Specifications

Sicon-8 Technical Manual CircuitWerkes, Inc.
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Configuring Sicon-8 hardware through the Sicontroller Software:
The Sicontroller software’s configuration menu consists of three major elements: First are the Global switches. These
include the mode switches such as turning on the cell phone interface. They also include the Sicon-8’s operational timers. Global
switches apply to the specific Sicon-8 hardware that you are currently working with. Global switches are always visible when you are
in the “site” tab . Second is the “Site” configuration where you setup all of the things that are global to your Sicon-8. The final
element is the “Channels” section. This is where you setup the items that are necessary to make each channel work in
your facility. The configuration menu is context sensitive. So that you can reach the configuration setup in several different
ways and each will start you out at a different point. If you click on the toolbar’s configuration icon or from the drop down
menu, you will start out at the beginning of the Site setup configuration. If you right click on any meter, you will be started
on that channel’s telemetry setup. If you right click on a status display, you will start at that channel’s status alarm menu.
Software Configuration Tip & Tricks:
One of the most powerful, but tricky, functions of the Sicontroller software is its ability to set-up and store configuration parameters
without actually uploading the configurations to the Sicon-8 hardware. This is especially handy if you are setting up multiple sites.
With the exception of meter calibrations, parameters are not automatically uploaded to the Sicon-8 until the “upload” button is pressed.
Pressing the “update” button stores changes in a local file that can be stored for backup or multiple site uploading. The Sicontroller
software can also use the saved data to show you what the changes will look like. For instance, if you change the alarm set points for a
channel, you will notice that the meters display the new set points immediately, but the new set points will not be uploaded to the
Sicon-8 until you manually click on the “upload” button. If the Sicon-8 hardware has a different alarm points, or the alarms are currently
turned off in the Sicon-8, what you see on the screen after changing configurations may be different than what has been set in the
hardware, if you did not upload your changes to the Sicon-8. If you are working with a single Sicon-8 and want to make changes to its
configuration, we strongly suggest that you “update” first to save parameters to the local site configuration file and then immediately
“upload” to the Sicon-8 hardware. When you are completely finished configuring your Sicon-8 and you have saved your site
configuration for the final time, we also suggest that you use the “download” button to get the configuration data from the Sicon-8’s
hardware. By reviewing the retrieved data, you can verify that your data has uploaded properly.
Site setup functions:
Site setup takes you through almost every programmable option for your Sicon-8, including many that are not available via DTMF. The
top part of the site setup menu does not change and includes "universal" settings such as time constants and general setup switches.
Below the universal settings are six, site related tabs that give you access to the detailed settings for the Sicon-
8's various functions.
Global Switches:
1. Cell Phone – Sends audio to cell phone port.
2.
3. Global Alarm – Enables alarm reporting for all chans.
4. Audio Control – Mutes aud when offline.
5. Invert DTMF Relay Operation – Reverses the * and # functions for
compatibility with other brands of remote controls.
Timers (see
pg 15 for details
) :
Audio Enable: When the user enters the command to listen to the audio in, the audio will be present for this maximum amount of time.
Power Up - The amount of time after power-up until the unit takes a reference reading & begins checking alarms.
Reference Delay - The amount of time after operating a relay or after telco disconnect before the unit takes a reference reading & begins checking alarms.
Alarm Fix Delay - The amount of time after attempting to fix an action alarm until the alarm channel is checked again .
Alarm Fix Verification - The amount of time an input must stay within tolerance after an action alarm attempts to fix the condition until the alarm is considered fixed
Alarm Validation - The amount of time any alarm must be out of tolerance before the alarm is considered active
DTMF Password – The amount of time that the Sicon-8 will wait for you to enter a valid access code.