Galaxy

The Honeywell Galaxy Dimension panels are multi-area intrusion detection systems.

The integration with HSYCO can be accomplished via RS-232 serial connection and has been tested with firmware version 6.80.

Communication

Employ a RS-232 straight cable to connect the panel directly to HSYCO or to an Ethernet/RS-232 gateway.

RS-232 parameters:

Baud rate	9600 (default) or 57600 (faster)
Data bits	8
Stop bit	1
Parity	none
Flow control	none

Galaxy Configuration

It is required to configure the panel for HSYCO to be able to communicate with it. Follow these instructions:

• Enable the engineer access

  Menu 48.1.1 - set to 1 (Enabled)

• Enable engineer mode

  Enter engineer PIN, followed by ENT

• Enable remote access and events reporting

  Menu 56.6.2 - set to 1 (SIA)

  Set SIA level to 4

  Enable (set to ON) all the events to be sent to HSYCO

  Menu 56.6.3 - set an account number (e.g. “0001”)

HSYCO Configuration

Add a Galaxy I/O Server in the I/O Servers section of the Settings and set its parameters:

Communication

• Comm ID: select the comm port connected to the panel.

High Availability

• Shutdown when inactive: defaults to true.

Options

ID	Default	Values	Description
pin		<code>	PIN code assigned to the “remote” user. This option is mandatory
maxzone	4158	1001 ... 4158	highest zone number among the zones used on the panel. This option is recommended to improve the I/O Server's performances
maxgroup	32	0 ... 32	highest index among the groups used on the panel. This option is recommended to improve the I/O Server's performances
maxoutput	256	0 ... 256	highest index among the outputs used on the panel. This option is recommended to improve the I/O Server's performances
guiobject	true	true	enable support for the galaxy UI object
		false	disable support for the galaxy UI object
guizones	false	true	enable the zones-related UISET actions
		false	disable the zones-related UISET actions
guioutputs	false	true	enable the outputs-related UISET actions
		false	disable the outputs-related UISET actions
startupevents	false	true	generate IO events also during the driver’s start-up phase
		false	start generating events only after HSYCO is aligned with the current status of the system
pollinterval	5	n > 0	the data acquisition interval, in seconds
logsize	20	n ≥ 0	the number of log lines to display in the UI object
showall	false	true	in the zones list of the galaxy UI object show all the zones up to the number specified in the 'maxzone' option
		false	in the zones list of the galaxy UI object show only the zones for which a name has been defined in galaxy.ini
dump	false	true	write in the logs the dump of the communication between the driver and the panel
		false	the communication is not dumped in the logs

galaxy.ini

The galaxy.ini file is a specific configuration file located in the root directory. Here you can define the names of the zones so that they will be automatically added to the user interface. Add a new line for each zone using this format:

<io_server_id>.z<n> = <name>

For instance:

gxy.z1001 = Entrance
gxy.z1002 = Corridor
gxy.z2001 = Room 1

Datapoints

ID	Value	R/W	Description
connection	online	R	connection established
	offline	R	HSYCO can't connect to the panel
g<n>.armed	0	R	group <n> is disarmed
		W	disarm group <n>
	tot	R	group <n> is armed in “away” mode
		W	arm group <n> in “away” mode
	part	R	group <n> is armed in “stay” mode
		W	arm group <n> in “stay” mode
	abort	W	abort group <n> arming
	force	W	force group <n> arming
g<n>.alarm	0	R	no active alarm on group <n>
	1	R	alarm on group <n>
	reset	R	alarms reset required on group <n>
g<n>.ready	0	R	group <n> is not ready to be armed
	1	R	group <n> is ready to be armed
g<n>.reset	1	W	reset alarms on group <n>
z<n>.name	<text>	R	name/description of zone <n>
z<n>.open	0	R	zone <n> is closed
	1	R	zone <n> is open
z<n>.alarm	0	R	zone <n> is not in alarm
	1	R	zone <n> is in alarm
z<n>.bypassed	0	R	zone <n> is not bypassed
		W	unbypass zone <n>
	1	R	zone <n> is bypassed
		W	bypass zone <n>
z<n>.tamper	0	R	zone <n> is not tampered
	1	R	zone <n> is tampered
z<n>.fault	0	R	zone <n> is not in fault
	1	R	zone <n> is in fault
z<n>.masked	0	R	zone <n> is not masked
	1	R	zone <n> is masked
z<n>.resistance	0	R	zone <n> has normal resistance status
	1	R	zone <n> has high or low resistance
warning	0	R	all zones are working properly
	1	R	at least one zone is in fault or is masked or has high or low resistance
o<n>.active	0	R	output <n> is not active
		W	deactivate output <n>
	1	R	output <n> is active
		W	activate output <n>
log0	<text>	R	latest line of the security log when a new entry is added, set back to blank after a short period

User Interface

Galaxy Object

The user interfacce for the Galaxy multi-area intrusion detection system:

The Galaxy object is listed in the Project Editor’s new object list only when at least one Galaxy I/O Server is defined.

Parameters

• server id: the server ID. Supports Redirect variables
• group number: group number. Supports Redirect variables
• position: the object's position. Use the pixels or rows and columns coordinates format

Syntax

(galaxy <server id>; <group number>; <position>)

E.g.

(galaxy serverid; group number; x10y20)

UISET Actions

ID	Attribute	Set to
log	value	latest security log lines (as many as specified by the 'logsize' option)
log0	value	latest line of the security log when a new entry is added, set back to blank after a short period
z<n>.name	value	name assigned to zone <n> or its number if no name is defined
connection.label.online	visible	true	when datapoint connection = online
		false	when datapoint connection = offline
connection.label.offline	visible	true	when datapoint connection = offline
		false	when datapoint connection = online
<datapoint_id>.label.1	visible	true	when datapoint with ID <datapoint_id> has value '1'
		false	when datapoint with ID <datapoint_id> has value '0'
<datapoint_id>.label.0	visible	true	when datapoint with ID <datapoint_id> has value '0'
		false	when datapoint with ID <datapoint_id> has value '1'

USER Commands

Name	Param	Action
g<n>.armed	0	disarm group <n>
	tot	arm group <n> in “away” mode
	part	arm group <n> in “stay” mode
	abort	abort group <n> arming
	force	force group <n> arming
g<n>.reset	1	reset alarms on group <n>
z<n>.bypassed	0	unbypass zone <n>
	1	bypass zone <n>
o<n>.active	0	deactivate output <n>
	1	activate output <n>

Log Files

A permanent detailed record of all the Galaxy log messages is saved in a file called security.log in the logs/YYYY directory for the current year. This file is never overwritten or deleted by HSYCO.

Other information related to the Galaxy I/O Server are saved in the daily message.log files.

Release Notes

3.8.0

• added datapoints log0 and z<n>.name

3.5.1

• minor fixes

3.5.0

• added "dump" option

3.3.0

• initial version release

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