EC500 Controller Handbook
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Issue A March 2019
Page 48 of 107
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Group Map 1
Individual alarm can be mapped to one of the 64
alarm groups.
Group Map 2
Individual alarm can be mapped to one of the 64
alarm groups.
Refer Alarm Descriptions on page 97 for System alarms.
System alarm names can be modified in Configurator. Carefully modify System alarm name
so that it reflects the actual condition, else the end user may not be able to identify the alarm.
POTENTIAL FREE INPUTS / DI ALARMS
EC500 supports up to 64 Potential Free inputs for external alarm reporting. For using the same, up to 64 user
alarms are provided. Potential Free inputs are de-bounced before being taken as alarm. The user can directly
map the PFC inputs to user alarms. Alarm names can be set. Note that some potential free inputs can be
mapped to some pre-defined functions also.
Potential Free Input Configuration
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Enable Input
Enable it to use the PFC input. If set to
Disabled
then
the input will not be polled.
Input Sense
Open / Close, determines Active state of input. If set
to Open, an open input will raise alarm.
User Alarm Map
Map input PFC to one of the User alarms. Some of
the user alarms may be pre-defined and not
configurable.
Input Hardware
map
Hardware input mapping for corresponding pfc
input.
User Alarm Configuration
User can do following settings for User Alarms.
Parameter
Description
Where to find:
Enable Alarm
If set to
Disabled
then the alarm will not activate.
Note that for some alarms enable / disable may not
be available.
Alarm Name
Set Alarm name for respective user alarm. This name
will appear in alarm windows and reported on
SNMP.
Alarm Severity
Alarm Severity (Critical / Major / Minor) of individual
alarm.
Enable Audible
Alarm Indication
Enable or disable the audible alarm indicator for
particular alarm.
