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4.8.2 Alarm types
Three different types of alarms can be activated (wind alarm, rain alarm, frost alarm), which can be
set individually afterwards.
The following chart shows the dynamic range of the three types of alarms:
ETS ‐ text Dynamic range
[default value]
comment
Wind alarm

not active

active
Activation of the wind alarm
Cycle time
(only when wind alarm is
activated)
0 ‐ 120 min
[30min]
periodic observation of the wind alarm
setting 0 deactivates the periodic
observation
Action
(only when wind alarm is
activated)

no action

drive to top

drive to bottom
Action when wind alarm gets active
Rain alarm

not active

active
Activation of the wind alarm
Cycle time
(only when rain alarm is
activated)
0 ‐ 120 min
[30min]
periodic observation of the rain alarm
setting 0 deactivates the periodic
observation
Action
(only when rain alarm is
activated)

no action

drive to top

drive to bottom
Action when rain alarm gets active
Frost alarm

not active

active
Activation of the wind alarm
Cycle time
(only when frost alarm is
activated)
0 ‐ 120 min
[30min]
periodic observation of the frost alarm
setting 0 deactivates the periodic
observation
Action
(only when frost alarm is
activated)

no action

drive to top

drive to bottom
Action when frost alarm gets active
Chart 22: alarm types
If an alarm is activated the according communication object appears. If the according communication
object receives an “1 ‐ signal”, the alarm function will be activated. By sending a “0 ‐ signal”, the alarm
gets deactivated.
The following chart shows the according communication objects:
Number Name Length Usage
29 Wind alarm 1 Bit Activation/deactivation of the wind alarm
30 Rain alarm 1 Bit Activation/deactivation of the rain alarm
31 Frost alarm 1 Bit Activation/deactivation of the frost alarm
Chart 23: communication objects alarms