Specifications

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SCOUT-3000 RELAY ALARMS SETUP
The Relay Alarms Setup menu allows high/low trip points to be set for alarms. If the
Scout-3000 was purchased with an optional relay board, the relay contacts will close
when the alarm trips, allowing control of external equipment via the alarms. If you do not
have the optional relay board, you may still use the relay alarms to log events to the
USB drive showing alarms on the Scout-3000 display.
Figure 22. Relay Alarm Setup Screen
Up to 6 different thresholds can be set by pressing the arrow next to the Edit Alarm
Thresholds text. You can select the parameter, less than or greater than, and edit the
trip level on this screen.
The Alarm Trip Delay value allows you to pick a time to delay before tripping the alarm.
The parameter must trip for more than this time before the alarm trips. This is useful if
you want to ignore small transients, and only want it to trip if Motor Temperature
exceeds 270°F for at least 5 minutes (for example). You can also disable the alarms, or
set it to trip instantly (no time delay) with this setting. See Figure23 to see the available
options.
The current status of all alarm thresholds is displayed on the Relay Alarm Setup screen
as well. The threshold setting is shown on the left, and the latest value is shown on the
right. A green value means the threshold has not been exceeded. A red value means
the trip threshold has been reached. If an alarm trip delay is programmed and the delay
time has not been reached, the value with also show “DELAYED X min”, meaning the
threshold has been reached for X minutes (but the time delay has not been reached, so
the alarm has not occurred yet).