User Manual

Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration Using the CLI NPU Configuration
4Motion 455 System Manual
4.3.14.5 Managing Dry-contact Output Alarms
Dry-contact output alarms are raised by the system to notify an external device
connected to the 4Motion unit about a change in the system state. The external
monitoring entity may take the appropriate action after receiving the notification
from the 4Motion system.
You can use the CLI to raise an alarm to the external entity that is connected to
the dry contact output pin. After the system returns to its normal state, you can
clear the dry contact output alarm that you had raised.
Dry contact output alarms are connected to the 4Motion system via a 25-pin
micro D-Type ALRM-IN/OUT connector on the NPU front panel. The following
NOTE
For more information about mapping dry contact alarms to an alarm condition, refer to
“Mapping
a Dry-contact Input Alarm to an Alarm Condition” on page 450
. For more information
about displaying the alarm condition currently mapped to an alarm, refer to
“Displaying
Configuration Information for Dry-contact Input/Output Alarms” on page 458
.
Command
Syntax
npu(config)# no dry-contact IN <alarm_num (1-8)>
Privilege
Level
10
Syntax
Description
Parameter Description Presence Default
Value
Possible
Values
<alarm_num
(1-8)>
Indicates the alarm number of
the dry contact input alarm
alarm that is to be disabled.
The value of this parameter
should be between 1 and 8.
For more information about
the pin numbers that
correspond to the alarm
number, refer Table 4-25.
Mandatory N/A 1-8
Command
Modes
Global configuration mode