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Seconds to Alarm
When an alarm condition exists it is possible to delay the response and if the alarm still exists at
the end of this delay then a normal alarm condition is recognised. This menu allows you to set
this delay to a maximum of
255
seconds. For 4-20 direct sensors first use
UP (1)
and
DOWN (5)
to
change the channel and
+ (4)
and
– (2)
to alter the time in seconds. Pressing
SELECT (3)
presents the same choice for the addressable sensors. Pressing
SELECT (3)
again will exit this
menu.
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Setup Network
Both Modbus and CANbus require that this panel has a communication address and this can be
set using this menu.
UP (1)
and
DOWN (5)
change the displayed address which is common to
both CAN1 bus and CAN2 bus. Pressing
SELECT (3)
changes the display to view of all CANbus
devices currently connected to this panel. The purpose of this is to find an address which has a
repeater panel and then to decide if this panel should be connected to it. The address is
displayed together with the type of device seen. A ? is displayed if nothing is present at the
displayed address. The letter P would appear if another panel was seen. The letter R would
appear for a repeater and The Y/N letter states whether this panel is currently connected to it,
+ (4)
toggles this connection. Once connected the buttons, LED’s and LCD on the main panel
and the repeater match in operation and display. The letter S would appear if a relay / sounder
device is found. The letter C will appear for a CAN sensor.
Pressing
SELECT (3)
will exit this menu.
Changing the address of devices on the CAN network
If a ‘C’ is detected an additional function is displayed. By pressing the RESET (7) button, the
address can be changed to a new value using the + (4) and – (2) button but only if an address
link has been inserted. This link should be removed afterwards.
Note:
If more than 1 device has a link inserted then all these will have their address change to
the new one and will give rise to a duplicate error which must be resolved.
It may be required to use menu 16 which clears all unused sensor addresses from the panel
(such as after disconnecting a sensor to allow that address to be available).
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Event log to PC
It is possible to send the event log to a PC for storage etc. Using HyperTerminal on the PC set to
2400 baud, 8bit, no parity, no flow control. The events are sent one by one in ASCII characters to
the PC using the RS232 connection. The HyperTerminal can be set to capture text and then save
it .The file sent is text only and can be printed or edited as required. This menu will exit
automatically when all data is sent.
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Data PC to Panel
To get data from a PC to this panel to set up Text, Gases, Alarms, etc this menu prompts you to
set up HyperTerminal on your PC and then waits for data to be sent in a prescribed format ending
in “:X”. When the text has been sent, any valid data is stored. Bad data and comments are
ignored. Valid command letters only are echoed to the PC screen. This menu will drop out if data
is not sent in 60 seconds and also can be aborted by pressing SELECT (3).
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Data Panel to PC
The panel may already have Text, Gas and Alarm data stored and you may wish to have a copy
held on the PC for future backup. This menu allows you to send this data and the PC will receive
it in HyperTerminal using the Capture text function. When saved on the PC, this text can then be
edited using a simple text editor (such as Notepad) and then sent back to the panel if required.
Pressing SELECT (3) starts sending the data to the PC and when finished, this menu will exit
automatically.
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