Environmental Monitoring System (EMS-5X, 10X and OS) Instruction Manual
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4.2.2
EMS Settings
The
SystemType
element of the
EMSSettings
attribute folder is factory-set and should
not be
altered
. Instructions assume the
exported
.xml configuration file
has already been opened in an
XML or text editor
.
The
EMSSettings
attribute folder contains all primary
setting elements
and other
attribute folders
for the
EMS system:
Figure 18:
Expanded EMSSettings Folder
EMS Settings
Description
ConfigurationVersion
Configuration version (update when changes made).
ConfigurationDate
Configuration Date (update when changes made).
ConfigurationAuthor
Configuration Author (update when changes made).
SystemType
Factory set. Do not change as this will corrupt the EMS system.
SiteName
Site Name
(e.g. ‘Environmental Monitoring System’
).
SystemName
Location of unit (e.g. ‘
5 Zone
’
).
CableBreakThreshold
Sensor reading to trigger a
Cable Break alarm
. Sensor readings are
scaled from
0 (short circuit / leak)
to
255 (open circuit / cable
break).
Typically set to
150
.
InactivityTimeout
How long the system will
wait in seconds for user input
. When
expired, the system will switch back to the Summary Screen.
Typically set to
120 seconds
for most installations.
LoginTimeout
How long the system will
wait in seconds for
users to perform
functions
. When expired, the system will automatically log out the
user. Typically set to
1 second
(i.e. the end user has to enter a pin
code every time they perform an alarm acknowledgment).
ConsecutiveErrorThreshold
How many times the Master Panel will interrogate each
internal
interface board
during every scan. Typically set to a
value of 2
to
cover temporary interference in communications.
The threshold can be increased if short term communications failures
are observed, but this will result in an increase in overall scan time.
ConsecutiveMotherboardThreshold
Factory set. Do not change as this will corrupt the EMS system.
Table 4:
EMS Configuration File Settings
Attribute
Folder
Element text
to change
Setting
Elements
