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Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. 7-5
The message text field indicates the result of block related operation. This message line may
be preceded in the Alarm History window by one or more detailed information lines of the
following format:
interfaceName::functionName - text…
This information may be used by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. support personnel to
correlate Alarm History messages with Proxy Database log file entries when resolving
problems with the operation of System 600 APOGEE Database Dynamos.
MsgManager Service Messages
MsgManager Service messages for System 600 APOGEE network communication
operations conform to the following format:
MsgRequest - Type: [ type of network request]
Return: [category]-[code]: [explanation]
Table 7-2 lists the types of network requests made by the MsgManager service.
Table 7-2. MsgManager Service Network Request Types.
Type Description
CommandAlarm Force a System 600 APOGEE point alarm status.
CommandPoint Command the present value of a System 600 APOGEE point at operator
priority level.
PostAlarmStatus Command the alarm printing status of a System 600 APOGEE point.
PostPriority Command the priority level of a System 600 APOGEE point.
PostServiceStatus Command the service status of a System 600 APOGEE point.
ReadProcessData Monitor static point characteristics and non-event based reporting of
dynamic point properties.
ReadTotalizedValue Monitor the totalized value of a System 600 APOGEE point.
RegisterCov Initiate event based reporting for a System 600 APOGEE point.
The most common return category is (CEC), for Central Equipment Controller (MBC, SCU,
Field Panel, etc.). The code that follows can be directly correlated with network error codes
listed in the APOGEE Field Panel User’s Manual (125-3000).
Fix32 Application Messages
Messages from FIX applications for System 600 APOGEE Database Dynamo blocks conform
to the following format:
block name : exception type - operation [exception number]
ADDRESS ERROR - FindPoint