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If you select Off, the alarm relay will not be triggered again until either Hand or Auto is selected!
If you select Hand, the relay will be closed until either Auto or Off is selected, or until the Hand
Time Limit (programmed in the next menu) expires.
The Off mode is handy to use as an alarm silence. The Hand mode is handy to be able to test the
relay, wiring, etc without needing to force an alarm condition.
Hand Time Limit
Type in the text box the maximum number of minutes that the alarm output can be activated in the
Hand mode.
Click on the “Submit” button to save the changes.
Event Log
Click on the link to view the event log. The event log contains the date and time of each relay
activation and deactivation, as well as the state of each Interlock, Level Switch, or Generic digital
input.
Type of Event
Status to generate a ‘1’ in the log
Status to generate a ‘0’ in the log
Relay output
Relay activated
Relay not activated
Interlock DI
In the Interlock state as defined in
the Interlock page
In the non-Interlock state as defined in
the Interlock page
Level Switch DI
In the Low Alarm state as defined
in the Level Switches page
In the Normal state as defined in the
Level Switches page
Generic DI –
Alarm selected
In the Alarm state as defined in the
Generic Inputs page
In the Normal state as defined in the
Generic Inputs page
Generic DI – No
Alarm selected
Switch closed
Switch open
A window will open to ask if you would like to open the file or save it to disk. Select the method
you would like to use. The file is .csv (comma separated variable) file that will open in a
spreadsheet such as Excel.
6.34 Relay (1 - 8) Output Menus – Activate on a DI
In Activate on a DI mode the relay will activate in response to a selected Generic digital input
switch changing state. The triggering state may be either switch open or switch closed
You may also change the Relay Control Mode here. If you do, you will have to reselect the Input
Assignment as well.
This section assumes that the Relay Control Mode is set to Activate on a DI. Other control mode
types are described in other sections of the manual.
Relay Control Mode
Click on the arrow of the pull down menu and select the way that you want to control the relay.
See Section 6.2 for details on each control mode.
Relay Input Assignment
Click on the arrow of the pull down menu and select the input that will be used to control the
relay. See Section 6.2 for details. Any Generic Input type of digital input may be used.