INTENSIVE DEVICE MONITOR
This function allows you to monitor a specific addressable point to see how it responds to intensive,
repeated polls from the panel. In order to do this, the panel suspends all other system activity when
this test is taking place - fires, etc, will not be flagged so please use this function with care. By
reporting back how many good and bad polls are made between the panel and the monitored
device, this function can help pinpoint loop wiring/communication faults and/or faulty devices.
When selected, you will be prompted to enter the loop on which the device you want to monitor is
located, the device’s address and its output bit sequence:
Use the
5
,
6
and Accept
4
buttons to select the desired loop, address (device) and output bit sequence.
The output bit option allows you to monitor a device whilst it is in a particular state, for example, if
an I/O unit is reporting back faults only when it has triggered, say, a rollershutter door (e.g when its
output channel 1 is asserted), you can set the device up so it is in this state whilst being monitored.
See the table below for the output bit options available:
OUTPUT BIT CODES AND WHICH OUTPUT CHANNELS THEY ASSERT
Caution:
Note that certain channels on an I/O unit may be programmed to trigger say, a water
extinguishant system, so this function must be used with care. When you have accepted the device’s
output bits sequence by pressing the Accept
4
button, the test will begin and the panel will display
the device’s current analogue values, for example:
As the device is intensively polled, some of its analogue values may change, helping to assist you in
the fault finding process. To view a running total of the number of good and bad polls between the
panel and the device at any time, press the More Information button and a window similar to the
one below will appear:
To return to the analogue value window press the More Information button again. To exit the
INTENSIVE DEVICE MONITOR function press the Escape
3
button.
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Output
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CODE
OUTPUT CHANNELS ASSERTED
0
No output channel asserted
1
Output channel 1 asserted
2
Output channel 2 asserted
3
Output channels 1 and 2 asserted
4
Output channel 3 asserted
5
Output channels 3 and 1 asserted
6
Output channels 2 and 3 asserted
7
All output channels asserted
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polls: 592, Ba
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polls: 3
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2
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