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Configuring Node Parameters 3-7
Primary Alarm Output ID
of a collecting node. The alarm system is designed for guar-
anteed delivery to the primary output device, and output to the secondary device only
if it is available. Problems with the secondary device will not stop delivery to the
primary device.
If specifying an async port to a printer, be sure to configure the async PAD
profile (see Chapter 10) to match the line speed of the printer. (Do not con-
figure the port for
Autobaud
.)
Primary Alarm Output Pwd
is a password that will be used with the
Primary Alarm Output ID
. If that ID is a col-
lecting node, the local FRX/FRM's
Primary Alarm Output Pwd
(Password) must match
the collecting node’s
Collecting Node Pwd
.
Secondary Alarm Output ID
is used for a collecting node to send alarms to a second location other than that spec-
ified by the
Primary Alarm Output ID
. This parameter has no function on non-collecting
nodes.
Secondary Alarm Output Pwd
is a password that will be used if the
Secondary Alarm Output ID
is an address that is
also associated with a password. If so, both passwords must match.
Com. Port Thruput
is the line speed (in bits per second) through the COM port:
A
= 110 bps
B
= 150 bps
C
= 300 bps
D
= 600 bps
E
= 1200 bps
F
= 2400 bps
G
= 4800 bps
H
= 9600 bps
Com. Port Parity:
sets the parity bit, which is used to detect changes in bit structure of the data from
origin to destination:
0
= None,
1
= Odd,
3
= Even.
Com. Port Stopbit
sets 1 or 2 stopbits, which signal the end of a character.
Bits per Character
sets the bit value at 7 or 8 per character.
Collecting Node
is an FRX/FRM to which alarms are sent from other FRXs/FRMs. Any FRX/FRM can
be a collecting node; which FRXs/FRMs send their alarms to a collecting node is
determined by the
Primary Alarm Output ID
s and passwords of the other FRXs/FRMs;
these must match the
Collecting Node ID
and password of their collecting node.
The number of FRXs/FRMs that can report to a collecting node depends on the
number of connections that can exist on the collecting node. (An FRX4000 or FRM
supports up to 512 connections; an FRX6000 supports up to 512 per RLP.) A con-
nection on a collecting node is required for each reporting device.
Do not configure a collecting node to send its alarms to another
collecting node. The alarms will be ignored, due to a format mis-
match.