aspida
– User Manual
Document Ref: PGA-801-10
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December 2014
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Global alarm options
There are two configurable options which affect all of the Analox
aspida
's alarms. Muting and
latching options are set using the
aspida
configuration software. See the
aspida
configuration
software manual for instructions.
Alarm latching
Sometimes it is useful for a user to be alerted of a harmful gas level, even after level of gas has
dropped to a safe level. The Analox
aspida
can be configured to use latching alarms so that alarms
triggered by harmful gas levels will not be missed. The latching alarms option can be enabled using
the
aspida
configuration software.
If the device is configured to use latching alarms then any alarm that is triggered will remain active
until it is acknowledged by pressing the
button.
Example
If a high-going alarm is activated by an increasing level of gas, the alarm will continue to
sound even after the gas level has dropped below the alarm set-point. The alarm can be
acknowledged by pressing the
button when the gas reading has fallen below the set-point.
In the case of multiple alarms, the highest priority alarm that was triggered will be latched. If
the priority 1 alarm is latched and the gas level drops below the priority 1 set-point, pressing
the
button will clear the priority 1 alarm, however, if the gas level is still sufficient to trigger
the priority 2 alarm, the device will continue to alarm at a priority 2 level.
Alarm muting
Sometimes it is desirable to be able to mute the horn or stop the device vibrating when an alarm is
triggered. The Analox
aspida
provides an option to allow alarms to be muted. The mutable alarms
option can be set using the
aspida
configuration software.
If the alarm muting option is set on the device, any active alarm can be silenced by pressing the
button whilst in an alarm state. Pressing
will deactivate the horn and the vibration. The red LEDs
and the on-screen warning will continue to flash until the alarm condition is cleared by safe levels of
gas. In the case where a lower priority alarm has been muted and a higher priority alarm is triggered,
the alarms will be un-muted.
Example
If a priority 2 alarm is activated and muted and the detected gas level changes so as to
activate a priority 1 alarm, the horn and vibration will re-activate to warn the user of the
increased severity. A muted alarm will not be un-muted in the case where the alarm level
drops to a lower priority.
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