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1. Continuous W Soan Scan Configure Ba S Remove QQ Read LC Wie GE Insert Connected to COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 9 1 2008 Figure 2 11 Loading a waveform from a dat file Page 2 14 2 500 Series Contig 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS VSHF 2 With the comparison waveform loaded select the drop down Graph menu again and click on the Capture option The current waveform on the 500 Series Config screen changes from red to blue indicating the waveform has been captured and will be retained on the screen when a new waveform is either acquired or loaded from another file Fie Graph APU Help Editir Clear f rj core Fiber SenSys 4 Ba Save to File 4 Jeske 5 Load from File 2 655 815 Continuous 5 m Scan Scan 7045 5 S Remove amp Read L Write 3145 Ee Insert Zoom Zoom out Normal Position x 320 Y1 Connected to COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 9 1 2008 Figure 2 12 The Capture function on the Graph menu 2 500 Series Config Page 2 15 Fiber SenSys7 500 Series Software Reference Manual 3 With the captured waveform on the screen click on the Scan button to acquire new spectral data for the cable assembly When the new data is acquired both the captured waveform and the live waveform are shown on the 500 Series Config screen together You can then use the zoom function to compare the two traces File Graph APU Help Editing APU Settings p a o Fiber Sen
2. Fiber SenS Ys He 500 Series Software Reference Manual Advanced Settings 500 Series Config includes some advanced capabilities that are not designed for regular use These capabilities can be accessed via the APU Advanced menu item which will bring up a form containing advanced settings CAUTION Some of the settings accessible from the Advanced Settings form are critical Changing these values could result in a non functioning system Fiber SenSys does not recommend changing the values on this form unless you have been trained in their use You are about to access the advanced parameter section Any changes made here will severly impact the system 4re you sure you want to continue OK Cancel Figure 2 15 Confirmation dialog for Advanced Settings form The Laser Current field reports the automatically adjusted current value at the time that the form was created It is used for customer support diagnostics The Default laser current value indicates the percentage of current capacity that the APU should use as its starting current The Fault Threshold indicates the percentage of average signal value below which the zone should be considered in fault The Write button must be pressed to send the updated field values to the APU Page 2 18 2 500 Series Config 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS ys HE Parameters Controls Laser Current m4 as7 I Allow intelligent zone assignment Default laser curr
3. 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS yS He NOTE the Alarm Status screen is not designed for long term system monitoring Instead use Fiber Commander software or a similar product that is designed for monitoring purposes Logging system activity You can enable the log feature on the Alarm Status screen to keep a running log of all events alarms and faults that occur in the system Click on the Log File checkbox to turn on the logging function A Save As dialog box appears allowing you to choose a location and enter a file name for the log file All subsequent occurrences of events alarms and faults are stored into the file The file is a text file txt extension and can be viewed and printed using a text editor such as Notepad Log information stops recording when uncheck the Log File box or when you select another 500 Series View tab If you return to the Alarm Status screen when the Log File box is checked the recording of events alarms and faults resumes alarms txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help pate Time Zonel Zone2 10 10 2007 14 11 28 10 10 2007 14 11 31 2 0 0 oO 10 10 2007 14 11 31 1 2 o oO 10 10 2007 14 11 31 0 1 0 oO 10 10 2007 14 11 32 2 a n fa 10 10 2007 14 11 32 0 i n 0 10 10 2007 14 11 32 0 2 n 0 10 10 2007 14 11 32 0 1041 0 oO 10 10 2007 14 11 32 1024 1024 0 0 10 10 2007 14 11 32 1024 1024 n 0 10 10 2007 14 11 32 1024 1024 0 0 10 10 2007 14 11 33 10
4. Reconfigure the system according to the instructions given in the following chapter on the 500 Series View program Set configuration parameters on the APU Parameters screen in 500 Series View 5 After setting configuration parameters conduct the system performance tests given in the APU s manual 500 Series Config Diagnostics You can compare system performance at different times or compare current system performance against that of an earlier configuration This is done by acquiring spectral data saving the resulting waveform into a file on the PC then comparing the saved data to a current waveform To compare data use the Capture function as follows 1 First load a saved waveform Select the drop down Graph menu from the 500 Series Config menu bar and click on the Load from File option File Graph APU Help M Editi Clear L Capture Reflection Location m Zone Reference 32 B Save to File a Continuous S Scan Scan Noise Floor F Configure 2 500 Series Contig Page 2 13 Fiber SenS VSH 500 Series Software Reference Manual Figure 2 10 Graph menu Load from File option A Load Graph Data File dialog box appears that allows you to browse the PC s hard drive 2 Select the dat file that contains the corresponding waveform data The waveform is drawn in the graph area of the display Fie Graph APU Help Edir Clear l I cwe j Fiber SenSys 4 Reference 32 Save to File 4
5. faster Other Recommended configuration for the operating system Installing the software To install the software suite 1 2 Page 2 2 Turn on the PC Insert the installation CD into the PC s disk drive Follow the setup wizard prompts If the setup wizard does not appear it can be started manually by double clicking on setup exe from the CD By default the setup wizard installs the software in the Program Files folder You can specify a different location by clicking on the Browse button on the setup wizard dialog box By default the installer will place an icon on the PC desktop 2 500 Series Config 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS ys He Running the software To start the software suite double click on the 500 Series Suite icon on the desktop sv 500 Series Suite You can also start the suite by locating 500 Series Suite in the Fiber SenSys folder in the Start menu The suite launcher will appear allowing you to select the appropriate software Fiber SENSyS 42 HIGH PERFORMANCE HIGH RELIABILITY HIGH SECURITY 500 Series Wizard Starts the 500 Series Wizard for guided cable configuration 500 Series View RNS Starts the 500 Series View program for adjustment of APU tuning parameters A 500 Series Config Starts the 500 Series Config program for advanced cable configuration 500 Series Log Starts the 500 Series Log program for viewing of APU logs Manuals
6. perform system diagnostics 37 Storing sensor magnitude values sesesseseeeeern eessen 38 Loading sensor magnitude ValUeS seeeeeeeeeeeeeees 38 Capturing Cable Status screen data cee 39 Updating sensor magnitude values in the APU 40 The Filter tab adjusting the digital filter cece 41 4 500 Series Log ns cites el a anecten eau ea wis aac eee 44 The View tab viewing alarm log data ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteees 44 View TINGTS zest ieaie arie i a p siine eie 45 ZOOM E E E R 46 The Stat tab view alarm counts by ZONe ssssssseeeeeesserrrenee 46 Page iv 1 Getting Started The Fiber SenSys 500 Series Software Suite consists of several Windows based configuration and calibration software modules for the Fiber Defender 500 series of alarm processing units APU The software allows you to communicate with an APU from a PC via an intuitive graphical user interface GUI A properly configured and calibrated 500 series APU not only detects intrusion threats accurately but also recognizes and ignores nuisances Using the software suite you can optimize your system to achieve a high probability of detection while effectively screening out nuisance alarms Configuration and calibration is performed at installation then again at any time a system component is repaired replaced or otherwise serviced 500 Series Port Assignment Wizard as
7. 16 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE 18 16 14 12 5 second event windows 10 Signal Level Event Count Accumulator dB tst event 2nd event 3rd event 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 2 Time seconds Figure 3 13 Creating an alarm condition e Event mask the mask time is the period of time immediately following an event during which subsequent events are masked or not counted This period accounts for oscillations made after an initial strike against the fence by a bird or some other non threatening nuisance Oscillations from nuisances usually die down within 0 5 second In the example shown below the second event does not count because it occurs within the event mask of the first event The second event does not increment the event count so an alarm condition is not generated until the fourth event increments the count to 3 3 500 Series View Page 3 17 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual 16 14 2 SS 10 ath event Signal Level 3rd event dB and eet ot fan 2 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Figure 3 14 Counting valid events NOTE Accurate setting of event parameters is usually determined through experimentation and testing of the system following installation NOTE After changing any of the Processor 1 or Processor 2 parameter settings you must click on the Write button to activate the new settings for the selected hyperz
8. Software Reference Manual Displayed frequency gt data changes as the range of acoustic power data changes z 0 Frequency Hz Time s Figure 3 24 Changing the range of displayed data on the Replay screen You can move both cursors as a pair by right clicking over either one and dragging Double clicking on a window s X axis at any time returns the cursors to their default positions The Replay screen helps you identify signals from unknown sources and compensate for them If a recurring alarm from an unknown cause is received for example you can save waveforms using the Realtime screen then view the results on the Replay screen The presence of specific frequencies or frequency harmonics may help you identify vibration from nearby heavy equipment or vehicle traffic By contrast sporadic low magnitude signals that spread across the frequency spectrum may indicate a stealthy fence climbing intrusion attempt Page 3 28 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS VSH The Model tab model calibration data The Model screen allows you to adjust theoretical calibration parameter values and preview the potential effects on APU performance using previously saved sensor cable spectral data This way you can see the calibration parameter s effects without actually changing APU settings called spectral data modeling Spectral data modeling allows you to derive the optimum calibration settings f
9. This may take several seconds depending on how many hyperzones are in the system The values written from the file to the APU for the currently selected hyperzone are also displayed on the APU Parameters screen System performance testing After configuration and calibration system performance must be tested to ensure that the security system is optimized that is the highest probability of detection and the lowest incidence of nuisance alarms are achieved Instructions on conducting system performance testing on new and recently maintained systems are found in the APU s manual 3 500 Series View Page 3 19 Fiber SenSys HA 500 Series Software Reference Manual The Realtime tab view and record live sensor data Page 3 20 In addition to system calibration 500 Series View also gives you the ability to view and record live signals from any zone in the cable assembly To use this function click on 500 Series View s Realtime tab You can display real time data for any zone listed in the hyperzone tree by double clicking on the selected zone 500 Series View pauses momentarily while establishing contact with the new zone A progress bar in the lower right corner of the screen shows the display being updated in real time Gle APU Help HypetZone 1 APU Parameters Reakime J Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Fiter ZONE 002 Event Record Manual Record Record File Spectral P1 P2 aa Path _ L ESR_Doe_Control Spi
10. settings to all hyperzones in the system click the OK button on the prompt 3 500 Series View Page 3 43 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS VSH 4 500 Series Log The third component to the 500 series software suite is 500 Series Log a program that allows you to graphically display the alarm history recorded on the Alarm Status screen Using 500 Series Log you can quickly verify that the system is functioning properly following configuration and calibration To launch the software use the 500 Series Suite launcher or select the Start button and navigate to All Programs Fiber SenSys 500 Series Log The 500 Series Log software starts by displaying the View screen The View tab viewing alarm log data View stat File R Proc 1 j M Proc2 7 Open C Program Files FiberSenSysLLC SPIDERVOS OSC OBbt ssts i i s s s s s s SC ag 5 9 2008 3 16 46 PM 5 11 2008 10 44 44 AM Updating complete 200 Figure 4 1 500 Series Log View screen 4 500 Series Log Page 4 44 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber Se nSys nea The 500 Series View Alarm Status screen allows you to log alarm event and fault data into a file on the PC Using the 500 Series Log View screen you can then open that file and view the activity in graphical form On the View screen click on the Open button An Open dialog box displays allowing you to select a log file txt extension to display When you sele
11. the same hyperzone Hyperzone 3 A series of sensor data recordings have been made during train passings For comparison purposes separate recordings of simulated combing and cutting attempts in the affected zones have also been made The Model function is used to improve calibration settings as follows Page 3 32 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE 1 Open a sensor data file showing the nuisance The data s calibration values are shown in the Calibration Parameters fields and its hyperzone configuration is shown in the hyperzone tree 2 Adjust parameter settings until the model trace drops below the event threshold and no event markers are present Adjust the gain setting first setting it just low enough to eliminate events but no lower 3 On paper record the adjusted parameter settings 4 Open a data file that includes a simulated intrusion attempt in the same hyperzone 5 Set the calibration parameters to the settings recorded in step 3 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 as necessary until the model trace from the nuisance file indicates no alarms and the model trace from the intrusion attempt file indicates event detection and alarm activity 7 Click on the APU Parameters tab to display the APU Parameters screen Click on the Write button to write the optimized parameter settings to the APU for Hyperzone 3 3 500 Series View Page 3 33 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Refe
12. 15 E Read I Wite Configure Connected to COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 9 1 2008 Figure 2 4 500 Series Config main screen 4 Two cable configuration values appear in the upper left portion of the screen Lead Length and Backbone Length These fields show the values previously stored in the APU if any File Graph APU Help M Editing APU Settings Lead Length m 0 Backbone length m 200 H Figure 2 5 Editing APU settings field 5 Enter the approximate length of the insensitive lead in cable in meters in the Lead Length box Ensure that the value entered is greater than the actual lead in cable length 6 Inthe Backbone Length box enter the approximate end to end length of the backbone cable plus 100 meters not including the 2 500 Series Config Page 2 7 Fiber SenSysx47__ 500 Series Software Reference Manual insensitive lead in cable Make sure the value entered is at least 100 meters longer than the actual length of the backbone cable 7 Click on the Write button to save the lead length and backbone length values to the APU CAUTION Any time you enter new data on the 500 Series Config screen the Write button starts flashing yellow indicating there is new data to download to the APU Be sure to click on the Write button to save the new data If you exit this screen without clicking on the Write button the data is discarded and not saved to the APU 8 Click on the Configure button The system begins a conf
13. 24 1026 n 0 10 10 2007 14 11 33 1024 1025 0 0 10 10 2007 14 11 33 1024 1024 0 oO 10 10 2007 14 11 33 1024 1024 o oO 10 10 2007 14 11 33 1024 1024 o fa 10 10 2007 14 11 33 1024 1024 0 0 10 10 2007 14 11 33 0 2 0 0 10 10 2007 14 11 33 Date Time Zonel Zone2 10 10 2007 15 44 38 10 10 2007 15 44 38 Figure 3 29 An Alarm Log file 3 500 Series View Page 3 35 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual The alarm log lists events by date and time A four digit decimal code describes the activity associated with each zone The code indicates whether there as been an event alarm fault or tamper and whether the alarm relay has been activated A value of 0 indicates no activity for that zone To read the code convert the decimal value to its binary equivalent The active bits indicate the type of activity For example the alarm log reports a decimal value of 1041 in Zone 2 at 14 11 32 hours Converting 1041 to its decimal value yields a figure of 010000010001 This number is divided into three four bit bytes of data Each bit is then identified with a type of activity according to the log report bit structure as shown below A 1 indicates activity a 0 indicates no activity Condition Bits Alarm Bits Event Bits Proc Proc Proc Proc Fault Relay Tamper N A N A 2 1 N A N A 2 1 0 1 00 olojol1 ojojo Figure 3 30 Log Report bit structure The decimal value 1041 therefore indicates that event activity on Proc
14. 3 37 Fiber SenSys7 500 Series Software Reference Manual The first bar shows the height of the reference reflection which is indicated by a horizontal line across the screen A second horizontal line towards the bottom of the screen shows the noise floor Small fluctuations in the magnitude of each reflection are normal resulting from minor disturbances of the sensor cable Minor variations in the system optics can also cause small changes in the reflections However large changes greater than 5 dB in either sensor or reference reflection level indicate a problem with the system The table to the left of the graphical display shows the zone number the realtime sensor reflection magnitude and the magnitude value saved at the APU Controls on the screen above the graphical display allow you to save magnitude values into a file load historical data and capture a snapshot of live data for instant comparison Storing sensor magnitude values You can save the sensor reflection magnitude values into a file on the PC for later use as reference The magnitude values are saved as percentages cbs extension if the Log box is unchecked or in dB cbl extension if the Log box is checked To save magnitude values into a file click on the Save button An Enter Cable Status File Name dialog box appears allowing you to choose a location and enter a file name The magnitude values are saved to the file but are not written to the APU Loadin
15. 4 Duration 1 25 3 0 0 3 Tolerance 1408 3 3 Level 0 100 Oedisable 50 50 Event Cnt 1 100 s s 4 al Event Win 1 20 s 8 e0 wndReiect EvertMsk 0105 0 7 07 H gaea onan 50 Ee Zone 2 assigned to HyperZone 2 Figure 3 3 The 500 Series View APU Parameters screen Assign a device name For a new installation assign a unique device name to the APU This will be the name used to address the device in all XML messages if your APU is installed in an existing local area network Click on the Device Name field on the APU Parameters screen and enter the name Click on the Write button to write the name to the APU 3 500 Series View Page 3 3 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual Hyperzones Page 3 4 Next organize your secure perimeter into hyperzones A hyperzone is a virtual zone in your perimeter security system that consists of one or more actual physical zones For example each physical zone can be a separate hyperzone or alternatively all the zones of your perimeter can be in one hyperzone Group physical zones into hyperzones according to how you plan to assign calibration parameters This feature enables you to apply the same calibration settings to separate zones that have similar physical traits Hyperzones might indicate places where the environment changes for example from open space to a treed area or areas that might be affected by vibrations from traffic or railw
16. C Time Evei D Event2 Prefix ftet3 FM Alami F Alarm 2 Sequence EE Status P1 Alarm Acquiring Zone 1 Figure 3 17 The 500 Series View Realtime screen A status legend on the right hand side of the screen shows any alarms or events associated with Processor 1 and 2 Alarm indicators are shown in red and event indicators are yellow Events and alarms are also shown as flashes across the Realtime screen 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Figure 3 18 Realtime status display Table 3 1 Realtime status display indicators Indicator Meaning P1 Alarm Alarm condition in Processor 1 P1 Event Event condition in Processor 1 P2 Alarm Alarm condition in Processor 2 P2 Event Event condition in Processor 2 Fault Fault condition in the cable assembly Relay Alarm relay has been activated Tamper Tamper switch has been activated Realtime display modes On the Realtime screen you can choose from two modes for viewing live sensor cable signals Spectral or Time Choose between these modes by clicking on the appropriate radio button Data is displayed for the currently selected zone In either display mode the data is updated about ten times per second 3 500 Series View Page 3 21 Fiber SenSys if 500 Series Software Reference Manual Page 3 22 Spectral display mode Provides a display of amplitude vs frequency The relative acoustic power of th
17. Fiber SENSE HIGH PERFORMANCE HIGH RELIABILITY HIGH SECURI TY Fiber Defender 500 Series Software Suite User Manual Rev E 8 2013 f Fib er Sen Sys He 500 Series Software Reference Manual Page ii Copyright 2013 Fiber SenSys all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from Fiber SenSys Inc 2925 NW Aloclek Drive Suite 120 Hillsboro Oregon 97124 USA This manual is provided by Fiber SenSys Inc While reasonable efforts have been taken in the preparation of this material to ensure its accuracy Fiber SenSys Inc makes no express or implied warranties of any kind with regard to the documentation provided herein Fiber SenSys Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Fiber SenSys Inc to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes Fiber Defender is a trademark of Fiber SenSys Inc Fiber SenSys is a registered trademark of Fiber SenSys Inc Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Fiber SenSys Inc 2925 NW Aloclek Dr Suite 120 Hillsboro OR 97124 USA Tel 1 503 692 4430 Fax 1 503 692 4410 info fibersensys com www fibersensys com 500 Series Software Reference Ma
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19. Level Threshold i ignali Leve resno Signal Level al S dB 2 wo 2 lt BK 4 c S 2 3 Q ooa 2 8 4 amp 7 8 98 fo ni 2 Duration 10ths of a second Figure 3 11 Signal duration coupled with signal level Tolerance this parameter specifies a tolerance for the signal level setting If the signal falls within this tolerance below the signal level setting it is considered an event if it lasts for a period of time that is automatically set by the processor The higher the tolerance value is the longer the duration If the signal is outside the tolerance setting it cannot generate an event regardless of how long it lasts Defining how events qualify as alarms The following three parameters define the conditions under which events qualify for an alarm condition Event count one of the best ways to differentiate an intruder from a nuisance is by the number of times an event occurs within a given time period Generally a nuisance such as an animal or tree branch doesn t cause the consistency in events that an intruder does The event count parameter specifies the number of events that must be 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE received to cause an alarm condition and is used with the event window parameter e Event window a window of time following an initial event during which at least one subsequent event must occur and be complete to qualify for an alarm con
20. Locations table then double clicking on the Zone cell for that row A dropdown will appear allowing the user to assign a new zone number for that reflection Reflection Location m Zone Reset Zone Reference 32 Order 1 49 5 1 2 66 5 2 3 81 5 3 4 4 5 5 95 5 Noise Floor Figure 2 17 Using the Intelligent Zone Assignment feature Click elsewhere to commit the assignment Once the assignment is committed the Write button will flash to remind the user that the Zone Reflection Locations table no longer matches the table in the APU The item is not a valid zone number 500 Series Config will not allow the user to assign this value The Reset Zone Order button will restore the zone numbers such that each matches the reflection number If you inadvertently press this Page 2 20 2 500 Series Contig 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS ys HE button you can use the Read button to read the current settings from the APU including the Zone Reflection Locations table 2 500 Series Config Page 2 21 Fiber SenS yS HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual 500 Series Config prevents the user from duplicating or skipping numbers so before the table can be written to the APU the user must first assign a unique number to each zone 500 Series Config highlights duplicate zone numbers to remind the user to assign unique numbers Reflection Location m Zone Reset Zone Refere
21. Sys 4 Backbone length m 320 495 66 5 81 5 Continuous 55 4 3145 amp Configure GE Insert Zoom 100 90 Zoom 80 out 70 Normal 60 50 Position 40 x 320 30 Y 67 20 10 0 distance m v Connected to COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 9 1 2008 Figure 2 13 Comparing captured and live waveform traces NOTE This procedure starts with loading a dat file and compares the waveform from the file to a new scan but you can also start with a current scan capture it and load a second waveform from a file for comparison Page 2 16 2 500 Series Config 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS ys HE Setting the APU Time The 500 Series APU contains an internal real time clock This clock is set at manufacturing time but can also be set by the customer by accessing the APU Set APU Time menu item which will bring up the following form HE APU Time Current APU Time 11 24 2002 PC Time Time to Set 32 4 2012 09 24 AM OK Cancel Figure 2 14 Setting the APU Time This form reports the current APU date and time as well as the current date and time on your PC The format for these value should match your locale s standard format month day year in the United States day month year in the United Kingdom and so forth Pressing OK will close the form after setting the APU s date and time Pressing Cancel will close the form without changing the APU 2 500 Series Config Page 2 17
22. and Application Notes Opens a directory containing 500 Series manuals and application notes Exit Closes the 500 Series Suite 2 500 Series Contig Page 2 3 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual 2 500 Series Config Use the 500 Series Config software to configure your Fiber SenSys security system This step is essential for proper APU functioning Configuration involves programming critical cable assembly information into the 500 series APU Before starting system configuration you must know the length of the lead in cable and the overall length of the backbone cable in meters NOTE A new system must be configured using 500 Series Config before calibration parameters can be set using 500 Series View Help for 500 Series Config When using 500 Series Config this manual is available from the pull down menu at the top of the screen To open this manual select the User Manual option from the Help menu Fle Gaph APU Heb Editing APU Setting User Manual OO i Fiber SenSys 2 Backbone length jm 50 x0 1 Se E sseeg gB8 T T 10 0 Figure 2 1 500 Series Config main Help menu Page 2 4 2 500 Series Config 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE NOTE Tool tips appear when you move the cursor over a control on the screen Configuring a new system NOTE 500 Series Port Assignment Wizard assists with the installation of a new system This software is ea
23. are Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE e Spectrum window Displays the signal amplitude as a function of signal frequency Hz e Acoustic Power window Displays the raw signal s acoustic power as a function of time Yellow and red markers above the waveform indicate event and alarm points The 0 0 position on the X axis indicates the trigger point of the recording while the negative numbers indicate the time in seconds leading up to the trigger The two windows are interactive that is the data appearing between the blue cursors in one window is a conversion of the data between the blue cursors in the other window Initially the blue cursors are positioned at the left and right edges of each window You can drag and reposition any of these cursors within its window As you drag a cursor narrowing the focus of data in that window the other window is automatically updated For example the cursors in the Acoustic Power window are initially displayed at 5 and 5 seconds Moving these cursors to the 1 and 2 second positions updates the Spectrum window to display the frequency content of the signal that occurs only between those points in time Similarly placing the markers between the 100 and 200 Hz positions in the Spectrum window updates the Acoustic Power window to display only the signal amplitude content present in that frequency range lt Cursors gt 3 500 Series View Page 3 27 Fiber SenSys H 500 Series
24. ay After a 500 Series Config APU configuration all Zones are grouped into one hyperzone containing all the physical zones in the system To create a new hyperzone and add a zone to it activate the APU Parameters tab and right click on the zone to be moved Select the popup Add to new Hyperzone when it appears A new hyperzone is created containing the selected zone Fle APU Help HypeiZone 1 APU Parameters Reatime Replay Model Alam Status C ZONE 001 ZONE Og Add to new Hyperzone fe Name Comment Parameter Defaut Value XML Report Interval 0 60 s 1 0 fi 0 i Tamper OFF fi Figure 3 4 Creating a new hyperzone You can right click over any listed zone to continue creating new hyperzones After creating new hyperzones you can also move individual zones by dragging them in the hyperzone tree from one hyperzone to another 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Rename zones To rename a zone click on the zone to select it wait a second and then click on it a second time A text cursor appears in the name field and you can type in a new name After hyperzones are defined and named calibrate the system by assigning calibration parameters to each hyperzone All calibration parameters are assigned on the APU Parameters screen As discussed earlier each hyperzone is calibrated independently When a new hyperzone is created 500 Series View assigns default settings to each calib
25. ct the file the View screen displays all alarms events and faults generated by the APU using color coded indicators as follows Red alarm Yellow event Blue fault The X axis shows the time and the Y axis shows all the zones in the system View filters The View screen has filters that allow you to choose the type of data that is displayed on the screen These filters are shown as five checkboxes in the top right corner of the screen Figure 4 2 500 Series Log software View screen filters Each event or alarm originates from either Processor 1 or Processor 2 You can select to display activity from only one of the processors by checking the Proc 1 or Proc 2 checkbox in the upper right of the screen If both boxes are checked all activity is displayed if one processor is checked only activity originating with that processor is displayed You can also choose to display the type of activity to display using the Alarm Events and Faults checkboxes in the upper right of the screen 4 500 Series Log Page 4 45 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Zoom As on other graph views you can zoom in on a particular area of the screen Using the mouse draw a box to select the area That area is magnified to fill the graph To return to normal view click the mouse on any axis of the graph to display two zoom options Zoom Normal and Zoom Out Zoom Normal returns the graph to full view and Zoom Out reduces t
26. deled parameters to the APU Any parameter setting changes made in the modeling process are also displayed on the APU Parameters screen You can use the modeling process to derive optimal calibration parameter settings then click on the APU Parameters tab to display the APU Parameters screen and view the new settings To write the settings to the APU click on the Write button The new settings are saved to the APU and applied to all zones in the selected hyperzone You can then click on the Save button to save all parameter settings for all hyperzones in the system including the updated hyperzone in a prm file on the PC for future use NOTE If you decide not to save the modeled parameters simply click on the Read button to discard the modeled parameter settings without writing them to the APU Clicking on the Read button uploads parameter settings for the currently selected hyperzone and displays them on the APU Parameters screen Spectral modeling example As an example of spectral data modeling consider a site where a 500 series system is installed on a chain link fence that is protecting a perimeter next to a set of train tracks A passenger train goes by twice a day setting off alarms in all zones that run parallel to the tracks The system must be calibrated so the train does not cause alarm activity but the system can detect climbing and cutting intrusion attempts All zones running parallel to the train tracks are grouped into
27. dition This parameter is entered in tenths of a second An event count of 1 means that any event will generate an alarm In this case the event window is ignored For example if the event window setting is 50 5 seconds and the event count is 3 at least three events must occur no more than 5 seconds apart a total time of 15 seconds for an alarm to occur If an event window expires before another event occurs the event count resets as shown in the illustration below 5 second event windows SS Signal Level dB tst event 2nd event 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Time seconds Figure 3 12 Event windows 3 500 Series View Page 3 15 Fiber SenS yS HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual NOTE Since the event must be completed within the event window to be counted towards an alarm condition the event window must be at least as long as the event duration NOTE If the event mask time is not zero then a delay as long as the event mask time occurs before the event window time begins lf however the second event occurs before the first event window expires the event count increments to 2 The third event falls within the event window of the second event so the event count increases to 3 and creates an alarm condition as shown below 18 16 14 12 5 second event windows 10 Signal Level dB tst event 2nd event 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 21 Time seconds Page 3
28. e Spectral P1 P2 aaa Path Dtm C Time V Event MV Event2 Prefit Spectrum M Alami D Alatm2 Sequence 1 Figure 3 22 Realtime screen recording controls 3 500 Series View Page 3 23 Fiber SenSys i 500 Series Software Reference Manual Sensor cable data is saved in files using the following file name format prefix xx yyy fsi The prefix is user specified and entered in the Prefix field on the Realtime screen This allows you to create a series of files identified by a common prefix for example by location such as NE Corner A1 The xx is the currently selected zone number supplied automatically when the file is saved The yyy is an automatically incrementing sequence number that starts at 0 and increments each time a file is saved with the same prefix You can change the sequence number manually by clicking on the up and down arrows in the Sequence box By default sensor cable data files are saved to the My Documents folder You can specify a different location for saved files by clicking on the Path field and selecting from the Browse for Folder dialog box that appears Recording data manually Make a recording of realtime sensor cable data for the currently selected zone at any time as follows 1 Inthe Record File Prefix field specify a file name If necessary enter a new destination directory for the file in the Path field 2 Click on the Record button 3 The message Manual Record appears in the mes
29. e signal a unitless measure is shown along the Y axis and the X axis shows the associated frequency content Hz _ SS SS SS aS Se 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Frequency Hz Figure 3 19 Realtime spectral display mode Time display mode Provides a plot of signal amplitude along the Y axis vs time measured in points along the X axis EEE eee 0 64 128 Time Pts Figure 3 20 Realtime time display mode 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Recording realtime data You can save the realtime data to a file for later analysis The save function can be triggered either manually or automatically such as when an alarm or event is detected When either a manual or an automatic trigger is received 500 Series View records five seconds of data The five seconds of data following the trigger is coupled to five seconds of data that immediately preceded the trigger for a total 10 second snapshot of sensor cable data as shown below The trigger occurs at 0 seconds Acoustic Power Time 3 Figure 3 21 Recording of realtime data All hyperzone information and calibration settings associated with the selected zone are saved with the file The controls that allow you to record realtime sensor cable data are in the upper right area of the Realtime screen APU Parameters Fi Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Filter Event Record Manual Record Record Fil
30. ent 0 100 l 20 Fault Threshold 0 30 h5 L Wite Figure 2 16 Advanced Settings form The Allow intelligent Zone Assignment checkbox allows the Intelligent Zone Assignment feature to be accessed from the Zone Reflection Locations table This feature allows flexibility in assigning zone numbers to zones The checkbox does not change any assignments that already exist in the APU and the Write button does not need to be pressed The checkbox must be checked each time you re start 500 Series Config Please refer to the section on Intelligent Zone Assignment for more information about this feature 2 500 Series Config Page 2 19 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual Intelligent Zone Assignment The Intelligent Zone Assignment feature allows flexibility in assigning zone numbers to zones The assigned zone numbers are used for the LEDs relays FD525 View and XML Fiber Commander 500 Series Config prevents the user from duplicating or skipping numbers so only the sequence of the numbers is changed The primary advantage of this feature is that customers do not need to insert fiber delay coils to achieve their desired zone numbering sequence For example if you have a long zone followed by a short zone you can now call these zones 1 and 2 through software Once enabled the user can change the numbers assigned to zones by clicking on the associated row in the Zone Reflection
31. essor 1 created an alarm condition causing the alarm relay to activate Page 3 36 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE The Cable Status tab perform system diagnostics Click on the Cable Status tab to monitor the health of your security system File APU Hep HypeZone 1 APU Parameters Reatime Replay Model Alam Status Cable Status Fiter ZONE 001 ZONE 002 Fie Graph ZONE 003 Save Open Capture Clea Acquiring cable data Figure 3 31 The Cable Status screen On the Cable Status screen you can view the system s current sensor reflections and compare their magnitudes against historical values saved in memory Comparing the sensor reflection magnitudes against saved historical values alerts you to potential trouble zones resulting from damage to the sensor cable or weakening laser detector performance You can also update the reflection values to compensate for optical changes without having to repeat system configuration The Cable Status screen shows the cable assembly in graphical form as a bar graph Each sensor cable in the cable assembly is represented as a separate bar The table to the right shows the signal level from each sensor as a percentage of the reference reflection or in dB if the Log box is checked In order for data to appear on the graphical display and in the table 500 Series View must be connected to a functioning APU 3 500 Series View Page
32. g sensor magnitude values Page 3 38 You can load saved sensor magnitude values into the Cable Status screen and compare the historical data against current realtime cable data Do this as a system status check at routine intervals To compare data follow these steps 1 Click on the Open button An Open dialog box appears allowing you to browse and select the cbl or cbs file to load 2 500 Series View loads the selected file and displays the historical magnitude values as blue bars on the graph 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE NOTE The sensor reflection magnitudes displayed in the Saved column in the table to the right are the values last written to the APU not the values retrieved from the disk file 3 Compare the historical values against the current value of each zone as well as the reference reflection Inspect and recalibrate any zones showing a variation of greater than 5 dB If the reference reflection shows more than 5 dB in variance the cable assembly may be damaged For information on system inspection and performance testing refer to the APU s manual Click on the Clear button at any time to clear the historical data from the Cable Status screen Capturing Cable Status screen data Sensor reflections may fluctuate rapidly under some circumstances such as wind or other activity When these conditions occur you can assess the sensor reflection variation in a pa
33. gain setting should always be greater than the Signal level High frequency and low frequency an intrusion attempt or a nuisance generates a unique frequency signature as the sensor cable is disturbed For example an intruder climbing a fence generates noise at the low end of the frequency spectrum while a cut through a tight fence produces high frequency oscillations Selecting the right frequency range helps filter out frequencies caused by non threatening events Low Frequency Limit High Frequency Limit Power dB 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Frequency Hz Figure 3 10 Frequency limit principle Signal duration the time interval necessary for a signal to qualify as an event in tenths of a second This parameter works in tandem with the signal level setting The duration of a signal can help distinguish an intrusion attempt from a nuisance Some low magnitude nuisances can cause more lengthy disturbances than an intruder while high magnitude nuisances such as the popping of a metal fence in 3 500 Series View Page 3 13 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSysy Page 3 14 changing temperatures are very short in duration Coupling signal duration with the signal level can help screen out a number of nuisances this way In the example shown below a signal must be both higher than the 10 dB threshold and longer than 3 10 second to qualify as an event 18 16 14 12 cg Si
34. he frequency content on the 500 Series View Replay screen The Replay screen displays signal data that was recorded on the Realtime screen 3 500 Series View Page 3 25 Fiber SenSys H 500 Series Software Reference Manual Bile APU Help HyperZone 1 APU Parameters Reakime Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Filter ZONE 002 ae Open D _tmp Spectrum_1 01 000 fsi Previous Next Wed Apr 01 13 36 05 2003 Figure 3 23 The Replay screen To replay realtime spectral data 1 Click on the Open button An Open dialog box displays allowing you to browse the files on the PC 2 Select a data file fsi extension 500 Series View imports the file and displays its data in both the Spectrum and Acoustic Power windows All hyperzone and calibration parameter settings associated with the zone are also imported The file name and data time stamp of the file are displayed in the field next to the Open button You can click on the APU Parameters tab to view the calibration parameter settings associated with the file This data is displayed but not written to the APU unless you click on the Write button on the APU Parameters screen The buttons labeled Previous and Next allow you to scroll through all the files in a series that is files with the same filename prefix but with incrementing sequence numbers The Replay screen provides two ways of viewing the spectral data Page 3 26 3 500 Series View 500 Series Softw
35. he magnification in steps The Stat tab view alarm counts by zone The Stat screen displays the same alarm log data as the View screen but in histogram format showing counts for alarms events and faults by zone The filter checkboxes selected on the View screen remain active on the Stat screen In the example below only alarm data is displayed Above the graph area the start and end times for the alarm log are shown as well as the total alarm count and the count for the selected zone The pull down box next to the Zone Count field allows you to choose the zone for which to show the alarm count Start Time 5 9 2008 3 16 46 PM Total Count 38 End Time 5711 2008 7 01 56 PM Zone Count 1 fo Updating complete ooo00 Figure 4 3 The 500 Series Log Stat screen 4 500 Series Log Page 4 46 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber Se nSys pH 4 500 Series Log Page 4 47
36. howing the actual acquired signal Although there is initially some variation between the two waveforms the modeled data and the acquired data will overlap until you make changes to the calibration parameter settings Figure 3 26 Spectral data display on the Model screen Page 3 30 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS VSH The horizontal white line shows the event threshold Yellow markers indicate events where either of the waveforms crossed the event threshold Red markers indicate alarm conditions These markers show you when the signal generates event and alarm conditions at the current calibration parameter settings The top row of markers corresponds with the acquired signal and the bottom row of markers corresponds with the modeled signal If nuisance activity is present you can determine from the Model screen the calibration settings at which the activity causes events and alarms You can then adjust the settings until these peaks drop below the event threshold Notice how an alarm and an event marker have dropped off the modeled trace on the lower screen after the tolerance parameter was adjusted Figure 3 27 Modeling calibration parameters Notice that Processor 2 parameters are available on a tab behind Processor 1 Click on the Proc 2 tab to bring it to the front to adjust settings 3 500 Series View Page 3 31 Fiber SenSys i 500 Series Software Reference Manual Writing mo
37. iguration scan of the connected cable assembly The X axis represents distance in meters and the Y axis represents optical power expressed as a percentage CAUTION The intrusion detection system is temporarily disabled during the scanning process Each peak in the waveform represents the optical signal reflected from a sensor cable There is one reflection for each sensor cable in the cable assembly plus the reference reflection from the splitter box Page 2 8 2 500 Series Contig 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Fie Graph APU Hep Editing APU Settings Lesdtenghin 0 5 Fiber SenSysS4 Backbone length m 30 Continuous BY Scan Scan Configure S Remove QQ Read I Wite Insert St N Connected to COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 9 1 2008 Figure 2 6 Completed configuration scan 9 During a configuration scan the 500 series APU calculates the location of the center of each reflection that appears on the waveform This is the location of each sensor cable along the backbone in meters These locations are listed in the Zone Reflection Locations table on the 500 Series Config screen The first column in the Zone Reflection Locations table identifies the reflection number The second column identifies the location of the reflection in meters The third column identifies the zone number associated with that reflection The first row in the table represents a reference reflecti
38. ing the fence or stepping into the security zone for example and verify that an alarm condition occurs 3 500 Series View Page 3 7 Fiber SenSys47 _ 500 Series Software Reference Manual Simulate chain link fence cutting by attaching a spare section of chain link to the fence and securing it using cable ties Cut the links of the spare section and check the system response 2 Adjust the sensitivity if necessary raising it only to the minimum level necessary to detect the simulated intruder Click on the Write button to activate the new sensitivity setting for the current hyperzone and to write the new setting to the APU 3 Repeat the test in every hyperzone of the perimeter as well as in the most likely locations for an intrusion Adjust the sensitivity setting in the corresponding hyperzone as necessary Prefilter A Prefilter parameter setting controls a high pass filter used when acquiring waveform data This value is a percentage indicating the filtering that is applied 0 for none and 100 for the maximum filtering Note that applying 100 filtering cuts off most of the signals below the 50 Hz level The primary function of this setting is to filter out extraneous signals caused by nuisance sources that typically exist at low frequencies Click on the Write button to activate changes to the setting for the currently selected hyperzone and save the new value to the APU Use the prefilter in combination with sensitivity to ma
39. isplay a pop up Help option and left click on the pop up This displays the specific help text for that field Ele APU Help o MAS APU Parameters Realtime Replay Model Alam Status Ca ZONE 001 ZONE 002 MAPU Parameters Device Name e Comment Parameter Defaut Value tom amp Help Tamper Figure 3 2 Context help option for APU Read Write controls Page 3 2 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys H The APU Parameters tab define and calibrate hyperzones Use the APU Parameters screen to assign the physical zones of your system to hyperzones and to specify calibration parameters for each hyperzone Eile APU Help APU Parameters Device Name Comment Parameter XML Report Interval 0 60 s Tamper APU Parameters Realtime Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Fiter SPIDR NEW Fiber SenSys 4 APU Parameter Control Hyperzone Parameters Fence Bured p Processor 1 V Parameter Defaut Value Signal 1 40 dB 10 10 Lo Freq 10 600Hz 200 200 4 HiFreq 10 600H2 600 60 Duration 1 2 5 s 03 03 4 Tolerance 1 10 dB 5 5 4 Event Crt 1 100 3 3 a Event Win 1 20 5 5 0 Event Msk 0 10 s 02 02 a Recent F Seated Parameter Default Value Parameter Defaut Value Signal 1 40 dB 10 70 H canno a2 2a LoFreq 10600Hz 200 30 Senstivity 1 500 2 2 HiFreq 10 600Hz 600 600
40. nce 32 Order 1 49 5 66 5 81 5 95 5 304 5 Noise Floor 314 5 Figure 2 18 Highlighted duplicate zone numbers If the user attempts to write the table before assigning unique numbers an error dialog appears indicating that the settings cannot be written Cannot write invalid settings xi There are one or more duplicate zone numbers Please select a unique number for each zone The settings were not written to the APU Figure 2 19 The duplicate zone numbers error dialog Once each zone has been assigned a unique number and the Write button is pressed the Zone Reflection Locations table will be written to the APU The assigned zone numbers will then be used for the LEDs relays 500 Series View and XML Fiber Commander Page 2 22 2 500 Series Contig FD525 Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys H 3 500 Series View Use 500 Series View to set calibration parameters for your security system Effective calibration of the system minimizes nuisance alarms and optimizes its probability of detection Configure the system when it is first installed and also after any servicing of the cable assembly or APU Using 500 Series View you can also record sensor data files analyze the frequency content of saved data perform sensor data modeling and perform routine cable assembly diagnostics Start 500 Series View 1 3 500 Series View Connect the PC running 500 Series View to the USB por
41. nipulate the raw sensor signal before the alarm processors analyze it Typically the signal generated in fence applications has a practically equal amount of low frequency content generated during windy conditions as with actual intrusions By increasing both the prefilter percentage and sensitivity a more tunable spectrum can be generated Page 3 8 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSysit Gain Like the sensitivity setting the gain setting is applied simultaneously to all zones within a hyperzone The gain setting adjusts how the APU interprets the incoming signal The APU calculates the area under the signal between the low and high frequency bounds The gain is the threshold for this calculation below which all activity is ignored Raising the gain value lowers the threshold allowing more signals to qualify for processing and lowering the gain value raises the threshold screening out more signals A higher gain value increases the likelinood of detecting an intruder but also increases the likelihood of nuisance alarms As with the sensitivity setting set the gain value to the level necessary to detect an intrusion while also minimizing the incidence of nuisance alarms 5 only signals in this region 0 are counted as events Valid event 15 Signal threshold Signal Gain value Rowers Invalid event Time milliseconds Figure 3 7 Gain adjustment principle 3 500 Se
42. nual Fiber SenSys HE Table of Contents Contents Fiber Defender Moeroa eneee aeea eaa e a Ea ae A E A EEA i 500 Series eee eae eee ee e a ee eee i Software saeco de cae ieee ee Redeem as ete eee i User Maal eiiinsdvesvincentsh inerdielncantas unindsatwcecesaanscntes A EERTE AREARE EKA i Table of Contents waaseterccciencsteasameentvecdsSradenunens iene deatecwanidcendeddmawtestincurbace iii 1 Getting Started cs ace cece as Perdana deyentretdaera can yets ene enctacusaeesnes 1 Product Description c ciccerecssexeraccieccbersansdstceietetoneteeuseacsoncreeimeceteret 1 System Requirements scsc csscesedsseccedsasdeni edie veectsieetidcarevessuandedd outs 2 Installing the SOMWaANrG cic cteeerseettissdeticcedcatvesindeeeateeteeeenaes 2 Running the Software cccccccceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeeeeeeneaa 3 2 500 Series ONAN ces cia reese pert escapees ect ee eases ee ceneeaeet teceeweend 4 Help for 500 Series Contig ccccceeeescecceceeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeneae 4 Configuring a NEW SYSI6IN sicecccs2isacicchencndueievesaitectewthewsasadieneedtans 5 Restoring the system configuration ssseseeesssseeerrreeesserrrrrre n 12 500 Series Config Diagnostics snneeeeeeseeeneerrnereseerenerrreneeeee 13 Setting the APU Time ssssonssnnnseeessooeennrrnnreeorrrrtrrnnnreeoerrnnrrnnerseee 17 Advanced SCLIN S cea sdids at icc irnanticave Lote ce enantastavestnnandcencuasedenexe 18 Intelligent Zone ASSIQNMEN
43. on within the APU and the last row in the table represents the noise floor 2 500 Series Config Page 2 9 Fiber SenSys He 500 Series Software Reference Manual Depending on the site configuration the order of the reflections might not match your desired zone order If this is the case at your site consider using the Intelligent Zone Assignment feature described in the Advanced Menu section When the configuration scan is complete make sure all the locations listed are correctly centered on the reflections Click on each location listed in the Locations box On the waveform the white distance cursor moves to the reflection at that location Verify that the distance cursor looks centered on the reflection at the selected location NOTE You can zoom in on any portion of the scan using the cursor to outline the area to view Click Zoom Out to increase the area in view and Normal to return to the original view Fie Graph APU Help Editing APU Settings mes E Fiber SenSys Reference Backbone length m a0 S Remove Q Read 2 Wite z Insert cease sees Connected to COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 3 1 2008 Figure 2 7 Zooming in on the waveform If the location of a reflection is not exactly centered use the Remove and Insert buttons to relocate the center With the location selected in the Page 2 10 2 500 Series Contig 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS ys ie list click Remove Then drag the di
44. one and write them to the APU Saving and restoring calibration settings You can save the calibration settings for all hyperzones in the system into one file This allows you to restore all system settings to the APU if necessary To save and restore calibration settings use the buttons in the File menu while you are in the APU Parameters screen Page 3 18 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Ble APU Hep Save settings APU Parameters Reatime Replay Model Alarm Status Ca Restore settings APU Parameters Exit zz Device Name Comment Parameter Detours Value XML Report Interval 0 60 s 10 fi 0 Tamper OFF a Figure 3 16 File operation buttons To save calibration settings for all hyperzones select the Save settings button A Save As dialog box displays requesting a file name and location for the file The file extension prm is provided automatically Enter the file information on the Save As dialog box and click OK 500 Series View reads all parameters from the APU for each hyperzone and stores them in the designated file The values read from the APU for the currently selected hyperzone are also displayed on the APU Parameters screen To restore all APU settings select the Restore settings button An Open dialog box displays Select the correct prm file and click OK 500 Series View writes all parameter settings from the file to all hyperzones on the APU
45. or each hyperzone in your system speeding up the system calibration process Figure 3 25 The Model screen To open spectral data for viewing on the Model screen 1 Choose whether to load calibration parameter data with spectral data Click the Load File Parameters box to load the calibration parameters or leave the box unchecked to load spectral data only from the file without the calibration parameter settings 2 Click on the Open button An Open dialog box displays allowing you to browse the files on the PC 3 500 Series View Page 3 29 Fiber SenS VSH 500 Series Software Reference Manual 2 Select a data file fsi extension 500 Series View imports the file and displays its data in the Acoustic Power window The file name and data time stamp of the file are displayed in the field next to the Open button If you had the Load Calibration Parameters box checked you can click on the APU Parameters tab to view the calibration parameter settings associated with the file This data is displayed but not written to the APU unless you click on the Write button on the APU Parameters screen The buttons labeled Previous and Next allow you to scroll through all the files in a series that is files with the same filename prefix but with incrementing sequence numbers The spectral data displays relative acoustic power as a function of time The Model screen shows two waveforms a blue one indicating the modeled data and a red one s
46. pening requiring a signal higher in magnitude to create an alarm condition With no wind load the gain returns to its normal setting Gain 40 Reduction 12 14 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Wind Load Figure 3 8 Wind reduction principle Use the Wind Reject checkbox to enable wind rejection processing then adjust the value if necessary Click on the Write button to activate the new settings for the selected hyperzone and to save them to the APU Adjust wind processing parameters if necessary only after adjusting gain for each hyperzone For buried sensor applications leave the Wind Reject box unchecked 3 500 Series View Page 3 11 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual Event Processing Event processing parameters define 1 how the signals from the sensor cables are interpreted as events and 2 how events define alarm conditions Event processing parameters are applied separately to the two APU processors by hyperzone Adjust event processing parameters if necessary only after adjusting the gain for each hyperzone In the 500 series APUs two separate processors evaluate the incoming signal These processors labeled Proci and Proc2 on the 500 Series View APU Parameters screen are programmed individually to alarm for different conditions This allows you to program Processor 1 and Processor 2 to evaluate the incoming signal for different intrusion conditions When a disturbance is detected in the retu
47. pplied by hyperzone to both processors For each parameter the range of allowed values is shown as well as the default value Parameter Default Value Gain 1 50 20 20 Sensitivity 1 500 20 20 Prefilter Level 0 100 O disable 50 50 Wind Reiect Reject 20 80 50 j 50 4 Figure 3 5 General APU parameters 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Sensitivity Begin system calibration with the sensitivity setting for each hyperzone The sensitivity value specifies how much the incoming signal from the cable assembly is amplified A higher sensitivity setting for example is more likely to detect an intrusion but also more likely to trigger a nuisance alarm Try to optimize the sensitivity setting to a level where intrusions are detected without increasing the likelihood of nuisance alarms by adjustment and subsequent system testing Typically sensitivity is set only when the system is first installed The following figure shows the effects of different sensitivity settings on the incoming signal Sensitivity Setting 14 Sensitivity Setting 8 Signal power dB Time Figure 3 6 Sensitivity setting adjustment principle To adjust the sensitivity follow these steps 1 Start with the default sensitivity setting At a zone in the first hyperzone simulate the desired level of intrusion the system should recognize climbing or cutt
48. ration parameter You can change these settings for each hyperzone If you remove a zone from one hyperzone and add it to another the zone is automatically assigned the calibration parameters of the new hyperzone To adjust the calibration parameters for a hyperzone select the hyperzone either by double clicking on it or by right clicking on it and choosing Select from the pop up menu The selected hyperzone is highlighted With the hyperzone selected change the value of any calibration parameter either using the arrow keys or by typing a new value into the associated box and pressing Enter If you enter a number outside the allowed range 500 Series View automatically changes it to the closest allowed value After setting calibration parameters make sure to click on the Write button to write the parameters to the APU 3 500 Series View Page 3 5 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual CAUTION Do not select another hyperzone for calibration before clicking on the Write button If you change hyperzones before saving the calibration parameters all new parameter values are discarded General APU parameters Page 3 6 Some general APU settings are found in the lower right hand corner of the 500 Series View APU Parameters screen The APU contains two processors that analyze the incoming cable assembly signal to detect events and alarm conditions that occur along your secured perimeter General APU parameters are a
49. rence Manual NOTE Zone sensitivity and wind compensation parameters cannot be modeled on the Model screen The Alarm Status tab view and log system activity Page 3 34 A diagnostic alarm status display is available by clicking on the 500 Series View Alarm Status tab On this screen system alarm event and fault indicators are updated in real time Each zone in the system has its own indicator With no activity the zone is not highlighted Events highlight the zone in yellow alarms in red and faults in blue Bile APU Help HypetZone 1 APU Parameters Reatime Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Fiter ZONE 001 ZONE 002 Log File Legend Cd bet M oe Zone Zone 6 Zone 11 Zone 16 Zone 21 Zone 2 Zone 7 Zone 12 Zone 17 Zone 22 Zone 3 Zone 8 Zone 13 Zone 18 Zone 23 Zone 4 Zone 9 Zone 14 Zone 19 Zone 24 Zone 10 Zone 15 Zone 20 Zone 25 Acquiring status data _ Figure 3 28 The Alarm Status screen The Alarm Status screen is useful as a diagnostic tool for determining the performance of the system For example this screen gives immediate alarm and event feedback during system performance checks You can also localize a fault in the cable assembly by tracing the fault indicators on the Alarm Status screen isolating it to the backbone cable or an individual sensor cable a fault in the backbone cable cases fault indicators to illuminate from multiple successive zones
50. ries View Page 3 9 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual Page 3 10 To adjust the gain follow these steps 1 Start with the default gain setting At a zone in the first hyperzone simulate the desired level of intrusion the system should recognize climbing or cutting the fence or stepping into the security zone for example and verify that the APU indicates an alarm condition Simulate chain link fence cutting by attaching a spare section of chain link to the fence and securing it using cable ties Cut the links of the spare section and check the system response Adjust the gain if necessary setting it only to the level necessary for the APU to detect the simulated intruder Click on the Write button to activate the new setting for the selected hyperzone and save it to the APU Repeat the test in every hyperzone of the perimeter as well as in the most likely locations for an intrusion Adjust the gain in the corresponding hyperzone as necessary 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Wind processing The effects of wind must be considered and compensated for in all fence mounted applications These effects can be dampened in each hyperzone independently When wind processing is turned on as the wind load picks up the APU automatically scales back or dampens the gain in accordance with the wind rejection factor A higher wind rejection factor means more dam
51. rning optical signal and conditions meet the criteria in either Processor 1 or Processor 2 an alarm condition results Processor 1 default settings are optimized to detect fence climbing and Processor 2 settings are optimized to detect fabric cutting Use the Enable check box to enable or disable the processor For each parameter the range of allowed values is shown as well as the default value M Hyperzone Parameters Fence Buried m Processor 1 JV Processor 2V Parameter Default Value Parameter Default Value Signal 1 40 dB 10 10 Signal 1 40 aB 10 f 10 Lo Freq 10 600 Hz 200 200 Lo Freq 10 600 Hz 300 300 Hi Freq 10 600Hz 600 600 HiFteq 10 600Hz 600 ZE Duration 1 2 5 s 03 03 Duration 1 25 s i 0 1 Tolerance 11048 5 5 Tolerance i 4ods 3 7 3 4 Event Cnt 1 100 3 3 4 Event cnt 1 100 s5f5 Event Win 1 20 s 5 5 0 a Event Win 1 20 s 8 8 0 Event Msk 0 10 s 0 2 0 2 Event Msk 0 103 0 7 7 Figure 3 9 Event processing parameters Page 3 12 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE Defining events The first five parameters for each processor define the characteristics of events Signal level the signal level of a nuisance is generally lower than that of an intrusion attempt A signal from the sensor cable must be higher than this level to be counted as an event The
52. rticular zone or zones using the screen capture function on the Cable Status screen To capture sensor data follow these steps 1 On the Cable Status screen use the cursor to zoom in on one or more sensor reflection bar Zoom in by using the cursor to outline the area to view The outlined area is magnified to fill the graph portion of the display To return to normal view click the mouse on either axis of the graph to display two zoom options Zoom Normal and Zoom Out Zoom Normal returns the graph to full view and Zoom Out zooms out in steps Click on the Capture button to capture the data The captured data is displayed in blue while the live data continues to be displayed in red The bars are shown side by side for easy visual comparison of the data 3 500 Series View Page 3 39 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual HyperZone 1 APU Parameters Realtime Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Fiter ZONE 001 ZONE 002 File Graph Save Open Clear Acquiring cable data Figure 3 32 Captured data on the Cable Status screen Inspect and recalibrate any zones showing a variation of greater than 5 dB If the reference reflection shows more than 5 dB in variance the cable assembly may be damaged For information on system inspection and performance testing refer to the APU s manual To clear all captured data from the Cable Status screen click on the Clear button Updating sen
53. sage bar at the bottom of the screen while data is recorded 4 After five seconds the save is complete 500 Series View displays the path and filename of the saved file in the message bar Recording data automatically You can save sensor cable data automatically by specifying the automatic trigger There are four automatic trigger options when an event is detected by Processor 1 when an event is detected by Processor 2 when an alarm condition occurs in Processor 1 and when an alarm condition occurs in Processor 2 Each of these triggers is enabled by Page 3 24 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE clicking in the appropriate checkbox in the Event Record controls of the Realtime screen To record sensor cable data automatically follow these steps 1 Under Record File specify a filename prefix and destination directory for the data file s 2 Check one or more of the trigger checkboxes under Event Record to enable the selected trigger s 3 When any of the selected triggers occurs 500 Series View begins recording five seconds of sensor cable data The message Event save in progress appears on the message bar at the bottom of the screen while the recording is in progress 4 After five seconds the save is complete 500 Series View displays the path and filename of the saved file in the message bar The Replay tab view and analyze saved data Import spectral data and analyze t
54. sier to use and replaces the functionality of 500 Series Config including Intelligent Zone Assignment This software is described in AN SM 023 the Port Assignment Wizard application note and is not covered by this manual To configure your system follow these steps 1 To launch the software use the 500 Series Suite launcher or select the Start button and navigate to All Programs Fiber SenSys 500 Series Config 2 The main 500 Series Config screen displays behind the APU Connection dialog box The PC scans its communication ports and detects the APU then establishes communication with the APU The 2 500 Series Config Page 2 5 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual APU Connection dialog box disappears File Graph APU Help Editing APU Settings 7 aie as Fiber SenSys Reference 100 Backbone length m 4 pie em Scanning for APUs found COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 9 1 2004 zj Scan for serial ports and APUs Select one of the available APUs COM3 S N ENG3 FPGA 3 1 2008 hd Exit program Connect Chose 88S88S8 888 o o Figure 2 3 500 Series Config searches for the APU Page 2 6 2 500 Series Config 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE 3 The main 500 Series Config screen displays Fie Graph APU Help Editing APU Settings 2 ee are Fiber SenSys 2 Backbone length m x0 50 67 81 5 i Noise Fh 1 wY Scan cneas sadi S
55. sists with the installation of a new system This software is easier to use and replaces the functionality of 500 Series Config This software is described in AN SM 023 the Port Assignment Wizard application note and is not covered by this manual 500 Series Config allows you to specify configuration characteristics of the system s cable assembly necessary for proper APU function 500 Series View allows you to calibrate your system monitor system performance and record and analyze sensor data 500 Series Log is a utility used to view and track system activity Product Description Use 500 Series Suite to perform functions such as Configure the intrusion detection system Create hyperzones Calibrate the system View real time signals from the cable assembly Record and save signals from the sensor cables Review and analyze recorded sensor cable signal files Predict optimal system calibration settings through signal modeling 2 500 Series Config Page 2 1 Fiber SenSys HE i 500 Series Software Reference Manual Perform baseline system diagnostics System Requirements The software suite can be installed on any PC meeting these minimum requirements Operating Windows XP with Service Pack 3 SP3 Windows system Vista with SP2 Windows 7 with SP1 or Windows 8 Supporting Microsoft NET framework 4 0 included with software software suite installer Processor 2 8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or 2 0 GHz Dual Core or
56. sor magnitude values in the APU Page 3 40 Some optical drift of the system over time is normal as the result of effects such as changing weather patterns and temperature variations When the drift is under 5 dB you can update the magnitude values stored at the APU without reconfiguring the system which takes it offline temporarily and deletes existing zone hyperzone configuration To save the current sensor magnitude values to the APU click on the Update button This writes the values shown in the Current column of the Cable Status table to the APU The Saved column is updated to reflect the new values saved to the APU 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE The Filter tab adjusting the digital filter 500 Series View includes a digital filter that you can use to reduce low frequency signals Controls for adjusting the filter are available on the Filter screen File APU Help APU Parameters Reatime Replay Model Alarm Status Cable Status Fiter ZONE 002 200 300 Frequency Hz 400 500 600 selected 0 Hz value O range 0 254 Read White Event save in progress Figure 3 33 The Filter screen Each of the 60 sliders represents a frequency band of 10 Hz and a range of 0 to 254 The middle frequency of each slider is displayed on the screen when the cursor hovers over that slider Starting with the leftmost slider the middle frequencies are 5 Hz 15 Hz 25 Hz etc
57. stance cursor to the center of the reflection and click Insert to establish the new center point 11 After checking that each location listed corresponds to the center of each reflection on the waveform save the data by clicking on the Write button to complete system configuration 12 To save the configuration data to a file on the PC select the File pull down menu from the menu bar at the top of the screen and select the Save APU settings option A Save Config File As dialog box appears requesting a file name and location for the file The file extension cfg is provided automatically Specify a filename and location for the configuration file The 500 Series Config software saves the file with the extension cfg Load APU settings Reet acm Za Reference Exit Figure 2 8 Save APU settings 2 500 Series Config Page 2 11 Fiber SenS yS He 500 Series Software Reference Manual 13 To save the waveform data to a file on the PC select the Graph pull down menu from the menu bar and select Save to File A Save Graph Data File As dialog box appears requesting a file name and location for the file The file extension dat is provided automatically Specify a filename and location for the waveform data 500 Series Config saves the file with the extension dat Help m Editi Clear L Capture Reflection Location m Zone Reference 32 ol eoe j Load from File gt Te
58. t of the 500 series APU Turn power on to the APU To launch the software use the 500 Series Suite launcher or select the Start button and navigate to All Programs Fiber SenSys 500 Series View 500 Series View starts up with the APU Parameters tab selected The screen displays calibration information read from the APU Fie APU Hep APU Parameters Reatime Replay Model Alam Status Cable Status Fiter M APU Parameters Device Name Comment Fiber SenSys 4 Scanning for COM ports foung XML Report COM1 Tamper COMS Scanning for APUs Px 1 Set defauts Parameter J zl Parameter Defauk Value Signal 1 40 Gain 1 50 afz Lo Freq 10 Sensitivity 1 500 fas Duration 1 25 s Tolerance 1 10 dB Duration 1 25 s i Prefiter a E Level 0 100 O disable 50 50 Tolerance 1 40 dB Event Cnt 1 100 a 3 Event cr 1 109 sfs 3 Event Win 1 20 s s 25 Evenwn i 20s 8 403 Wind Reiect F EvenkMsk 0 103 02 0 5 EventMsk 0103 07 3 A Reject 2080 afs Page 3 1 Fiber SenS Ys He 500 Series Software Reference Manual Help for 500 Series View Online help for 500 Series View is available from the pull down menu at the top of the screen To view the main help screen select the Help option from the Help menu Figure 3 1 500 Series View main Help menu To view help in context right click on any field on the screen to d
59. up to 585 Hz for the rightmost slider The filter acts like a subtraction filter subtracting the slider value 0 254 to suppress unwanted signals There are 60 slider controls for fine tuning the filter Control these sliders in any of the following three ways e Drag the slider in the normal way using the mouse and the left mouse button 3 500 Series View Page 3 41 Fiber SenSys HE 500 Series Software Reference Manual Page 3 42 e Select the slider first by clicking on it then use the Page Up and Page Down keys for larger movement and the up and down arrow keys for finer movement e Hold down the Ctrl key and move the mouse over the sliders without pressing the mouse keys To read filter settings from the currently selected hyperzone click on the Read button The sliders are adjusted to the settings saved at the APU You can use the sliders to adjust the filter settings When you change a slider position the Write button turns red indicating that unsaved changes have been made Once the sliders are adjusted to the desired frequency subtraction you can click on the Write button to apply the settings to the currently selected hyperzone Click on the Read button to read the current filter settings from the APU If you have changed the filter settings but have not written them to the APU yet clicking on the Read button uploads the APU filter settings to the screen and discards any changes Right click anywhere o
60. ver the slider controls to reveal a pop up menu that displays more options Reset all sliders to Load Settings from file Save Setting to file Apply to all Hyperzones Figure 3 34 The Filter screen pop up menu The options on this menu allow you to perform the following functions e Reset all sliders to set the value of all the sliders to the new user defined value Use this option for example to reset sliders to 0 e Load Settings from file load the slider settings from a saved spec file When you select this option an Open dialog box appears allowing you to browse for the spec file to load When you load the file the sliders are adjusted automatically to the settings from the file 3 500 Series View 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenSys HE e Save Settings to file save the slider values to a spec file When you select this option a Save As dialog box appears allowing you to specify the location and file name of the file into which filter settings will be saved NOTE Filter settings are also saved and restored with calibration parameters when you use the Save and Restore functions on the APU Parameters screen e Apply to all Hyperzones apply the current slider settings to all hyperzones When this option is selected the settings are first written to a file Then a prompt displays to confirm that the settings should be applied to all hyperzones in the system To apply the filter
61. z or Continuous By SED Scan Noise Floor F Configure Figure 2 9 Save waveform data to a file 14 Exit the 500 Series Config program You can either select Exit from the File menu or click on the Windows close button X in the upper right hand corner of the 500 Series Config window 15 Configure the intrusion detection system using 500 Series View according to the instructions given in the next chapter of this manual Restoring the system configuration System configuration can be restored from a saved configuration cfg file Restore system configuration after the APU has been replaced due to servicing NOTE Do not restore the system configuration if sensor cables or the backbone cable has been serviced In that case the system must be reconfigured using the same procedure for configuring a new system To restore system configuration follow these steps Page 2 12 2 500 Series Config 500 Series Software Reference Manual Fiber SenS ys He 1 Select the drop down File menu from the 500 Series Config menu bar and click on the Load APU settings option An Open Config File dialog box appears that allows you to browse the PC s hard drive Select the cfg file that contains the required configuration data 2 When you open the cfg file the 500 Series Config screen is populated with the data from the file Verify that the configuration data is correct 3 Click on the Write button to write the data to the APU 4

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