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SD Series Technical Manual
MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. F
Status Conditions
and Events
This screen shows status conditions reported since power-up of the
transceiver. This includes normal, informational events such as booting
up the system and reinitializing.
•
Refresh
—Clicking this button manually updates the listed events
with the latest information.
•
Auto
—Initiates automatic updating of event listings. A time (in
seconds) may also be set in the box provided, to specify how often
alarms/events are updated.
Alarm Signal
Configuration
This screen contains settings to determine what events are detected, and
what will be done with them. At the bottom section of the screen are
selections for displaying specific alarms, conditions, and informational
events that will be reported. Select events to be reported by clicking the
box to the left of the item. The sample image below shows the first six
events in the bottom portion of the screen. Additional listings are visible
by scrolling down.
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Alarm Signal Sense
—This parameter may 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.
•
Set Signal by Class
—Here, you to specify what classes of alarms
result in an signal being produced by the alarm output line. The
choices are: