N30 Supervisory Controller User`s Manual: Chapter 11: Working
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1. object to act as an alternate destination for messages should this printer be inoperable 3 255 Blank printed lines not counted Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select options True False Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select options True False 3 100 0 65535 seconds 3 15 Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select options True False Blank printer connected directly Enter the exact name of the Modem Configuration object containing the required dial out information 35 100 percent 60 600 seconds 0 10 0 65535 seconds Check the User Assistance area of the screen to verify if the save was successful or if there were errors If errors were detected correct them and resave the entries Once the save is successful continue with Step 7 Press any key to continue Press the F4 Cancel key to return to the container hierarchy 11 10 N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual Editing a Printer Object To edit a Printer object l 2 3 7 8 Browse to and highlight a Printer object Press Enter to open the object Press the F3 Edit key The Printer object attribute screen appears Figure 11 1 and Figure 11 2 Edit the fields according to Table 11 2 Press the F3 Save key Check the User Assistance area of the screen to verify if the save was successful or if there were errors If errors were detected correct them and resave the entries Once2. effect if the object is designated for the direct connect printer Hang Up Wait Time Specifies how many times the Printer object resends the Dial command If the dial up connection is unsuccessful the Printer object sends the Dial command again in the time defined as the Retry Interval This attribute has no effect if the object is designated for the direct connect printer Process Identifier Used to identify the Printer object as a destination for SNRs This identifier must be unique for each device If it is not specified the next available identifier is automatically used 11 6 N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual Procedure Overview Table 11 1 Working with Printer Objects To Do This Add a Printer Object Edit a Printer Object Command a Printer Object Delete a Printer Object Follow These Steps Browse to and highlight the Operator Devices container Press the F3 Add key Highlight Printer and press Enter Fill in the fields using Table 11 2 Press the F3 Save key Check the User Assistance area of the screen to verify if the save was successful or if there were errors Press any key to continue Press the F4 Cancel key to return to the container hierarchy Browse to and highlight a Printer object Press Enter to open the object Press the F3 Edit key Edit the fields according to Table 11 2 Press the F3 Save key Check the User Assistance area of the screen to verify if the save was successful
3. the save is successful continue with Step 7 Press any key to continue Press the F4 Cancel key to return to the container hierarchy Commanding a Printer Object Toc l 2 3 Tab ommand a Printer object Browse to and highlight a Printer object Press the F2 Command key The Command field appears Use the Spacebar and the Backspace key to cycle through the list until the desired command appears The Printer object supports the commands listed in Table 11 3 For more information about supported commands refer to the Object Dictionary le 11 3 Supported Commands Command Description Form Feed Form feeds the paper Queue Clear Clears the queue entries Cancel Print Stops printing Trend Log Summary or Utility Profile data in Dial 4 progress Forces a dial out when the Error State is Dial Out Failed Press Enter N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual 11 11 Deleting a Printer Object To delete a Printer object l 2 3 4 Browse to and highlight a Printer object Press Enter to open the object Press the Delete key Press the Tab key to confirm the deletion
4. value of True for a particular selection means that messages of that defined priority reach this destination Choices from highest to lowest priority are Critical Serious Important Status 11 4 N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual Category Filter B Defines which categories of messages the destination receives when Filter B is in effect This filter has no effect for alarm messages without a defined category A value of True for a particular selection means that messages of that defined category reach this destination Msg Type Filter B Defines which types of messages the destination receives when Filter A is in effect A value of True for a particular selection means messages of that defined type reach this destination Choices from highest to lowest priority are System Alert Operator Transaction Alarm Alt SNR Destination Indicates the alternate destination to receive this printer s output if this printer is unavailable Page Size Indicates the number of lines per page SNR Delimiter Identifies if printed alarm messages and other data should be separated by a dashed line Interleave Specifies whether to mix alarm messages in other types of reports If this attribute is True alarm messages will be held or buffered until the end of the currently printing page At this point all of the buffered alarm messages will be printed When the alarm messages are done printing the remaining report pages are printed If
5. Chapter 11 N30 Supervisory Controller Users Manual 11 1 Working with Printer Objects Introduction The Printer object allows printed alarms summaries and reports from within the N30 system to be generated A Printer object needs to be added for each piece of printer hardware that exists on the system Each N30 allows for a maximum of two printers to be attached to it IMPORTANT Do not do a serial download of an N30 from Project Builder through a port for which a direct connect printer is defined Doing so can cause communications to stop working causing download errors For example if you are downloading a database with a direct connect Printer object assigned to Port 1 of the N30 you should establish your communications with the N30 on either Port 2 or Port 3 to avoid communications errors This chapter describes how to add a Printer object edit a Printer object command a Printer object delete a Printer object November 01 2001 Johnson Controls Inc www johnsoncontrols com Code No LIT 6892110 Software Release 5 0 11 2 N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual Key Concepts Printer Object Attributes The Printer object provides hard copy output of the alarms summaries and other reports generated by objects features and the system The Printer object is responsible for the buffering of output to the printer device Printers are either connected directly or connected through dial up access v
6. False the complete report will be printed before alarm messages are printed Max SNR Queue Specifies the maximum number of alarm messages that can be buffered for this printer If the queue is full alarm messages sent to this printer to be printed may be lost XOFF Delay Time Defines the amount of time that passes before filtering XON XOFF signal changes Once the Serial Datalink object receives the XOFF signal the Printer object waits the specified amount of time before changing the Error State attribute to OUT OF PAPER N30 Supervisory Controller Users Manual 11 5 Use Dial Indicates remote connect printer or the direct connected printer If this attribute is set to True the object is set for the remote connect printer If this attribute is set to False the object is set for the direct connect printer and the Phone Number can t be changed from None Phone Number Indicates the dial out phone number to printer device if a modem is connected to the port If a printer device is connected to the port directly this attribute should be blank Modem Config Object Lists the name of the object that holds the modem initialization strings and other dialout related data SNR Dial Out Level Indicates the percentage of the queue that needs to be full before dial out occurs Retry Interval Indicates the interval in which the Printer object retries sending the Dial command periodically if dial out fails This attribute has no
7. ect for this printer destination The filter types are as follows e Pass None When selected this destination receives no alarm messages e Pass All When selected this destination receives all alarm messages e Filter A This destination receives alarm messages based on settings of Filter A e Filter B This destination receives alarm messages based on settings of Filter B e Filter A and B This destination receives alarm messages based on settings of Filter A and B Priority Filter A Defines which priorities this destination receives when Filter A is in effect A value of True for a particular selection means messages of that defined priority reach this destination Choices from highest to lowest priority are Critical Serious Important Status Category Filter A Defines which categories of messages the destination receives when Filter A is in effect This filter has no effect for alarm messages without a defined category A value of True for a particular selection means messages of that defined category reach this destination Msg Type Filter A Defines which types of messages the destination receives when Filter A is in effect A value of True for a particular selection means messages of that defined type reach this destination Choices from highest to lowest priority are System Alert Operator Transaction Alarm Priority Filter B Defines which priorities the destination receives when Filter B is in effect A
8. er A and select True or False for the following values HVAC Fire Security Services Administrative Msg Type Yes 3 Items Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view Filter A and select True or False for the following values System Alert Operator Transaction Alarm Continued on next page Screen Area Cont Setup Cont Dial Setup Attribute Priority Filter B Category Filter B Msg Type Filter B Alt SNR Destination Page Size SNR Delimiter Interleave Max SNR Queue Xoff Delay Time Process Identifier Use Dial Phone Number Modem Config Object SNR Dial Out Level Retry Interval Retries Hang Up Wait Time Required Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Press the F3 Save key N30 Supervisory Controller Users Manual 11 9 Default 4 Items 5 Items 3 Items Blank Blank False False 25 20 False Blank Blank 80 180 Options Range Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select True or False for the following values Critical Serious Important Status Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select True or False for the following values HVAC Fire Security Services Administrative Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select True or False for the following values System Alert Operator Transaction Alarm Enter the exact name of the Printer or VT100
9. ia modems The Printer object provides the interface to manipulate the printer device and performs the following e Prints alarm messages from the Message Router object e Prints trend log data summaries and utility profile reports The Printer object s attributes allow a user to configure a variety of filters that establish the type of messages or Status Notification Reports SNR which the Printer object receives For more information about determining filter configurations refer to Appendix B Building a Message Router Application LIT 6892320 in this document The values of an object s attributes determine how the object operates The Printer object attributes described below are listed in the order that they appear on the screen Entry requirements for these attributes are in Table 11 2 For additional information about the Printer object and its attributes refer to the Object Dictionary Object Name Identifies the object on the user interface Description Provides optional information to further describe the object Object Type Indicates the kind of object such as Schedule N2 Analog Input or Analog Alarm Object Category Determines the general classification of an object to help define user access capability and message routing N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual 11 3 Port Number Specifies which serial port the printer is connected to Active Filter Selects the type of filtering in eff
10. on ee Page Size SNR Delimiter False Interleave False Max SNR Queue 25 XxXoff Delay Time 20 second Process Identifier Dial Setup Use Dial False Phone Number Modem Config Object SNR Dial Out Level 80 Retry Interval L380 second Retries Hang up Wait Time 10 second F3 Save F4 Cancel Page Enter object name Figure 11 2 Printer Object Attribute Screen 2 of 2 4 Fill in the fields using Table 11 2 Table 11 2 Attribute Entry Requirements Screen Area Attribute Required Default Options Range Object Object No Blank Maximum 32 characters Name Invalid characters If not completed the system assigns a name Description No Blank Maximum 40 characters Object Type Yes Printer The default is preset and cannot be changed Object Yes HVAC Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view Category and select options HVAC Fire Security Services Administrative Port Setup Port Number Yes Port 2 Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select options Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 2 and Port 3 are the only valid options Setup Active Filter Yes Pass All Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view and select options Pass None Pass All Filter A Filter B Filter A and B Priority Yes 4 Items Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view Filter A and select True or False for the following values Critical Serious Important Status Category Yes 5 Items Use the Spacebar and Backspace key to view Filt
11. or if there were errors Press any key to continue Press the F4 Cancel key to return to the container hierarchy Browse to and highlight a Printer object Press the F2 Command key Use the Spacebar and the Backspace key to cycle through the list until the desired command appears Press Enter Browse to and highlight a Printer object Press Enter to open the object Press the Delete key Press the Tab key to confirm the deletion N30 Supervisory Controller Users Manual 11 7 Detailed Procedures Adding a Printer Object To add a Printer object 1 Browse to and highlight the Operator Devices container 2 Press the F3 Add key The Add Object list appears 3 Highlight Printer and press Enter The first of two Printer object attribute screens appears Figure 11 1 Note Use the and keys to page to other screens N30P497 ADMIN Tue 12 Dec 2000 18 39 CST a nagra oparacor Daviess Peier St Object Object Name _ es Description Object Type Printer Object Category HVAC Port Setup Port Number Setup Active Filter Priority Filter Category Filter Msg Type Filter Priority Filter Category Filter Msg Type Filter to td tt pe pe tee F3 Save F4 Cancel Enter an alphanumeric string Items Items Items Items Items Items Page Figure 11 1 Printer Object Attribute Screen 1 of 2 11 8 N30 Supervisory Controller User s Manual N30P497 ADMIN Tue 12 Dec 2000 18 38 CST Alt SNR Destinati
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