DISPLAY MODULE AND OFFICE CONFIGURATION EDITOR
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SIG-00-22-02 JUNE 2022 (Revised September 2022)
Version: B.1
The user defined settings for each device are described in Table 3-6.
Table 3-6 Communications Settings
Site Type
Settings
No Communication
N/A
Bullhorn/MODBUS
POLL ID
NODE
Site address, office address, office site, backup site 1,
backup site 2, field device
Collector
Site address, office address, poll ID, office device, office
port, field device
CDS-902X (Cellular Modem)
none
Dial-up
Modem init string
3.5.2.8.1
Node
A SEAR IIi module with the site type set to Node is a slave unit in the ATCS enhanced routing
protocol used to “hop” alarms to a Collector. Messages may hop from one Node to the next
until they reach a collector where they will be forwarded to the office system. A Node has the
following settings.
Table 3-7 Node Settings
Setting
Description
Site Address
ATCS address of this site. The address is a type 7 field address with the following
format: 7.RRR.LLL.GGG.SS.DD.
Office (WAMS) ATCS
Addr
ATCS address of the Wayside Alarm Management System software. The address is a
type 2 office address with the following format: 2.RRR.NN.DDDD.
Primary Hop ATCS
Addr
ATCS address of the primary site to send messages bound for the office system. This
site may be the Collector or another Node that is closer to the Collector. The address
is a type 7 field address with the following format: 7.RRR.LLL.GGG.SS.DD.
Backup1 Hop ATCS
Addr
ATCS address of the first site to route messages through if communication is lost with
the Office Site. The address is a type 7 field address with the following format:
7.RRR.LLL.GGG.SS.DD.
Backup2 Hop ATCS
Addr
ATCS address of the second site to route the message through if communication is
lost with both the Office Site and Backup Site 1. The address is a type 7 field address
with the following format: 7.RRR.LLL.GGG.SS.DD.
Field Device
The device is used to communicate with other SEAR II sites in the network. This
setting can be any of the following:
•
VHFC Comm (Echelon)
•
SSR (Spread Spectrum Radio) (RS232)
•
WAG (Echelon)
•
VHF Comm (RS232)
•
None