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NDC-5 Configuration Guide
From this point onwards, the Friendly names entered in the previous page for the baud rate config
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uration will prove very useful in setting up the rest of the steps on the current user mode, because
they carry through.
The next web page on the configuration is for defining alarms and how they operate.
Alarms
The alarm feature is a powerful feature of the NDC-5. It allows the user to identify various states
and have a message sent by the NDC-5 to identify what Alarm has trigged. (Message must be ena
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bled by ticking ‘Action: Send Message’ option for each alarm):
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Autoswitch: NDC-5 will Autoswitch (if enabled) between one or more inputs, and will output
the following message if Autoswitch is performed:
$MXALR,hhmmss,004,NDC-5|208505|Autoswitch
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Data Overload: NDC-5 will determine if too much data is being sent at one time to a port,
and will output the following message if enabled:
$MXALR,hhmmss,002,NDC-5|208505|Combine: Data overload
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Low Voltage: NDC-5 will notify if the voltage level is too low for the device, and will output
the following message:
$MXALR,hhmmss,003,NDC-5|208505|Voltage Alert: PWR <Measured Voltage>
