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Sensorsoft Alert User Manual
Setting up command line alert to control a Sensorsoft
Relay
A Sensorsoft Relay can be controlled to turn ON or OFF when a variable reading breaches a user-defined
limit. One potential application is to have a relay turn on an air conditioning appliance or audio alarm. A
relay can be controlled through the use of command line alert as described below:
1. Connect a SR6171J Sensorsoft Relay to a spare serial port on the back of the Alert appliance using a
C2016 cable. Ensure that the SR6171J is powered by an AC/DC adaptor (9VDC, 500 mA).
2. Login to the Alert web interface as admin.
3. Go to the Administration page and make sure the port that the relay is connected to is not being
monitored.
3. Go to the Device Configuration page for the monitored device of interest. To get to this page, first
click on the View Monitor List hyperlink on the left side of the web page. From the View Monitor
List page, click on the Description hyperlink for the monitored device of interest.
4. From the Device Configuration page, click on the Setup Command Line Alerts for this variable
hyperlink for the device variable of interest. This will take you to the Command Line Setup page of
the variable for which to setup Command Line alerts.
5. The following Command Line alerts configuration page will come up:
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