Connecting the Vanderbilt FSA to ACFA PSIM.

1. Go to the Vanderbilt SPC object setup panel which is created on the base of the Computer object on the Hardware tab of the System settings dialog box.
   
   
2. Enter the Receiver ID in the Number field (1) which is set in the SPC Connect Pro vendor’s utility.
3. Click the Apply (2) button to save the configuration.
4. Go to the Panel object setup panel which is created on the base of the Vanderbilt SPC object.
   
   
5. In the Number field (1), enter the EDP Panel ID which is set in the SPC Connect Pro vendor’s utility.
6. In the Gate drop-down list (2), select the Server gateway (see Configuring Vanderbilt FSA Server gate).
7. In the IP-address field (3), enter the Vanderbilt panel IP-address.
8. In the Port field (4), enter the Vanderbilt panel port.

9. In the Period field (5), enter the panel polling time (in seconds) for the presence of connection between panel and Server. The polling time is 15 seconds by default.
   

   You cannot set the polling time which is less than 15 seconds.

   
   

10. In the Repeat field (6), enter the number of panel polling attempts for the presence of connection between panel and Server after which the Disconnected event is going to be generated.

11. Set the Poll master checkbox (7) so as the poll for the presence of connection between panel and Server is run from Server. Otherwise, Vanderbilt panel is going to be the poll initiator.
    

    The similar set-up should be performed in the SPC Connect Pro vendor’s utility too.

    
    

12. Click the Set current time button (8) in order to set the Server current time into the panel.
13. Click the Apply button (9) to save the configuration.

Connecting the Vanderbilt FSA to ACFA PSIM has been completed.