CEI-ABI Configuration Files
The following describes the configuration files required for the CEI-ABI integration.
CEI Protocol Configuration (XML) File
A CEI protocol configuration file containing the configuration parameters of the CEI protocol is available for all the control units connected to the adapter. It is an XML file (a textual file describing data in Extensible Markup Language) located in the SORIS CEI Driver folder.
One XML file per adapter is used. Each file can be used to manage up to 255 branches of same panels or different panels to communicate parameters data.
CEI Protocol Configuration Files Templates
The CEI protocol XML file templates are deployed with the installation of the CEI-ABI extension and available at the following path:
[Installation Drive]:\[Installation Folder]\GMSMainProject\profiles.
Panel Configuration (CSV) File
These template files can be used to create custom configuration files by adding or removing objects according to the specific configuration. One CSV file per adapter is used.
CEI Protocol Data
Data | Description | |
ID_BRANCH | Identifier of the branch in the SORISCEI system. | |
ID_Type | ELEMENT_CLASS | |
ID | Description | |
0 | It can be used only at the alignment start and end, or to indicate that detailed data is not available. | |
1 | Centrai unit | |
2 | Satellite unit | |
3 | Control unit | |
4 | Display device | |
5 | Transmission device | |
6 | Recording device | |
7 | Output device | |
8 | Power supply | |
9 | Zone | |
10 | Sensor | |
11 | Aggregato | |
12 | Output | |
13 | Sensor type group (test only) | |
14 | Optic/acoustic signal device | |
15 | Operator | |
OBJECT_TYPE | Progressive index of element (starting from 1). | |
SUB_TYPE | Type of sensor. | |
ID | Description | |
0 | Not available, not applicable, or encoded otherwise | |
1 | Volumetric | |
2 | Surface | |
3 | State of a contact | |
4 | Internal barrier | |
5 | External barrier | |
6 | Pushbutton | |
7 | Fire | |
8 | Flooding | |
9 | Gas | |
10-12 | CEI reserved | |
TAG | Point name. | |
Description | Point description to display in System Browser. | |
PARENT_ID | Connection parent-child among the element classes 9–10, 11–10, and 9-11 | |
INPUT_TYPE | Field of application. | |
ID | Description | |
0 | Not available, not applicable, or encoded otherwise. | |
1 | Intrusion | |
2 | Break-in | |
3 | Aggression | |
4 | Technological | |
5 | Fire | |
6 | Gas | |
7 | Patrol | |
8-11 | CEI reserved | |
12-15 | Available for proprietary extensions. | |
ELEMENT_NUMBER | ID | Description |
0 | It can be used only at the alignment start and end, or to indicate that detailed data is not available. | |
1-4095 | Progressive number of the element in its own class. | |
Supported objects
Currently only the following objects are supported: zones, sensors, outputs, and control units.
CEI-ABI Configuration (CSV) Files
A CEI-ABI configuration file is available for each control unit connected to the adapter. These file are loaded when the adapter starts and consequently the devices configuration is discovered. Before discovery, you must manually edit the configuration data in a CSV file (a textual file containing comma separated values) and copy it to the SORIS CEI Driver folder. For instructions, see Discover the Adapter Configuration.
