ACS Plant Operating Software ACS Alarm Operating Instructions ACS Alarm Version 6.0 CE1U5641en 15.12.
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 5 1.2 System requirements....................................................................................... 6 1.3 Languages....................................................................................................... 6 1.
5.1 Presentation of menus ...................................................................................28 5.2 Main menu .....................................................................................................28 5.3 The "File" menu .............................................................................................28 5.4 The "Edit" menu .............................................................................................29 5.5 The "View" menu .....................
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview ACS7... is a PC software package for remote operation, monitoring and commissioning of heating, ventilation and district heating plant, and for remote readout of consumption data.
1.2 System requirements System requirements PC component Minimum requirements Processor Pentium-compatible 300 MHz, recommended 600 MHz RAM 128 MB, recommended 256 MB Hard disk 1.9 GB available memory (Windows XP) 2 GB with 1 GB available memory (Windows 2000) Recommended: Additional 20 MB available memory per plant Screen VGA standard driver 800 x 600, 256 colors Recommended: SVGA standard driver 1028 x 768 Ports USB 1.
Functions of ACS Alarm: Function Description Alarm: Alarms from the central unit or plant are received, stored, displayed and output on a printer. System report: Information from the central unit or plant is received, stored, displayed and output on a printer. Connections Type of connection. - Direct With standard null modem cable. - Modem Via telephone modems. 7/37 Building Technologies HVAC Products Operating Instructions for ACS Alarm software 1 Introduction CE1U5641en 15.12.
Processes Starting ACS Alarm 2 Processes 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the general process when working with the software: Starting ACS Alarm: Describes the way ACS Alarm is started up. The first steps: Describes the process from installation to the reception of alarms and system reports. "Alarm" application: Describes the way alarms from the central unit or plant are received, stored, displayed and output on a printer.
Procedure: Choose the "Tools" menu – Settings.... The Settings window will appear. Choose check box Language dialog with a new start. In that case, when closing ACS Alarm and starting up again, the dialog for selecting the language will appear again. 9/37 Building Technologies HVAC Products Operating Instructions for ACS Alarm software 2 Processes CE1U5641en 15.12.
First steps 3 The first steps 3.1 Overview This chapter describes the first steps required for working with the applications. After starting ACS Alarm, the window with the main menu will appear. ACS automatically creates an alarm file Alarmlst.ala which saves incoming messages and system reports. Before you can work with the applications, you need to do the following preparatory work: 1. Preparing a connection 2.
If the alarm file is one of the four files opened last, you can also select it directly from the "File" menu – Recently used file list. For more information, please refer to the following chapters: • Creating an alarm file • Closing an alarm file • Applications 3.4 Closing an alarm file Closing an alarm file To be able to create or open another alarm file, the active alarm file must be closed first. To do this, choose the "File" menu – Close. Then, the alarm file will be closed.
started. Confirm the warning in dialog Hardware Installation by selecting button Continue Anyway. Windows 2000: Confirm the question Do you want to continue the installation? in dialog Digital Signature Not Found by selecting the Yes button. Installation of USB driver Siemens OZW USB Connection is started. Installation of the USB driver for the central unit is completed by confirming with button Finish.
• For all direct connections, the type of central unit must be selected. To do this, double-click with the left mouse button on the box in the Driver column at the appropriate connection. A selection box with all types of available central units will appear • For modem and USB connections, the Auto driver will automatically appear Now, select all connections with the left mouse button and use button Don’t supervise or Supervise to decide whether or not the connection shall be monitored.
Overview 4 Applications 4.1 Overview ACS Alarm provides the following applications: • Alarm: Alarms from the central unit or plant are received, stored, displayed and output on a printer. • System report: Information from the central unit or plant is received, stored, displayed and output on a printer. Introduction 4.2 Alarm 4.2.1 Introduction to the "Alarm" application Every alarm received from the plant is entered on an alarm list.
• An acoustic signal is given: Choose the "Tools" menu – Settings…, and then from the Settings window checkbox Sound on alarm reception. If you prefer some Popup Printing alarms other sound, select the Path button: and then a *.
Column text Description • OZW7..: • OCI600: • OCI611: • OZW1..: • OZW30: • OCI55: Transmission time * Phone no. plant * * Fault: Fault text Alarm state Message Device error code or Central comm unit error code Error number Alarm state Date and time of day of PC at reception Phone number of plant (setting on the central unit) Central comm unit type * Type of central communication unit, e.g.
• Exporting alarms 4.2.5 Detail view Detail view of an alarm The alarm window shows an overview of all alarms. When double-clicking on an entry with the left mouse button, the alarms with all details will be shown in the alarm window Message: Plant name. The detail view can also be opened via the "Edit" menu – Properties, or by selecting symbol .
Information Description Phone no. plant Phone number of the plant (setting on the central unit) Central comm unit type OCI600 Alarm type When alarm occurred, or when it occurred and disappeared Alarm direction All connection numbers that are dialed, e.g. phone numbers 1 + 2 Alarm phone no. Connection number of this alarm, e.g.
Information Description Phone no. plant Phone number of the plant (setting on the central unit) Central comm unit type OZW10 Production number Device constant assigned in the factory Device type Type of device that reported the fault. Device constant, e.g.
Information Description Production number Device constant assigned in the factory OCI55: Information Description Plant name Name of the plant (setting on the central unit) Channel name Name of the input where the fault was detected Channel number Number of the input where the fault was detected Occurrance time Date and time of day the fault was detected Alarm state Alarm or no alarm Transmission time Date and time of day of PC at reception Phone no.
printer in window Settings alarm printer and activate the checkbox for Print alarm on reception. Note: Use a line printer for printing incoming alarms because page printers print a new page each time an alarm is received. Printing alarm list Printing the alarm list The alarm list can be output on a printer. Before the alarm list can be printed out, you need to set up the printer. To do this, choose the "File" menu – Printer setup…. The Printer setup window will appear.
Column Description Phone no. plant Phone number of the plant (setting on the central unit) Central comm unit type Type of central communication unit, e.g. OZW771 Automatically exported alarms can be read out and further handled by a program suited for use with ASCII files. This program must ensure that the export file’s handled entries will be deleted. Exporting alarm list Exporting the alarm list The alarm list can be manually exported. To do this, choose the "File" menu – Export….
For more information, please refer to the following chapters: • Receiving an alarm • Overview of all alarms • Detail view of an alarm • Printing alarms Introduction 4.3 System report 4.3.1 Introduction to the "System report" application The system report is used for monitoring plant operation. It contains general information about the plant, such as type of central unit, phone number of plant, and plant name.
4.3.4 Overview Overview of all system reports An overview of all system reports received is given in the system report window. After opening an alarm file, the "Window" menu – New system report window must be called up to open a system report window. The system reports received will be shown in tabular form on a list.
• Operating hours: Only OCI600 For selecting the System report, the following information is available: OZW7..: Information Description Plant name Name of the plant (setting on the central unit) Plant state State of the plant: OK or fault Transmission date Date of PC at reception Transmission time Time of day of PC at reception Phone no.
For selecting Operating hours, the following information is available with the OCI600: Information Description Channel name Name of the input with which operating hours are counted Module name Name of the module with which operating hours are counted Occurrence time Date and time of day for the operating hours Operating hours Current number of operating hours [h] State of operating hours counter Current state of the input (on / off) If you require ACS Help, you can start it directly by selecting
* Column Description Plant name Name of the plant (setting on the central unit) Transmission time Date and time of day of PC at reception Phone no. plant Phone number of the plant (setting on the central unit) Central comm unit type Type of central communication unit, e.g.
Presentation of menus 5 Menus 5.1 Presentation of menus Menus contain functions that cannot be executed at certain times because other functions need to be called up first, or because communication has not been opened. Menu items that cannot be used in the respective application will be hidden. Menu items that cannot at present be executed are shown in grey. For more information, please refer to the following chapter: • Main menu 5.
• Exit: ACS Alarm will be closed The "File" menu contains the following items provided an alarm file has already been selected: • Export...: Incoming alarms can be exported to a file – Exporting alarms • Print...: For printing the current application: – Printing alarms – Printing system reports The current application can also be printed out by selecting button . • Print preview: This function shows a preview of the printout. For more information, refer to Print... • Printer setup...
• Print on alarm reception, if, in the Settings window, an appropriate printer has been selected via the Printer button: : – Printing – Printing system reports • Popup on alarm reception: An incoming alarm appears as a window in the foreground - Popup • Language dialog with a new start: Language can be selected when making a fresh start of ACS Alarm – Changing the language • Arrange columns...: Text, arrangement and visibility of the columns can be adjusted to suit user-specific needs.
• Arrange icons: Arranges all symbols (iconized windows) side by side • New alarm window: Opens a new alarm window • New system report window: Opens a new system report window • Open windows list: At the end of the menu, all open windows will be listed. You can place any of the windows in the foreground 5.
6 Tips und tricks 6.1 Alarm file Alarm file Information about the alarms and system reports received is stored in an alarm file.
You can also start printing by selecting button: Note: Only the visible columns of the alarm list will be printed. When, via "Tools" menu – Font… in the Font dialog, setting Arial 10 is selected, the result of the printout will be in accordance with the view on the alarm list. Printing incoming alarms and system reports: Incoming alarms and system reports can be output on a printer. To do this, choose the "Tools" menu – Settings….
Index A ACS Alarm...................................................................5 ACS Batchjob ..............................................................5 ACS Operating ............................................................5 ACS Service ................................................................5 ACS7... ....................................................................5, 6 Alarm .....................................................................6, 30 Alarm file ......................
Settings ..................................................................... 29 Siemeca ...................................................................... 5 Sort ........................................................................... 30 Sort menu ................................................................. 30 Sound.................................................................. 14, 29 Starting the ACS Alarm............................................... 8 Status bar.........................
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