Server Room Monitors
Remote Equipment Monitoring
Falcon FMS is a purpose-built solution for monitoring equipment and environmental conditions in mission-critical environments—such as data centers, server rooms, and telecom infrastructure.
This solid-state unit is engineered for long-term reliability with no moving parts, eliminating the need for scheduled maintenance.
Whether you’re on-site or remote, Falcon FMS keeps you informed:
On-site personnel are alerted with visual and audible alarms if the network goes down or predefined conditions are triggered.
Remote users receive real-time email notifications or SNMP traps to stay connected and responsive—no matter where they are.
Designed for durability and flexibility, the Falcon FMS ensures you’re always aware of the status of your most important systems!
Real-Time Environmental Data
Temperature Monitoring
Equipment Monitoring
Protocol Data
Power Monitoring
Security Monitoring
Data Center Monitoring Made Easy
The Falcon FMS is a rack-mount monitoring system capable of supporting up to 104 inputs while utilizing just a single IP address, making it efficient and easy to integrate into your network. It includes relay outputs that can trigger external alerts or control other devices when an alarm condition is detected. The system is available in either a 1U or 2U chassis, depending on the number of wired inputs required for your application.
Expansion options allow for flexible configurations based on your needs. The EXP-A option card is designed for universal inputs and provides relay outputs, making it ideal for diverse monitoring environments. For applications that require all digital inputs, the EXP-C card accepts Normally Open or Normally Closed dry contacts, perfect for tracking equipment alarms.
With support for open communication protocols such as Modbus, BACnet, and SNMP, the Falcon FMS can be easily integrated into smart field devices and existing building management systems.
The Falcon FMS includes a hosted web interface for convenient system configuration and real-time monitoring from any connected device.
It supports up to eight unique user logins, each with individual usernames and passwords for secure access control. Inputs can be grouped into custom categories, making it easier to organize and manage data based on equipment, location, or function.
The system allows up to ten configurable URL links, which can be used to integrate web cameras or direct users to other relevant web resources.
Falcon FMS Web Interface
Falcon FMS Extended Trend Chart
The Falcon FMS Extended Trend Chart allows users to view trending data for up to 232 analog points, offering valuable insight into system performance over time.
Trending intervals are flexible and can be configured to record data as frequently as every minute or as infrequently as every eight hours, depending on the monitoring needs.
Trend data can be visualized through Java-based tools or Dry-graph formats, giving users flexibility in how they interpret the information. For further analysis or reporting, recorded analog data can be exported in text or CSV format.
Notification For Alerts
The Falcon FMS is built to keep you informed the moment something goes wrong—offering a reliable “set it and forget it” approach until action is needed.
With its built-in web interface, the system can be accessed from any desktop, tablet, or mobile device, ensuring visibility wherever you are. It supports email alerts that can be directed to distribution lists or specific personnel who need to take immediate action.
For network-based systems, SNMP traps provide seamless integration with Network Management Systems. On-site, the Falcon FMS can also trigger audible and visual alarms, as well as activate remote annunciator and security panels to alert personnel in real time.
System Integration
All remote equipment data collected by the Falcon FMS can be transmitted to other platforms for seamless system integration.
This flexibility allows the Falcon FMS to function as a fully independent, standalone monitoring unit when first deployed. As facility needs evolve, users can easily disable local notifications and transition to a larger centralized platform, integrating all existing data points into an upstream system.
With support for open protocols including Modbus, BACnet, and SNMP, the Falcon FMS is compatible with a wide range of building and facility management platforms such as BAS/BMS, EPMS, and DCiM. Its adaptability makes it suitable for a variety of critical applications.
If you’d like to learn more or discuss specific use cases, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
FMS Key Features
Accessibility
- Stand-alone, Web-enabled appliance hosts its own web pages
- Provides one integrated view of all facility equipment
- Use a web browser to configure the system and view data
- Stores and displays its own data – no additional servers or software required
- No recurring fees or setup fees
Reliability
- No internal moving parts, like hard drives or fans
- No downtime, no lost data
Easy Integration
- Third-party sensor friendly
- Vendor-neutral
- Highly scalable
- Accommodates digital, analog, Modbus, and SNMP inputs
- Provides Modbus, BACnet, and SNMP output
- Multiple notification paths – SNMP traps, email, SMS/PDA
- Support for SNMP V1, V2, and V3
Specifications
Power
- 1U FMS: available as 24VDC or 48VDC –
24VDC Model: Input 24VDC 1A, Output 24VDC 300mA, power supply included
48VDC Model: Input 36-72VDC 0.5A, Output 24VDC 300mA - 2U FMS: available as 24VDC or 48VDC –
24VDC Model: Input 24VDC 3A, Output 24VDC 300mA, power supply included
48VDC Model: Input 36-72VDC 1.5A, Output 24VDC 300mA
Inputs
- Analog/Digital: 8 Configurable as 4-20mA (12-bit A/D conversion) or Dry Contact NO/NC
- Internal Temperature/Humidity: ±0.5ºF (@ 25ºC), ±4ºF (@ -40º to 185ºF); ±3%RH (@ 20% to 80%RH); (Internal Temperature/Humidity optional)
- Keypad: Standard 3×4; 3000VAC RMS optically isolated; 20 User Access Codes (also accessible via phone/DTMF through modem)
Outputs
- Relay: 2 Dry Contact, Form C, 1A @ 24VDC, 0.5A resistive @ 120VAC (controllable via user programmable logic)
- Sensor/Accessory Power: 24VDC (±10%) @ 300mA max. (power for external sensors and/or devices)
Expansion Cards
1U accommodates 1 expansion card; 2U accommodates up to 4 expansion cards
24V Falcon requires EXP-x-24 option cards; 48V Falcon requires EXP-x-48 option cards
- EXP-A-24/48: 12 analog inputs (jumper selectable for 4-20mA, 0-5VDC or 0-10VDC) or digital normally open dry contact inputs (normally open ONLY!; non-isolated, individual ground only); 8 Form C Relay Outputs, 1A @ 24VDC, 0.5A resistive @ 120VAC. 48V FMS can accept only 1 EXP-A-24/48 card.
- EXP-C-24 or EXP-C-48: 24 digital normally open or normally closed dry contact inputs, 3000VAC RMS optically isolated (common ground or individual ground)
Communication Ports
- Ethernet: (RJ11 Telco; optional) 10/100BaseT, RJ45 connector; 500VAC RMS isolation
- RS-232: DB9 female connector; 9600 baud; 3000VAC RMS optically isolated; 15kV ESD protection
- EIA-485 (selectable as RS-232): Two-wire half duplex; terminal block (selecting RS-232 switches to DB9 male connector); 1200, 2400, or 9600 baud configurable; 3000VAC RMS optically isolated
- Modem: V.34bis/33.6 kbps; DTMF capable; PPP-enabled; FCC Part 68 approved; 1500VAC RMS isolation barrier; 2100V peak surge protection)
Protocols
- TCP/IP; UDP/IP; ICMP/IP; FTP; NTP; HTTP/HTML; SNPP; Telnet: IPv4; 1.1/4.0; up to 10 URL links to other IP addressable cameras/devices; webpages comply with Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 504 and 508, US Dept. of Education (website accessibility for computer users with disabilities).
- SNMP: V1: MIB-2 compliant; NMS Manageable with Get, Set, and Traps; V2c: Traps or Informs: V3
- SMTP (email): Supports Client Authentication (plain and login); compatible with ESMTP Servers
- Modbus: RTU transmission protocol; function codes: Server – 03; Client – 01, 02, 03, 04
- Modbus/IP: Modbus Server; TCP/IP transmission protocol; Reads up to 628 registers and converts to SNMP and BACnet
- BACnet/IP: Reads up to 106 instances and converts to SNMP and Modbus
- Terminal Emulation: VT100 compatible
- TAP (Pager): Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol v1.8
Alarm Notification
- Pager (Modem) – Optional: 15 text, numeric, or alphanumeric pager numbers; each digital and analog alarm (HighLimit and LowLimit) can notify any 5 of the 15 pagers
- Email (Ethernet, Modem PPP): 8 email recipients; email sent on Alarm and Return To Normal; each alarm can notify any or all of the 8 email recipients
- SNMP Traps (Ethernet): V1 and V2c: 8 Community Strings; V3: 4 users, 4 Trap Destinations
- Escalation: Additional notification to 1 of the 15 pager numbers when the initial page results in a Failure To Acknowledge status
Health Check/Self-Monitoring: Self-resetting; captured in Event Log
Internal Hardware
- Real-Time Clock: Battery-backed; ±1.53 min/month accuracy
- Memory: 16MB RAM; 128K NVRAM; 16MB Flash
Logging Capabilities
- Alarm Log: Last 256 Alarms
- Event Log: Last 100 Events (e.g., Acknowledgement By Code, System Boot, Page Successful, etc.)
- Web User Access Log: Last 100 HTML Accesses (User, Date, and Time)
- Digital Status Log: Last 100 Digital Status entries
- Trending of Analog Inputs: 244 entries per time frame, per channel. High, low, and average values are logged over specific minutes, hours, and days.
- Extended Trending (Analog Inputs): 3,840 entries over 32 inputs, physical or over Modbus. Logging at defined, user-selectable intervals.
Login Security
- Web Browser Access (Ethernet, Modem PPP): 1 Administrator plus 7 users individually selectable for Read-Only, Read/Write, or Administrator
- Terminal Emulation Access (Modem): 1 Administrator (password for Modem access)
Front Panel Interface: 1 on/off power switch. Red and green LEDs indicate status, network link, network activity, and modem activity
Operating Environment
- Operating temperature: 32° to 158°F (0° to 70°C).
- Humidity: 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing
- Altitude: 15,000ft (4,572m) max.
- Storage temperature: -40º to 185ºF (-40º to 85ºC)
Dimensions and Weight
- 1U FMS: 16.8″W x 1.8″H x 7.9″D (427mmW x 46mmH x 201mmD); 6 lbs. (2.72kg)
- 2U FMS: 16.8″W x 3.5″H x 7.9″D (427mmW x 89mmH x 201mmD); 10 lbs. (4.54kg)
Mounting: Rack mount (brackets included) or wall mount (brackets available, sold separately)
Certifications: CE; ETL listed: conforms to UL 61010A-1, EN 61010; certified to CAN/CSA C22.2 NO. 1010.1; RoHS compliant