User's Manual Part 2

RBS 2308 and RBS 2309 User’s Guide
To enable the super
vision of devices connected to the external alarm interface
of the RBS, several
parameters need to be set.
For an overview of t
he available parameter settings for external alarms, see
table below.
Table 30 External
Alarm Parameters
Parameter Valid Values
Default
Description
Type
Closing,
Breaking
Closing Specifies how an external device
indicates an alarm and must be set to
enable correct supervision. A fault is
indicated by closing or breaking the
sensor loop.
Id 0 – 9,
A–F
0
Uniquely ident
ifies the external alarm
equipment. Th
e value is sent in
external alar
m reports to the O&M
centre.
Severity
Level 1,
Level 2
Level 1
Indicates the severity of the external
alarm. The operator determines the
values to be used for the alarms.
Comment Character
string with
up to 62
characters.
Valid charact
ers are: 0..9
A..Z space ! #
$%&’()*+
,-. /:;<=>
?_
An empty
character
string
The operat or can add a description of
the external alarm. The value is sent
to the O&M centre in exte rnal alarm
reports.
1. On the Con
figuration menu, click Define and Alarm Inlets to open the
Define Al
arm Inlets window.
2. In the Al
arm Inlet Information window, select a physically connected alarm
inlet th
at needs to be defined.
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