GASMAX II + GDS-IR Operation & Maintenance Manual, Revision 1.1
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Above the LCD display, three LEDs indicate the status of the level and fault alarms. If relays are installed,
the LEDs indicate whether the relays are active. Note that if any relay is set for FAILSAFE operation, if LED
is ON the relay will be de-energized. In dual channel mode, if either channel is in alarm the corresponding
A1 or A2 indicator LED (and relay) will be energized.
Figure 4-5: GASMAX Data Display
Two LEDs monitor the MODBUS RS-485 transmit (TXD) and receive (RXD) buffers. Flashing indicates sent
or received data. RXD will flash whenever a message from the MODBUS master is received and TXD will
flash when any response message is transmitted from the GASMAX.
Figure 4-6: GASMAX Trend Display
The TREND screen displays a graph with the last 30 minutes of live readings. The EUNITS value is shown at
the top and Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 levels are shown as dotted (A1) and dashed (A2) lines.
PROGRAMMING ALARM SETTINGS
GASMAX II gas monitors have front panel LED indicators for ALARM 1, ALARM 2 and ALARM 3 / FAULT as
well as optional alarm relays. Alarm processing will trigger an alarm condition when the input exceeds the
programmed value, and includes hysteresis to keep the alarm from rapidly switching ON and OFF if the
input remains close to the programmed alarm value.
NOTE:
ALARM RELAYS ARE NORMALLY TRIGGERED IF EITHER CHANNEL 1 OR CHANNEL 2 ALARM
THRESHOLDS ARE EXCEEDED.
NOTE:
IF THE OPTIONAL ALARM RELAYS ARE NOT INSTALLED, ALARM 1 AND 2 SETTINGS AFFECT THE
OPERATION OF THE FRONT PANEL LEDS ONLY. SEPARATE ALARM SETTINGS MAY NEED TO BE
PROGRAMMED IN THE 4-20MA RECEIVING DEVICE.
M E A S U R E M E N T N A M E
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Engineering Units Value
Horizontal Bargraph
Alarm Levels
“Measurement ame”
Alarm Indication LEDs
MODBUS Communications LEDs
Engineering Units
30 Minute Trend
Alarm 2 Level (Dashed)
Alarm 1 Level (Dotted)