Tait TB8100, User Manual

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216 Part I: Task Manager
© Tait Electronics Limited December 2007
Example
IF
Timer expired
(Email Timer) THEN Clear alarm log
This task could be part of a set of tasks that emails the alarm log once per day.
When a day timer expires, the alarm log is emailed. The email timer gives the
base station time to send the alarm log. When that timer expires, the action
clears the log, so that alarms are not sent more than once.
Email service actions
Task Manager can enable, disable, or toggle the Email system flag. This gives
you an extra layer of control over the base station’s emailing functions. Email
service actions are only used in systems with remote RS-232 connections.
When the base station enters Run mode, the flag is enabled.
When the flag is enabled, Task Manager can email status messages (see “Email
status now” on page 215 ). The base station does this according to the
configuration in Configure > Communications > Email.
When the flag is disabled, any
Email status now
actions are disregarded.
Send alarm log now
The
Send alarm log now
action sends the alarm log to an Alarm Center,
according to the configuration in Configure > Communications > Alarm
Center. This configuration must have enabled Alarm notification to the Alarm
Center, or the action has no effect.
First, the base station attempts to connect to the Alarm Center and log on. If it
is successful, the base station sends its name and the contents of the alarm log,
and then logs off and disconnects.
Example
IF Base station in Run mode THEN Start timer (24 hour Timer)
IF
Timer expired
(24 hour Timer) THEN Send alarm log now
IF
Timer expired
(24 hour Timer) THEN Start timer (24 hour Timer)
Syslog service actions
Syslog service override actions can enable, disable, or toggle the Syslog service
system flag. This provides you with an additional layer of control over the syslog
service. Task Manager can disable syslog messaging in particular circumstances
and re-enable it later.
When the base station enters Run mode, the flag is enabled.
When Task Manager disables the syslog service, no syslog messages are sent over
the Ethernet system interface board.
When Task Manager enables the syslog service, syslog messages are sent
according to the configuration (Configure > Communications > Syslog).
Custom Actions
The Custom Actions submenu contains all the custom actions that have been
defined for the base station using Configure > Task Manager > Custom
Actions.