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SD Series Technical Manual
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Alarm Signal Sense
—This parameter may be set to either
Active High
or
Active Low
. An active high means that Pin 6 on the
COM2
port
will output a
high
DC signal when an alarm exists. (This is the
default behavior.) An active low means that Pin 6 on the
COM2
port will output a
low
DC signal when an alarm exists. Select the
desired behavior in the drop-down box and click
Set Alarm Signal
Sense
to apply the setting.
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Set Signal by Class
—Here, you can specify what classes of alarms
result in an signal being produced by the alarm output line. The
choices are:
Never assert Alarm Signal
Assert Signal on Major Alarm
Assert Signal on Major or Minor Alarm
Assert Signal on Any Alarm or Status
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Set Alarm Bits
—This button is used to set the selections made in the
check box list below it. First, you must select which specific
alarms will result in a signal being produced by the alarm output
line. To set an alarm/message for reporting by the output line, you
click the check box next to an item of interest. To clear a check
box, simply click it again. When you are finished with the selec-
tions, click the
Set Alarm Bits
button.
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Undo
—This button is used to return the screen to its original selec-
tions. It clears any selections made prior to clicking the
Set Alarm
Bits
button.
Performance
Radio Performance
This screen contains several measurement parameters that can be used
to check the operating conditions of the radio.
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Measured RF Power
—Read-only indication of the measured RF out-
put power (in dBm).
•
Signal to Noise
—Read-only indication of the signal-to-noise ratio of
received signal.
•
RSSI
—Read-only indication of the received signal strength (in
dBm).
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DC Voltage
—Read-only indication of the DC supply voltage
applied to the transceiver.
•
Temperature
—Read-only indication of the chassis temperature
(degrees C).
