Pima PIMAGUARD, Installation And Operating Manual

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Sentinel & PimaGuard
Installation Guide 3
Table of contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................... 5
Main Features................................................................................................................................... 5
Benefits ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Smart Repeater ................................................................................................................................ 5
The Product Package ......................................................................................................................... 6
Hardware requirements ..................................................................................................................... 6
Bios configuration .......................................................................................................................... 6
Software requirements ...................................................................................................................... 6
Sentinel Installation ......................................................................................................... 7
Installation Package .......................................................................................................................... 7
Installing a Sentinel card.................................................................................................................... 7
Installing several Sentinels ................................................................................................................. 7
Connecting the cards inputs ............................................................................................................... 7
Setting the card’s address............................................................................................................... 8
Adjusting the transceiver’s output ....................................................................................................... 8
PimaGuard Installation ..................................................................................................... 8
Under Windows XP© ......................................................................................................................... 8
Under Windows 7© ......................................................................................................................... 10
General Description and Interface .................................................................................... 12
The File menu ................................................................................................................................ 12
The Edit menu ................................................................................................................................ 12
Copy/Paste/Clear ......................................................................................................................... 12
General ........................................................................................................................ 13
Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 13
Communication formats ................................................................................................................... 14
Creating a new format.................................................................................................................. 14
Programming ................................................................................................................ 16
Sentinel 1 ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Sentinel configuration................................................................................................................... 16
Line 1 configuration ..................................................................................................................... 16
Radio 1 ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Communication ............................................................................................................. 18
Type ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 19
On error switch to ........................................................................................................................... 19
Examples.................................................................................................................................... 19
Format .......................................................................................................................................... 20
ACK timeout ............................................................................................................................... 20
Idle timeout ................................................................................................................................ 20
Port number................................................................................................................................ 20
IP/URL ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Add to account ............................................................................................................................ 20
Route to ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Filters ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Logs ............................................................................................................................ 21
Log file size .................................................................................................................................... 21
Tools ........................................................................................................................... 21
Monitor.......................................................................................................................................... 21
General ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Debug ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Config Analyzer .............................................................................................................................. 22
Oscillograph ................................................................................................................................... 22
Firmware ...................................................................................................................... 23
Firmware upgrade ........................................................................................................................... 23
Test RAM ....................................................................................................................................... 23
Repeaters ..................................................................................................................... 24
Repeater 1 ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Input ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Output ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Channel...................................................................................................................................... 25
Filters .......................................................................................................................... 25
Account ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Limit List .................................................................................................................................... 25
Event ............................................................................................................................................ 26
Date.............................................................................................................................................. 26
Days ............................................................................................................................................. 26
Time ............................................................................................................................................. 26
Format .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Channel ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Appendix A: Recommended Transceiver Specifications........................................................ 27
Appendix B: Central Station Installation Checklist .............................................................. 27
Radio Transceiver ........................................................................................................................... 27
Antenna & Cable ............................................................................................................................. 27
Appendix C: Fault Codes ................................................................................................. 28
Sentinel status events ..................................................................................................................... 29