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Seconds to Alarm
When an alarm condition exists it is possible to delay the response and if the alarm still exists at the end of
this delay then a normal alarm condition is recognised. This menu allows you to set this delay to a maximum
of 255 seconds. For 4-20 direct sensors first use
UP (1)
and
DOWN (5)
to change the channel and
+ (4)
and
– (2)
to alter the time in seconds. Pressing
SELECT (3)
presents the same choice for the addressable
sensors. Pressing SELECT (3) again will exit this menu.
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Setup Network
Both Modbus and CANbus require that this panel has a communication address and this can be set using
this menu.
UP (1)
and
DOWN (5)
change the displayed address which is common to both CAN1 bus and
CAN2 bus. Pressing
SELECT (3)
changes the display to view of all CANbus devices currently connected
to this panel. The purpose of this is to find an address which has a repeater panel and then to decide if
this panel should be connected to it. The address is displayed together with the type of device seen. A ? is
displayed if nothing is present at the displayed address. The letter P would appear if another panel was seen.
The letter R would appear for a repeater and The Y/N letter states whether this panel is currently connected
to it,
+ (4)
toggles this connection. Once connected the buttons, LED’s and LCD on the main panel and the
repeater match in operation and display. The letter S would appear if a relay / sounder device is found. The
letter C will appear for a CAN sensor.
Pressing
SELECT (3)
will exit this menu.
Changing the address of devices on the CAN network
If a ‘C’ is detected an additional function is displayed. By pressing the
RESET (7)
button, the address can be
changed to a new value using the
+ (4)
and
– (2)
button but only if an address link has been inserted. This
link should be removed afterwards.
Note: If more than 1 device has a link inserted then all these will have their address change to the new one
and will give rise to a duplicate error which must be resolved.
It may be required to use menu 16 which clears all unused sensor addresses from the panel (such as after
disconnecting a sensor to allow that address to be available).
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Event log to PC
It is possible to send the event log to a PC for storage etc. Using HyperTerminal on the PC set to 2400 baud,
8bit, no parity, no flow control. The events are sent one by one in ASCII characters to the PC using the RS232
connection. The HyperTerminal can be set to capture text and then save it .The file sent is text only and can
be printed or edited as required. This menu will exit automatically when all data is sent.
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Data PC to Panel
To get data from a PC to this panel to set up Text, Gases, Alarms, etc this menu prompts you to set up
HyperTerminal on your PC and then waits for data to be sent in a prescribed format ending in “:X”. When
the text has been sent, any valid data is stored. Bad data and comments are ignored. Valid command letters
only are echoed to the PC screen. This menu will drop out if data is not sent in 60 seconds and also can be
aborted by pressing SELECT (3).
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Data Panel to PC
The panel may already have Text, Gas and Alarm data stored and you may wish to have a copy held on
the PC for future backup. This menu allows you to send this data and the PC will receive it in HyperTerminal
using the Capture text function. When saved on the PC, this text can then be edited using a simple text editor
(such as Notepad) and then sent back to the panel if required. Pressing SELECT (3) starts sending the data to
the PC and when finished, this menu will exit automatically.
