Specifications
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5. SENTINEL Operation
To interrogate an RCU-01 -
Click on 'Status' on the toolbar. Select the name of the site to connect to and click 'Connect'. After a short time,
you should have a status screen showing, which will show the value of all inputs and outputs in real time (at about
a 2 second rate). If this does not work, you can bypass the embedded connection method by selecting Manual
instead of the site name when setting connection method. You can then manually set up how you want the
connection to proceed. Messages like 'Version Request Failed' or 'Poll Request failed' indicate communication
failure. The Host comms port could be set to the wrong port.
Note: When connecting to a RCU-01, you may get the pop up message 'There are n events pending, do you wish to upload
now?'. If you answer yes, those events will be uploaded and the event log in the RCU will be cleared. If you choose no, then
all events currently logged stay resident in the RCU until the next time you connect or the event threshold is breached. This
will send an alarm that would come in immediately while you are connected. Saying no will also prevent any new events from
prompting an upload.
To operate one of the relay outputs on a site -
Click on the Control Output Tab at the top of the Site Status screen after you have connected. A pop up will
appear with the description of the relay you are about to operate. Make sure it is the one you want and then
select 'Relay Pulse' if it is for momentary operation. If the relay action has been set to be latching, then your
choice will be either 'Relay ON' or 'Relay OFF'. SENTINEL will highlight relays that are on in blue.
NOTE: If the action did not occur, SENTINEL will report that the attempt failed. This could be due to the RCU being in
'LOCAL' mode or there has been a disruption to communication. This is re-assurance that commands get through and are not
inadvertently repeated or missed.
To view the Event log -
Click on 'Events' from the toolbar. The events are ordered by Host date and time and can be filtered to just show
one particular site or all of them.
To view the Alarm log -
Click 'Alarms' from the toolbar. The events are ordered by Host date and time and can be filtered to just show one
particular site or all of them.
To obtain a printout of the Alarm Log -
Click on the 'Report Alarm Database' button, in the Alarm Log window.
To see how a site is configured -
Click on 'Config' from the toolbar and select the site name you want to look at. Click 'Edit Site' and you can view
the setup. If changes are made, you will be prompted for a password to save it, otherwise no changes will be
effected. Note that if you do change anything in the Site Configuration, you must update the RCU in question for
these changes to be implemented.
Note: If you do not have a site name matching the one you have connected to, SENTINEL will ask if you want to upload it to a
new name. This requires a password. If the site is PSTN, then only the Host phone number will be uploaded. Paging info is
not uploaded and will be set to ***none*** on uploaded sites.
To obtain a printout of the Site Configuration -
Click on the 'Report Site Configuration' button in the Edit Window of the Site you wish to Report on.
To set the time/date from SENTINEL -
Open the 'Config' window, select a site and click on 'Set time/date'. The connect sequence will occur and the time
and date will be set in the RCU. A password is not required.
To globally Enable / Disable Paging in SENTINEL -
Check or Uncheck the tick box in 'Config', 'Paging'.
To Clear Outstanding Paging Messages -
Go to the Config Paging screen
Note: The number of Outstanding Paging messages is always shown at the base of the SENTINEL window.