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8.2.6
Alarms
If your Remote Power Switch was built with the alarming option (16 discrete alarms, 2 control relays,
and 4 analog inputs), you can configure your unit's discrete alarms from the
Edit Menu > Alarms
screen. If your unit did not come with additional alarms, the Alarms screen will show only your unit's
system alarms. For more information on System Alarms, see the following section. From here you can
set descriptions for each point, what notifications to send for each point, and qualification timers for
each alarm.
Configure your unit's discrete alarms from the Base Alarms Screen
The
Pnt
field indicates the alarm point you're editing. To configure your base discrete alarms, enter
information into the appropriate fields for each point:
Field
Description
Description
Enter a description of the alarm point
Rev
Check this box to reverse the polarity of the alarm. (Set and clear alarm
conditions will be reversed.)
Notifications
Check the boxes, 1-8, left to right, to indicate which notifications you
would like sent for the alarm.
Qual Time
Set the amount of time an alarm state must be present to qualify as an
alarm. Valid entries are 1-127, for seconds (s), minutes (m), or hours (h).
Qual Type
Determine for which alarm states the
Qual Time
will apply (On Set, On
Clear, or Both)
Field descriptions for Base Alarm s
