Hampshire Controls Corporation
20 Mar. 2021
MPS Operating Manual
Page 15
Alarm Relay Testing
An alarm condition can be simulated by tapping the
TEST/RESET button. When the button is pressed,
either the 1
st
channel relay (multi-relay units) or the
only relay (single relay units) will change to the
alarm state and a 15 second countdown will show on
the display. When the counter expires, the relay will
toggle back to the non-alarm state, and the next relay
will toggle into the alarm state (multi-relay units) or
the display will return to the sensor readings (single relay units). While any of the relays are in
the alarm-test state, you may tap STEP to cycle to the next relay, or
HOLD
the STEP button to
keep the relay in the alarm state for longer than 15 seconds.
MPS Email Notification Feature
A standard feature of the MPS is the ability to send temperature alarm notifications and daily
temperature reports via email.
The MPS sends email on:
Power-up (or after a reset)
Alarm
Continued alarm
Recovery from alarm
Should an email failure-to-send occur, the MPS will attempt to send again after 5 minutes and
repeat every 10 minutes after that.
Once daily, it sends a report to the first email address in the contact list. This report contains the
last 24 hours of hourly temperatures for each channel and any alarms that may have occurred
during that time.
When an alarm condition occurs, the system will send an alert email. The subject line of the
message will report the current temperature. The body of the message contains a listing of the
last 10 minutes of data.
All mail settings are configured using web pages accessed by the IP assigned to the unit.
Email Server Requirements
When configuring the email alerts you will need to supply access to an email server with the
following capabilities:
Must support SMTP
Must allow unencrypted connections
May require authentication
