User's Manual

Radio/Serial Telemetry Module User Manual
Page 38 © March 2000
Successful comms does not turn off the output, so the “Drop outputs on comms fail” (Refer below)
time should be set to a period similar to the update time for the remote. This allows comms fail
indication to multiple remotes to be configured to appear at the same output, which acts as a general
comms fail indication. Configuring a “Comms Fail Address” of zero causes communication failure to
any destination module to be indicated on the selected output.
For example, if “Comms fail to unit 12” is configured to DO1, then the module will set (or
activate) DO1 each time communications to unit 12 is not successful. If DO1 has a “Drop outputs
on comms fail” time configured of 10 minutes, then DO1 will reset (de-activate) 10 minutes after
the last comms fail to unit 12.
Enter the output at which the comms fail indication is to appear, and the address for which the
comms fail should be indicated.
Saving and Loading Configurations to / from Disk
It is strongly recommended that the configuration for each unit in the system is saved to a backup
file. In the unlikely event of unit failure, a replacement unit may be quickly configured from the saved
file.
When editing a configuration is complete, it may be saved to a disk file for future use, or for further
editing. The “File” menu on the top menu bar provides access to saving and restoring configuration
files. Files are stored with the default extension “.” for -1 configurations, extension “.205” for -2
configurations and “.305” for -3 configurations. Standard file dialogue boxes for “Load”, “Save”,
and “Save As” commands provide simple file management. When a file is loaded or saved the status
line at the bottom of the screen “Current File” changes to indicate the name of the current file.
4.3.4 Changing User Options
User options allow a variety of parameters of the module to be modified to suit a particular
application. User Options are available through the “User Options” menu on the top menu bar. User
options are
• Update Times