Alarm Reference List
The following table contains the internal repeater alarms which can occur
and be shown in the OMT32 and OMS alarm window (additional alarms
may have been added to the system after issuing this manual).
ID
Alarm Text
OMS
Ceasing
Alarm Unit Alarm Level
Description
1
Power supply
No
PSM
Critical
PSM in the cabinet does not work properly.
A sum signal from PSM indicates that at least one voltage
output has dropped. If no mains breakdown relay is used, then
the alarm will also be sent at mains breakdown.
Ceasing
PSM in the cabinet works properly again.
Ceasing is sent if the PSM works at start-up, and there is a
corresponding critical PSM alarm logged in the
Events list. The
repeater will restart when the power is back and this alarm will
be sent.
2
Repeater restart
No
BSC
None
Power on start, or user ordered reboot,
Logged to indicate a normal power up, or a restart ordered by
operator.
Warning
Software error restart, 1
st
– 7
th
time,
Restart 1
st
to 7
th
time during a 14 day period. The counter is
reset every 14
th
day, counted from power up.
Error
SW error restart 8
th
–10
th
time,
Restart 8
th
to 10
th
time during the 14 day period. At the 11
th
time, the SW bank will be blocked and not used anymore until a
user ordered reset is performed, or power is switched off/on.
3
Mains breakdown
No
External
Critical
The mains power is gone.
Used with external relay indicating mains breakdown. The
external relay should be connected to External Alarm 1 and the
repeater configured to indicate this alarm. If no relay is used, a
mains breakdown will be reported as a PSU fault.
Ceasing
The mains power is back,
Sent if there is a corresponding critical mains breakdown alarm
logged in the
Events list. The repeater will restart when the
power is back.
4
Alarm reset
No
BSC
None
Alarm reset by the user.
All alarms are reset. The alarm criteria will be re-evaluated and
reported, if still active.
6
Mains bkd w
backup
No
External
Error
Used to indicate that the mains is no longer available. Repeater
is powered by external battery backup unit.
Suggested remedy: Check the mains power.
Ceasing
The alarm criteria has ceased.
7
Err in
AD-converter
No
BSC
Warning
The analog-to-digital converter on the BSC board does not give
reliable values.
8
New unit
detected
No
BSC
None
Compared to last power on, the BSC board has recognized at
least one additional hardware unit.
9
Inst. unit lost
No
BSC
Error
Compared to last power on, the BSC board lacks at least one
hardware unit.
10
EEPROM error
No
BSC
Error
EEP read or write fail.
Data cannot be written or read from the EEPROM on the BSC
board. User parameters are stored in the EEPROM.
ALLGON Systems AB
ALR Compact Repeater
Repeater Alarms
VD203 67/EN - User’s Manual
Rev. 1A 2000-07
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