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Integrating Ademco Vista Panel
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System Galaxy
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System Terminology
TERMINOLOGY:
Acknowledge (ACK)
SG Operator must issue an acknowledge command to clear the SG Alarm Event. When a point/input
requires operator acknowledgment, it will generate an SG Alarm Event when it is armed and active.
To configure a point to trigger an SG Alarm Event:
the
ACK checkbox
must be
checked
in the input/point properties screen.
To generate an SG Alarm Event:
the point must be armed and activated. Unarmed
points will not generate an SG Alarm Event.
To acknowledge the SG Alarm Event:
an operator must select the event and right-
click to choose the
Acknowledge
from the shortcut menu. The operator can
acknowledge a single alarm event or all alarm events (depending on system setup).
To clear or delete an SG Alarm Event:
the operator must select the event and
choose
Delete
from the shortcut menu. Unacknowledged alarms cannot be deleted.
Only acknowledged (yellow) or restored (green) alarms can be deleted.
Alarm Handling
Several system (workstation) options exist to control how alarms are handled in SG:
Pop up on Alarm (causes SG Alarm screen to pop in front of all other screens)
Prevent application shutdown w/ pending (unacknowledged) alarms
Allow Alarms to Automatically Delete when they’re acknowledged or restored
Allow Operator to ‘Acknowledge All’ alarm events in SG
Alarm Panel
“Alarm Panel”
or “panel”, refers to the Vista alarm panel; a unit in the Burglar Alarm System.
Alarm Panel Event
An
alarm panel event
is detected and displayed in SG when an
alarm zone/point becomes active,
whether it is armed or disarmed
. Alarm panel events are logged in the Alarm Panel Event screen.
‘Alarm Panel Event’ screen
In SG, the
‘Alarm Panel Event screen’
displays the
alarm panel events
when they occur (real-time).
The event is generated any time the zone is activated, whether the point/zone is armed or disarmed.
Area (alarm partition)
An
alarm panel
area
in System Galaxy is the same as a
partition
at the Vista panel.
Offline Events
“
Offline events
” refers to
alarm panel events
that occur when the alarm panel is offline from System
Galaxy. An offline condition occurs whenever communication is interrupted between SG and the
Alarm Panel (i.e. alarm panel is in programming mode, network is down, SG alarm panel service or
other core service is not running, SG software is shut down, panel is physically disconnected, etc.).
Point
(alarm zone)
An
alarm point
in System Galaxy is the same as a
zone
at the Vista panel.
SG
(acronym) for System Galaxy – refers to the System Galaxy software or system.
SG Alarm Event
An
SG
Alarm Event
happens when a armed point (zone) is ‘active’, provided the point has been
configured in Galaxy to require operator acknowledgement (ACK is checked). Points that are not set
to ACK do not generate SG Alarm Events. See section on programming the alarm point.
SG ‘Alarm Event’ screen
In SG, the
‘Alarm Panel Event screen’
displays any
alarm panel events
that are armed and set to
ACK at the point. If the point is not set to ACK or is not armed it will not generate and SG alarm.
