
Chapter 4 - Setup
Manual Rev. 1.01
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… Alarm
n
: Threshold
sets the number of times the alarm equation must be matched before an
alarm is triggered. If the alarm counter is allowed to grow beyond the threshold, the unit will not
trigger an alarm again until after the counter is reset.
… Alarm
n
: Auto-Clear when Threshold Reached
controls whether the unit will clear the
alarm counter each time the threshold is met.
… Alarm
n
: Alarm Counter Clear Interval
sets an interval at which the unit should clear the
match counter for an individual data alarm. Available options are: 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8
hours, 12 hours, daily, and never. The first clear occurs at midnight.
… Alarm
n
: Alarm Counter Reset Time
sets the time at which the daily clear should take place
if it is enabled in the Alarm Counter Clear Interval. This value is in 24-hour format.
… Alarm
n
: Actions
contains the action string for the alarm.
… Alarm
n
: Message
sets the message string to be delivered via serial port 2 during a serial
action for this alarm.
… Alarm
n
: Clear This Alarm Counter Now
allows the administrator to clear the counter for
the selected data alarm manually.
Data Alarm
n
Settings: Setup Alarm Fields
brings up the alarm field selection menu. This
menu contains the settings for up to 16 different field definitions.
Data-Link DL50 - Data Alarm Field Definition Table
Start Length Name
A) 6 4 Err_no
B) 12 10 Phone_no
C)
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P)
The abbreviated menu above contains some example data. Selecting the first item brings up the
following menu.
Data-Link DL50 - Data Alarm Field Definition
Data Field: A
A) Start Position [6]
B) Field Length [4]
C) Field Name [Err_no]
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Field Definition
: Start Position
is the position number of the character to begin a particular
alarm field starting from position 1.
…
Field Definition
: Field Length
is the length of this particular alarm field.
…
Field Definition
: Field Name
is the name given to each alarm field. This name must be
unique, and it must not contain any spaces. It can contain alphanumeric characters and the
underscore, but it must start with a letter. These field names are case sensitive.