Module number	3 digits
Module name	3 chars
Zone number	4 digits
Zone descriptor	16 alphanumeric characters
User number	3 digits
User name	6 alphanumeric characters
Group number	2 digits
Galaxy Log event text	9 alphanumeric characters
Site identifier text	8 alphanumeric characters

Virtual Galaxy Receiver SIA message processing in evalink talos

evalink talos parses all level types of SIA messages coming in from Honeywell Galaxy Series panels and presents them in alarm details.

The original SIA block string of an alarm from a Honeywell Galaxy Series panel can be viewed in the payload in the alarm data.

To access the payload, open alarm details for a particular alarm record in Events or Event Logs or from Alarms or workflow view.

The figure below shows alarm details for an alarm that has come from a Honeywell Galaxy Series panel. You can expand the payload by clicking on View.

The figures below illustrate examples of payload for alarms coming from Honeywell Galaxy Series panels.

The structure of the SIA message that is shown in payload may differ, depending on a particular panel model and settings. The following data is usually present but not limited to:

• local time set up for the panel, for example ti:18.03

  Local panel time can differ from the time set at the premises where you process alarms with evalink talos and shown in alarm details. This can happen if your premises where the panel is installed and your ARC are in different time zones.

• SIA alarm code and zone, for example FA1003

  This translates as Fire Alarm in zone 1003. The zone refers to a zone configured on the panel.

• Partition, for example ri010

  This refers to a partition configured on the panel.

coming soon

Information about panel zones and partitions setup will be added in Remote Control sections in the future documentation releases.

• The ID of the panel user who generates the alarm, for example id098

• A peripheral modifier, for example pi010

  This translates as [Modifier Name]-pi 010 and is displayed in alarm headers.

• Hex code which duplicates the SIA block

For more details about the typical data in an alarm from a Honeywell Galaxy Series panel, see section The Basics of Alarm Processing for Virtual Galaxy Receiver.