Task 6: Configuring GPI Outputs on a GPI-1501
This procedure allows you to configure the GPI outputs on a GPI-1501 to respond to alarms triggered on another card on the iControl network.
REQUIREMENT: |
Before beginning this procedure, make sure you have opened the GSM Alarm Browser ( click HERE). |
1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, use the vertical scroll bar to find the alarm for which you would like to trigger a GPI output on a GPI-1501 card.
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2. Double-click the alarm.
System Response: The Alarm Properties window appears.
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3. Click Add.
System Response: The New Action window appears.
4. Click GPI-1501 relay to select it.
5. Click New.
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System Response: The GPI-1501 Relay Configurator window appears.
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6. In the GPI Card list, select the GPI-1501 card whose GPI outputs you would like to control from this alarm.
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NOTE: Only configurable GPIs that are configured as OUT on the GPI-1501 card itself can be operated in this manner. |
System Response: The eight output relays on the selected card are shown. The names of the GPIs are set in the GPI I/O Config panel of the GPI card itself.
7. You may program one or more GPI outputs on this card or on other cards to respond to this alarm.
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Each GPI out on this GPI-1501 card can be programmed to respond to a different alarm from a different card. The eight output relays on the selected card are shown. The names of the GPIs are set in the GPI I/O Config panel of the GPI card itself.
• Pressed = high
• Released = low
NOTES: |
• If you leave it at State, the GPI is not programmed to respond to this alarm, and can be assigned to a different alarm. |
• You can use the labels to identify the alarm source once it is set. |
8. Click OK when done, or Cancel to leave the status unchanged
System Response: This new event appears in the Actions window in the Alarm Properties panel.
NOTE: You can edit or delete the event by selecting the GPI-1501 action and clicking Edit or Remove, respectively. |
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For more information, see: |
• "GPI-1501 I/O Module (Densité Card)". |
• the Densité Series GPI-1501 General Purpose Interface I/O Module Guide to Installation and Operation (M906-9900-100). |