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1. Sr Microsoft Windows Network gi MICUS vw 2000_04_02 o rz o El PUPIN wi 2000_04_29 El RASTKO v 2000_04_30 H E SWRASTKONRASTKO_D wi 2000_05_03 H E RASTKONRASTKO_C vd 2000_05 04 H E WRASTKOWNC v 2000_05_05 H E WRASTKOMBI v 2000_05_07 CES WRASTKO MACS vi 2000_05_08 o E contig Z 2000_05_09 fPM Demo 1 9 wi 2000_05 10 S 2000 06 11 WRASTKO MACS workings Network Copy Stop File copy in progress NNN Exit List of files allows you to select the equipment log files to archive and to con trol the file copy process From date contains the start date and time of the period for which you want to archive log files When specifying the date and time use the Micus Alarm and Control System 95 Commands same format as initially displayed in the field To date contains the end date and time of the period for which you want to archive log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field Select Files loads all equipment log files for the specified time period and for the selected unit File list contains all equipment log files for the specified time period Each log file has a checkbox which is initially checked If you don t want to archive a particular file you can deselect it by clicking on the checkbox Destination directory contains a tree hierarchy of your disk drives and folders You can expand it to s
2. REFRESH 66 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands 6 2 3 Equipment Specific Monitors The equipment specific monitors show the selected unit operational status and allow you to control the unit The degree of control you can exercise over the equipment depends on the equipment characteristics For example in this software release there is no equipment specific monitor for the DMS switches The Site Sentry units have equipment specific monitors which allow you to see the current status of all currently used points within the unit The monitors also allow you to operate relays in the Site Sentry unit if the unit is equipped with the output modules To open an equipment specific monitor you need to select the type of equipment you want to monitor and a particular unit you are interested in When you select the unit the system dynamically creates an equipment specific monitor window and displays it on the screen To monitor a particular equipment unit click the Monitor pull down menu and select the Equipment Specific Monitors menu item d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 8 RAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog wiew Archive Configuration Help Connect E Disconnect J Ki d Ka ES Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node Alternatively click on the corresponding toolbar icon depicted in the picture below Equip
3. ALARMS Locks HOTKEYS E viveo output ag _junoo BB ciona BI loug RESET BB ouauty E F P Lock L ver TABLES E presets _ FIRMWARE BB communication DI timers DEFAULTS REFRESH MACS monitor and control windows are non modal This means that the user can display more than one window on the workstation screen and freely switch from one window to another As the system detects status changes all windows on the screen are updated accordingly Each monitor and control window consists of two components a background graphical image and a list of status and control points A background image can be created using any graphic editor such as MS Windows Paint or CorelDraw When displaying the window the system determines the size of the image and adjusts the window size accordingly The following picture shows a typical on screen presentation of the equipment front panel and alarm status Micus Alarm and Control System 19 Overview DIGITAL MULTIRATE MODEM The list of points to display in the window is kept in the system configuration database A single window may combine points from various pieces of equipment The status and alarm points only reflect equipment status The control points have push buttons which allow operators to set reset toggle or pulse the point The points can be displayed on the screen using a variety of styles 20 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview LED style point is disp
4. RASTKOMRASTKO_C Gi RASTKONVNC S RASTKONMBI Ei RASTKONMACS H E contig H A Demo 1 9 WRASTKOSMACS working Network 2 m TT EE c ea ea ea List of files From date To date Select Files File list box allows you to select the event log files to archive and to con trol the file copy process field contains the start date and time of the period for which you want to archive log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field field contains the end date and time of the period for which you want to archive log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field push button loads all event log files for the specified time period list box contains all event log files for the specified time period Each log file has a checkbox which is initially checked If you don t want to archive a particular file you can deselect it by click ing on the checkbox Destination directory 92 list box contains a tree hierarchy of your disk drives and folders You can expand it to show your network resources as well by clicking on the Network button Micus Alarm and Control System Commands Network push button adds your Microsoft Network resources to the initial display of your local disk drives and folders Copy push button starts the process of copyin
5. Configuration This dialog box allows you to define the event report text color combination and severity to use when reporting that the point has changed its state You can also define whether to send a pager message when a state transition is detected The dialog box consists of the following elements Name Active Active Text Active Color Active Severity Page Inactive Inactive Text Inactive Color Inactive Severity Page OK 208 contains the input point name You can use up to 15 character long names which can include spaces group of controls allows you to define the text color combination severity and paging to use when the point becomes active edit box allows you to enter the text to include in the event report issued when the point becomes active If you leave this field blank no event report will be displayed in the MACS user inter face but the system will still update all graphical status and con trol windows pull down list allows you to select the foreground and background color combination to use in the event report issued when the point becomes active pull down list allows you to select the severity level to use in the event report issued when the point becomes active checkbox allows you to specify whether to send a pager mes sage when the point becomes active group of controls allows you to define the text color combination severity and paging to use when the point becomes inacti
6. DN Pf WordPad MacsM EES ICH Microsoft Developer Network gt Microsoft visual C 6 0 V an Real gt m winzip gt AA MSN Messenger 6 0 Paint RealOne Player HCH a CS CS CS CS Lex e US 8 CS CS CS Getting Started ColorCfg DemocCfg IPGCFg IPGGUI LogCfg MacsEditor MacsManager MacsMenu MacsU MapiCfg MenuCfg PagerCfg Lem CJ 8 SD 4 33pm In order to properly function your GUI must be connected to the server Usually the GUI is set up to connect to the server automatically when you start it In such a case when the GUI opens its main window you will see an event report similar to the follow ing example Micus Alarm and Control System 45 Getting Started This event report indicates that your GUI is properly connected to the server If you do not get this event report on the screen you will have to connect to the server manu ally using the Connect command Details on the connect command are given later in this manual You can start any other MACS user interface program using the same two methods In addition for frequently used programs such as MacsMenu you can also create a shortcut in your desktop window 5 2 MACS Shutdown To shut down all MACS components you have to shutdown all user interface programs and all Windows NT services Usually there is no need to stop the MACS server components except for when you want to change MACS configuration or w
7. File Edit View Tools Help arom 2 Sl lta Alle ze DI Folders Contents of programs fal Macs config 1 Distribution Application 21 05 00 11 50 AM H Doc Application 03 07 98 5 12 PM Gene Application 23 11 00 9 31 PM Ca voting Application 02 09 00 4 59 PM iP MacsEditor Application 18 05 00 1 27 PM MacsGiEncoder Application 15 06 00 2 31 PM Application 12 12 00 4 35 PM Application 19 12 00 5 05 PM 29 NU Application 15 10 00 12 32 PM a CH NTL Projects Application 16 11 98 4 18 PM e CH Omninet i Application 16 11 98 2 08 PM 9 PhotoShop Application 15 11 00 5 12 PM 9 Projects Recycler ed Projects E D Msdned1391 IF Les Contral Panal EI 50 object s 10 7MB Disk free space 2 50GB Depending on your actual system configuration the number of MACS programs in the programs folder and program names will wary In this example the MACS folder is installed on disk C and contains the following subfolders e The config folder contains database and bitmap files e The Distribution folder contains a copy of installation files found on the MACS software distribution CD Micus Alarm and Control System 37 Getting Started e The Doc folder contains a set of MACS documents in PDF format e The og folder contains daily event log files e The programs folder contains all MACS executable programs and dynamic link libraries DLLs e The Working folder contains MACS temporary files The MACS Programs folde
8. MACS sends e mail and fax messages using the industry standard Messaging API MAPI interface Status changes and alarm messages may be e mailed or faxed to one or more users Based on the event being reported the MAPI service selects from the database a list of responsible personnel and sends MAPI messages to all individuals on the list MACS itself does not contain fax and e mail software It provides only the interface to the operating system native fax and e mail services To send MAPI messages MACS relies on a third party software such as Microsoft Messaging which comes with the Windows NT operating system and Microsoft Fax for Windows NT 4 9 Trouble Tickets As an option your MACS server may be equipped with the MACS Trouble Ticket System TTS In such a case MACS automatically opens trouble tickets predefined in its configuration database A ticket is opened when the system detects equipment failure and closed explicitly by the operator Once the ticket is open the operator can select appropriate repair procedure from the predefined list and assign a responsible technician The technician can enter his comments related to the repair and upon completing the task close the ticket Operators can view and print individual tickets a list of open tickets or a list of closed tickets In addition obsolete tickets can be deleted from the list of closed tickets 1 The TTS is an add on component which must be purchased separat
9. Micus Alarm and Control System 205 Configuration At the top of the dialog box you will see the slot name and number shown as read only boxes To change the slot name or address use the Configure Slot command The rest of the 16 Point Slot Configuration dialog box is divided into two groups The left hand group designated as nputs allows you to add or to modify the input points configuration The right hand group marked Outputs allows you to configure output relays To add an input or output point or to modify an existing point configuration click on the push button associated with the point Dialog boxes used to configure points are described later in this document The dialog box consists of the following elements Name Address Inputs Outputs Exit 206 read only box contains the slot name read only box contains the slot number group of controls shows 16 digital inputs Input points that are actually used are indicated by their respective names To add a new input point select an unused point and click on the adjacent push button To modify an existing point configuration click on the push button next to the point name group of controls shows 16 relays Relays that are actually used are indicated by their respective names To add a new relay select an unused output point and click on the adjacent push but ton To modify an existing output point configuration click on the push button next to the point nam
10. Service Control EN Attempting to Stop the MACS Event Logger service on DOSITEJ 5 2 2 MACS GUI Shutdown You exit your MACS user interface programs the same way as any other Microsoft Windows application For the MacsMenu program use one of the following methods e Click on the X button in the top right corner of the window e Select File gt Exit from the main window pull down menu 48 Micus Alarm and Control System Getting Started Some configuration utilities are dialog box based For these programs you can use one of the following methods e Click on the X button in the top right corner of the main dialog box window e Click on the Exit push button in the main dialog box window 5 3 Elements of the Main MACS Window In this section we present commonly used GUI features while the details specific to the individual commands are given later in this document All MACS programs share the same look and feel and follow the Microsoft user interface implementation guide lines The main window for the MacsMenu program is depicted in the following picture CT Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Eile Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log View Archive Configuration Help S Blend ei gel 11 27 1999 15 22 56 DEMO 2 11 27 1999 15 23 00 DEMO 2 Is CLOSED 11 27 1999 15 23 08 DEMO 2 Ready A The key elements of a GUI main window are Title Bar on the left side co
11. YELLOW ON DARK BLU v Display Styles I Read Only I Scientific i Mv H Zz wW IC Options Ir sl Max SS a Add Delete Modify Save fies ew ime The following table briefly introduces various display styles you can use to draw your points The list of styles available for the digital inputs digital outputs and analog inputs is given on the following pages Micus Alarm and Control System 241 Creating Custom Screens 2 LJTEMERATURE ll o SC Baseball Switch E 2 LED style point is displayed as a small circle or square that changes color as the associated point changes its state The point name is not displayed This style is typi cally used to draw the equipment front panels Points can be displayed using either full width half width or proportional width rectangles A rectangle contains the point name and changes its color as the point changes status Full and half size rectangles are used to align points displayed in the window Proportional width rectangles are used to make their size proportional to the point name length Points can be displayed using either solid or transparent rectangles Solid rectangles change both foreground and background color when the associated point changes state Transparent rectangles change only the outline and the text color while the background remains visible through the rectangle Output points can be displayed w
12. tocol port by other computers and programs on your network to establish a TCP IP connection with your pager Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Protocol port edit box allows you to specify the TCP IP protocol port your pager will listen to service requests from other computers and programs on your TCP IP network Text Event Log checkbox allows you to select whether your pager will maintain its own text event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the pager will not create and maintain its own set of daily cre ated event log text files Usually the pager is configured to report its events to the event logger Text log path edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder that will contain the pager event log text files If you want your pager to maintain its own event log you must specify a folder that differs from the event log maintained by the event logger Binary Event Log checkbox allows you to select whether your pager will maintain its own binary event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the pager will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log binary files Binary log path edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder that will contain the pager specific event log binary files For instructions on how to specify the path for the pager specific event log please refer to the chapter on Event Logger Configuration 7
13. ACTIVE LEFT BOTTOM ACTIVE RIGHT LEFT ACTIVE BOT TOM LEFT ACTIVE TOP RIGHT ACTIVE BOTTOM RIGHT ACTIVE TOP TOP ACTIVE LEFT and TOP ACTIVE RIGHT For the Baseball Switch you can select the active orientation of the baseball switch between TOP ACTIVE RIGHT and TOP ACTIVE LEFT For the Door style you can select the door position and orienta tion of the open door The available options are DOWN OPEN LEFT DOWN OPEN RIGHT LEFT OPEN DOWN LEFT OPEN UP RIGHT OPEN DOWN RIGHT OPEN UP UP OPEN LEFT and UP OPEN RIGHT When you select a summary point the Options list allows you to select the action to take when the summary point becomes active The action is usually to display the next screen which shows in more details the individual points included in the sum mary point The next screen is either DEFAULT MONITOR or NEXT MONITOR The DEFAULT MONITOR displays the stan dard equipment specific screen for the selected equipment The NEXT MONITOR invokes the next custom screen that you design yourself To specify which custom screen to display use the Monitor field Micus Alarm and Control System Max Min Name Add Delete Modify Save Creating Custom Screens edit box allows you to specify the maximum analog value for the analog points This field is ignored when digital input or output is selected edit box allows you to specify the minimum analog value for the analog points This field is ignored when digital i
14. Configuration Pager Service Selection ray A Are you sure you want to delete this service To delete the service click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the service click on the No push button 7 4 7 4 View Pager Services To create a report with a list of all your pager services open the Pager Service Selection dialog box and click on the View Services push button The system will create the report and present it using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for Keywords cut and paste report contents and perform other functions typical of WordPad The following picture illustrates a typical report layout 158 Pager Service Configuration Notepad aax File Edit Format View Help D f List of units BELL_MBL NOVANET LOOK TV Pager service BELL_MBL Polling interval Telephone number 4162857267 Pager users Michael Bankovitch 637709 paga service NOVANET Polling interval 10 Telephone number 4162857267 Pager users Stewart Sheriff 335015 Pager service LOOK TV Polling interval 60 Telephone number 4162857267 Pager users AA Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 4 8 Pager Users Once you define your pager services you need to define a list of pager users for each pager service For example if you use one pager service in the Vancouver area and another servic
15. Details push button The Pager Event Details dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box layout is presented on the following pages Pager Messages Assigned to this User All Pager Events Server Unit Slot Point Details Delete 164 scrollable list box contains allpager messages assigned to the selected user scrollable list box contains allsystem wide defined pager events column in the list contains the name of the Windows NT service from which the message originates column in the list contains the name of the equipment unit from which the message originates column in the list contains the name of the slot within the equip ment from which the message originates Many communication equipment devices have slots used to install equipment plug in modules Equipment that does not have slots is considered sin gle slot equipment meaning that all components are located within a single monolithic unit column in the list contains the name of the point from which the message originates push button allows you to display details on the selected pager message There are two Details push buttons in the dialog box one for each list If you want to see the text messages assigned to a given pager event highlight the event in either the top or bot tom list and click on the corresponding Details push button The Pager Event Details dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box layout is presented on the f
16. File delete in progress Delete Stop Exit allows you to select event log files to delete contains the start date and time of the period for which you want to delete event log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field contains the end date and time of the period for which you want to delete event log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field loads all event log files for the selected time period contains all event log files for the specified time period Each file has a checkbox which is initially checked If you do not want to delete a particular file deselect it by clicking on the checkbox Micus Alarm and Control System Commands Delete button starts the process of deleting the selected files When you click on the button the program prompts you with the query Delete Event Log 4re you sure you want to delete selected files If you are sure that you want to delete the selected event log files click on Yes Otherwise click on No Stop terminates the process of deleting event log files Progress bar graphically indicates the progress deleting the selected event log files 6 9 4 Delete Equipment Log If configured to maintain the equipment log your MACS will over a period of time create a number of daily equipment log files You may decide to keep on line a month o
17. In this example you will select a half size rectangle with the solid background Display Styles Read Only Scientific MAJOR bel mMAJOR oO Wee p Pall H HAJOR WMHAJOR mMAJOR et Next you need to add your point to your custom screen Place the mouse pointer to the location in the custom screen where you want to position the top left corner of your point Press the right button and drag the mouse to create a rectangle which repre sents your point location As you drag the mouse the coordinates and size of your point rectangle will show up in the Point Attributes In this case the rectangle size is predetermined by the selected display style and the system will accept only the X and Y coordinates while the width and length will be ignored 280 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Point Attributes x Gei elen vim w 25 Options E Max 0 00 Name Ir Min 0 00 Add Modify Save You can adjust the location by manually changing the X and Y coordinates To add your point click on the Add push button To save your point in the database click on the Save push button Your newly added point will look somewhat like this 8 11 3 Baseball Switch In this example you will map a digital output to a baseball switch which is a graphical symbol frequently used in satellite communications To add a digital output point to you custom screen do the following e From the Source pull down list
18. The View Event Log command is used to view all event reports saved by the system on a given date To open a log file click on the Event Log pull down menu and select View Event Log d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX Fie Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help View Event Log aa EB amp a i m J i j view Equipment Log Alternatively you can click on the appropriate toolbar icon depicted in the following pic ture el View event log If your system is configured to maintain more than one event log you will be prompted to select the event log you want to examine Select Event Log IBS LOGGER SENTRY Cancel Micus Alarm and Control System 81 Commands The pull down list in the Select Event Log dialog box contains the names of all event loggers in your system Select the logger you are interested in and click the OK push button To exit the command without selecting the logger click on the Cancel push button Once you select the event log the Select Event Log File dialog box will pop up on the screen Look in asc D da rr ES Select Event Log File IS 2004_01_05 E 2004_01_06 2004_01_12 Sl 2004_01_13 2004_01_18 3 2004_01_19 Sam nn 20040108 20040115 Sam nm 3 Sonn pm Sonn m Sonn ie Samu m 2 20040104 20040111 20040117 Sonn za 2004 _01_24 E 2004_01_25 E 20040107 20040114 Sonn 20 File
19. You can select your event report recipient from that list or you can enter it manually in the Computer Name and the Protocol Port fields Computer name edit box allows you to enter the destination computer name When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Computer Name field is filled in automatically Protocol Port edit box allows you to enter the destination TCP IP protocol port When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Protocol Port field is filled in automatically Selected Recipients contains a list of all already configured recipients These are the destinations to which your event logger will send event reports Add push button allows you to add a new event report recipient to the Selected Recipients list To add a new recipient select it from the MACS Recipients list or enter the computer name and the proto col port manually Then click on the Add push button Micus Alarm and Control System 129 Configuration Delete push button allows you to delete an entry from the Selected Recipients list To delete a recipient highlight it in the Selected Recipients list and click the Delete push button Exit push button closes the Event Reporting dialog box When you add a destination to the Selected Recipients list make sure that the corre sponding service is actually running at the specified location on your network If the service is not running your event logger will attempt to con
20. connected to Once you start the GUI you can dynamically switch to any other MACS database using the Select MACS Node command To manually disconnect from the current database and connect to another database click on the Monitor pull down menu and select the Select MACS Node menu item 58 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 8 Jog File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help Connect Disconnect J 3 E KA Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node The Select MACS Node dialog box will pop up Select MACS Node MONTREAL TORONTO A scrollable list box contains the names of all MACS nodes configured in the current database To select another MACS node highlight its name in the list and click on the Select push button Select push button allows you to close the current MACS database and to open database on the selected MACS node Quit push button closes the Select MACS Node dialog box without connecting to another database Micus Alarm and Control System 59 Commands 6 2 Monitors The Monitors are windows that you use to monitor and to control your equipment Monitor windows can be either equipment specific or user defined Equipment specific monitors are windows which are dynamically created by the sys tem when you display the alarm points for the selected pi
21. groups and domains Micus Alarm and Control System 29 Overview Individual user access to the regional servers can be controlled by assigning personnel to different user groups For example membership in a given region group will grant individual user access to the respective regional server The same user can be a member of more than one group User groups can be defined in a way that further refines access to various system resources within a given server 4 14 On line Diagnostics All MACS programs have powerful built in real time on line diagnostics that can be used in the field to verify system configuration and to monitor operation of the external system interfaces On line diagnostics can be accessed remotely by our customer support personnel to assist the operators in configuring and running the system D Projects MacsIlmage D ebug MacsImage exe Bisi x gt timeout released allocated FA 03 i FA 3 i read 45 released allocated F4 M3 timeout gt event sent M3 released allocated FA F i F2 gt read H released allocated FA F i Fi 48 41 4E 4E 45 4C 26 31 26 2 3C 3B FE released allocated F4 timeout released allocated 30 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 15 System Connections The following pages provide a functional and architectural overview of the various system connections 4 15 1 Regional and Master Servers MACS is a clien
22. select O POINTS e From the Server pull down list select the equipment module that contains the point you are interested in e From the Unit pull down list select the unit that contains the point you are inter ested in e From the Point pull down list select the point you are interested in In this example make sure to select a digital output Source 10 POINTS v Serer MACS DEMO e 25 Unit DEMO_2 v 34 Point MAJOR X 8332 Type Digital Output Micus Alarm and Control System 281 Creating Custom Screens At this point the editor will indicate in the read only field Type whether you selected a digital input digital output analog input or analog output point At the same time it will present the display styles applicable to the selected point type First select the colors that you want to use for the active and for the inactive point state Note that the pulsed point state is ignored In this example you will select the same color for all point states Colors Active Above BLACK ON WHITE e Inactive Within BLACK ON WHITE e Pulsed Below f S Show State ACTIVE X Next select the point style In this example you will select the baseball switch Display Styles f Read Only Scientific AJOR O LIMAJOR O H MAJOR _i MAJOR BR LiIMAJOR gt 2 _JMAJOR LJMAJOR _JMAJOR AN Next you need to add your point to your custom screen Place the mouse pointer to the lo
23. select the equipment module such as SENTRY e From the Unit pull down list select the name of the unit responsible for monitoring alarms at the Toronto location such as TORONTO SS2 in this example Micus Alarm and Control System 287 Creating Custom Screens e From the Points pull down list select the Summary status point Source UNIT POINTS D Server MACS DEMO D 25 Unit DEMO_1 D 30 Point Summary v Type Summary Once you select the point you can rename it In this case you will change the name of the point from Summary to Toronto Source UNIT POINTS ei Serer SENTRY e 1 Unit TonoNntTo s52 i Point Tonto 7 Type Summary Next select the colors that you want to use for the point active and inactive state Colors Active Above DEFAULT CRITICAL D Inactive Within DEFAULT WARNING D Pulsed Below DEFAULT WARNING D Show State ACTIVE D Next select the display style to use for the summary point In this example you will use a see through rectangle with the width proportional to the point name 288 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Display Styles Read Only Scientific i bel 4 o pif s Next you need to add your point to your custom screen Place the mouse pointer to the location in the custom screen where you want to position the top left corner of your point Press the right button and drag the mouse to create a rectangle which repre sents your point
24. 0 00 Finally from the Name field in the Point Attributes select the action itself from the pull down list m Point Attributes Se jo te fo H jo W fo Options EXECUTE PROGRAM D Max 0 00 Name D Min 0 00 all E eee Add PREVIEW SWITCH e TELNET _Save User s Manual The action point is now ready to be included into your custom screen To include it specify the size and the position of the point and click on the Add push button 276 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 11 Using Display Styles The following pages illustrate how to use the display styles and how to include various status and control points into your custom screens Note that these examples do no include all point styles and associated options They are selected as typical tasks required to create a custom screen 8 11 1 Digital Input To add a digital input point to your custom screen do the following e From the Source pull down list select IO POINTS e From the Server pull down list select the equipment module that contains the point you are interested in e From the Unit pull down list select the unit that contains the point you are inter ested in e From the Point pull down list select the point you are interested in In this example make sure to select a digital input Source 10 POINTS X Serer SENTRY X 1 Unit ELECTRALERT M 208 Point IFIRST X 6095 Type Digital Input At this point
25. 5 22PM Paint Launch RealOne Player tees winzip ei Accessories gt Internet ei Games gt Internet Explorer Lal PrintMe Internet Printing gt iP ColorCfg We ies Express 3 sis 650_651_Meso_mes2_740 ri FF Democfg EH Soundmax gt GP IPGCfg eo Spider Solitaire 2 startup i gear UI IPGGUI Is Adobe Reader 6 0 iP LogCFg B Internet Explorer iP MacsEditor Lei Notepad mi MSN Explorer i MacsManager ka Outlook Express iP MacsMenu i IPGCfg s Remote Assistance iP MacsUtl Ei Windows Media Player i Mapicfg aT Data Sources ODBC M If your system is configured to provide access to the configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI you can also start the user interface configuration utility by selecting configuration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar 7 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained later in this document in Access To Con figuration Utilities 132 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration D Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Joe File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log View Archive Configuration Help Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Dem
26. BAX Fie Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Wiew Archive Configuration Help v Toolbar 22 A amm Ad VE ebe 6 7 4 About Box In MS Windows applications the About box contains information on the product vendor and a copyright notice To examine your MACS GUI About box click on Help gt About MACS Micus Alarm and Control System 87 Commands d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog We Archive Configuration Help About MACS ax Gi BI en eA gea User s Manual Alternatively you can click on the Help icon H MACS GUI about box The About dialog box layout will be similar to the one depicted in the following picture About Micus Alarm And Control System Micus Alarm And Control System Version 3 3 1 Micus Real Time Software 5863 Lesile St Suite 127 Willowdale ON M2H 1 8 Canada Phone 416 493 3623 Fax 416 502 9083 E mail mikeb micus sympatico ca Copyright Micus Real Time Software Inc 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 88 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands 6 8 User s Manual You have the option of installing an on line version of the MACS User s Manual Should you choose to do this you can read the manual from the screen using the Acrobat Reader For instructions on how to install your on line manual please refer to Local User Interface Options in the Configuration chapter o
27. Contents 8 2 3 Control Screens 06 cece eee eee eee eee AA a nena 226 8 3 Steps To Create A Custom Screen 002s 227 8 4 Selecting Graphic Editor 00 eee eee eee eee eee 228 8 5 Starting Display Editor 0 00 c eee eee 228 8 6 Creating Custom Screen 0 cece eee eee eee eee 232 8 6 1 New Background Image 232 8 6 2 Managing Custom ScreenS 20 0 c eee eee eee eee 233 8 6 2 1 Add Custom Screen 00 cece eee eee eee 235 8 6 2 2 Modify Custom Screen 0 c eee eee eee 235 8 6 2 3 Delete Custom Screen 2 0 0 cee eee eee 235 8 6 3 View Custom Screens 0 0 cece eee 236 8 7 Adding Status and Control Ponts 237 8 7 1 Selecting Points erie rea cats EE NEIEN eae NEE AUER EE alata hale 238 8 7 2 Selecting Colors 0 cece eee eee 239 8 7 3 Selecting Display Styles 0 0 eee nee 240 8 7 4 Analog Input Point Styles 2 0 0 0 e cee eee eee 246 8 7 5 Digital Input Display Styles 0 0 ccc cee eee 248 8 7 6 Digital Output Display Styles 249 8 7 7 Summary Display Styles 00 eee 250 8 7 8 Specifying Point Attributes 0 0 cece eee 251 8 8 Using BitmapS ENNEN EE NEE EEN ae eee ne EEN eee 254 8 8 1 Creating Bitmaps 0 0c eee eee 254 8 8 2 Managing Bitmaps 0 0 e eee eee 255 8 8 2 1 Add Bitmap ENN EINEN ieee eee ee ete bake beet 256 8 8 2 2 Configure Bitmap 0 00 cece eee eee 257 8 8 2 3 Delete Bitmap 2 cee eee 257 8 8 2
28. LAN or a wide area network WAN Thus the operators can access the equipment locally or remotely from geographically distant locations MACS supports a variety of communication media ranging from simple telephone lines to advanced LAN and satellite connections 6 Micus Alarm and Control System Introduction Industry Standards Many networking and telecommunications devices support the industry standard Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP MACS SNMP manager features allow for SNMP devices monitor ing and control without using any equipment specific software MACS SNMP agent allows MACS to act a s a proxy agent for other SNMP managers Cost effectiveness Compared to most of the competitive products MACS provides a highly cost effective solution Highly modular design concepts allow for rapid and easy customization and simplify support for the newly added equipment 3 3 What can you do with MACS The key MACS features are Micus Alarm and Control System Support is available for variety of equipment connected to one or more computers using either serial lines or network connections Support for the equipment that uses SNMP protocol Built in opto isolated digital inputs for monitoring contact closures Built in relays for controlling external devices Simple friendly and intuitive Graphical User Interface GUI Monitor and control screens implemented as graphical images which can be added to the system by the e
29. Pager Event Log Mea Archive Configuration Help es Connect Disconnect J e A Ka ES Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node Alternatively click on the corresponding toolbar icon depicted in the following picture D Command Line Window The system displays a dialog box depicted in the following picture This dialog box con sists of the following elements Working Area will show all commands and responses exchanged between you and the equipment When the number of lines exceeds window size a vertical scroll bar will show up and you can use it to scroll through several pages of communication data Edit Box below the working area allows you to enter an equipment specific command that you want to send to the selected equipment Send push button sends commands to the selected unit Type the com mand into the command line entry field in the bottom left corner of the Command Line window Then click on the Send push button Instead of the push button you can also press the Enter key on your keyboard Select push button allows you to select the equipment you are interested in Exit push button exits the dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 61 Commands Command Line Mode Gow Send Select Exit Once the Command Line window is displayed you need to select the equipment you want to communicate with To select the equipment click on th
30. Product Description Revision 2 0 October 7 2000 Michael Bankovitch 3 Micus Alarm and Control System MACS SNMP User s Manual Revision 1 0 December 23 2002 Michael Bankovitch 4 Micus Alarm and Control System MACS Script Language Reference Revision 1 0 January 4 2002 Michael Bankovitch Micus Alarm and Control System 3 Reference Documents 4 Micus Alarm and Control System Introduction 3 Introduction This section introduces the Micus Alarm And Control System MACS and its compo nents and briefly describes their major functions The following sections address these topics in much greater detail The remaining part of this document is structured as follows e Section 4 Overview presents the MACS system and describes its architecture key components and features e Section 5 Getting Started introduces some basic concepts on how to use the MACS system e Section 6 Commands describes each available command in detail e Section 7 Configuration explains the MACS configuration process e Section 8 Creating Custom Screens shows how to use the optional MACS Display Editor to create your own custom monitor and control windows 3 1 What is MACS Micus Alarm And Control System MACS is a computer based system which configures controls and monitors various pieces of equipment and collects and processes alarms generated by the equipment The system is used to monitor and control communications equipment the b
31. System 253 Creating Custom Screens 8 8 Using Bitmaps The Display Editor allows you to redraw the entire section of the screen based on the current state of any given point Point states can be presented using two or three bitmap drawings one for each state When the point changes its state the specified section of the screen is redrawn using the bitmap that is associated with the new point state In the following example the below limit within limits and above limit states of an analog point are mapped into the images of a street lights shown below The bitmaps you design may be of arbitrary size and complexity However the bitmaps that you assign to the same point will overlap each other within the same area on the screen Thus the bitmaps assigned to the same point must be of equal size To add bitmaps to your custom screens you have to e Create your bitmaps using your favorite graphic editor e Add the bitmaps to the list of bitmaps used by the system e Link the bitmaps with a status or a control point e Position the bitmaps in your custom screen 8 8 1 Creating Bitmaps Graphical images that you use for your custom screens can be created using any graphical tools The only limitation is that they must be saved as bitmap files bmp which is the format used internally by Windows The simplest way to create bitmaps is to use Microsoft Paint which comes with the Windows operating system You can also use digital scan
32. Typically you will either describe the color itself as in BLUE ON GREEN or you will describe the condition you intend to use this color for as in CRITICAL ALARM There are some color descriptions which must exist within the system and you cannot modify them These descriptions are e DEFAULT CRITICAL e DEFAULT MAJOR e DEFAULT MINOR e DEFAULT WARNING When you select one of these color definitions and open the Modify Color dialog box the color description field will be grayed out Micus Alarm and Control System 111 Configuration 7 1 4 Add Color To add a new color definition click on the Add push button in the main dialog box The Add Color dialog box depicted in the figure below will pop up The dialog box has the following layout Description Blinking Foreground Background 112 Add Color Description l Blinking Foreground Background NEW COLOR Cancel is an edit box provides a space on which you type in your new color description As you edit description the preview box will show your newly entered description text check box determines whether the color will blink when displayed on the screen Note that blinking applies only to the graphical images Text screens such as the GUI main window do not sup port blinking is a push button that opens a standard Windows dialog box to select colors described on the previous pages When you select the foreground col
33. a map with one hundred remote sites it will take one hundred telephone calls to refresh the entire status This is why the summary screens initially use only the status already known to the system and do not provide any means for a dynamic refresh A typical summary screen is depicted in the following picture iJ Region Monitor __ North Bay Quebec Montreal Ontario me hawa Micus Alarm and Control System 223 Creating Custom Screens 8 2 2 Status Screens Status Screens are custom screens that may contain one or more summary points but must contain at least one input point or read only output point Status screens are typically used to display the status of the selected equipment without providing any means to operate the equipment In these screens summary points can be used to open the next screen while the input points and read only output points are used to present the equipment status You can use a Summary point to show the overall equipment status You can also display a summary point with a push button and link that button to the next screen In such a case clicking on a Summary point push button displays the next screen which usually presents the equipment in more detail In a single custom screen you can include input points and read only output points from any piece of equipment attached to the MACS In other words you are not restricted to one equipment unit per screen You can combine several piec
34. a new enumerated set to your system configuration open the Select Enumerated Set dialog box and click on the Add Set push button The Add Enumerated Set dialog box will pop up on the screen Add Enumerated Set SetID 0 Name Cancel This dialog box consists of the following Set ID read only field shows the enumerated set database identifier Name edit box allows you to enter the enumerated set name Micus Alarm and Control System 263 Creating Custom Screens OK push button creates a new enumerated set and closes the dialog box Cancel push button closes the dialog box without creating a new enu merated set 8 9 1 2 Configure Enumerated Set To rename an existing enumerated set open the Select Enumerated Set dialog box and click on the Configure Set push button The Configure Enumerated Set dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box layout and operation is the same as the Add Enumerated Set dialog box described above 8 9 1 3 Delete Enumerated Set To delete an existing enumerated set from your system configuration open the Select Enumerated Set dialog box highlight the set that you want to delete and click on the Delete Set push button The following message box will pop up on the screen Select Enumerated Set A re you sure you want to delete this set To delete the selected enumerated set click on the Yes push button To close the message box without deletin
35. alist of all possible event reportrecipients known to your MAPI interface You can select your event report recipient from that list or you can enter it manually in the Computer Name and the Proto col Port fields Typically you will configure your MAPI interface to send its event reports to your event logger Computer name edit box allows you to enter the destination computer name When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Computer Name field is filled in automatically Micus Alarm and Control System 177 Configuration Protocol Port edit box allows you to enter the destination TCP IP protocol port When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Protocol Port field is filled in automatically Selected Recipients list contains all already configured recipients These are the des tinations to which your MAPI interface will send event reports Typically the list will contain only your event logger Add push button allows you to add a new event report recipient to the Selected Recipients list To add a new recipient select it from the MACS Recipients list or enter the computer name and the proto col port manually Then click on the Add push button Delete push button allows you to delete an entry from the Selected Recipients list To delete a recipient highlight it in the Selected Recipients list and click the Delete push button Exit push button closes the Event Reporting dialog box Whe
36. all of your custom monitor and control screens click on the View push button The system will create a text file that contains a list of all your custom screens and present it using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a file print it search for the specific names cut and paste and perform other functions typical of WordPad The following picture illustrates a typical report layout Custom Screens Configuration Notepad BAX File Edit Format View Help fl Region Monitor A Bitmap DOSITEI Dositej O MACS Config Region bmp Database ID 1 2 Montreal Site Bitmap DOSITEI Dositej O MACS ConTfig Bbell_mon bmp Database ID 2 3 Toronto site Bitmap DOSITEIJ Dositej O MACS Config Bell_tor bmp z Database al 3 4 Building Layout Bitmap DOSITEI Dositej O MACS Contig Building bmp Database ID 4 5 Remote Station Monitor Bitmap DOSITEIJ Dositej D MACS Conti g Py1oncus tom bmp Database ID 5 6 Analog Test Monitor Bitmap DOSITEI Dositej O MACS ConTig Analog bmp Database ID 6 7 Image Video Monitor Bitmap DOSITEIJ Dositej D MACS Conti g Image_vVideo_Monitor bmp Database ID 7 8 Look Network Ontario Bitmap O MAcS Config Look_Network_Ont bmp Database ID 8 3 IV Summary Test Bitmap D ERT Summary bmp Database ID 10 GI Encoder Bitmap DOSITEIJ Dositej O MACS ConTfig GI_Test bmp Database ID 10 y Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Sc
37. and Control System Getting Started Opens the Command Line dialog box gt Opens a command line mode window e Opens a list of the user defined monitor windows EI Opens the list of the equipment specific windows D Opens a dialog box to send pager message manually E Opens the selected log file for viewing o Opens the selected equipment specific file for viewing e Opens the selected configuration utility EI Displays the application About box EI Displays MACS User s Manual this book Micus Alarm and Control System 51 Getting Started 5 3 2 Event Report Format Each event report displayed in the main window working area consists of e Severity icon e Date e Time e Alarm unit name e Alarm point name e Event report text The severity levels and associated icons are defined as follows Critical alarm Major alarm Minor alarm Information only Note that your system may not use all of these icons Their usage will depend on the severity levels you assign to your alarm messages The event report text is displayed using the foreground and background color assigned to the current state of the associ ated point 5 4 Commands From your GUI program you can execute a number of commands to monitor and to control your equipment You can execute any command from the pull down menus In addition you can execute the most frequently used commands by clicking on t
38. as the nested screen Note that there is no limitation in the number of nested screens You can cascade as many of them as you want The following example shows your regional map as the main screen and the building layout opened by clicking on the Toronto summary point 290 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens E Region Monitor bi Building Layout SET RESET PULSE TOGGLE REFRESH 8 12 Invoking Custom Screens Once you save your custom screen configuration in the database you can invoke that screen from the MACS main GUI You can invoke your custom screen from the Monitor pull down menu as show in the picture below File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Mie Archive Configuration Help Connect Disconnect Command Line Equipment Specific You can also open your custom screen by clicking on the Monitor toolbar icon Micus Alarm and Control System 291 Creating Custom Screens i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Jioleg File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Yiew Archive Configuration Help In either case the Monitors dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Monitors Analog Test Monitor Building Layout T File Copy Control FTP GI Encoder 7 Image Video Monitor IPG Test IM Summary Test Large Test Image Leitch AYS 481 Look Network Ontario Montrea
39. configured to send their event reports to that logger However the system does allow for more than one logger depending on the specific customer requirements In addition to the centralized event log which contains the event reports from the entire system each equipment module can be configured to maintain its own event log Such a log will contain only the event reports from the equipment attached to that equipment module The system can maintain an ASCII event log a binary event log or both ASCII logs contain less information but may be viewed and analyzed using any text editor Binary logs contain more information and are better suited for processes such as analysis event correlation and root cause rationalization 2003_12_07 WordPad Jog Eile Edit Yiew Insert Format Help Del 464 a Rs 12 07 2003 12 02 27 I LOGGER LOG FILE OPEN A 12 07 2003 12 02 30 I MACS SNMP Agent MacsSnmpagent Rev 3 0 0 SERVER MACS SNMP Agent 12 07 2003 12 02 33 I LOGGER MacsLogger Rev 3 0 1 SERVER LOGGER STARTUP 12 07 2003 12 20 09 I SENTRY MacsSentry Rev 3 2 0 SERVER SENTRY STARTUP 12 07 2003 12 20 23 I LOGGER LOGIN Michael FROM dositej 12 07 2003 12 20 39 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej OPEN 12 07 2003 12 20 40 M ELECTRALERT Second ACTIVATED 12 07 2003 12 20 50 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej CLOSED 12 07 2003 12 20 52 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej OPEN 12 07 2003 12 20 52 W ELEC
40. copy this file or not Initially all checkboxes are checked You can uncheck those files that you do not want to copy Once you select your log files you need to select a destination directory The Desti nation directory tree control initially shows all disk drives on your computer When you click on a particular drive the program will open it and show the folders you have By clicking on folders you can select subfolders until you reach your destination folder Searching the entire network can be a time consuming process For this reason the program does not initially show your network resources If you want to copy your log files to another computer click on the Network button The control will display other Windows NT workstations on your Microsoft Network Click on the computer of your choice and select a disk drive and a folder To start copying files click on the Copy button You can stop the process by clicking on the Stop button Micus Alarm and Control System 93 Commands To enter the Copy Equipment Log command click on Archive gt Copy Equipment Log D Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help Copy Event Log aa SE amp H EI eist J gt A E md Copy Equipment Log Delete Event Log Delete Equipment Log The system will prompt you to select the unit for which you want to archive the equipment log Equipment
41. editor Using the editor you can save the report in a file print it cut and paste the text and perform other functions typical of WordPad The report layout is depicted in the following picture Bell Mobility Pager Configuration Notepad BAX File Edit Format View Help Berver name PAGER i server ID 3 3 Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol port 4464 serial ports Serial port name COML Data rate 1200 Ear tey EVEN stop bits T Character size 7 Dial YES Modem initialization AT amp FA amp NZ amp ADSH1LER2 amp D28C100V14 S0 157 90 Event reporting DOSITEJ 4448 List of units BELL_MBL 148 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 4 5 Serial Port Configuration To send an alphanumeric page your MACS needs to dial your paging service provider s telephone number establish a modem connection and submit the page message using the TAP protocol Pager dial out modem connections require a serial port allocated to the pager service MACS allocates serial ports exclusively which means that serial ports cannot be shared between programs on your MACS server H If you want to use more than a single pager service you may want to use a separate serial port modem and telephone line for each service MACS modules do not impose any limitation on the number of serial ports you use up to the maximum imposed by your operating system 1 To allocate and configure serial ports to be used for your
42. in the pager message and sent to all users configured to receive this message Inactive within limits text field contains the text to include in the event report when a digital point becomes inactive or when an analog point value returns to a value within limits If the associated checkbox is checked the same text will be included in the pager message and sent to all users configured to receive this message Pulsed below limits text field contains the text to include in the event report when a digital output is pulsed or when an analog point value falls below the lower threshold This state is not used for the digital inputs If the associated checkbox is checked the same text will be included in the pager message and sent to all users configured to receive this message 13 If there is no text message assigned to a given point state the system will not display a text message when the point enters that state However the system will still update all graphical images representing that point 166 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 4 8 3 Delete User To delete an existing user from your pager configuration highlight the user name in the Pager Users dialog box and click on the Delete push button The following dialog box will pop up Pager Users A Are you sure you want to delete this user To delete the user click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the user click on the No pu
43. in the text field in an email and or fax If checked the text will be sent if unchecked the text will not be sent If the text field is empty for a given state the system will not report point transition to that state Active above limits text field contains the text to include in the event report when a digital point becomes active or when an analog point value exceeds the upper threshold If the associated checkbox is checked the same text will be included in the e mail and fax messages and sent to all users configured to receive this message Inactive within limits text field contains the text to include in the event report when a digital point becomes inactive or when an analog point value returns to a value within limits If the associated checkbox is checked the same text will be included in the e mail and fax messages and sent to all users configured to receive this message Pulsed below limits text field contains the text to include in the event report when a digital output is pulsed or when an analog point value falls below the 1 If there is no text message assigned to a given point state the system will not display a text message when the point enters that state However the system will still update all graphical images representing that point Micus Alarm and Control System 185 Configuration lower threshold This state is not used for the digital inputs If the associated checkbox is checked the same te
44. left corner of the custom screen window When adding your point you can enter the coordinates manually into the X and Y fields You can also position the mouse on the screen where you want to add your point and click the right Micus Alarm and Control System 251 Creating Custom Screens Height Width Options 252 mouse button The editor will read the screen coordinates and fill the X and Y fields automatically edit box allows you to specify the height of the point if applicable for the selected style Instead of entering the height manually you can also hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse The editor will draw a rectangle on the screen and fill in the coordinates height and width field automatically edit box allows you to specify the width of the point if applicable for the selected style Instead of entering the width manually you can also press the right mouse button and drag the mouse The editor will draw a rectangle on the screen and fill in the coordi nates height and width field automatically Some display styles offer you a list of options to select from For the Line display style you can select the thickness of the pen used to draw the line The options are THIN LINE MEDIUM LINE and THICK LINE For the Switch style you can select the orientation of the switch These options specify the moving end of the switch orientation and active position of the switch Available options are BOTTOM
45. main dialog box list and click on the Delete push button The program will display the following prompt MACS Color Definitions This color may be used in your monitor and control windows Are you sure you want to delete it Before deleting any color ensure that the color is not assigned to any status and control messages and or graphical screens There are some color definitions which must exist within the system and you cannot delete them These definitions are DEFAULT CRITICAL DEFAULT MAJOR DEFAULT MINOR DEFAULT WARNING If you attempt to delete any of these definitions the program will display the following prompt MACS Color Definitions Default system colors can not be deleted or renamed 114 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 1 7 View Colors To view a list of all color definitions click on the View push button in the main dialog box The program will create a text report with details on all color definitions and present the report using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can search for the specific color description cut and paste parts or the entire report print it or save it into a text file and perform other functions typical of WordPad A typical report layout is presented in the following picture MACS Color Definitions Notepad File Edit Format View Help 1 DEFAULT CRITICAL color LOS Foreground Background Blinking DEFAULT
46. menu 212 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration If you install MACS configuration utilities on a server and you want to include them into the Start menu on other workstations you will have to manually create a MACS program group on each workstation For details on creating Windows Start menu program groups please refer to the Windows documentation 7 7 2 Adding Configuration Utilities to MACS GUI When you add a MACS configuration utility to the MACS main GUI the utility will appear in the Configuration Utilities dialog box depicted in the following picture To run the utility highlight its name on the list and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the utility name Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSR 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration Gl Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCMS8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration MPEG Monitor Confiauration K Cancel To add MACS configuration utilities to the list of utilities accessible through the Config uration Utilities dialog box use the MACS Configuration Utilities program MacsUtl Start MacsUt program by clicking on Start gt All Programs gt MACS gt MacsUtl Micus Alarm and Control System 213 Configuration
47. name 20040124 Files of type P Cancel The Select Event Log File dialog box is a standard MS Windows dialog box that allows you to open a file In the scrollable working area the box will show you all daily event log files Select the file you want to view and click on the Open push button Daily event log file names have the following format YYYY_MM_DD where YYYY represents the year MM represents the month DD represents the day When you select a file the system will open the file using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can print the file save it into another file search for a particular character string cut and paste event reports and performs other functions typical of WordPad 82 Micus Alarm and Control System An example of a log file format is depicted in the following picture Commands 2003_12_07 WordPad Walks Oe 44 a 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 12 07 2003 File Edit view Insert Format Help LOGGER MACS SNMP Agent LOGGER SENTRY LOGGER ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT LOGGER ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELECTRALERT ELE
48. on the equipment configuration can be done using the command line mode interface or equipment specific configuration utilities 3 6 Event Log Management Each MACS event report is stored into a log file This feature allows static analysis of the recorded alarm conditions The system automatically creates and maintains log files on a daily basis Since all event reports are stored into the files the simplest way of analyzing events is to view the log files While viewing any given file you can search for specific keywords or text strings selectively print relevant portions of the file or the entire file Micus Alarm and Control System 9 Introduction 3 7 Equipment Files Management In addition to its own event reports the system may be configured to save the entire output received from the equipment in a separate set of log files This feature is appli cable only to some equipment In such cases each set of equipment files contains only messages from the equipment received through one of the serial ports 3 8 Trouble Tickets As an option your MACS may come equipped with additional trouble ticketing system components When an alarm condition is detected the trouble ticketing system auto matically opens a trouble ticket Trouble tickets are predefined in its configuration database and associated with the detected alarm conditions A ticket is opened when the system detects equipment failure and closed explicitly by the operator Onc
49. output point Control screens are typically used to display the status of the selected equipment and to provide a means to operate the equipment In these screens summary and input points are used to present the equipment status while output points are used to control the equipment You can use a Summary point to show the overall equipment status You can also display a summary point with a push button and link that button to the next screen In such a case clicking on a Summary point push button displays the next screen which usually presents the equipment in more detail In a single custom screen you can include input and output points from any piece of equipment attached to the MACS In other words you are not restricted to one equipment unit per screen You can combine several pieces of equipment into a logical chain and show them all within a single screen When a control screen is displayed the points are initialized to the last status known to the system After that points presentation on the screen will change as the changes in status are detected in the associated equipment When monitoring a remote site over a dial up line refreshing the equipment status can be a time consuming process For this reason the control screens initially use only the status already known to the system The control screens provide means for a dynamic refresh and means to operate output points When the system determines that a given screen contains a
50. points have push but tons that allow you to set reset toggle or pulse the point The points can be displayed on the screen using variety of styles such as LEDs switches lines gauges histo grams and rectangles The monitor and control windows are non modal This means that you can display more than one window on the workstation screen and freely switch from one window to another As the system detects status changes all windows on the screen are updated accordingly The system allows you to nest any number of windows you create into a logical chain For example the top level window may contain a geographical map with the regional centers By clicking on the regional center you open the next window with the regional map which contains sites Clicking on a given site opens a building layout window with the equipment racks secured doors environment and power alarms Finally by click ing on a particular rack you display the equipment block diagram or a front panel Micus Alarm and Control System 221 Creating Custom Screens 8 1 Custom Screen Components Each monitor and control window consists of two components e A background graphical image e A list of status and control points A background image can be created using any graphic editor such as MS Windows Paint or CorelDraw When displaying the window the system determines the size of the image and adjusts the window size accordingly The list of points to display in th
51. points which apply to the entire unit Typical examples are the communication alarm which is triggered when communication with the entire unit is lost or the unit summary point which indicates any change in 238 Micus Alarm and Control System Server Unit Point Type Creating Custom Screens the unit status SERVER POINTS allow you to select status and control points which apply to the entire server A typical example is the server summary point which indicates any change in the server status STATIC POINTS selection allows you to define any static points you wish to use within your custom screen pull down list contains the names of all MACS equipment modules found in your configuration database The associated read only field shows the selected service database ID pull down list contains the names of all equipment units that are monitored and controlled by the selected equipment module The associated read only field shows the selected unit database ID pull down list contains the names of all points within the selected unit The associated read only field shows the selected point database ID read only field shows you the type of point you selected For example the selected point could be a digital input digital output or analog input 8 7 2 Selecting Colors Upon selecting the point you want to display you need to select which colors to use for each point state Note that this color selection is independent fr
52. push button To exit without deleting the utility click on the No push button Micus Alarm and Control System 217 Configuration 7 7 6 View Configuration Utilities To create a report that contains a list of all MACS configuration utility names and program paths click on the View push button The system will create a report and present it on the screen using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste and perform other functions typical of WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure Utilities Configuration Notepad File Edit Format View Help Event Log Configuration SDOSITEI Dositej D Macs Programs Logcfg exe Color Definitions SDOSITEI Dositej D Macs Programs colorctg exe Pager Configuration A OOSITEIDositej O Macs Programs Pagercfg exe Graphic Editor ms paint exe Monitor Configuration ADOSITEI 0ositej OX Macs Programs MacsmMon exe Site Sentry Configuration ADOSITEI Dositej D Macs Programs sentrycTg exe Demo Server Configuration MA DOSITEJ Dositej D Macs Programs Demot fg exe Display Editor ADOSITEI Dositej O Macs Programs MacsEditor exe User Interface Configuration NA DOSITEJNDositej O Macs Programs Menuctg exe Nucleus II Configuration ADOSITEI Dositej DNMACSNProgramsNucleuscfg exe MAPI Configuration D Macs Programs Mapictg exe Trouble Ticketing Configuration MA DOS
53. relays They can be set reset or pulsed In addition you can toggle the output point state You can also refresh the output point operational status To operate an output point you need to select the point by pressing the small push button displayed with the point name To deselect the point press the push button again or simply select another point The currently selected point is marked with a red square displayed in the push button Once you select the point you can operate the point using the push buttons from the toolbar displayed at the bottom of the window Set push button sets the point to its active state Reset push button resets the point to its inactive state Pulse push button pulses the point from its current state to the opposite state and back to the initial state The duration of the pulse is approximately 500 milliseconds Toggle push button changes the state of the point from the current state to the opposite state Refresh push button refreshes the operational status of all points dis played within the monitor window 6 2 4 1 Slot With 8 Inputs and 8 Outputs If you select a MACS IO slot with 8 inputs and 8 outputs the system will display the following monitor window Micus Alarm and Control System 73 Commands EF FIRST CARD mf Micus Alarm and Control System MACS Communication Be K Inputs 000000 8 5 Outputs O90 E C O Die C Inputs Outputs 1 I 1 0 ERR Ant Defroste
54. service that you want to start and click the right mouse button Select the Start option from a pull down list and click the left mouse button on it as shown in the next picture File Action View Help m eE B R rmi sr Sa Services Local By Services Local MACS Event Logger Name Description Status o Sa IPG Quality Control Start the service By IPSEC Services Manages I Started By IPv6 Internet Conn Provides in Bs Logical Disk Manager Detects an Started Bs Logical Disk Manage Configures Sa MACS Demo Server s MACS Event Logger Sa MACS MAPI Service S_mMacs Pager Sa Messenger Trar ams Software Shado Man Rs Net Logon Sup So NetMeeting Remote Enal All Tasks Sa Network Connections Man Refresh Bo eed ane Pees el u Properties 4 Extended A Standard KZ Start service MACS Event Logger on Local Computer Help While starting the service Windows XP displays the following message box Service Control Windows is attempting to start the following service on Local Computer MACS Event Logger Once the service is started the message box will disappear 42 Micus Alarm and Control System 5 1 1 2 Windows NT Getting Started To start your MACS equipment module manually under Windows NT login to your MACS server Then open the Services manager by clicking on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel When you open the Control Panel doublecli
55. slot name in the Slot Configuration dialog box and click on the Delete Slot push button The system will respond with the following query Slot Configuration Pi Are you sure you want to delete this slot To delete the slot click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the slot click on the No push button Micus Alarm and Control System 199 Configuration 7 6 6 4 View Slots To view your MACS IO slots configuration open the Slot Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the View Slots push button The system will create a configu ration report and present it using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for Keywords cut and paste report contents and perform other functions typical of WordPad The following picture illus trates a typical report layout 10 Slots Configuration Notepad File Edit Format Yiew Help nit name Unit ID Polling Slot name Slot type Slot number Adapter number Slot ID Point name Point address Point type Point ID Active text Active severity Active page Inactive text Inactive severity Inactive page Point name Point address MACS IO PCI DIOs PCI DIO8 1 0 1128 IN 2 1 digital input 101 ACTIVE CRITICAL YES INACTIVE WARNING NO Last 16 In 3 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 6 7 MACS IO Plug in Boards On
56. specific supplement documentation provided with individual equipment modules 7 1 Color Configuration Before configuring anything else we suggest that you start with defining color combi nations you wish to use when presenting equipment status on the computer screen MACS presents status and control points and text messages using combinations of foreground and background colors You can define as many colors as you want MACS does not impose any limitation on the number of colors As you define your color combinations you assign them descriptions such as BLACK ON GRAY or CRITICAL ALARM Later on when you define your alarm points you will use this description to select colors to be used for active alarm points inactive alarm points and warning messages You can add modify and delete all of your color definitions As a minimum the system requires the following colors to be defined e DEFAULT CRITICAL e DEFAULT MAJOR e DEFAULT MINOR e DEFAULT WARNING When you start defining your own colors you will see that these four color definitions already exist in your configuration You can change foreground and background combinations assigned to these colors but you cannot delete them Micus Alarm and Control System 107 Configuration To define your own colors you will use the MACS configuration utility called ColorCfg Note that configuration utilities may not be installed on all workstations used to operate MACS In this chapter
57. specify the name of the new MACS node The name is a 15 character long ASCII string independent from the host computer name Database ID is a read only field that contains the database record ID automat ically assigned by the system When adding a new node this field always contains zero Computer Name edit box allows you to enter the name of the MACS node host computer This name is subsequently used to resolve the node IP address The TCP IP networking must be able to translate the computer name into an IP address of the nnn nnn nnn nnn form If you don t Micus Alarm and Control System 139 Configuration have the Domain Name System DNS service for your network make sure that computer names for all of your MACS nodes appear in the etc hosts file which provides static name resolution for your TCP IP network ODBC Data Source Name edit box allows you to enter the name of the ODBC data source to use to open the MACS node database You must configure the ODBC data source under the same name on each workstation you want to use to access this MACS node To configure the ODBC data source use your workstation native ODBC manager Database Login Account edit box allows you to enter the login account to use to open the MACS node database Database Login Password edit box allows you to enter the login password to use to open the MACS node database Bitmap Files Path edit box allows you to enter the path to the folder th
58. such MACS GUI supports the following standard MS Windows features e Toolbar docking e Toolbar hide and show e Status bar hide and show e About box 86 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands 6 7 1 Toolbar Docking You can use the toolbar docking to position the toolbar icons to any convenient spot within the application main window By default the toolbar is docked along the top edge of the window working area 6 7 2 Toolbar Control Like many other MS Windows applications the MACS GUI allows you to show or to hide the toolbar By default the toolbar is always shown and docked along the top edge of the main application window If you want to hide it click on the View push button and then click on the Toolbar menu item If the toolbar is hidden click on the same menu item to show it i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Jog File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log Yiew Archive Configuration Help v Toolbar aa EE S EI m J i A v Status Bar 6 7 3 Status Bar Like most MS Windows applications the MACS GUI allows you to show or to hide the status bar which shows a single line help message at the bottom of the main appli cation window By default the status bar is always shown If you want to hide it click on the View push button and then click on the Status Bar menu item If the status bar is hidden click on the same menu item to show it dp Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1
59. the X and Y coordinates and point width W and height H To add your point click on the Add push button To save your point in the database click on the Save push button Your newly added point will look somewhat like this E FRIDGE 8 11 2 Digital Output To add a digital output point to you custom screen do the following e From the Source pull down list select O POINTS e From the Server pull down list select the equipment module that contains the point you are interested in e From the Unit pull down list select the unit that contains the point you are inter ested in e From the Point pull down list select the point you are interested in In this example make sure to select a digital output Source 10 POINTS D Server SENTRY D 1 Unit ELECTRALERT D 208 Point FIRST D 6095 Type Digital Input At this point the editor will indicate in the read only field Type whether you selected a digital input digital output analog input or analog output point At the same time it will present the display styles applicable to the selected point type First select the colors that you want to use for the active and for the inactive point state Note that the pulsed point state is ignored Micus Alarm and Control System 279 Creating Custom Screens Colors Active Above DEFAULT CRITICAL v Inactive Within DEFAULT WARNING e Pulsed Below DEFAULT WARNING Show State ACTIVE v Next select the point style
60. 04_30 2000_05_03 2000_05_04 2000_05_05 2000_05_07 2000_05_08 2000_05_09 2000_05_10 2000_05_11 2000 05 12 SHINAI KS KX J File delete in progress Delete Stop Exit Micus Alarm and Control System 101 Commands List of files From date To date Select Files File list Delete Stop Progress bar 102 box allows you to select equipment log files to delete fields contains the start date and time of the period for which you want to delete equipment log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field field contains the end date and time of the period for which you want to delete equipment log files When specifying the date and time use the same format as initially displayed in the field push button loads all equipment log files for the selected time period box contains all equipment log files for the specified time period Each file has a checkbox which is initially checked If you dont want to delete a particular file deselect it by clicking on the checkbox push button starts the process of deleting the selected files When you click on the button the program prompts you with the query Delete Equipment Log re you sure you want to delete selected files If you are sure that you want to delete the selected equipment log files click on Yes Otherwise click on No push button terminates the process
61. 1 Client Components Hardware and system software requirements for the client components are e A standard Pentium PC with 128 MB of RAM e An 800 by 600 resolution monitor for most of the screens or a 1024 by 768 resolution monitor for the maps or other graphic intensive screens and the MACS display editor e Network adapter or high speed modem depending on the available TCP IP network connectivity e Windows XP Professional Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system e MS Access ODBC driver MySQL client software and ODBC driver or Oracle database client software and ODBC driver 4 16 2 Server Components Hardware and system software requirements for the server components are 3 MACS software uses Open Database Connectivity ODBC which allows connectivity to any database for which ODBC drivers are available For the smaller installations we recommend MS Access database For the larger installations we recommend Oracle database because of its reliability scalability strong TCP IP networking fea tures and built in tools for the Internet web access As a no cost alternative to Oracle we also recommend MySQL Micus Alarm and Control System 35 Overview 36 A high end Pentium PC with a minimum of 128 MB of RAM for the MS Access database or 512 MB of RAM for the Oracle database An 800 by 600 resolution monitor for most of the screens or a 1024 by 768 resolution monitor for the maps or other graphic intensiv
62. 128 7 2 4 Event Reporting 0 0 00 cece eee eee eee 128 7 2 5 View Event Logger 1 2 cc cece e eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 130 7 3 Graphical User Interface Configuration 00 e ee eee eee 131 7 3 1 Add User Interface 135 7 3 2 Modify User Interface 136 7 3 3 Delete User Interface 136 7 3 4 View User Interfaces 0 0 00 cece eee eee eens 137 7 3 5 MACS Nodes Configuration 0 cece eee eee 137 7 3 5 1 Add MACS Node 0 0 e cece eee eee eee eee eee 139 7 3 5 2 Modify MACS Node eee ee eee eee eee eee eee 140 7 3 5 3 Delete MACS Node 00 cece eee eee eee eee nee 141 7 3 5 4 View MACS NodeS 00 0 cece eee eee eee 141 7 4 Pager Configuration 00 0c eee eens 142 LAA Add Ha0et 75 ae tages NEI EEN NEE aaa Ragen NR He ER 146 7 4 2 Modify Pager 2 0 eee eee eee eee eee 147 TAS Delete Pager iseen ee SE bie ede a Baan ee Wel eine Ge ewe aca 147 TAA NIGW Pagel uge waa tle a re a a alae RRE ea eae et aa aa 148 7 4 5 Serial Port Configuration 00 c cee 149 7 4 5 1 Add Serial Port e eh ENEE EES SEN EN Runs ce gon ge wha Ae 150 7 4 5 2 Modify Serial Port 0 0 cece eee 151 7 4 5 3 Delete Serial Port 152 7 4 6 Pager Event Reporting 152 7 4 7 Pager ServiceS 0 ccc eee eee eee ee een E 154 7 4 7 1 Add Pager Service 2 0 cece eee eee 156 7 4 7 2 The Modify Pager Service 00 00 cece eee eee eee 157 7 4 7 3 Delete Pager Service 0 cee eee 1
63. 4 2 Modify Pager The Configure Server command allows you to change an existing pager configuration In the current MACS software release pager configuration changes take effect on the first subsequent Windows NT service startup Therefore after making changes in your pager configuration make sure to restart the corresponding Windows NT service To change the configuration of an existing pager highlight the pager name in the list and click the Configure Server push button in the Pager Configuration utility main dialog box The Modify Server dialog box has the same layout as the Add Server dialog box 7 4 3 Delete Pager To delete an existing pager configuration highlight the name of the pager you want to delete and click on the Delete Server push button in the Pager Configuration utility main dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 147 Configuration The following dialog box will pop up MACS Pager Configuration x This server may be used for pager services Are you sure you want to delete it To delete the selected pager click on the Yes push button To exit the dialog box without deleting the pager click on the No push button 7 4 4 View Pager To view your present pager configuration select your pager from the list in the MACS Pager Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the View Server push button The system will create a report and present it as a text file using the WordPad text
64. 4 View BitMapS 2 cece eee eee 258 8 8 3 Selecting Bitmaps 0 0 00 cece eee eee 259 8 9 Using Enumerated PointS 0 00 e eee eee eee eee eee 261 8 9 1 Enumerated Sets 2 a cece eee eee eee eee eee ee een a na 262 8 9 1 1 Add Enumerated Set 0 0c e eee cee eee eee eee 263 8 9 1 2 Configure Enumerated Set 002 00 c eee eee eens 264 8 9 1 3 Delete Enumerated Set 2 0 0c cece eee eee eee 264 8 9 1 4 View Enumerated Sets 0 00 cece eee eee eee 264 8 9 2 Enumerated Set Values 0 ccc eee eee eee eee 266 8 9 2 1 Add Enumerated Value 1 0 00 cee cee eee eee 267 8 9 2 2 Configure Enumerated Value eens eee eens 268 8 9 2 3 Delete Enumerated Value 1 0 cece eee 268 vi Micus Alarm and Control System Table of Contents 8 9 2 4 View Enumerated Values 00 e eee eee eee eee 268 8 9 3 Selecting Enumerated Geis 0000 eee eee eee eee 270 8 10 Using Actions 2 veer a EE ET ate 2 eta eens ee eee oe ete 271 8 10 1 Managing Actions 0 ccc eee eee 271 8 10 11 Add Action See Za E ela tia eee Pie es Hage ere 273 8 10 1 2 Configure Action eee eee 274 8 10 1 3 Delete Action 2 cece eee eee 274 8 10 1 4 View ACtiONS 0 0 cee eee 274 8 10 2 Selecting Actions 0 cece eee 275 8 11 Using Display Styles cece eee 277 S111 Digital le EE EE EE EE 277 8 11 2 Digital Output eee 279 8 11 3 Baseball Switch eee eee 281 8 11 4 Analog Point Verti
65. 57 7 4 7 4 View Pager Services 00 00 eee eee 158 7 4 8 Pager USCIS eege ee SE bie alin wi Bue a atin in 16 E EE E wala 159 7 4 8 1 Pager MessageS 0 ccc eee eee eee eee 161 7 4 8 2 Event Details eee 165 14 8 3 Delete User eege REN EE EN EEN EN Shee EN REENEN BEER E 167 7 5 E mail and Fax Configuration 0 000s e eee eee ee eee 168 7 5 1 Add MAPI Interface 0 0 00 cece eee eee eens 174 7 5 2 Modify MAPI Interface 0 0 00 cee eee eee eee 175 7 5 3 Delete MAPI Interface 0 0c eee eee eee 176 7 5 4 View MAPI Interface 176 iv Micus Alarm and Control System Table of Contents 7 5 5 MAPI Event Reporting 00 00 e eee eee ene eee eee 177 7 5 6 MAPI Message Recipients 000 e eee ene eee eee eee eee 178 7 5 6 1 MAPI Messages 0 0 c cece eee eee eee eee eee en eeee 181 7 5 6 2 Event Details eseu ENEE nena eee eee ei ee ae 184 7 5 6 3 Delete User 0 cece eee eee eee 186 7 5 7 MAPI ACCOUNT ii cars ER EIER tee ee eee ae titiara EISE 186 7 6 MACS IO Configuration 00 eee 188 7 6 1 Add Service 00 cece eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eneeee 192 7 6 2 Modify Service 00 0 cece eee eee eee E Ea 193 7 6 3 Delete Service 2 cece eee eee eee eee een eee 194 7 6 4 View Service 0 cee ene eee eee 194 7 6 5 Event Reporting NN cea eee ke eae ee ee ee 195 7 6 6 Slot Configuration 1 0 00 ccc eee eee 196 7 86 61 ET EE 198 7 6 6 2 Modify let oa see ninn e
66. C MACS Programs d iP PagerCfg MacsMenu i an Microsoft Developer Network Microsoft Visual C 6 0 w Paint a 3 Real Sot Data Sources ODBC 3 Winzip 3 MSN Messenger 6 0 All Programs D G RealOne Player Log Off g Turn OFF Computer Start CD88 7 35 Pm If your system is configured to provide access to the configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI you can also start the MAPI configuration utility by selecting config uration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar Micus Alarm and Control System 171 Configuration D Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log Yiew Archive Confi Ss amp BEI es Ae d Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSR 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration a File Copy Configuration Gl Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration MPEG Monitor Confiauration EI Cancel Select MAPI Configuration and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the MAPI Conf
67. CTRALERT Second Second Second Second Second Second LOG FILE OPEN MacsSnmp gent Rev 3 0 0 SERVER MACS SNMP Agent MacsLogger Rev 3 0 1 SERVER LOGGER STARTUP MacsSentry Rev 3 2 0 SERVER SENTRY STARTUP LOGIN Michael FROM dosite SESSION WITH Michael FROM ACTIVATED SESSION WITH Michael FROM SESSION WITH Michael FROM DEACTIVATED SESSION WITH Michael FROM SESSION WITH Michael FROM ACTIVATED DEACTIVATED ACTIVATED LOGIN Michael FROM qaq SESSION WITH Michael FROM SESSION WITH Michael FROM DEACTIVATED SESSION WITH Michael FROM SESSION WITH Michael FROM SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej dositej dositej dositej dositej dositej qaq OPEN OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED qaq CLOSED dositej dositej OPEN CLOSED e For Help press F1 6 6 Equipment Log For some types of equipment your MACS records all information exchanges with the equipment in a separate set of files referred to as the Equipment Log The format of data stored in these files is equipment dependent Typically your system will be configured to maintain a separate equipment log for each unit Thus to view the equipment log files you will have to select the unit you are interested in and then to open a daily equipment log file To enter the View Equipment Log command click on the Event Log pull down menu and select View Equipment Log Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 File Mo
68. Configuration The MAPI Users dialog box has the following layout MAPI Messages Add User Name MAPI Address Delete User MAPI Users Anonymous FAx 4933623 MAPI Messages Michael Bankovitch FAX 4933623 Stewart Jones stewart company View User Delete User User Data Name Stewart Jones MAPI address stewart company com Exit push button allows you to define a list of messages for a given MAPI recipient To define user messages select user by high lighting his or her name in the list box and click on the MAPI Mes sages push button push button allows you to add new MAPI recipients to the list To add a new user fill in the Name and MAPI Address fields and then click on the Add User push button Note that this dialog box does not allow you to modify user name and address You can only delete a user and then add it again edit box allows you to specify a user name when adding a new user to the MAPI interface configuration edit box allows you to specify an address when adding a new user to the MAPI interface configuration This address can take one of the two forms an e mail address of the form name provider or fax number of the form FAX 5551234 Based on the submitted address the MAPI automatically selects an e mail or fax service push button allows you to delete an existing user from the list To delete a user select his or her name from the list and click on the Delete
69. Creating Custom Screens 8 7 5 Digital Input Display Styles When you select a digital input point the Display Editor will present a choice of display styles depicted in the following picture Display Styles l Read Only F Scientific e JAIR CONDITIONER T LIAIR CONDITIONER Oo e ke ER CH m E RH Styles available to draw digital inputs are e Solid rectangle proportional to the point name length e Transparent rectangle proportional to the point name length e Solid custom size rectangle e Transparent custom size rectangle e Solid half width rectangle e Transparent half width rectangle e Solid full width rectangle e Transparent full width rectangle e Line 248 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens e Round LED e Square LED e Switch e Baseball switch e Door e Bitmap 8 7 6 Digital Output Display Styles When you select a digital output point the Display Editor will present a choice of display styles depicted in the following picture Display Styles l Scientific M FRIDGE CH M FRIDGE M FRIDGE H FRIDGE LI E i Mi FRIDGE 2 a D bi a a gt MFRIDGE FRIDGE FRIDGE is be Styles available to draw digital outputs are e Solid rectangle proportional to the point name length e Transparent rectangle proportional to the point name length e Solid custom size rectangle e Transparent custom size rectangle Micus Alarm and Control Sy
70. ER AUDIBLE AUDIBLE AUDIBLE FANS FANS FANS HPA M_FL HPA M_FL HPA M_FL COOLING ON COOLING OFF AIR CONDITIONING P ALARM SIGNAL ON ALARM SIGNAL OFF AUDIBLE PULSED MACHINE ROOM FANS MACHINE ROOM FANS FANS PULSED TORONTO HPA A PROD TORONTO HPA IS NOR POINT PULSED Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 5 6 1 MAPI Messages After you define a list of your MAPI recipients you have to specify a list of messages for each recipient Your MACS will monitor a potentially large number of alarm status and control points While configuring your equipment alarms status and control points you will define point names and text to display for each alarm condition change in status and other states For example digital inputs can be active or inactive Digital outputs can be active inactive or pulsed Analog inputs can be within limits above upper threshold or below lower threshold For each of these states you can specify a text message to be displayed but you can also specify whether to include this particular point state in MAPI messages This is done simply by checking a check box associated with the desired point state Note that in this software release the MAPI interface shares the activation checkbox with the pager The following picture illustrates a typical digital input configuration Digital Input Point Definition Mode Name Main Hydro Permanent Address A Momentary Call Home Duration Timer
71. Event logger computer name VUK D Event logger protocol port 4000 GUI computer name pull down list contains all workstations that presently have login access to the MACS If you are adding a new workstation just type in your new workstation name If you want to grant access to a workstation already on the list select the workstation name from the list The TCP IP networking must be able to translate the workstation name into an IP address of the nnn nnn nnn nnn form If you don t have the Domain Name System DNS service for your network make sure that all of your workstation and server names appear in the etc hosts file which provides static name resolution for your TCP IP network Event logger service name pull down list contains all presently configured event loggers This list allows you to select the event logger for which you want the to grant access On smaller MACS installations you will typically have only a single name on that list If your MACS consists of sev eral regional event loggers you will see all of their names in the list Event logger computer name pull down list contains all presently configured MACS servers This list allows you to specify the name of the computer on which Micus Alarm and Control System 135 Configuration the event logger service runs On smaller MACS installations you will typically have only a single name on that list If your installation consists of several
72. IO service to your system configu ration allows you to delete an existing MACS IO service from your sys tem configuration allows you to specify computers and programs on your network that will receive event reports from the MACS IO service being configured allows you to configure MACS IO slots and points for the selected MACS IO module allows you to create a text report that contains your MACS IO module present configuration exits the MACS IO Configuration utility Micus Alarm and Control System 191 Configuration 7 6 1 Add Service When you run the MACS O Configuration utility for the first time the list of existing MACS IO modules will be empty and you will have to add a new module to your system configuration To add a new MACS IO module click on the Add Service button in the MACS IO Configuration main dialog box and the New Server Configuration dialog box will appear New Server Configuration Service name Computer name Protocol port 0 Text Event Log Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path Cancel The dialog box has the following layout Service name edit box allows you to specify the name of your MACS IO service This name will appear in all event reports originated by the ser vice The name you select must be the same as the name you speci fied while installing the MACS IO Windows NT service The MACS IO Windows NT service uses this name when st
73. ITEJ Dositej O Macs programs TicketcTfg exe Image Video Monitor Configuration D MACSNPrograms Imaget fg exe GI Encoder Configuration 218 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 8 Local User Interface Options There are some configuration options that you can select locally to set up the MACS user interface on your own workstation These options include e Access to the on line copy of the MACS User s Manual which is this book e Selecting sounds to play when alarm messages are received Unlike other configuration parameters which are stored in the system configuration database these options are saved in the client workstation Registry Therefore operators can safely change them at any time without altering the contents of the system database Changing the local user interface settings will not affect the operation of the GUI on other workstations Local GUI settings are accessible directly from the MACS main GUI They do not require access to MACS configuration utilities To set up the options select Configu ration gt Options from the main menu i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help SEET EESE EE The User Interface Options dialog box will pop up User Interface Options Critical alarm sound D MACS Config S oundCritical way Major alarm sound D MACS Config SoundMajor way Minor al
74. J 4446 4 Macs DEMO No DOSITEJ DOSITEJ 4448 5 LOGGER YES KAVERS KAVERS 4446 6 LOGGER YES NTL NTL 4446 7 LOGGER YES Icius Icius 4448 8 LOGGER YES MACS Macs 4446 9 LOGGER YES RASTKO DOSITEJ 4448 10 LOGGER YES VUK DOSITEJ 4448 T2 LOGGER YES DOSITEJ VUK 4000 For Help press F1 7 3 5 MACS Nodes Configuration Your installation may consist of one or more MACS servers Since MACS is a fully distributed system even individual MACS services may be installed on different computers For example your equipment modules and event logger may be installed on one computer while your email and pager services may reside on another computer Servers and other computers on which MACS services run are referred to as MACS nodes Micus Alarm and Control System 137 Configuration While configuring your system you must instruct your GUIs which network address and which database to use when accessing a given MACS node and where to find bitmap drawings and executable programs MACS nodes are configured using the User Interface Configuration Utility To configure your list of MACS nodes click on the MACS Nodes push button The MACS Node Selection dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout J X m MACS Node Selection MONTREAL YUK Configure Node TORONTO DOSITEJ Add Node Delete Node View Nodes Exit The scrollable list box on the left hand side contains all presently confi
75. MACS servers you will see all of their names in the list If you are adding a new server just type in your new server computer name If you want to grant access to a server already on the list select the computer name from the list Event logger protocol port edit box allows you to enter the TCP IP protocol port to use when connecting to the selected event logger Connect on startup check box determines whether the GUI running on a workstation being configured will login to the specified event logger automati cally upon startup Typically if you have only a single event log ger you will configure the GUI to login automatically If you have more than one event logger to monitor you may prefer to login to each of them manually Note that your GUI can login to any number of event loggers simultaneously In such cases your GUI will collate events from all loggers being monitored Save push button allows you to grant a specified workstation access to the selected event logger and close the dialog box Exit push button allows you to exit the dialog box without changing a workstation access to MACS 7 3 2 Modify User Interface The Modify User Interface command allows you to change an existing user interface configuration To change the configuration of an existing user interface highlight its workstation name in the GU Computer list select the event source in the Event Source list and then click the Modify GUI push button T
76. MAJOR color ID 2 Foreground OCB Background OCB DEFAULT MINOR color ID 3 Foreground OCB Background 0 128 B DEFAULT WARNING color ID 4 Foreground 255 R 255 G OCB Background 128 R 128 G 128 B RED ON RED color ID 5 Foreground 255 R OCG OCB Background 255 R OCG OCB BLACK ON GRAY color ID 6 Foreground OCR OCG OCB Background 192 R 192 G 192 B Micus Alarm and Control System 115 Configuration 7 2 Event Logger Configuration In its standard configuration MACS maintains a centralized event log which contains event reports reported by all system components The event log is a set of text files automatically created on a daily basis These files are created by the dedicated component of the MACS referred to as the Event Logger The Event Logger is a Windows NT service specifically designed to do the following e To create a new event log file every day at midnight e To append all new event reports to the current log file e To accept login and logout requests from the MACS users on the network e To forward event reports to all active user interfaces and to other MACS modules such as the pager service or trouble ticketing service Your MACS system consists of the equipment modules and user interface GUIs The equipment modules monitor the attached equipment and detect alarm conditions and changes in the equipment status On each alarm or status change the eq
77. MAPI interface use the MAPI Configuration utility program MapiCfg Depending on the way your system is administered this utility may or may not be accessible from the MACS main GUI To access the MAPI configuration utility from your workstation desktop click on Start gt All Programs gt MACS gt MapiCfg 1 Some network administrators do not want to make configuration utilities accessible to all users In such case these utilities are installed only on the workstations used by the system administrators Others prefer to make configuration programs accessible from the MACS main user interface The choice is yours and the way you access configuration utilities is a field configurable option 170 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog Windows Update ACL for Broadband Launch RealOne Player CD winzip T Accessories ran Games gt Internet Internet Explorer nl PrintMe Internet Printing gt iP ColorCfg E mail Outlook Express H sis ep EE Meen Mes zap gt fi Democfg H SoundMax gt OD ech SW Spider Solitaire 3 Startup gt OD Set h Fav i i gang r Adobe Reader 6 0 i LogCfg Internet Explorer i MacsEditor MSN Explorer MacsManager Lei Notepad d V G Outlook Express ii MacsMenu i IPGCfg s Remote Assistance ih MacsUtl windows Media Player tid MapiCfg E WordPad Ki Windows Messenger JLocation
78. Micus Real Time Software Inc 5863 Leslie St Suite 127 Toronto Ontario M2H 1J8 Canada Tel 416 493 3623 Fax 416 502 9083 www micus ca Micus Alarm and Control System MACS User s Manual Revision 3 8 es E Other switches es A Other er A i quipment Telephony sm Switch an LH STE Remote Site f Monitors DROE Switch H G MACS Server Remote access to your in house network m L aj L L Workstations Table of Contents 1 Revision History e cece cece eee eee eeeeeeeees 1 2 Reference Documents ve EN NENNEN eee eens 3 3 Jay deele le EEN 5 3 1 What te MACS erg ecco EE Oe eked E Ee ee Dam de ead Ne E 5 3 2 Why MACS co cc cei EES eee bee TREI tate eee eee eed 6 3 3 What can you do with MACS 20 eee eee 7 3 4 How does it Work 000s cee 8 3 5 Configuration ENEE cece eee eet ENEE eee eee eee 9 3 6 Event Log Management 9 3 7 Equipment Files Management 10 3 8 Troubl TICK OES ur Tee iain ET ET ee 10 3 9 Multiuser Support 10 3 10 Remote Access 10 3 11 Networking ie cee eee tee eee en eee ee eee ee 11 3 12 Online Diagnostics 11 d EE oaen eege 13 4 1 MACS Architecture SNE des cece sad cette sg eel tee NN oe ee es 13 4 1 1 MACS SOrvers esi EE wise te dee ENEE ace EIS aria de erat a i won deli ER EI SI easter a ee 14 4 1 2 MACS Clients see cece NNN as sated eae ede ENN emanates 16 4 2 Status And Control Points 17 4 3 Statu
79. My Online Status b Accounts In the Options dialog box click on the Security tab General Read Receipts Send Compose Signatures Security Connection Maintenance Virus Protection Select the Internet Explorer security zone to use g Internet zone Less secure but more functional Restricted sites zone More secure O Warn me when other applications try to send mail as me C Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus Secure Mail H Digital IDs also called certificates are special documents that allow you to prove your identity in electronic transactions Digital IDs To digitally sign messages or receive encrypted messages you must have a digital ID Get Digital ID C Encrypt contents and attachments for all outgoing messages C Digitally sign all outgoing messages Micus Alarm and Control System 169 Configuration In the Security property page make sure that the checkbox marked Warn me when other applications try to send mail as me is not checked Click on the Apply push button and close all Outlook Express windows To process event reports and create e mail or fax messages your MAPI interface must receive them from your event logger To learn how to configure your event logger to forward event reports to the MAPI please refer to the Event Logger Configu ration description earlier in this manual To configure your
80. N RSM 3 RSM 3 OUTPUTS FANS SENTRY TORONTO 552 CONTROLS HP amp M_FL Details Delete Add Deg De All MAPI events Server Unit Slot Point MACS DEMO INPUTS AIR CONDITIONER MACS DEMO DEMO_2 OUTPUTS BATHROOM T MACS DEMO DEMO_2 OUTPUTS BEDROOM MACS DEMO DEMO_2 OUTPUTS FRIDGE MACS DEMO DEMO_2 OUTPUTS KITCHEN MACS DEMO DEMO_2 OUTPUTS MAIN ENTRANCE MACS EXEC MACS EXEC EXEC 0244 IN CBC NEWS MACS IO MACS I0 PCI DIO8 First 16 Out MACS IO MACS IO PCI DIO8 IN 2 MACS IO MACS IO PCI DIO8 Last 16 In MACS IO MACS IO PCI DIO8 Last 16 Out NUCLEUS II dummy ALARMS 95 C NET CLOCK NUCLEUS II dummy ALARMS 95 C NET STREAM NIIDI FIIS I ch mmm l ARMS Op C NFET SYNC Details Exit 182 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration This dialog box is divided into two sections The bottom section named All MAPI events contains a list of all events that can be assigned as MAPI messages The top section designated as MAPI messages assigned to this user contains a list of all events already assigned as the selected user MAPI messages When you add a new user to your MAPI configuration the list of MAPI messages assigned to this user will be empty To select which MAPI messages your new user will receive simply highlight one or more messages in the list of all MAPI events and then click on the Add push button The selected MAPI messages will appear in the top list Once you configure your user messages you can always
81. O slots e Input and output points for each slot While the MACS server comes with the pre installed hardware you still need to adjust your system configuration to your application requirements To configure MACS IO use the MACS IO Configuration utility program OCfg Depending on the way your SEN is administered this utility may or may not be accessible from the MACS main GUI To access the MACS IO configuration utility from your workstation desktop click on Start gt All Programs gt MACS gt lOCfg 1 Some network administrators do not want to make configuration utilities accessible to all users In such case these utilities are installed only on the workstations used by the system administrators Others prefer to make configuration programs accessible from the MACS main user interface The choice is yours and the way you access configuration utilities is a field configurable option 188 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog EI Windows Update ACL for Broadband Launch RealOne Player Michael CD winzip Accessories gt e eege E cames d SET PrintMe Internet Printing d iP DemoCfg Ka Set H apen ep Men Mes 290 ri EN IPGCfg EH Soundmax gt Op eet o Spider Solitaire gt Sgt e i Logctg i een I Adobe Reader 6 0 EN MacsEditor x Internet Explorer iP MacsManager a jens we MSN Explorer EN MacsMenu GQ Outlook Express iP MacsU
82. PANEL COMMUNICATION IPG RASTKO COMMUNICATION MACS DEMO DEMO_1 COMMUNICATION MACS DEMO DEMO_2 COMMUNICATION MACS DEMO DEMO_2 INPUTS AIR CONDITIONER e MACS DEMI DEM OUITPHITS R THRNNM Details Exit This dialog box is divided into two sections The bottom section named Al pager events contains a list of all events that can be assigned as pager messages The top section designated as Pager messages assigned to this user contains a list of all events already assigned as the selected user pager messages When you add a new user to your pager configuration the list of pager messages assigned to this user will be empty To select which pager messages your new user will receive simply highlight one or more messages in the list of all pager events and then click on the Add push button The selected pager messages will appear in the top list Micus Alarm and Control System 163 Configuration Once you configure your user messages you can always change the list by adding new messages or deleting already assigned messages To delete a message from the selected user list highlight the message in the Pager messages assigned to this user list and click on the Delete push button In each list pager events are presented using the server unit slot and point name If you want to see the text messages assigned to a given pager event highlight the corresponding event in either the top or bottom list and click on the corresponding
83. Read Only F Scientific TEMERATURE TEMERATI TEMERATUF TEMERATURE Next you need to add your point to your custom screen Place the mouse pointer to the location in the custom screen where you want to position the top left corner of your point Press the right button and drag the mouse to create a rectangle which repre sents your point location As you drag the mouse the coordinates and size of your point rectangle will show up in the Point Attributes Typically you will draw an approx imate square on the screen and then manually adjust its coordinates and size Point Attributes X en el nien w 50 Options iw Max 0 00 Name pow Min om Next you need to define the maximum and minimum values for the histogram To do so use the Max and Min edit boxes Note that the values that you enter will depend on the nature of the point being monitored To add your baseball switch to your custom screen click on the Add push button To save it in the database click on the Save push button You can add ticks and numbers to you background image to enhance the appearance and readability of the histogram Assume that the background of your custom screen contained a drawing like this Micus Alarm and Control System 285 Creating Custom Screens AUDIO 1 With the careful positioning on the screen your newly added histogram will look somewhat like this AUDIO 1 8 11 5 Modifying Points You can mod
84. Selection Equipment Type Unit Name COMSTREAM TORONT IV CTRL PANEL dao IV MONITOR OTTAWA INUCLEUSI 0O MONTREAL RMS 3 SENTRY Cancel The Equipment Selection dialog box has the following layout Equipment Type scrollable list contains the names of all equipment types Remember that the equipment log is maintained only for some equipment If you select equipment for which there is no equip ment log the system will not find any equipment log files When you select the equipment type the system will display the 94 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands names of all units of that type in the Unit Name list Unit Name is a scrollable list that contains the names of all units of the selected equipment type As you change your equipment type selection the list of unit names is updated accordingly Select push button confirms your equipment unit selection and closes the window Cancel push button allows you to exit the Copy Equipment Log command without selecting any equipment If the equipment log for the selected equipment cannot be found the system will not list any equipment log files If your equipment unit selection is valid you can use the Copy Equipment Log dialog box to archive your files Copy Equipment Log List of files Destination directory From date 25 Jan 2000 00 00 00 To date 25 Jan 2004 23 59 59 Sei Gent UJ watts mn
85. T IRD RECOVERED E Pulsed below limits text P Point Identification group box contains point identifiers which are the server unit slot and point names Server name field contains the name of the Windows NT service that originates the message Micus Alarm and Control System 165 Configuration Unit name Slot name Point name Pager Messages field contains the name of the equipment unit that originates the message field contains the name of the slot within the equipment that origi nates the message Many communication equipment devices have slots which are used to install equipment plug in modules Equipment that does not have slots is considered a single slot equipment meaning that all components are located within a sin gle monolithic unit field contains the name of the point that originates the message group box contains a text field and a Page checkbox for each point state A Page checkbox indicates to the MACS whether or not to include the text in the text field in a page If checked the text will be sent if unchecked the text will not be sent If the text field is empty for a given state the system will not report point transition to that state 17 Active above limits text field contains the text to include in the event report when a digital point becomes active or when an analog point value exceeds the upper threshold If the associated checkbox is checked the same text will be included
86. TRALERT Second DEACTIVATED 12 07 2003 12 20 52 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej CLOSED 12 07 2003 12 21 03 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej OPEN 12 07 2003 12 21 10 M ELECTRALERT Second ACTIVATED 12 07 2003 12 21 12 W ELECTRALERT Second DEACTIVATED 12 07 2003 12 21 14 M ELECTRALERT Second ACTIVATED 12 07 2003 12 24 14 I LOGGER LOGIN Michael FROM qaq 12 07 2003 12 24 36 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej CLOSED 12 07 2003 12 24 43 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM qaq OPEN 12 07 2003 12 24 44 W ELECTRALERT Second DEACTIVATED 12 07 2003 12 24 44 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM qaq CLOSED 12 07 2003 12 25 00 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej OPEN 12 07 2003 12 25 34 I ELECTRALERT SESSION WITH Michael FROM dositej CLOSED v lt I gt For Help press F1 26 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 7 Pager Any status change or alarm message may be configured to activate the paging system Based on the event being reported the pager selects from the database a list of responsible personnel and sends pager messages to all individuals on the list The standard MACS pager uses the Telocator Alphanumeric Input Protocol TAP which is the most commonly used paging protocol If the local paging company uses some other protocol the pager module may need modifications to support the commu nication protocol used by the paging company 4 8 E mail and Fax
87. UCLEUS NUCLEUS NUCLEUS NUCLEUS NUCLEUS NUCLEUS File Edit Format wiew Help MACS DEMO MACS DENO II II II II II II TORONTO TORONTO MONTREAL MONTREAL MONTREAL MONTREAL MONTREAL MONTREAL RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 RSH 3 VANCOUVER VANCOUVER VANCOUVER VANCOUVER VANCOUVER VANCOUVER 7 4 8 1 Pager Messages INPUTS OUTPUTS ALARMS 95 ALARMS 95 ALARHS 95 ALARMS 95 ALARMS 95 ALARMS 95 RSH 3 INPUTS RSH 3 INPUTS RSM 3 INPUTS RSH 3 INPUTS RSM 3 INPUTS RSH 3 OUTPUTS RSH 3 OUTPUTS RSM 3 OUTPUTS RSH 3 OUTPUTS RSH 3 OUTPUTS RSH 3 OUTPUTS RSH 3 OUTPUTS RSM 3 OUTPUTS 016 016 016 016 016 p16 AIR CONDITIONER MAIN ENTRANCE C NET CLOCK C NET STREAM C NET SYNC FORWARD POWER REFLECTED POWER SCM ALARMS BACK DOOR HEATING HYDRO HYDRO LOBBY AIR CONDITIONER AIR CONDITIONER AUDIBLE AUDIBLE AUDIBLE FANS FANS FANS HPA M_FL HPA M_FL HPA H_FL PRO ALRH PRO ALRM RMOD ALR COOLING IS 0 ja DOOR IS CLOS Cnet Clock R Cnet Strean Cnet Sync R Low Forward High Reflect Station Cont DELIVERY DOO TEMPERATURE COMMERCIAL P COMMERCIAL P FRONT DOOR 0 COOLING ON AIR CONDITIO ALARM SIGNAL ALARM SIGNAL AUDIBLE PULS MACHINE ROOM MACHINE ROOM FANS PULSED TORONTO HPA TORONTO HPA POINT PULSED TORONTO PROT TORONTO PROT TARANTA BEST v GES After you define a list of your pager users you have to specify a list of messages for e
88. User push button The following dialog box will pop up Micus Alarm and Control System 179 Configuration MAPI Users Pi Are you sure you want to delete this user To delete the selected user click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the user click on the No push button View User push button allows you to view a list of all possible MAPI mes sages assigned to the selected recipient To view the list select the user name by highlighting it in the list box and then click on the View User push button The system will create a report con taining all possible messages assigned to the selected user and present that report using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can view the report print it or save it in a text file You can also search for keywords cut and paste selected sections and perform other functions typical od WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure Wilks FRONT DOOR OPEN FRONT DOOR CLOSED Michael Bankovitch Notepad File Edit Format Weu Help RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 INPUTS RSM 3 INPUTS LOBBY LOBBY RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 CONTROLS CONTROLS CONTROLS RSM TORONTO SS2 TORONTO SS2 TORONTO SS2 180 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 RSM 3 OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS OUTPUTS AIR CONDITIONER AIR CONDITIONER AIR CONDITION
89. Vertical Bar Horizontal Bar The numerical reading from analog points can be dis played using an integer decimal or scientific notation er The numerical values for the output points can be set from an edit box a Some analog points can have a fixed set of values that BRAVO can be mapped into a list of names For example TV SPACE channel numbers can be mapped into the corresponding Famity Channel TV channel names In such a case instead of displaying numerical values the screens will contain the associated names Each name can be displayed in a different color Some analog output points can be set to a fixed set of values These values can be mapped into a list of names For example TV channel numbers can be S Seen mapped into the corresponding TV channel names In ami anne R Showcase such a case instead of entering numbers the values can be selected from a drop down list of the associated names 244 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens To monitor analog values over time points may be pre sented using scrolling graphs Each time a new analog value is sampled it gets added to the right end of the graph Once the end of the working rectangle is reached the graph starts scrolling to the left Analog values below lower threshold within limits and above upper threshold may be represented using differ ent colors Two scrolling graph styles are available a transparent graph st
90. W Windows Catalog Windows Update AOL for Broadband Q Launch RealOne Player CD winzip Accessories Set Program Access and Defaults Internet nl Games gt Internet Explorer PrintMe Internet Printing D mi ColorCfg E mail Ve Outlook Express as 650_651_mes0_mes2_740 d Democfa EH SoundMax gt GP Paco oe Spider Solitaire H Startup gt FP Pet i Gait I Adobe Reader 6 0 fi LogCfg S Internet Explorer mi MacsEditor Lei SS wv MSN Explorer iP MacsManager otepa A Outlook Express i MacsMenu i IPGCfg eo Remote Assistance if Macsuti windows Media Player D Mapicfo Location C MACS Proarams A WordPad 43 Windows Messenger EH Menucfg d mi PagerCfg MacsMenu M Microsoft Developer Network V EH Microsoft Visual C 6 0 gt Paint T Real gt a Data Sources ODBC 3 winzip gt J MSN Messenger 6 0 Q RealOne Player ee OR 8 11PM The main Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the layout depicted in the following picture 214 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration x Macs Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Add Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSA 4800 Configuration Modify Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration GI Encoder Configuration bal View Exit Delete A The list box contains the names of the utilities presently acc
91. ach user Your MACS will monitor a potentially large number of alarm status and control points While configuring your equipment alarms and status and control points you will define point names and text to display for each alarm condition or change in status For example digital inputs can be active or inactive Digital outputs can be active inactive or pulsed Analog inputs can be within limits above upper threshold or below lower threshold For each of these states you can specify a text message to be displayed but you can also specify whether this particular point state will activate the pager This is done simply by checking a check box associated with the desired point state The following picture illustrates a typical digital output configuration Micus Alarm and Control System 161 Configuration Digital Output Point Definition Name HPM FL Pulse only Address E Active Text TORONTO HPA A PRODUCED A FAULT Color LIGHT GREEN ON DARKGREEN v Severity MAJOR si M Page Inactive Text TORONTO HPA IS NORMAL Color DEFAULT MINOR vl Severity MINOR l V Page Pulsed Text Color DEFAULT WARNING S Severity WARNING 7 H Save Delete Quit In this example the Page check box for the active point state is checked This means that if an HPA M_FL alarm is detected the system will activate the pager and send a TORONTO HPA A PRODUCED FAULT pager message to all users configured to receive this parti
92. al Port The Modify Serial Port dialog box allows you to modify the configuration of a serial port already configured and assigned to the pager To modify serial port configuration highlight its name in the Serial Port Selection dialog box and click on the Modify push button The Modify Serial Port command uses the same Serial Port Configuration dialog box as the Add Serial Port command Micus Alarm and Control System 151 Configuration 7 4 5 3 Delete Serial Port To delete a serial port from your pager configuration highlight the serial port name in the Serial Port Selection dialog box list and click on the Delete push button If the serial port you want to delete is used by some of your pager services the following dialog box will pop up Serial Port Selection This port is used by service BELL_MBL You must change service configuration before deleting the port You will have to assign another serial port to all affected services before the system will allow you to delete this port If there is no pager service assigned to this port the port will be deleted 7 4 6 Pager Event Reporting During its operation your pager will generate a number of event reports informing you about page messages it sends and about problems encountered while trying to send page messages Typically the pager is configured to send its event reports to the event logger which in turn forwards these reports to all other recipient
93. al personnel to avoid long distance calls from your central location The Pager Configuration utility will allow you to add more than a single pager to your system When you run the utility the list box on the left hand side will show all presently configured pagers When you run the utility for the first time the list box will be empty 144 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration and you will have to add your first pager to the system Once your pager is configured the Pager Configuration utility will allow you to view and to modify that configuration The Pager Configuration utility main dialog box is depicted in the following picture MACS Pager Configuration Add Server Delete Server Event Reporting Pager Services Pager Queue Serial Ports View Server PAGER Exit The push buttons and their functions are Configure Server Add Server Delete Server Pager Services Pager Queue Serial Ports Event Reporting View Server Exit allows you to modify the configuration of an already configured pager allows you to add a new pager to your system configuration allows you to delete an existing pager from your system configu ration allows you to configure the selected pager service providers message recipients and other pager services allows you to delete messages from the pager queue allows you to configure one or more serial ports used by the pager allows you to specify comp
94. all individuals on the list For example you could define a list of personnel responsible for the equipment alarms another list of personnel responsible for the environment alarms another for security alarms and another for fire alarms When an event is reported the pager service sends pages only to those individuals responsible for a given alarm condition You can configure your system to use more than one service provider For example if your MACS system covers a large geographical area you will have different service providers in different cities You could decide to use one pager service for the east coast and another for the west coast The standard MACS pager system is implemented as a Windows XP service and uses the de facto standard Telocator Alphanumeric Input Protocol TAP f your local paging company uses different protocol you will need a custom built MACS pager module To process event reports your MACS pager service must receive them from your event logger To learn how to configure your event logger to forward event reports to the pager please refer to the Event Logger Configuration description earlier in this manual To configure your pager use the Pager Configuration utility program PagerCfg Depending on the way your system is administered this utility may or may not be accessible from the MACS main GUI To access the pager configuration utility from your workstation desktop click on Start gt All Progra
95. all presently configured MACS IO slots The Slot Configuration dialog box contains the following push buttons Configure Slot allows you to modify an existing slot configuration Add Slot allows you to add a new slot to the unit configuration in the data base Delete Slot allows you to delete an existing slot from the unit configuration in the database Configure Points allows you to add a points configuration to the slot selected from the list of slots Exit closes the Slot Configuration dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 197 Configuration 7 6 6 1 Add Slot When you add a new MACS IO module to the configuration database all slots for that module are marked as empty You have to add at least one slot to a MACS IO module to make it usable You can also add new slots to an existing module at a later date for example to increase the number of alarm points that the module can monitor To add a slot to the selected module open the Slot Configuration dialog box and click on the Add Slot push button The Add Slot dialog box has the following layout Name Module Slot number Adapter number Add Slot Name Module PCLDIOS2EM v Slot number e Adapter number fo edit box allows you to enter a 15 character long name for the slot pull down list allows you to select the type of the MACS IO plug in board installed in the selected slot Individual MACS IO boards and their respective co
96. ap image names and file paths open the Manage Bitmaps dialog box and click on the View Bitmaps push button The system will create a report and present it on the screen using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste and perform other functions typical of the WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure Bitmaps Notepad File Edit Format View Help Bitmap name Open Fridge Set ID 1 Bitmap file c MACS Config OpenFridge bmp Bitmap name Closed Fridge set ID 2 Bitmap file c MACS Config closedFridge bmp Bitmap name Green Light Set ID 3 Bitmap S c macs Contig Greenlight bmp Bitmap S Red Light Set ID 4 Bitmap c mMacs Contfig Redlight bmp Bitmap Amber Light Set ID 5 Bitmap c MACS Config AmberLight bmp Bitmap d Big Amber Light Set ID 6 Bitmap C MaAcs Contig Bi gAmberLi ght bmp Big Red Light ri C MACS Config BigRedLight bmp Big Green Light s 258 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 8 3 Selecting Bitmaps To present a digital input or digital output point using bitmap images you have to select which bitmap to use for the active point state and which one to use for the inactive point state Similarly for an analog input or output you have to select which bitmap to use for the analog value within limits which one to use for the val
97. aps from the pull down lists you will see their previews in the adjacent boxes and the associated fully qualified file names in the read only boxes below the pull down lists The Select Current Bitmaps dialog box has the following layout Active Above Bitmap pull down list allows you to select a bitmap image to represent the active state for a digital point or a value above the upper threshold for an analog point Inactive Within Bitmap pull down list allows you to select a bitmap image to represent the inactive state for a digital point or a value within limits for an analog point 260 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Pulsed Below Bitmap pull down list allows you to select a bitmap image to represent a value below the lower threshold for an analog point The digital output pulsed state is a transient state and as such it is not shown in the graphical screens Selecting a bitmap for a pulsed state has no effect on the custom screen display OK push button makes the selected bitmaps current and closes the dialog box Cancel push button closes the dialog box without selecting the bitmaps 8 9 Using Enumerated Points In many cases analog input and output points values belong to a known set of discrete values and each value represent a distinct point state For example if a point represents a TV channel its value will be one of the channel numbers If a point repre sents a serial port data rate it
98. ardware vendors To add action push buttons to your custom screens you have to e Create a list of actions used by the system e Link the actions with the points e Position the actions in your custom screen 8 10 1 Managing Actions Adding actions in your custom screens is a two step process First you need to add them to the list of actions known to the system You can always add actions modify their names and associated commands and delete them from the list Next you include them into your custom screens You will manage actions from the Display Editor using the Manage Actions dialog box To open it click on the Bitmaps gt Manage Actions in the editor main menu MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 BAX Fie View Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help The Manage Actions dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Micus Alarm and Control System 271 Creating Custom Screens Manage Actions PRE es PREVIEW SWITCH TELNET User s Manual Add Action Exit On the left hand side the dialog box shows a scrollable list of all presently configured actions Note that the list contains symbolic names assigned to your actions rather than the exact commands You will associate action names with the commands through the configuration process The rest of the dialog box consists of the following push buttons Configure Action allows you to modify an existi
99. arm sound D MACS Config SoundMinor way Warning sound On line User s Manual C Program Files Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Reader AcroRd32 D MACS Config MACS User s Manual pdf Cancel Micus Alarm and Control System 219 Configuration This dialog box consists of the following Critical alarm sound edit box allows you to enter a fully qualified path to the wave file that you want to play when a critical alarm is reported to your GUI Major alarm sound edit box allows you to enter a fully qualified path to the wave file that you want to play when a major alarm is reported to your GUI Minor alarm sound edit box allows you to enter a fully qualified path to the wave file that you want to play when a minor alarm is reported to your GUI Warning sound edit box allows you to enter a fully qualified path to the wave file that you want to play when a warning is reported to your GUI On line User s Manual edit box allows you to enter a command line to execute to open the on line user s manual Usually this is done using the Adobe Acrobat Reader Note that the file names that include spaces must be enclosed in double quotes as shown in the figure above OK push button saves your options settings into the machine Regis try and closes the dialog box Cancel push button closes the dialog box without saving the options set tings Note that you do not have to specify sounds for all severity levels For example i
100. artup to query its configuration from the database If there is a mismatch in names the service will not find its configuration and will not start properly 1 In this section we refer to MACS IO services and MACS IO modules interchangeably A MACS IO service is a software component It is a Windows XP service that runs on the MACS server A MACS IO module encom passes both the service and the associated computer hardware 192 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Computer name edit box allows you to specify the name of the computer in which your MACS IO module is installed This name is used in conjunc tion with the protocol port by other computers and programs on your network to establish a TCP IP connection with the MACS IO module Protocol port edit box allows you to specify the TCP IP protocol port your MACS IO module will listen to service requests from other com puters and programs on your TCP IP network Text Event Log checkbox allows you to select whether your MACS IO module will maintain its own text event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the module will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log text files Usually the module is con figured to report its events to the event logger Text log path edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder which will contain the pager event log text files If you want your pager to maintain its own event log yo
101. ase MAPI interface configuration changes take effect on the first subsequent MAPI interface program startup Therefore after making changes in your MAPI configuration make sure to restart the corresponding MAPI interface program To change configuration of an existing MAPI interface highlight the interface name in the list and click the Configure Server push button in the MAPI Configuration utility main dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 175 Configuration The Modify Server Configuration dialog box has the same layout as the New Server Configuration dialog box described on the previous pages 7 5 3 Delete MAPI Interface To delete an existing MAPI interface configuration highlight the name of the interface you want to delete and click on the Delete Server push button in the MAPI Configu ration utility main dialog box The following dialog box will pop up MACS MAPI Configuration This server may be used For your event monitoring re you sure you want to delete it To delete the selected MAPI interface click on the Yes push button To exit the dialog box without deleting the interface click on the No push button 7 5 4 View MAPI Interface To view your MAPI interface configuration select the interface name in the MAPI Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the View Server push button The system will create a configuration report and present it using the WordPad text editor From wit
102. at contains bitmap drawings used for your custom screens The path you specify might point to a local disk drive or to a shared network drive MACS Root Path edit box allows you to enter the path to the root folder that con tains MACS sub folders The path you specify might point to a local disk drive or to a shared network drive Save push button allows you to add your new MACS node to the con figuration database and close the dialog box Exit push button allows you to exit the dialog box without adding the new MACS node 7 3 5 2 Modify MACS Node The modify an existing MACS Node configuration use the Configure Node command Open the MACS Node Selection dialog box highlight the node that you want to modify and click the Configure Node push button The Edit MACS Node Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen The Edit MACS Node Configuration dialog box has the same layout as the New MACS Node Configuration dialog box 140 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 3 5 3 Delete MACS Node To delete an existing MACS node from the configuration database open the MACS Node Selection dialog box highlight the node in the scrollable list and click on the Delete Node push button The following dialog box will pop up MACS Node Selection Ka This MACS node may be used by your system Are you sure you want to delete it To delete the selected MACS node click on the Yes push button To exit the dial
103. ate image names with the file names through the configuration process The rest of the dialog box consists of the following push buttons Configure Bitmap push button allows you to modify an existing image name and file location Add Bitmap allows you to add a new bitmap image to your system configura tion Delete Bitmap allows you to delete an existing bitmap image from your system configuration View Bitmaps allows you to create and view a text report that contains a list of all configured bitmap images Exit closes the Manage Bitmaps dialog box 8 8 2 1 Add Bitmap To add a new bitmap image to your system configuration open the Manage Bitmaps dialog box and click on the Add Bitmap push button The Edit Bitmap dialog box will pop up on the screen Edit Bitmap ID 3 Name Green Light File C MACS Config GreenLight bmp The Edit Bitmap dialog box consists of the following ID read only field contains the bitmap image database identifier Name edit box allows you to specify the name for the image The name can be up to 15 characters long and does not have to be the 256 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens same as the file name Typically you will use a descriptive name that indicates the condition the image illustrates e g Hydro Fail ure File edit box allows you to enter a fully qualified path of the file that contains the image You have to specify drive letter an
104. ators Others prefer to make configuration programs accessible from the MACS main user interface The choice is yours and the way you access configuration utilities is a field configurable option 118 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration If your system is configured to provide access to the configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI you can also start the event logger configuration utility by selecting configuration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 L ok File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log Mie Archive Configuration Help See pl es A SIE Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSA 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration Gl Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration MPEG Monitor Confiquration m Cancel Select Event Log Configuration and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the Event Log Configuration name The main Even
105. cal Histogram 000 c cee 284 8 11 5 Modifying Points 0 cece eee eee eee 286 8 11 6 Deleting Points 0 00 e cc ene eee eee 286 8 11 7 Nested Custom Screens 2 c cece eee eee 287 8 12 Invoking Custom Screens 00 eee ceteris 291 8 1231 Dynamic Testing i se Nd da cette ENEE NEIE ae ENNER Ea 292 Micus Alarm and Control System vii Table of Contents viii Micus Alarm and Control System Revision History 1 Revision History Revision Date Comments Author 1 0 December 27 2000 First Document Release Michael Bankovitch 3 0 January 22 2004 Software Revision 3 Michael Bankovitch Windows XP OS 3 8 September 15 2005 Switching databases Michael Bankovitch added Trademarks Windows Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Microsoft MS Access and Outlook Express are trademarks of Microsoft Inc Oracle is a trademark of Oracle Corporation Acknowledgement Realization of this manual by Tina Bankovic Copyright Notice The entire contents of this manual are copyright by Micus Real Time Software Inc All rights reserved The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice Micus Alarm and Control System 1 Revision History Micus Alarm and Control System Reference Documents 2 Reference Documents 1 Micus Alarm and Control System MACS Installation Procedure Revision 3 0 January 22 2004 Michael Bankovitch 2 Micus Alarm and Control System
106. cation in the custom screen where you want to position the top left corner of your point Press the right button and drag the mouse to create a square which represents your point location As you drag the mouse the coordinates and size of your point rectangle will show up in the Point Attributes In the case of a baseball switch display style the width and the height must be the same Typically you will draw an approx imate square on the screen and then manually adjust its coordinates and size 282 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Point Attributes x 1540 Y 503 H 130 W 20 Options TOP ACTIVE LEFT Max 0 00 Name e Min 0 00 Next you need to define the active and inactive position and rotation of your baseball switch To do so click on the Options pull down list and select the appropriate option Point Attributes x 540 de 503 H 30 W 20 Options TOP ACTIVE LEFT si Max 0 00 _ TOP ACTIVE LEFT in 000 Name TOP ACTIVE RIGHT To add your baseball switch to your custom screen click on the Add push button To save it in the database click on the Save push button Assume that the background of your custom screen contained a schematic like this Baseball Switch With the careful positioning on the screen your newly added baseball switch will look somewhat like this Baseball Switch Micus Alarm and Control System 283 Creating Custom Screens 8 11 4 Analog Point Ve
107. ce will listen to service requests from other computers and programs on your TCP IP network Text Event Log checkbox allows you to select whether your MAPI interface pro gram will maintain its own text event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the program will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log text files Usually the MAPI interface is configured to report its events to the event logger Text log path edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder that will contain the MAPI interface event log text files If you want your MAPI interface to maintain its own event log you must spec ify a folder that differs from the event log maintained by the event logger Binary Event Log checkbox allows you to select whether your MAPI interface will maintain its own binary event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the MAPI interface will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log binary files Binary log path edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder that will contain the MAPI interface specific event log binary files For instructions on how to specify the path for the MAPI interface specific event log please refer to the chapter on Event Logger Configuration 7 5 2 Modify MAPI Interface To modify an existing MAPI interface configuration use the Modify Server Configu ration command In the current MACS software rele
108. ce you assign slots to your MACS IO module you have to configure the input output and analog points that you want to use Various MACS IO plug in boards provide different combinations of inputs outputs and relays Each supported board is presented in more detail on the following pages 7 6 7 1 PCl DIO8 Board Configuration The PCI DIO8 board consists of 8 digital inputs and 8 relays When you select a PCI DIO8 slot in the Slot Configuration dialog box and click on the Configure Points push button the 8 Point Slot Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout 8 Point Slot Configuration Name PCI DIO8 Address H Er Jm ox 1 am jac HI HI A A SI SI DI HI mal HI aimg gi fours Micus Alarm and Control System 201 Configuration At the top of the dialog box you will see the slot name and number shown as read only boxes To change the slot name or number use the Configure Slot command The rest of the 8 Point Slot Configuration dialog box is divided into two groups The left hand group designated as nputs allows you to add or to modify the input points configuration The right hand group marked Outputs allows you to configure output relays To add an input or output point or to modify an existing point configuration click on the push button associated with the point Dialog boxes used to configure points are described later in this document Name Addr
109. change the list by adding new messages or deleting already assigned messages To delete a message from the selected user list highlight the message in the MAPI messages assigned to this user list and click on the Delete push button In each list MAPI events are presented using the server unit slot and point name If you want to see the text messages assigned to a given event highlight the corre sponding event in either top or bottom list and click on the corresponding Details push button The MAPI Event Details dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box layout is presented on the following pages MAPI Messages Assigned to this User scrollable list box contains allMAPI messages assigned to the selected user All Pager Events scrollable list box contains allsystem wide defined MAPI events Server column in the list contains the name of the Windows NT service from which the message originates Unit column in the list contains the name of the equipment unit from which the message originates Slot column in the list contains the name of the slot within the equip ment from which the message originates Many communication equipment devices have slots which are used to install equip ment plug in modules Equipment that does not have slots is con sidered single slot equipment meaning that all components are located within a single monolithic unit Point column in the list contains the name of the point from which the me
110. ck on the Services icon New Office Document j W V Open Office Document Programs EL x gt Documents gt J Control Panel Printers Taskbar Settings d tt amp Windows NT Workstation Shut Down gie 1 40 PM In the Windows NT Services manager highlight the MACS equipment module you want to start and click on the Start push button Services Status Startup Service MACS Demo Server Manual MACS Event Logger Manual MACS GI DSR 4800 Server Manual MACS GI Encoder Server Manual MACS IBS Server Manual MACS Motorola Nucleus Il Server Manual MACS MPEG Server Manual MACS Pager Manual MACS Site Sentry Server Manual Stagtup MACS Switch Server Manual sl Hw Profiles Startup Parameters Help Micus Alarm and Control System x Close Start Stop ul Hause Eontinde 43 Getting Started While starting the service Windows NT displays the following message box Service Control EN CO Attempting to Start the MACS MPEG Server service on ICIUS Once the service is started the message box will disappear Note that in the above example message box C US is the name of the computer This name will be replaced with the name of your own workstation 5 1 2 MACS GUI Startup You can start your MACS GUI in several ways e Double click on the MacsMenu exe icon in the WACS Programs directory depict
111. configure serial ports to use to communicate with the equipment When using the optional pager e mail or fax system you need to define a list of pager e mail or fax users and to assign a list of events for each user on the list Similarly the optional trouble ticketing system requires additional configuration for the list of trouble tickets repair procedures technicians etc Although the configuration database contains many parameters most of them are hidden from the operators who use MACS utilities to configure the system Most of the parameters are set automatically and you must enter only those parameters where the system allows choices Micus Alarm and Control System 25 Overview 4 6 Event Log Management Each event report received from the equipment is stored into a log file This feature allows static analysis of the recorded alarm conditions The system automatically creates and maintains log files on a daily basis Since all event reports are stored into the files the simplest way of analyzing events is to view the log files While viewing any given file the operator can search for specific keywords or text strings such as time stamps or equipment names In addition the operator can selectively print relevant sections of the file or the entire file Typically the system maintains only a single event log managed by the Event Logger a service specifically designed to handle the event log The equipment modules are then
112. ctive or pulsed Analog inputs can be within limits above upper threshold or below lower threshold Analog outputs can be set to any value within the range appropriate for the associated equipment parameter Summary points reflect any change in the equipment status In addition they handle communication alarms which are generated when the communication with the equipment or server is lost All of the configurable parameters are defined by the end user through the system configuration process 4 3 Status And Alarm Processing MACS detects status changes and alarm conditions in two ways by passively monitoring the equipment or by actively polling the equipment status Unsolicited messages from the equipment or responses to the polls are then translated into the user defined status and alarm messages Typically several operators simultaneously use their GUIs on the local or wide area network Status messages and or alarms received from the equipment are reported to all GUIs They provide extensive buffering capability thus allowing operators to browse Micus Alarm and Control System 17 Overview through several pages of collected records When displaying event reports on the screen the client typically uses a subset of the information actually available in the event report This subset consists of the date time unit name point name and message text The rest of the information is used internally by the system but it remains ava
113. cular message You can assign any given message to any number of users When the corresponding alarm or status condition occurs the system will send a page to all users configured to receive this message To specify which event reports to send as pager messages to a given user highlight the user name in the list box in the Pager Users dialog box and click on the Pager Messages push button The Pager Messages dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box will indicate the name of the selected user on the caption bar The dialog box layout is depicted in the following picture 162 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Pager Messages For Michael Bankovitch X Pager messages assigned to this user Server Unit Slot Point COMMUNICATION Za DSA A0 LESLARD nn ety MUNICATION IBS IBS COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 1 COMMUNICATION Image Video NEW PANEL COMMUNICATION MACS DEMO DEMO_2 INPUTS AIR CONDITIONER uan mmm mem n memea mirunan Details Delete Add __Detais Die All pager events Server Unit Slot Point COMSTREAM MICUS COMMUNICATION aA DSR 4800 TEST IRD COMMUNICATION GI Encoder YSE Unit COMMUNICATION IBS IBS COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 1 COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 2 COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 3 COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 4 COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 5 COMMUNICATION Image Video CHANNEL 5 COMMUNICATION Image Video NEW
114. d folder names e g C IMACS Config HydroActive bmp or fully qualified network path if the file resides on another computer e g I TOR ONTO MACS Config HydroActive bmp Save push button saves the bitmap image configuration and closes the dialog box Cancel push button closes the dialog box without saving the bitmap image configuration 8 8 2 2 Configure Bitmap Once you add a bitmap image to your system configuration you can rename it or you can change the file name and location using the Configure Bitmap command To modify an existing image configuration open the Manage Bitmaps dialog box and click on the Configure Bitmap push button The Edit Bitmap dialog box will pop up on the screen The layout and operation of this dialog box is the same as described in the Add Bitmap section 8 8 2 3 Delete Bitmap To delete an existing bitmap image from your system configuration open the Manage Bitmaps dialog box highlight the name of the bitmap that you want to delete and click on the Delete Bitmap push button The following message box will pop up on the screen Manage Bitmaps Pi re you sure you want to delete this bitmap To delete the selected bitmap click on the Yes push button To close the message box without deleting the bitmap click on the No push button Micus Alarm and Control System 257 Creating Custom Screens 8 8 2 4 View Bitmaps To create a report that contains a list of all configured bitm
115. dd push button allows you to add a new color definition to your con figuration database Delete push button allows you to delete an existing color definition View push button allows you to view a list of all color definitions Preview Box shows you the selected color definition foreground and back ground color and blinking Exit push button exits the ColorCfg configuration utility 7 1 2 Color Selection You need to define a foreground color and a background color either when adding a new color definition or when modifying an existing color definition To modify an existing color definition select the color name and click on the Modify push button To add a new color click on the Add push button 110 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Foreground Color Basic colors WI WEE EE Weg Im Custom colors BEE EEE ee Hue 40 Red 255 BE EE Sees Giese OE peme Custom Wolors ColorlSolid Lum AEN Blue jo Cancel Add to Custom Colors When defining or modifying the foreground and background colors the program displays a standard Windows dialog box used to select colors If you intend to use your color definition for graphics only you can select any color that you want If you are creating a color definition to be used for text messages you must select a solid color because Windows accepts only solid colors when displaying text 7 1 3 Color Descriptions Each color that you define has a description
116. dows NT service setup open the Windows NT Service Manager from the Control Panel Highlight the MACS Event Logger service and click on the Startup button You will see your Event Logger service configuration as depicted in the following picture Services x Service Status Startup MACS Demo Server Manual a MACS Event Logger Automatic MACS GI DSR 4800 Savion MACS GI Encoder MACS Motorola Nuc Service MACS Event Logger MACS MPEG Serve MACS Pager MACS Pylon Server MACS Site Sentry S MACS Switch Serve Disabled Startup Parameters l System Account IV Allow Service to Interact with Desktop C This Account H Basswood ES oss To configure your Event Logger for the multiuser environment change the Log On As data to another account such as MACS and make this account a member of the Administrators group 126 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Service Status Startup Close MACS Demo Server Manual a MACS Event Logger Automatic MACS GI DSR 480 MACS GI Encoder MACS Motorola Nuc Service MACS Event Logger MACS MPEG Serve BW 5 MACS Pager tartup Type MACS Pylon Server Automatic MACS Site Sentry S CC Manual MACS Switch Serve Disabled Start Service Stop onthe Cancel Startup 9 MA Help Hw Profiles Startup Parameters Log On As System Account T Allow Service to Interact with Desktop This Accoun
117. e push button closes the 16 Point Slot Configuration dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 6 8 Status and Control Points Definition As you add your MACS IO module to the MACS server configuration you will install and configure plug in boards to one or more slots in the MACS server chassis The plug in boards provide several combinations of digital input and output points Although similar definitions for the digital input points and digital output points differ slightly Dialog boxes used to configure each of these categories are presented on the following pages 7 6 8 1 Digital Input Point Definition Digital input points are typically used to monitor contact closures on the equipment or external sensors attached to the MACS server These points have two states active and inactive Each time MACS IO module detects an input point state transition it reports it to the MACS server To present point state transition to the operators MACS displays a text message in all active GUIs and updates all active windows that contain that point MACS IO Digital Input Point Definition dialog box has the following layout Digital Input Point Definition Name JIN 2 Address H Active Text ACTIVE Color YELLOW ON BRIGHT RED v Severity CRITICAL v V Page Inactive Text INACTIVE Color YELLOW ON GREEN A Severity WARNING v Page Save Delete Micus Alarm and Control System 207
118. e following figure depicts possible client connections to a server which could be either a regional or a master server The figure illustrates a variety of possible physical connections LAN connections RAS connections via modems or ISDN and WAN connections Clients can connect to a MACS server over any physical network as long as the TCP IP connectivity is available Client Workstations TCP IP Client Workstations Multiple MACS servers can be configured to share a common database or to use their own databases When more than one database is used the clients can dynami cally disconnect from one database and connect to another 32 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 15 3 Equipment Connections to Servers MACS servers support a variety of connections to the equipment The type of connection depends on the equipment itself and on the site location with respect to the MACS server Some equipment can be accessed over the Ethernet using TCP IP connections However devices such as Remote Telemetry Units RTUs are typically accessed over serial lines using either direct connections or dial up lines In addition environment sensors and contact closures may be monitored using built in opto isolated inputs while external devices can be controlled using built in relays Usually MACS servers are equipped with multi port plug in boards which offer RS232 RS422 or RS485 electrical interface MACS equipment modules are design
119. e Select push button The Equipment Selection window depicted in the following picture will pop up Equipment Selection LS Equipment Type Unit Name COMSTREAM NTO IV CTRL PANEL been IV MONITOR MONTREAL NUCLEUS II RMS SENTRY Cancel 62 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands To select the equipment use the Equipment Selection window as follows Equipment Type list box contains a list of all equipment types that support the com mand line mode of operation To select the equipment type click on the appropriate name in the list When you select the equip ment the system will display a list of all units of the selected equipment type in the Unit Name list Unit Name list box contains a list of all units of the selected equipment type The list changes as you select different equipment types from the Equipment Type list Select push button selects the equipment unit The Equipment Selection window is removed from the screen and the selected unit is handed over to the Command Line window Once you select the equipment you are ready to begin your session with the selected unit At this point the system will lock the selected unit for you You will be the only operator who can operate this unit until you close the Command Line window or until you select another unit In addition if the unit is on a dial up line the system will dial out and connect to the unit You start your conversation with the un
120. e Shado Net Logon Bs NetMeeting Remote Sp Ribak onl Temm o ebien zs I Di Extended A Standard Stop service MACS Event Logger on Local Computer Description Status kad Provides n Started Manages I Started Provides in Detects an Started Configures Resume Restart All Tasks gt d EE Wl Refresh EI Properties Help While stopping the service Windows XP displays the following message box MACS Event Logger Swett Windows is attempting to stop the following service on Local Computer Micus Alarm and Control System 47 Getting Started 5 2 1 2 Windows NT To stop any of the MACS services login to your MACS server open the Windows NT Services manager by clicking on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel When you open the Control Panel double click on the Services icon Service Status Startup MACS Event Logger Started Manual Start MACS GI DSA 4800 Server Manual MACS GI Encoder Server Manual H Stop MACS IBS Server Manual MACS Motorola Nucleus Il Server Manual Dee MACS MPEG Server Manual SE MACS Pager Manual MACS Site Sentry Server Manual Startup MACS Switch Server Manual sl Hw Profiles Startup Parameters PO Help Once in the Services manager highlight the service you want to stop and click on the Stop push button While stopping the service Windows XP displays the following message box
121. e and number shown as read only boxes To change the slot name or address use the Configure Slot command The rest of the 32 Output Point Slot Configuration dialog box contains a list of output relays that allows you to add or to modify the output points configuration To add an output point or to modify an existing point configuration click on the push button associated with the point Dialog boxes used to configure points are described later in this document The dialog box consists of the following elements Name read only box contains the slot name Address read only box contains the slot number Outputs group of controls shows 32 relays Relays that are actually used are indicated by their respective names To add a new relay select an unused output point and click on the adjacent push but ton To modify an existing output point configuration click on the push button next to the point name Exit push button closes the 32 Output Point Slot Configuration dialog box 204 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 6 7 3 PCI 32REL Board Configuration The PCI 32REL board consists of 32 relays When you select a PCI 32REL slot in the Slot Configuration dialog box and click on the Configure Points push button the 8 Point Slot Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout 16 Point Slot Configuration xX Name PCI DIO32EM Address 2 Outputs
122. e configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI H you can also start the pager configuration utility by selecting 9 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained later in this document in Access To Config uration Utilities Micus Alarm and Control System 143 Configuration configuration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar D Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration MPEG Monitor Configuration Nucleus I Configuration Pager Configuration Ping Service Configuration Site Sentry Configuration SNMP Manager Configuration ST60 Configuration Test Client Trouble Ticketina Confiauration v Cancel Select Pager Configuration and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the Pager Configuration name The main Pager Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen MACS can be configured to use more than one pager Windows XP service For example if you have regional MACS servers you could use these servers to page loc
123. e eee eee 40 5 1 1 1 Windows KP 41 5 1 1 2 Windows NT aceite cee dee we NNN ee ee EN ee EE RR 43 5 1 2 MACS GUI Startup 0 0 eee eee 44 5 2 MACS Shutdown sirs os det eaters he eis eee NA du 46 5 2 1 MACS Services Shutdown 46 5 2 1 1 WindOWS XP 1 ec eee eee 46 5 2 1 2 Windows NT 0 cece eee eee 48 5 2 2 MACS GUI Shutdown NEEN EINEN NENNEN eee NEIER SS tee es 48 5 3 Elements of the Main MACS Wmdow cece eee eens 49 5 3 1 Toolbar ICONS eens 50 5 3 2 Event Report Format 52 5 4 Commands ENEE 52 6 ET EE 6 1 Connecting to MACS 000 c cece eee eee 56 6 1 1 Connect Commande 56 6 1 2 Disconnect Commande 57 6 1 3 Select MACS Node 1 0 cece eee eee 58 6 2 MOnIOMs eredero nagaan ra SA n eee taeee setae eee ten tence 60 6 2 1 Command Line Window 0 cece eee eee 60 6 2 2 Status Monitors 00 0 ccc eee eee 65 i Micus Alarm and Control System Table of Contents 6 2 3 Equipment Specific Monitors 00 cece eee 67 6 2 4 MACS IO Monitor 70 6 2 4 1 Slot With 8 Inputs and 8 Outputs 2 cee eee 73 6 2 4 2 Slot With 16 Inputs and 16 Outputs 0 cece eee 75 6 2 4 3 Slot With 32 Outputs 0 cee eee 76 6 3 Equipment Locking 0 20 e cece eee eee 77 6 3 1 Lock Command NEEN eae ee ea ee ee eee 77 GB Ch Gee ee eee ee 79 6 4 1 Send Pager Message 79 6 5 Event Log 2s sec ccc cee AEN NEEN SEENEN eee see eee ee eee 80 6 5 1 View Event Log 1 0 cece e
124. e equipment If you lock the equipment MACS will keep the telephone line open as long as the equipment is locked It will therefore execute your sequence of commands much faster than when dialing out to execute each individual command separately 6 3 1 Lock Command Equipment locking is done using the Equipment Lock command To enter the Equip ment Lock command click Equipment Locking pull down menu and select Lock menu item Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Me Archive Configuration Help alal a ml all el 2 Micus Alarm and Control System 77 Commands Alternatively click on the corresponding toolbar icon depicted in the picture below Al Equipment locking The Equipment Locking dialog box has the following layout r Equipment Lock X NAVCANADA A ELECTRALERT SECOND SSP4 TORONTO ST60 CONTROLLER T11 MAC102 Tandberg TEST IRD TORONTO 552 v Lock Unlock Exit The dialog box shows two lists The list on the left hand side contains the names of all equipment units which are not locked by your GUI The list on the right hand side contains a list of all equipment units which are presently locked by your GUI To lock a piece of equipment highlight the name of the unit in the list of unlocked units and click the Lock push button To unlock a unit select its name from the list of locked units and click on the Unlock pu
125. e in Montreal you will add a list of your Vancouver based technicians to the first service and a list of Montreal personnel to the second service To add individual users to your pager configuration you need to e Add user name and pager ID Define a list of possible pager messages for that user To manage your pager users you will use the Pager Users dialog box To open it select a pager service in the Pager Service Selection dialog box and click on the Pager Users push button The Pager Users dialog box has the following layout SI Pager Users Michael Bankovitch 637709 Pager Messages Add User View User User Data Name Michael Bankovitch Pager ID 637709 Exit 12 When configuring your pager you have to define a list of all possible event reports that might be sent to the user as pager messages Any given message from the list will be sent to the user only if and when the corresponding event happens Micus Alarm and Control System 159 Configuration Pager Messages Add User Name Pager ID Delete User View User 160 push button allows you to define a list of messages for a given pager user To define user messages select a user by highlight ing his or her name in the list box and click on the Pager Mes sages push button push button allows you to add new users to the list To add a new user fill in the Name and Pager ID fields and then click on the Add User pus
126. e screens and MACS display editor One or more network adapters depending on the network topology and on the available TCP IP network connectivity A number of serial ports depending on the exact requirements for each regional server A number of either internal or external high speed modems depending on the exact requirements for each regional server Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 or Windows NT Workstation 4 0 operating system MS Access ODBC driver Oracle client software and ODBC driver or MySQL client software and ODBC driver MS Access Oracle or MySQL database Micus Alarm and Control System Getting Started 5 Getting Started This section shows you how to start and stop your MACS server and your graphical user interface GUI and introduces the main GUI functions used in day to day system operation Your GUI can run on Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT workstations This is why in this manual we show sample screens using interchangeably either Windows XP or Windows Classic appearance Both sets of screens are shown only where tasks are performed differently in Windows XP than in other environments An example of that is starting and stopping your system All MACS programs that run on your workstation are located in a dedicated directory similar to the one depicted in the following picture BX Exploring programs Bisi Xx
127. e spaces enclose the entire file name in double quotes We suggest that you try your commands from the Windows Command Prompt first and then use the same command line for your action push button saves the action into the database and closes the dialog box push button closes the dialog box without saving the action Micus Alarm and Control System 273 Creating Custom Screens 8 10 1 2 Configure Action Once you add an action to your system configuration you can rename it or you can change the command line using the Configure Action command To modify the existing action configuration open the Manage Actions dialog box and click on Configure Action push button The Edit Action dialog box will pop up on the screen The layout and operation of this dialog box is the same as for the Add Action command 8 10 1 3 Delete Action To delete an existing action from your system configuration open the Manage Actions dialog box highlight the name of the action that you want to delete and click on the Delete Action push button The following message box will pop up on the screen Manage Actions Pi re you sure you want to delete this action To delete the selected action click on the Yes push button To close the message box without deleting the action click on the No push button 8 10 1 4 View Actions To create a report that contains a list of all configured action names and command lines open the Manage Actions dia
128. e status bar appears on the screen or not Copy Event Log allows you to archive the event log files into another folder or net work drive Copy Equipment Log Delete Event Log allows you to archive the equipment log files into another folder or network drive allows you to delete the selected event log files Micus Alarm and Control System 53 Getting Started Delete Equipment Log Select Utility Options About MACS User s Manual 54 is a command that allows you to delete the selected equipment log files allows you to open a list of all configured MACS utilities and to launch the selected utility from the main user interface program allows you to select sounds to play on your workstation for differ ent alarm severity levels and to setup your on line User s Man ual displays the MacsMenu program About dialog box displays on line MACS User s Manual this book Micus Alarm and Control System Commands 6 Commands This chapter presents in detail commands available through the MACS graphical user interface You can access any command using the pull down menus In addition fre quently used commands have icons in the toolbar You can invoke these commands simply by clicking the appropriate push button The commands are arranged in the following pull down menus File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log View Archive Configuration Help menu contains a standard Windows pull dow
129. e the ticket is open you can select the appropriate repair procedure from a predefined list and assign a technician responsible for the repair The technician can enter his com ments related to the repair and upon completing the task close the ticket You can view and print individual tickets a list of open tickets or a list of closed tick ets You can also create a number of trouble ticket reports In addition obsolete tickets can be deleted from the list of closed tickets 3 9 Multiuser Support MACS is a multi user system A number of users can monitor alarms or perform vari ous control and configuration tasks concurrently and independently from any other user on the system 3 10 Remote Access You can access the system remotely either via the serial line connections or the local area network Remote access via serial lines can be used as long as at least one com puter on the local area network is configured to support a dial in modem line Similarly serial ports used by the system to communicate with the equipment can be configured to connect either directly to the equipment or to use dial up modem con 10 Micus Alarm and Control System Introduction nections 3 11 Networking MACS fully supports LAN and WAN connections as well as dial in modem connec tions The system may be configured to use any physical network topology as long as the TCP IP protocol is available for that network Therefore the system may run on t
130. e window is kept in the system configuration database To superimpose your status and control points on the background image you will use the MACS Display Editor 8 2 Elements Of A Custom Screen The layout of a custom screen created using the Display Editor depends on the contents of the window In general your custom screen will fall into one of the following categories e Summary screens e Status screens e Control screens 8 2 1 Summary Screens Summary Screens are custom screens that contain only the summary points Summary screens are typically used to display regional maps or building layouts In these screens summary points indicate any alarm condition existing within a given site or in a given piece of equipment Typically summary points have push buttons Each push button is linked to the next screen Clicking on a summary point push button displays the next screen which usually presents the site or the equipment in more detail When a summary screen is displayed its summary points are initialized to the last status known to the system After that the presentation of the summary points on the 222 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens screen will change as the changes in status are detected in the associated site or equipment Refreshing the equipment status can be a very time consuming process especially when monitoring remote sites over dial up lines For example if your custom screen contains
131. ece of equipment User defined monitors are windows that you create by yourself using the Display Edi tor These windows can contain alarm points from any location and any equipment combined into a single window You can create as many user defined windows as you want Both equipment specific and user defined windows are accessed from the Monitors pull down menu In addition the Monitors menu also contains the Command Line command This command allow you to control the equipment using the equipment s native user interface Finally the Monitors window can also contain any number of lines that represent actions rather than graphical images Actions are used to run other programs from within the MACS GUI For example you can add a list of actions that display on line documentation for your equipment using the Acrobat Reader 6 2 1 Command Line Window The Command Line window allows you to send a single line command to the selected equipment and to receive one or more lines in response You can use the command line mode to control the equipment only if the equipment supports it Note that the command line does not provide a full terminal emulation To access the Command Line window click on the Monitor pull down menu and select the Command Line 1 Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe System Inc 60 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 8 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking
132. ed on the previous pages e Select the MacsMenu program from the Start gt Programs gt MACS menu The look of the Start menu on your workstation will depend on whether you use Windows XP or Windows NT user interface style as shown in the following pictures New Office Document E SE ES Internet Explorer wi Colors wi LogCfg Za d la Open Office Document L Startup fii MacsMenu E Programs HE Command Prompt MacsMon CH Documents gt A Windows NT Dies Wi MacsUtl E EI SC B 3Com U S Robotics p P MenuCig gt ettings Si St EI Administrative Tools Common D i MPEGCfg S A Find gt ei Oracle OraHome81 3 GP PagerCtg Hel EI Oracle Installation Products D iP SentryCfg G Fi ickTi i TextCig S Si QuickTime gt z Bun Si QuickTime for Windows gt i TT 4030Cfg J Si Startup gt Ey A8 zwee ai The 1995 GME t EI The Print Shop Premier Edition 5 0 gt ien ann 44 Micus Alarm and Control System Launch RealOne Player CD winzip mi Accessories d Lan Games gt Lan PrintMe Internet Printing d zn SiS 650_651_M650_M652_740 gt Lan SoundMAX gt ran Startup gt 7 Adobe Reader 6 0 Internet Explorer me MSN Explorer HA Outlook Express Internet Internet Explorer E mail Outlook Express Spider Solitaire IPGGUI IPGCfg s Remote Assistance windows Media Player 43 Windows Messenger Notepad S S i i a
133. ed to work with any number of serial ports up to a maximum of 255 which is imposed by the Windows operating system When more than one port is used the equipment modules allow for a combination of direct lines and modem lines The following figure depicts typical equipment connections to a MACS server TCP IP LAN connections RS422 multidrop line RS485 daisy chain Internal or external modem bank Micus Alarm and Control System 33 Overview 4 15 4 Direct Connections The equipment can be connected to the MACS server using an RS232 RS422 or RS485 electrical interface When the RS232 is used each equipment unit must be connected to a dedicated serial port The RS485 interface allows a number of units to be daisy chained to a single serial port Direct connections allow for fast polling Typically the equipment is polled every few seconds The polling interval is configured individually for each piece of equipment However direct connections do not allow unsolicited messages from the equipment to prevent possible collisions on the line 4 15 5 Dial up Connections Any number of units can share the same dial up line as long as they can be uniquely identified by their respective physical address However we usually configure MACS to use more than one dial up line to balance the throughput Typically the MACS server is configured to use one or more outbound modems to poll units and to use one or more inbound modems to acce
134. ee cases aaa NEIST in ne eee eee ee ee 199 7 6 6 3 Delete SlOt oii cicada we eae NR NEE ea ee 199 7 6 6 4 View Slots 1 0 0c ccc eee eee eee 200 7 6 7 MACS IO Plug in BoardS 0 0c cece cee ene eee 201 7 6 7 1 PCl DIO8 Board Configuration 00 0 c eee eee eee eee 201 7 6 7 2 PCl DIO32 EM Board Configuration 00 0s eee ences 203 7 6 7 3 PCI 32REL Board Configuration 00 e seen eee eee 205 7 6 8 Status and Control Points Definition e 207 7 6 8 1 Digital Input Point Definition 0 0 0 cee eee 207 7 6 8 2 Digital Output Point Definition 00 cee eee eee 209 7 7 Access To Configuration Utilities 0c eee eee 212 7 7 1 Adding Configuration Utilities to Windows Start Menu 212 7 7 2 Adding Configuration Utilities to MACS GUI 0 2 0 e ee ee eee 213 7 7 3 Add Configuration Unit 216 7 7 4 Modify Utility Configuration 00 cece 217 7 7 5 Delete Configuration Utility 0 c ccc eee 217 7 7 6 View Configuration Utilities 0 2 0 0 cece 218 7 8 Local User Interface Options 00 cece eee eee eee 219 8 Creating Custom ScreensS e cece cece eeeeeeees 221 8 1 Custom Screen Components 0c eee eee eee eee eens 222 8 2 Elements Of A Custom Screen 000 e eee eee eee eee 222 8 2 1 Summary Screens 00 222 8 2 2 Status Screens 1 eee eee eee eee eee 224 Micus Alarm and Control System v Table of
135. ee eee eens 81 6 6 Equipment Log icc ccc cee bee ee ee eee Se ee ee EE e 83 6 7 Viewing Options eg fees ded See Peed bee De ae ew ee eee 86 6 7 1 Toolbar Docking ci cece ER RE eee eee ee eee 87 6 7 2 Toolbar Control us eee ee ee ke ee ee eae 87 6 7 3 Status Battes Rer Ee aan Geenwnw ease Ee UE oe Gales Re Eege 87 6 7 4 About BOK ais cis costa RN CERN wield ere ae ee ee EN 87 6 8 User s Manual cress secret ive ial eae ene EE ELE STEEN a 89 Et UE 89 6 9 1 Copy Event Log eege Ee d eee ene ate a eae ee KEEN ae EN eee 90 6 9 2 Copy Equipment Log 93 6 9 3 Delete Event Log 20 00 cece eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 96 6 9 4 Delete Equipment Log 99 6 10 Configuration EE 103 6 10 1 Select Utility lt escenario 103 6 10 2 Configuration Options 0 0 ccc eee 105 ele le ULC Le EES AE 7 1 Color Configuration 0 00 eee eee 107 7 1 1 Starting Colors Configuration Uni 108 7 1 2 Color Selection 0 ccc eee eee eee 110 7 1 3 Color Descriptions 2 6 icc ci ee eae ee ee KKK 111 TAA E e TEE 112 7 1 5 Modify Col n crni pinsa ena ene e eee eee 113 7 1 6 Delete Colors wise cicero 114 7 1 7 View ei CEET 115 7 2 Event Logger Configuration 00 cece eee eee eee 116 Micus Alarm and Control System Table of Contents 7 2 1 Add Event Logger 20 0 ccc e cece eee eee renee eee e eee eeeeeenes 121 7 2 2 Configure Event Logger 0 cece eee eee eee eee eee eee 127 7 2 3 Delete Event Logger 00 c eee eens
136. ely Micus Alarm and Control System 27 Overview TC Ces Trouble Ticketing System Version 1 7 x te Dein mge CR r Open Trouble Tickets Closed Trouble Tickets Fagin A8 COAT Ticket Site Name Point Name Ticket Site Name Point Name Byc Pee ter Teen 1 DEMO_2 FRIDGE eae DEMO_2 AIR CONDITIONER 2 DEMO_2 AIR CONDITIONER K 2 DEMN 3 AIR_CONNITIONER men pd ge Trouble Ticket Details Ticket ID Site Name Site Address Point Name Point Address bh DEMO_2 Je IR CONDITIONER 65 Occurred Joan 999 3 31 40 PM Description coouNG FAILURE Accepted 03 14 1999 12 48 40 PM Technician John Smith he m Repair r Notes Air Conditioner zl Wir conditioner works when operated manually Main air conditioner relay tested Procedure for the air conditioner control circuit Trace between the computer and PLC shows no communication If the unit does not operate properly when manually tumed Cable tested with the brakeout box on switch to the standby unit and dismount the main unit for Loose cable connection found between PLC and the RS further repairs 232 cable Tested OK If the unit works properly when switched on manually check the main relay Does the command from the computer operates relay If not check the electrical signals between the relay and the PLC If the electrical signals are correct replace the relay If the command from the computer cannot control PLC output check if the computer can opera
137. ent Logger responsibilities is to dispatch event reports to all other MACS components that need to receive and process the event reports Examples of these components are e MACS GuUls running on the MACS server itself and on any number of other workstations on the network e Pager service e Trouble ticketing service MACS GuUls log into the Event Logger and log out of it dynamically You do not have to configure your Event Logger to accept login from GUIs Other MACS components such as pager and trouble ticketing require the Event Logger to forward event reports to their respective network locations For example if you run your pager service on the workstation called C US and you configure your pager service to listen to the TCP IP protocol port 4464 you will have to configure your Event Logger to forward all event reports to the computer C US and to the protocol port 4464 To configure your event report forwarding select your event logger from the list in the Event Log Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the Event Reporting push button 128 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration The Event Reporting dialog box has the following layout Event Reporting MACS Recipients Selected Recipients LOGGER DOSITEJ 4464 PAGER Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol Port 4464 Delete Exit MACS Recipients list contains all possible event reportrecipients known to your MACS system
138. ervice uses this name on startup to query its configuration from the database If there is a mismatch in names the service will not find its configuration and will not start properly Micus Alarm and Control System 121 Configuration Computer name Protocol port Text Event Log Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path edit box allows you to specify the name of the computer your event logger will run on This name is used in conjunction with the protocol port by other computers and programs on your net work to establish a TCP IP connection with your event logger edit box allows you to specify the TCP IP protocol port your event logger will listen to service requests from other computers and programs on your TCP IP network check box allows you to select whether your event logger will maintain the text event log This box is normally checked which means that the event logger will create and maintain a set of daily created event log text files edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder which will contain the event log text files check box allows you to select whether your event logger will maintain the binary event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the event logger will not create and maintain a set of daily created event log binary files Note that to use and analyze the binary event log you need a special set of tools which are not part of our standard MACS pr
139. es of equipment into a logical chain and show them all within a single screen When a status screen is displayed the points are initialized to the last status known to the system After that the presentation of the points on the screen will change as the changes in status are detected in the associated equipment When monitoring a remote site over a dial up line refreshing the equipment status can be a time consuming process For this reason the status screens initially use only the status already known to the system Unlike summary screens the status screens do provide means for a dynamic refresh When the system determines that a given screen contains at least one input point or read only output point it automatically displays at the bottom of the screen a toolbar that contains a Refresh push button Some typical status screens are depicted in the following picture 224 Micus Alarm and Control System fii Video and Audio Monitor RUN CHANNEL VIDEO AUDIO 2 O e AUDIO 1 Creating Custom Screens AUDIO3 AUDIO 4 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 4 fi Plato Of xi n REFRESH REFRESH Administrative J Operational W Interface Status Micus Alarm and Control System 225 Creating Custom Screens 8 2 3 Control Screens Control Screens are custom screens that may contain one or more summary points and input points but must contain at least one
140. ess Inputs Outputs Exit 202 read only box contains the slot name read only box contains the slot number group of controls shows 8 digital inputs Input points that are actually used are indicated by their respective names To add a new input point select an unused point and click on the adjacent push button To modify an existing point configuration click on the push button next to the point name group of controls shows 8 relays Relays that are actually used are indicated by their respective names To add a new relay select an unused output point and click on the adjacent push but ton To modify an existing output point configuration click on the push button next to the point name push button closes the 8 Point Slot Configuration dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 6 7 2 PCI DIO32 EM Board Configuration The PCI DIO32 EM board consists of 16 digital inputs and 16 relays When you select a PCI DIO32 EM slot in the Slot Configuration dialog box and click on the Configure Points push button the 32 Output Point Slot Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout 32 Output Point Slot Configuration X Name PCI 32REL Address 3 m Outputs A RELAY 1 17 RELAY 17 D 1 E zl SI EE 16 RELAY 16 32 RELAY 32 Micus Alarm and Control System 203 Configuration At the top of the dialog box you will see the slot nam
141. essible from the MACS GUI When you run this program for the first time this list will be empty The push buttons in the dialog box are used as follows Add allows you to add a new configuration utility to the list Modify allows you to modify an existing configuration utility program path Delete allows you to remove an already configured utility from the list Open allows you to run the selected configuration utility by highlighting the utility name and then clicking on the Open push button View allows you to create a report that contains a list of all configuration utility names and paths Exit exits the MacsUt program Micus Alarm and Control System 215 Configuration 7 7 3 Add Configuration Utility To add a new configuration utility to the list click on the Add push button The Add Utility dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Utility Name Program Path Add Utility X Utility name Program path edit box allows you to specify the utility name that will appear in the Configuration Utilities dialog box in the MACS main GUI edit box allows you to specify a fully qualified path to the program to execute The format you enter will depend on whether you want to allow access from the local workstation only or across the network An example for the local path is C MACS Programs MacsUtl exe To allow access across the network use a path of the fol
142. f this book To open the on line User s Manual click on the Help pull down menu and select User s Manual d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX Fie Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help About MACS aa EE amp EI ie J 7 A EI 2 El User s Manual Alternatively you can click on the User s Manual icon El MACS User s Manual 6 9 Archive During its operation MACS will create a number of event log and equipment log files Over a period of time MACS will collect a large amount of data which requires careful management and from time to time needs to be archived and reduced to the amount of data you actually need for your day to day operation The MACS GUI offers a number of archive commands which assist you in managing your event log information There are two groups of archive commands e Commands to copy files to another directory on the same computer or across the network e Commands to delete old event log or equipment log files Copy commands allow you to archive your event log files or equipment log files into a directory of your choice Your destination directory could be on the same computer or on any other Windows NT workstation on your Microsoft Network 5 The Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Micus Alarm and Control System 89 Commands Typically you may want to keep on line up to six months worth of event log files and to a
143. f you leave the warning sound field blank no sound will be played when your GUI receives warning messages 220 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 Creating Custom Screens This section describes how to create MACS custom screens using the Display Editor The Display Editor is an optional MACS component used by the system integrators and end users to add application specific screens to the MACS configuration MACS detects status changes and alarm conditions in two ways by passively monitor ing the equipment or by actively polling the equipment status Unsolicited messages from the equipment or responses to the polls are then translated into the user defined status and alarm messages In addition to the text messages displayed in the scrolla ble window changes in the equipment status and alarms are also shown in graphical monitor and control windows Each time a given point changes its status the point rep resentation in a graphical window can change its color orientation on the screen size or displayed numerical value To monitor and control the equipment you can create any number of monitor and con trol windows Typically these windows contain geographical maps building layouts equipment racks equipment diagrams equipment front panels and electrical schemat ics A single window may combine points from various pieces of equipment While the status and alarm points only reflect equipment status the control
144. for each node When the GUI starts by default it opens the database it was connected to during the last session Once you start your GUI you can dynamically switch from one database to another To configure access to your MACS from the individual workstations on your network you will use the User Interface Configuration Utility program MenuCfg Depending on the way your system is administered this utility may or may not be accessible from the MACS main GUIL To access the user interface configuration utility from your workstation desktop click on Start gt All Programs gt MACS gt MenuCfg 6 Some network administrators do not want to make configuration utilities accessible to all users In such cases these utilities are installed only on the workstations used by the system administrators Others prefer to make configuration programs accessible from the MACS main user interface The choice is yours and the way you access configuration utilities is a field configurable option Micus Alarm and Control System 131 Configuration Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog Windows Update AOL for Broadband ea ke EC eeh 8 Windows Messenger MenuCfg PagerCfg Location C MACS Programs MacsMeni M Microsoft Developer Network gt EH Microsoft visual C 6 0 gt H Real gt EH winzip gt Ei MSN Messenger 6 0 All Programs Q RealOne Player start KIR
145. g selected files to the des tination directory Stop push button terminates the process of copying files Progress bar graphically indicates the progress in copying selected files to the destination directory 6 9 2 Copy Equipment Log MACS maintains its equipment log in a set of dedicated directories one per each unit attached to the system It creates one equipment log file per day for each of the units Over a period of time MACS will generate a number of daily equipment log files You may decide to keep on line a month or two worth of log files and to archive the rest The Copy Equipment Log command allows you to copy your log files to another directory This directory may reside on another disk drive a floppy or on a network drive on another computer on your network To start with you have to select an equipment log using the Equipment Selection dialog box Once you select the equipment you can select the equipment log files you want to archive The Copy Equipment Log dialog box has two groups of controls List of files and Desti nation directory The first group allows you to select the log files that you want to archive while the second group allows you to specify the destination directory To copy log files first select the time period then click on the Select Files button The program will list all log files for the selected time period in a scrollable list box Each file is displayed with a checkbox indicating whether to
146. g the set click on the No push button 8 9 1 4 View Enumerated Sets To create a report that contains a list of all enumerated sets open the Select Enumerated Sets dialog box and click on the View Sets push button The system will create a report and present it on the screen using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste and perform other functions typical of WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure 264 Micus Alarm and Control System Enumerated values Set Ip Enumerated values Micus Alarm and Control System Enumerated Sets Notepad File Edit Format wiew Help CANADIAN SET 1 Global 8 CBC 6 CNN 33 Showcase 39 Space 50 Bravo 40 US SET 2 CNN TBS Fox NBC Creating Custom Screens 265 Creating Custom Screens 8 9 2 Enumerated Set Values Once you create an enumerated set you have to add enumerated values to it Enumerated values are pairs of numerical values and associated descriptions To add values to an enumerated set open the Select Enumerated Set dialog box highlight the set you want to add values to and click on the Define Values push button The Select Enumerated Value dialog box will pop up on the screen Select Enumerated Value Configure Value Add Value Delete Value View Values Exit The scrollable list on
147. gured MACS nodes Each entry consists of the name of the MACS node and the name of the host computer Configure Node push button allows you to modify configuration of an existing MACS node To change node configuration select its name from in the list and click on the Configure Node push button Add Node push button allows you to add a new MACS node to the configu ration database Delete Node push button allows you to delete an existing MACS node from the configuration database To delete node select its name from in the list and click on the Delete Node push button View Nodes push button allows you to create and view a text report that con tains a list of all presently configured MACS nodes 138 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Exit push button closes the MACS Node Selection dialog box and returns to the User Interface Configuration Utility main window 7 3 5 1 Add MACS Node To add a new MACS node to your configuration database open the MACS Node Selection dialog box and click on the Add Node push button The New MACS Node Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout New MACS Node Configuration MACS Node Name 00 Database ID 0 Computer Name SSES ODBC Data Source Name PO Database Login Account ayy Database Login Password fn Bitmap Files Path PO MACS Root Path PO Save Quit Save MACS Node Name edit box allows you to
148. h WA sl k MACS Server 2 Remote access to your in house network Ke ES al cal a Workstations Micus Alarm and Control System 13 Overview The MACS server typically interfaces more than one type of equipment Each type of equipment is supported by a dedicated computer program implemented as a Windows NT service The service also referred to as the Equipment Module commu nicates with the equipment and executes the equipment specific commands Usually the equipment is attached to the computer via the serial lines but equipment modules also support TCP IP network connections to the equipment The MACS server can run under the Windows XP Professional operating system Windows 2000 Workstation operating system or Windows NT Workstation 4 0 operating system Note that the MACS server does not require a server operating system MACS clients provide a user interface to the system The clients run on any MS Windows workstations that may be located anywhere on the TCP IP network including dial up and point to point connections using the Point To Point PPP protocol and Remote Access Service RAS A client can also run on the MACS server itself 4 1 1 MACS Servers MACS servers are responsible for the data acquisition and equipment control A MACS server is a dedicated computer that runs one or more MACS Windows NT services also referred to as the equipment modules Each type of equipment connected to the MACS server is suppo
149. h button Note that this dialog box does not allow you to modify user name and pager ID You can only delete a user and then add it again edit box allows you to specify a user name when adding a new user to the pager configuration edit box allows you to specify a pager ID when adding a new user to the pager configuration push button allows you to delete an existing user from the list To delete a user select his or her name from the list and click on the Delete User push button The following dialog box will pop up Pager Users A Are you sure you want to delete this user To delete the selected user click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the user click on the No push button push button allows you to view a list of all possible pager mes sages assigned to a particular user To view the list select a user name by highlighting it in the list box and then click on the View User push button The system will create a report containing all possible messages assigned to the selected user and present that report using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can view the report print it or save it in a text file You can also search for keywords cut and paste selected sections and perform other functions typical of WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Michael Bankovitch Notepad a aax N
150. han one computer and that it runs more than one program to perform its functions Your equipment and sensors that you wish to monitor communicate with the server You and other operators use the Graphical User Interface GUI programs to access the MACS Your GUI program is referred to as the client The server is a dedicated computer which is attached to the equipment via the serial lines network connections and via built in digital inputs and relays It monitors alarms from the equipment and periodically polls the equipment to gather additional informa tion on your equipment operational status Usually the server is also connected to your in house computer network Each type of equipment connected to the system is supported by an equipment spe cific program which runs on your server The server communicates with the equip ment and executes equipment specific commands Some equipment may be attached to the computer via a serial line which can be either a direct or a modem connection Other equipment supports Ethernet connections which provide faster and more reli able communication In addition you can use built in digital inputs to monitor contact closures and built in relays to control external devices 8 Micus Alarm and Control System Introduction When a client sends a request to operate the equipment to the server the server exe cutes the request and sends a response back to the client From your workstation you connect to
151. have to name this utility Graphic Editor This can be done using the Configuration Util ities program MacsUtl which is described earlier in this manual in Access To Configu ration Utilities For example to select Microsoft Paint as your default graphic editor and make it accessible from the Display Editor toolbar you will have to configure the Graphic Edi tor utility as follows Add Utility LG Utility name Graphic Editor Program path Imspaintese Add Cancel Note that from some other graphic editors such as Adobe PhotoShop you may be required to specify a fully qualified path to the program A fully qualified path for the local access on your workstation will be similar to the following example C Program Files Adobe PhotoShop 5 0 LE photosle exe 8 5 Starting Display Editor You can invoke your Display Editor either from the Windows Start menu or if so configured from the MACS main GUI To start it from the Windows Start menu click on Start gt All Programs gt MACS gt MacsEditor as depicted in the following picture 228 Micus Alarm and Control System Set Program Access and Defaults w 4 Windows Update AOL for Broadband Launch RealOne Player SD winzip Accessories Windows Catalog Creating Custom Screens Internet Games Colorcf E Internet Explorer a d 3 ei PrintMe Internet Printing iP DemoCfg E mail We Outlook Express E SiS 650_651_MeS0_M652_740 dh IPGcta 3 So
152. he token ring and Ethernet networks and across wide area networks using bridges and routers To communicate over the dial up serial lines your server and your clients can use the Point To Point Protocol PPP and Remote Access Service RAS 3 12 Online Diagnostics All server programs have powerful built in real time online diagnostics that can be used in the field to verify system configuration and to monitor operation of the external sys tem interfaces Online diagnostics can be accessed remotely by our customer support personnel to assist you in configuring and running the system Micus Alarm and Control System 11 Introduction 12 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 Overview This section briefly describes MACS architecture and provides some details on the system internals This information is provided for those who want to learn more about MACS operation In particular it will be a useful reference for the system administra tors If your goal is only to learn how to use the system you can proceed to the next section 4 1 MACS Architecture MACS is a distributed application which consists of one or more MACS servers and clients MACS servers are responsible for data acquisition and equipment control while clients provide the user interface to the system Other switches S mememl Other equipment Telephony Switch Eo O Pm Remote Site j Ce s Monitors EE Cell PSTN Switc
153. he Modify User Interface dialog box has the same layout as the Add User Interface dialog box 7 3 3 Delete User Interface To disallow login access to a workstation highlight the workstation name in the left hand side list box and then highlight a particular event logger name in the right hand side list box Then click on the Delete push button The program will delete the 136 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration selected event logger name from the list Once there are no more event loggers assigned to the selected workstation the program will also delete the workstation name from the left hand side list If you have only one event logger in your system then deleting access to that logger will also delete the workstation name from the list 7 3 4 View User Interfaces To view your present user interfaces configuration click on the View GUIs push button The system will create a report and present it as a text file using the WordPad text editor Using the editor you can save the report in a file print it cut and paste the text and perform other functions typical of WordPad The report layout is depicted in the following picture ST 2 MACS GUIs Configuration Report txt WordPad BAX File Edit View Insert Format Help Cel R a x BS ID Event Source Connect On Startup GUI Host Server Host Server Port ak LOGGER YES DOSITEJ DOSITEJ 4448 2 LOGGER YES PUPIN DOSITEJ 4448 3 SENTRY No DOSITEJ DOSITE
154. he PCI DIO32M board has 16 digital inputs and 16 relays and the PCI 32REL board has 32 REED relays While configuring your MACS IO module you have to inform the MACS software which slots are populated and with which MACS IO boards The following pages illustrate how to add and how to modify slots in the MACS IO module configuration Once you assign some plug in boards to the slots in your MACS IO module you can always reassign them and delete them You can also add more slots to your MACS IO module at a later date The most important consideration is that the plug in board slot assignment in the configuration database must match the actual hardware installed in the MACS server itself 196 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Before you start monitoring and controlling a MACS IO module you have to add at least one slot to its configuration You will manage your MACS IO slots using the Slot Configuration dialog box This dialog box allows you to add modify view or delete slots from the selected MACS IO module To enter the Slot Configuration dialog box select a MACS IO module in the main MACS IO Configuration dialog box and click on the Configure Slots push button The dialog box has the following layout Slot Configuration 1 PCI DIO8 Configure Slot 2 PCI DIO32 EM 4 PCI 32REL Delete Slot Configure Points View Slots Exit The scrollable list box on the left hand side contains the names of
155. he event reporting and event log files location within your system is a configuration utility program used to configure the paging ser vices is a configuration utility program used to configure the e mail and fax messaging MAPI services is a configuration utility program used to define which workstation has access to which individual MACS components Typically this utility is used only during the MACS installation process is an optional configuration program that allows you to create your own graphical screens This program is usually referred to as the Display Editor Like the other configuration programs the display editor is typically installed only on workstations used to administer the MACS system is an optional configuration utility program used to configure end user custom monitor and control windows This program is usually used as an integral part of the display editor described above Micus Alarm and Control System 39 Getting Started MacsLogger exe is a special equipment module dedicated to event reporting and login and to the user login onto the MACS If you have only a sin gle type of equipment attached to your system you may not need the MACS logger However if you want to monitor and control more than one type of equipment or if you want to use the pager e mail or fax you will need the logger MacsPager exe is an optional equipment module dedicated to sending pager messages MacsMAPI exe is an opt
156. heir respective toolbar icons This section just briefly introduces the system commands 52 Micus Alarm and Control System Getting Started These commands are presented in detail in the following sections of this document Exit Connect Disconnect Command Line Status Monitor allows you to exit the GUI allows you to manually connect to the MACS server allows you to manually disconnect from the MACS server allows you to send single line equipment specific commands to the selected unit and to receive responses from the unit allows you to select a user defined monitor window from a list and to open that window Equipment Specific Monitor Select MACS Node allows you to select an equipment specific monitor window from a list and to open that window allows you to disconnect from one MACS database and to con nect to another MACS database without restarting the GUI Equipment Lock allows you to lock the selected piece of equipment thus prevent ing other operators from operating that equipment Send Message allows you to manually compose and send a pager message to the selected recipient View Event Log allows you to view all event reports reported on any given day View Equipment Log View Toolbar View Status Bar allows you to view the raw input received from the selected equip ment on any given day allows you to select whether the toolbar appears on the screen or not allows you to select whether th
157. hen you need to shutdown your computer You may want to shut down the GUI on your workstation every day before you leave your office Note that shutting down the GUI will not affect the server operation The MACS server will continue to monitor your equipment and to process alarms even when there is no GUI logged in 5 2 1 MACS Services Shutdown To stop MACS services use the Windows Services manager How to access the Services manager differs between operating systems 5 2 1 1 Windows XP To stop any of the MACS services login to your MACS server Then open the Control Panel by clicking on Start gt Control Panel In the Control Panel double click on the Administrative Tools icon When you open the Administrative Tools dialog box double click on the Services icon In the Windows XP services manager highlight the service that you want to stop and click the right mouse button A pull down list will appear Select the Stop option and click the left mouse button as shown in the next picture 46 Micus Alarm and Control System Getting Started File Action View Help a mb MEDB AR z Gen Services Local By Servi l MACS Event Logger Name Sa Internet Connectio stop the service IPG Quality Control Restart the service rae Sb By IPv Internet Conn Bs Logical Disk Manager Sy Logical Disk Manage amp B_mMacs Demo Server MACS MAPI Service MACS Pager Messenger Syms Softwar
158. hin the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste report contents and perform other functions typical of WordPad The following picture illustrates a typical report layout MAPI Server Configuration Notepad BAX Eile Edit Format View Help Server name MACS MAPI A 30 DOSITEJ Protocol port 4450 Event reporting DOSITEJ 4443 List of units MACS MAPI MAPI users Michael Bankovitch FAX 4933623 Anonymous FAX 4933623 Stewart Jones 5tewart company com 176 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 5 5 MAPI Event Reporting During its operation your MAPI interface will generate a number of event reports informing you about e mail and fax messages it sends and about problems encoun tered while trying to send MAPI messages Typically the interface is configured to send its event reports to the event logger which in turn forwards these reports to all other recipients To configure your MAPI interface to send event reports to the event logger highlight the interface name in the MAPI Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the Event Reporting push button The Event Reporting dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Event Reporting MACS Recipients Selected Recipients DOSITEJ 4448 Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol Port 4446 Add Delete Exit MACS Recipients _ is
159. how your network resources as well by clicking on the Network button Network adds your Microsoft Network resources to the initial display of your local disk drives and folders Copy starts the process of copying selected files to the destination directory Stop terminates the process of copying files Progress bar graphically indicates the progress in copying selected files to the destination directory 6 9 3 Delete Event Log Over a period of time MACS will create a number of daily event log files You may decide to keep on line a month or two worth of event log files and to archive the rest First use the Copy Event Log command to copy old event log files to your archive media After that you can use the Delete Event Log command to remove the originals Your MACS can be configured to maintain more than one event log In such case the system will prompt you to select the event log from which you want to delete files To delete event log files first select the time period then click on the Select Files button The program will list all event log files for the selected time period in a scrol lable list box Each file is displayed with a checkbox indicating whether to delete this file or not Initially all checkboxes are checked You can uncheck those files that you don t want to delete Once you select the event log files to delete click on the Delete button You can stop the process by clicking on the Stop button 96 Micu
160. ify any point in your custom screen at any time First select it in your custom screen by clicking anywhere on the point rectangle Make changes by selecting another display style or modifying coordinates and size and then click on the Modify push button To save your changes in the database click on the Save push button 8 11 6 Deleting Points You can always delete a point from your custom screen First select it by clicking anywhere on the point rectangle and then click on the Delete push button 286 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 11 7 Nested Custom Screens In this example you will link two custom screens together and use a summary in the top level screen to open the lower level nested screen You will use a regional map to display a summary alarm point that opens a site diagram Let us assume that your regional map looks somewhat like this North Bay Sag Qu bec Ze Fany Sound Ontario e e A Torn Kihener y le Let us further assume that you have a piece of equipment that monitors your Toronto site If any alarm is received from the Toronto site you want the summary alarm on your map to become active When you click on it you want to open the Toronto site block diagram First you need to add a summary point for the Toronto site to your regional map To do so select the summary point e From the Source pull down list select UNIT POINTS e From the Server pull down list
161. iguration name The main MAPI Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box layout is depicted in the following picture 1 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained later in this document in Access To Con figuration Utilities 172 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration MACS MAPI Configuration MACS MAPI Configure Server Add Server Delete Server MAPI Users Event Reporting View Server MAPI Account Exit The push buttons and their functions are Configure Server Add Server Delete Server MAPI Users Event Reporting View Server MAPI Account Exit allows you to modify the configuration of an already configured MAPI interface allows you to add a new MAPI interface to your system configura tion allows you to delete an existing MAPI interface from your system configuration allows you to configure your e mail and fax message recipients allows you to specify computers and programs on your network which will receive event reports from the MAPI interface program being configured allows you to create a text report that contains your MAPI inter face present configuration allows you to specify which MAPI account and password to use to send e mail and fax messages exits the MAPI Configuration utility Micus Alarm and Control System 173 Configuration 7 5 1 Add MAPI Interface When you run the MAP Configura
162. ilable for further analysis if saved into the binary event log The following picture depicts GUI main window with a number of status and alarm messages Ee i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 S m E Eile Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help Seege Ac ai lel 11 27 1999 15 22 56 DEMO 2 FRIDGE 11 27 1999 15 23 00 DEMO 2 FRIDGE Is CLOSED 11 27 1999 15 23 08 DEMO 2 DOOR IS OPEN In addition to the text messages displayed in the scrollable window changes in the equipment status and alarms are also shown in all graphical monitor and control windows Each time a given point changes its status the color of the point displayed in the window changes accordingly 4 4 Monitor And Control Windows To monitor and control the equipment you can create any number of monitor and con trol windows Typically these windows contain geographical maps building layouts equipment racks equipment diagrams equipment front panels etc 18 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview To monitor and control the equipment the users can create any number of monitor and control windows Typically these windows contain geographical maps building layouts equipment racks equipment diagrams equipment front panels electrical circuit schematics and other diagrams bid Regional Map i STATUS PROG PRESETS VIDEO AUDIO mm HEE REMOTETIMERS DATA CONFIG ALARMS
163. ilding layout window with the equipment racks secured doors environment and power alarms etc Finally by clicking on a particular rack the operator displays the equipment block diagram or a front panel 24 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 5 Configuration All key system parameters are field configurable The system configuration includes the type of equipment connected to the computer the number of units connected to each serial port polling intervals point definitions networking parameters and more System configuration is done using a set of configuration utilities all of which are based on aconsistent user friendly GUI All configuration parameters are stored in the configuration database In addition MACS provides the means to configure and initialize various pieces of equipment such as intelligent modems satellite communications equipment and programmable logic controllers Depending on the equipment configuration can be done using the command line mode interface or equipment specific configuration utilities To communicate with the database MACS uses the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity ODBC interface and the Structured Query Language SQL This means that any industry standard database engine can be used as long as the ODBC driver is available for it To configure the system you must define the servers the units attached to the servers the slots within each unit and the points You also need to
164. ility program LogCfg Depending on the way your system is administered this utility may or may not be accessible from the MACS main GUI Micus Alarm and Control System 117 Configuration To access the event log configuration utility from your workstation desktop click on Start gt All Programs gt MACS gt LogCfg Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog Windows Update AOL For Broadband Launch RealOne Player CD winzip Lal Accessories gt Internet Games gt E Internet Explorer a Lal PrintMe Internet Printing b wi ColorCfg E mail G Outlook Express H sis 650_651_M650_m652_740 gt f DemoCfg EH Soundmax gt FP IPGCfg oe Spider Solitaire 3 Startup gt FP Peau UI ege Is Adobe Reader 6 0 bd Loacfa x Internet Explorer wi Macsbd location C MACS Programs MSN Explorer MacsManager fa Notepad M j i i G Outlook Express i MacsMenu i IPGCfg gel Remote Assistance iP MacsUtl Windows Media Player iP Mapicfg A WordPad Ki Windows Messenger i MenuCfa wi PagerCfg i ae m Microsoft Developer Network Microsoft visual C 6 0 1 Paint a Real F Data Sources ODBC ei WinZip J MSN Messenger 6 0 All Programs gt RealOne Player L Log orf Q Turn off Computer Start Dee 3 56 Pm 3 Some network administrators do not want to make configuration utilities accessible to all users In such cases these utilities are installed only on the workstations used by the system administr
165. int also has a name and the Display Editor uses these names to allow you to select points to display In addition to the individual status and control points the Display Editor also allows you to use summary points Summary points are containers that change status if any individual point within that container changes its status For example the unit summary point will change status if any individual point within that unit changes status The server summary point will change status if any unit within that server changes status Finally the Display Editor also allows you to use static points as a convenient way to display location names equipment names and similar items Such items do not change status but differ from one site to the other For example this feature will allow you to use the same block diagram as a background image for several different sites while using static points to display site and equipment names The section of the Display Editor window that allows you to select points is depicted in the following picture Source fio POINTS DI Server Macs DEMO DI Ge Unit DEMO_1 DI 20 Point Jg 7 Type Analog Input Source pull down list allows you to select what kind of point you want to include in your screen IO POINTS are most commonly used This selection allows you to select individual equipment status and control points and add them to your screen UNIT POINTS allow you to select status and control
166. ional equipment module dedicated to sending e mail and fax messages This program works in conjunction with the Windows NT native messaging MAPI services Macs Ticket exe is an optional equipment module responsible for the creating and processing trouble tickets TestClient exe is a freely distributed MACS diagnostics utility 5 1 MACS Startup The following pages explain how to start and how to stop your MACS To start MACS first you need to start all server components Once they start properly you can start your GUI Similarly to stop the system you stop your GUls and then you stop your server components You may want to start and stop the GUI on your workstation on a daily basis However once started the server components typically run for months without inter ruption The only reason to occasionally stop them are changes in the MACS configu ration and computer maintenance 5 1 1 MACS Services Startup All MACS equipment modules are implemented as Windows NT services Therefore these components could be either configured to start automatically when you boot the computer or you could start them manually from the Windows NT Services manager To start a given MACS equipment module automatically you could select the automatic startup option when you install it However we recommend that you always select manual startup to start with Once you verify that your configuration works correctly you can change the startup from ma
167. ipment Module D Equipment em D Module E RS485 SNMP i Module Lem TCP IP connections a a Micus Alarm and Control System 15 Overview 4 1 2 MACS Clients MACS clients are MS Windows applications that provide a user interface to the system A client connects to one or more servers using the TCP IP protocol The connections can be established through local or wide area network or using the RAS connections over telephone lines Once connected to the system the client receives all event reports from the servers The client can also connect to a particular server and operate the attached equipment MACS clients also provide a set of commands to view print analyze and manage the event log Finally MACS clients encompass a set of utilities fully integrated into the user interface that are used to configure the system Z Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 1 0 File Monitor Pager Event Log View Help My Computer ine N d etwork Neighborhood E Region Monitor of x e a 8 2 PS gt ag a5 aa e D g 2 fem P 2 5 E Remote Station Monitor E D 2 ba o S E Cl TC UNIT_1 mn D pa 5 CAT 016 016 MODULATORS RESTORAL a KR V D SET RESET PULSE TOGGLE Start Oy Exploring Debug MBEAMSDEV Projects L BA Micus Alam And Contr MBESMSDEV Projects l Region Monitor E Toronto Site JUNT RE
168. ist and click on the respective Details push button The MAPI Event Details dialog box will pop up This read only dialog box has the layout depicted in the following picture 184 MAPI Event Details Point Identification MAPI Messages Active above limits text MACHINE ROOM FANS ON IV Inactive within limits text MACHINE ROOM FANS OFF IV Pulsed below limits text FANS PULSED Server name PYLON Unit name es Slot name ASM 3 OUTPUTS Point name FANS Send Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Point Identification group box contains point identifiers which are the server unit slot and point names Server name field contains the name of the Windows NT service from which the message originates Unit name field contains the name of the equipment unit from which the mes sage originates Slot name field contains the name of the slot within the equipment from which the message originates Many communication equipment devices have slots which are used to install equipment plug in modules Equipment that does not have slots is considered a sin gle slot equipment meaning that all components are located within a single monolithic unit Point name field contains the name of the point from which the message orig inates MAPI Messages group box contains a text field and a Send checkbox for each point state A Send checkbox indicates to the MACS whether or not to include the text
169. it by typing a command into the edit box in the bottom left corner of the dialog box Note that you don t have to type the entire packet that is actually sent to the unit You type only the command itself We will illustrate this with the Site Sentry equipment and the SNMP query examples below A packet to get a full status report from a Site Sentry unit whose physical address is A has the following form UQAS lt CR gt lt LF gt In this line the command to get the full status is S The UQA is a packet header in which A is the unit address The lt CR gt lt LF gt marks the end of the packet Once you select the equipment the system knows exactly how to communicate with it This is why you don t have to type the entire line in the above example All you need to type is S The system will automatically add the rest Once you type your command you can send it by pressing lt ENTER gt or by clicking on the Send button 2 For details on the Site Sentry equipment please refer to the Site Sentry supplement documentation Micus Alarm and Control System 63 Commands In the next example let s assume that you selected a computer that you want to mon itor using the SNMP protocol To query the SNMP agent in the computer you need to specify the SNMP command the community name and one or more object IDs that you want to query However because the system already knows the selected com puter name and community name
170. ith the push button used to select and operate the point Output points can be also displayed as read only points in which case they can be monitored but not operated from a given window Points can be displayed as animated switches The same point can be mapped onto more than one switch Switches can be drawn using any size and orientation and can be displayed in different colors in active and inactive states Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Toronto Points can be mapped onto one or more lines which change color depending on the point state This style is typically used to depict communication links or electrical circuits Montreal Points can be presented as open or closed doors in an architectural drawing depicting a building layout This style is typically used for the security applications Point states can be presented using two bitmap draw ings one for each state In this example the active point state is mapped into a drawing of an open fridge while the inactive point state is mapped into a drawing of a closed fridge Analog points can also be displayed as gauges with the handle optionally changing color when exceeding the upper or lower threshold Micus Alarm and Control System 243 Creating Custom Screens Analog points can be displayed as vertical or horizontal histograms that optionally change color when their respective analog values exceed the upper or lower threshold
171. l Account edit box allows you to specify the account name to use to log into the Windows NT native MAPI service Password edit box allows you to specify the password to use to log into the Windows NT native MAPI service Subject edit box allows you to specify the contents of the subject field of your e mail or fax messages To save you MAPI account configuration click on the OK push button To close the dialog box without saving the contents click on the Cancel push button Micus Alarm and Control System 187 Configuration 7 6 MACS IO Configuration MACS servers come with built in opto isolated inputs and output relays You can use inputs to monitor equipment contact closures and environment and security sensors For example you can use output relays to control heating and air conditioning to open external gates and to acknowledge and silence audible alarms Depending on your exact requirements you can order a MACS server with a combi nation of inputs and outputs that best suits best your needs Up to four slots in the MACS server chassis can be populated with MACS IO plug in boards There are several different boards that you can order which provide the following IO combina tions e 8 opto isolated inputs and 8 mechanical relays e 16 opto isolated inputs and 16 mechanical relays e 32 REED relays To use the MACS server internal IO boards you have to configure the following e MACS IO service e MACS I
172. l Site MPEG Test wg CH basis Mews sue zm To open your custom screen highlight its name and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the screen name 8 12 1 Dynamic Testing Once you save your custom screen into the database the screen becomes immedi ately available to the GUI As soon as you click on the Save button in the Display Editor you can open the Monitors dialog box in the MACS main GUI select the screen you are working on and open it All points on the screen are immediately operational This means that you can keep both the Display Editor and the MACS GUI running together on your workstation and immediately test additions and changes in your custom screens 292 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens First you make an addition or modification using the Display Editor Then you save the screen by clicking on the Save push button After that you open the screen from the Monitors dialog box in the MACS GUI to test it in live action Subsequent changes in your custom screen will take effect in the MACS GUI the next time you open the screen from the Monitors dialog box Therefore to test your subse quent changes you have to close your screen in the MACS GUI and reopen it from the Monitors dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 293 Creating Custom Screens 294 Micus Alarm and Control System
173. l be displayed in the MACS user inter face but the system will still update all graphical status and con trol windows pull down list allows you to select the foreground and background color combination to use in the event report issued when the point becomes active pull down list allows you to select the severity level to use in the event report issued when the point becomes active checkbox allows you to specify whether to send a pager mes sage when the point becomes active group of controls allows you to define the text color combination severity and paging to use when the point becomes inactive edit box allows you to enter the text to include in the event report issued when the point becomes inactive If you leave this field blank no event report will be displayed in the MACS user inter face but the system will still update all graphical status and con trol windows pull down list allows you to select the foreground and background color combination to use in the event report issued when the point becomes inactive pull down list allows you to select the severity level to use in the event report issued when the point becomes inactive checkbox allows you to specify whether to send a pager mes sage when the point becomes inactive group of controls allows you to define the text color combination severity and paging to use when the point is pulsed Micus Alarm and Control System Pulsed Text Pulsed Color P
174. l points you can select the ACTIVE or INACTIVE state For the analog points you can select the ABOVE WITHIN or BELOW state When you change the state selection all points included in your custom screen will change state accordingly 8 7 3 Selecting Display Styles When you select a point to include in your custom screen the Display Editor will present you with the display styles applicable to the type of the selected point To select a style you click on the drawing that you want to use A red triangle will show up pointing to the currently selected display style In addition to selecting drawing styles you can also make your output points read only by clicking on the Read Only checkbox This is used when you want to present the status of an output point on your screen but you want to prevent operators from operating that point For the analog points you can select whether to display analog values as decimal numbers or using the scientific or E notation 2 The pulsed state for the digital outputs is a transient state Therefore it is not included as one of the possible per manent states for the digital outputs 240 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens File View Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help SR eg Souce IOPOINTS sl Sewer macs oeno 5 Unt oem a Point TEMERATURE gt Type Analog Input r Colors Active Above Inactive within DEFAULT MINOR Se Pulsed Below
175. l points for the 10162P and O16 modules The names of all configured points are shown in the appropriate color depending on the point opera tional status Unused points are left blank Site Sentry slots with no installed modules are also left blank i Unit TORONTO SS2 Status And Control 10162P 10162P SECURITY HYDRO Main Door nbn a Bz kl Co LI D O mmm oppooo LIEIL HA Last update dee neet i Virtual Hi Communication Status RESET PULSE TOGGLE REFRESH When you invoke a monitor window all points are displayed using the latest status information known to the system From this point on as the status of the points change the monitor will be updated accordingly To force a status update you can click on the Refresh button Updating the equipment status may take some time especially when the equipment is connected via a dial up line In the example above there are two types of points input points and output points The input points have two states active and inactive While monitoring the equipment you can only refresh the operational status of these points Micus Alarm and Control System 69 Commands The output points are usually relays They can be set reset or pulsed In addition you can toggle the output point state You can also refresh the out
176. layed as a small circle or square that changes color as the associated point changes its state The point name is not displayed This style is typi cally used to draw the equipment front panels Points can be displayed using either full width half width or proportional width rectangles A rectangle contains the point name and changes its color as the point changes status Full and half size rectangles are used to align points displayed in the window Proportional width is used to make the rectangle size proportional to the point name length Points can be displayed using either solid or transparent rectangles Solid rectangles change both foreground and background color when the associated point changes state Transparent rectangles change only the outline and the text color while the background remains visible through the rectangle Output points can be displayed with the push button used to select and operate the point Output points can also be displayed as read only points in which case they can be monitored but not operated from a given window Points can be displayed as animated switches The same point can be mapped onto more than one switch Switches can be drawn using any size and orientation and can be displayed in different colors in active and inactive states Baseball Switch ll oo ae Micus Alarm and Control System 21 Overview Montreal 22 Points can be mapped onto one or more lines
177. layout 8 6 1 New Background Image You can create your background image directly from your graphic editor before invoking the Display Editor or you can run your graphic editor within the Display Editor and then create your background image By convention background images are stored in the MACS Config folder but you can keep your background images in any other folder on your network as long as MACS programs have proper access to the bitmap files To run your graphic editor from the Display Editor select File gt New from the main menu or click on the Graphic Editor toolbar icon 232 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 BAX Fie view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help Graphic Editor The program will open your graphic editor Create and save your background image file Note that this file must be saved as a bitmap file While editing the points in your custom screen you can invoke your graphic editor at any time to make changes in your background image To load or to reload your background image click on the Load Background toolbar icon gt MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 Jog Fie view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help suale gi Load Background 8 6 2 Managing Custom Screens To add a custom screen to the list of your custom monitor and control windows you have to specify your screen name and link it with the background image To do so yo
178. ll future event reports to that GUI The event logger places the GUI on its internal list of all user interfaces active on the network and continues to send event reports to that GUI until it receives a logout request from the GUI Typically MACS has only one event logger However in large installations you may have more than a single event logger For example if your monitoring system covers a large geographical area you may have a number of regional MACS servers and the main MACS server in a central location In such a scenario your regional servers will have their own event loggers while the server in the central location will collate event reports from all regional servers into its own main event log To support multi server configurations you can configure your GUI to log in to one or more event loggers Furthermore you can configure your GUI to login automatically on startup or you can login manually while the GUI is already running GUI login options are setup for each workstation individually This means that you can selectively allow or disallow access to MACS server from one workstation to another If you have regional MACS servers you can also selectively allow access to each regional server from individual workstations In a multi server environment you may have a common database shared among the servers or each server may have its own database Thus you can define a list of MACS nodes and specify which database to use
179. location As you drag the mouse the coordinates and size of your point rectangle will show up in the Point Attributes In this case the rectangle size is predetermined by the selected display style and the system will accept only the X and Y coordinates while the width and length will be ignored Point Attributes x 568 v 51 nfo wfo Options DEFAULT SCREEN Max 0 00 Name v Min 0 00 Note that the Point Attributes box initially shows the DEFAULT SCREEN in the Options field The DEFAULT SCREEN option links the summary point with the screen that depicts the selected equipment itself This for example may be the equipment front panel or an equipment specific block diagram In this example you will select the NEXT SCREEN option from the pull down list Micus Alarm and Control System 289 Creating Custom Screens Point Attributes x 568 Y 1511 H fo w 10 Options DEFAULT SCREEN Max 0 00 DEFAULT SCREEN in Next pull down the list of names with the NEXT SCREEN option selected You will get the list of all presently defined custom screens Point Attributes x J568 Y 511 H fo w 0 Options NEXT SCREEN v Max 0 00 Name Building Layout sl Min 0 00 add Building Layout S File Copy Control GI Encoder Image Video Monitor If you select the custom screen called Building Layout when you click on the summary point in your regional map the system will open Building Layout
180. log box and click on the View Actions push button The system will create a report and present it on the screen using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste and perform other functions typical of WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure 274 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Wiles d Actions Notepad File Edit Format View Help PREVIEW SWITCH 1 ADOSITEI Dositej ONMACS Programs AstralSwitch exe PREVIEW TELNET 3 telnet exe FTP 4 Ttp exe User s Manual 5 c Program Files Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Reader AcroRd32 O MAcS Config MACS User s Manual pdt 8 10 2 Selecting Actions To include an action push button into your custom screen select ACTION POINTS in the Source field Source fio POINTS D Server Unit Point Type Next specify the name for the point Source ACTION POINTS D Server Y Unit Point TORONTO FTP D Type Unknown From the Display Styles pane select the style for the action point Micus Alarm and Control System 275 Creating Custom Screens Display Styles Read Only F Scientific IE Action z S W chon In the Options field in the Point Attributes select EXECUTE PROGRAM Point Attributes x fo T fo H fo wW o Options v Max 0 00 Name EXECUTE PROGRAM Min
181. lowing form ICIUS MACS Programs MacsUtl exe where C US represents your server name and MACS must be a shared disk or folder To add a new utility program to the list of configuration utilities click on the Add push button To exit without adding a new utility click on the Cancel push button 216 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 7 4 Modify Utility Configuration The Modify Utility dialog box allows you to change the path to the program to run when you select the utility in the Configuration Utilities list in the MACS main GUI To modify an already configured utility setup select the name of the utility and click on the Modify push button The dialog box has the same layout as the Add Utility dialog box Modify Utility Utility name Display Editor Program path WDOSITEJ Dosite D Macs Progra This dialog box will allow you only to modify the path to the utility program To modify the path click on the Modify push button To exit without modifying the path click on the Cancel push button 7 7 5 Delete Configuration Utility To delete a configuration utility from the Configuration Utilities list in the MACS main GUI highlight the name of the utility and click on the Delete push button The following message box will pop up Macs Configuration Utilities A re you sure you want to delete this utility To delete the utility from the list click on the Yes
182. lows you to specify which wave file to play upon receiv ing an event report with the minor severity level If you leave this edit box blank no sound will be played upon receiving a minor alarm Warning sound edit box allows you to specify which wave file to play upon receiv ing an event report with the warning severity level If you leave this edit box blank no sound will be played upon receiving a warning message Typically no sounds are used for the warning messages On line User s Manual edit box contains a valid command line which when executed displays the on line MACS User s Manual OK push button saves the settings and closes the dialog box Cancel push button closes the dialog box without saving the settings 106 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 Configuration Before you start using your MACS you need to configure it for your particular applica tion All relevant MACS parameters are field configurable System configuration includes the type of equipment connected to the computer number of units connected to each serial port polling intervals point definitions networking parameters and more System configuration is done using a set of configuration utilities all of which are based on a consistent user friendly GUI This chapter illustrates the MACS configura tion process and shows how to configure commonly used MACS modules For details on the equipment specific configuration consult the equipment
183. mage Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MACS 10 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Confiauration Ei Cancel Select Display Editor and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the Display Editor name The main Display Editor dialog box will pop up on the screen 230 Micus Alarm and Control System Eile View Bitmaps EnumeratedSets Actions Help Creating Custom Screens SR Sieg 2 Source 10 POINTS Server Unit Point Type r Colors Active Above favs 481 ALARM OFF z Inactive Within Ja 481 ALARM OFF z Pulsed Below favs 481 ALARM OFF z Show State Jang gt r Display Styles I Read Only Scientific m Point Attributes xf el ul wl Options Mal Name Min Add Delete Modify Save E d E The Display Editor main dialog box has the following layout Menu bar Toolbar Point selection Colors Display styles provides access to the editing commands from the pull down menus containing editing commands provides access to the frequently used editing commands by clicking on the toolbar push buttons group of four combo boxes allows you to select the server unit slot and point ID for the point that you want to add to your custom screen group box contains a group of four combo boxes that allow you to select the color to use when displaying point status I
184. mbi nation of inputs and outputs that suits best your needs Up to four slots in the MACS server chassis can be populated with MACS IO plug in boards There are several different boards that you can order which provide the following IO combinations e 8 opto isolated inputs and 8 mechanical relays e 16 opto isolated inputs and 16 mechanical relays e 32 REED relays 70 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands Based on its configuration the system will dynamically create an appropriate MACS IO monitor for each slot If more than one slot is used for MACS IO the system will first prompt you to select the slot you are interested in and then open the appropriate monitor for that slot To open a MACS IO monitor you need to select MACS IO as the type of equipment you want to monitor and then select the unit There is always at most one MACS IO unit in each server Each unit may have up to four slots When you select the unit the system dynamically checks if there is more than one slot and if so displays an interim screen from which you select the slot If there is only one slot the system creates an appropriate monitor window for that slot and displays it on the screen To open a MACS IO monitor click the Monitor pull down menu and select the Equipment Specific Monitors menu item d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 8 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Event Log View Archive Configuration Help es Connect Discon
185. me period in a scrollable list box Each file is displayed with a checkbox indicating whether to copy this file or not Initially all checkboxes are checked You can uncheck those files that you don t want to copy Once you select your log files you need to select a destination directory The desti nation directory tree control initially shows all disk drives on your computer When you click on a particular drive the program will open it and show the folders you have By clicking on folders you can select subfolders until you reach your destination folder Searching the entire network can be a time consuming process For this reason the program does not initially show your network resources If you want to copy your log files to another computer click on the Network button The control will display other Windows NT workstations on your Microsoft Network Click on the computer of your choice and select a disk drive and a folder To start copying files click on the Copy button You can stop the process by clicking on the Stop button To open the Copy Event Log dialog box click on Archive gt Copy Event Log 90 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Jog Fie Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Evert Log View Archive Configuration Help Copy Event Log Copy Equipment Log Slsgp Ries Aldi oi 2 Delete Event Log Delete Equipment Log If your system is configured
186. ment specific status monitors The Equipment Selection dialog box has the following layout Micus Alarm and Control System 67 Commands Equipment Selection Equipment Type Unit Name COMSTREAM TORONTO e cra NUCLEUS MONTREAL RMS 3 SENTRY Cancel Equipment Type list box contains a list of all equipment types being monitored by your MACS To select the equipment type click on the appropri ate name in the list When you select the equipment the system will display a list of all units of the selected equipment type in the Unit Name list Unit Name list box contains a list of all units of the selected equipment type The list changes as you select different equipment types from the Equipment Type list Select push button opens the equipment specific monitor for the selected equipment unit The following picture depicts a typical equipment specific monitor It shows a Site Sentry unit named TORONTO SS2 equipped with some 10162P input modules 016 output modules RS2A serial port module and AN846 analog module 4 Site Sentry is a programmable logic controller manufactured by Electralert Ltd Site Sentry units are typically used to monitor and control remote sites 68 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands The equipment specific monitor knows the equipment and draws the equipment slots and points based on the information found in the configuration database In this example the monitor shows al
187. merated Sets To present an analog input or analog output point using enumerated sets you have to select which enumerated set to use for the selected point When adding an analog input or output point to your custom screen select one of the enumerated point styles shown in Selecting Display Styles earlier in this manual Display Styles Read Only Scientific Om i li to CW D m gt gt gt gt o E EI Les ES 4 0 Y aL la 8 a Point Attributes x fo v 0 H 0 w o Options ENUMERATED SET Max 0 00 Name O Min 0 00 Save In the example above the red triangle shows the currently selected display style which is a box that displays enumerated point descriptions When you click on that display style the Options field in the Point Attributes will show ENUMERATED SET Next select the enumerated set you want to apply to the selected point and click on the Add push button 270 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 10 Using Actions The MACS GUI allows you to start other programs from your custom screens by clicking on the action push buttons You can insert action push buttons into your custom screens and link them to third party programs such as FTP or Telnet You can also run programs such as Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word to view on line documentation You can execute equipment specific programs and tools supplied by the h
188. ms gt MACS gt PagerCfg 8 Some network administrators do not want to make configuration utilities accessible to all users In such cases these utilities are installed only on the workstations used by the system administrators Others prefer to make configuration programs accessible from the MACS main user interface The choice is yours and the way you access configuration utilities is a field configurable option 142 Micus Alarm and Control System f Internet Internet Explorer E mail Outlook Express Spider Solitaire IPGGUI MacsMenu Paint Data Sources ODBC Berahap ae start Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog Windows Update AOL For Broadband Launch RealOne Player CD winzip Accessories Games mi PrintMe Internet Printing H ap 650_651_M650_M652_740 EH Soundmax Startup yy Adobe Reader 6 0 E Internet Explorer mei MSN Explorer GQ Outlook Express s Remote Assistance Windows Media Player we Windows Messenger fm MACS M Microsoft Developer Network EH Microsoft Visual C 6 0 H Real EH winzip Ki MSN Messenger 6 0 Q RealOne Player 73S SSS SS Se SS ke SH Logoff 0 Turn Off Computer Configuration ColorCfg DemoCfg IPGCFg IPGGUI LogCfg MacsEditor MacsManager MacsMenu MacsUtl Mapicfg Menucfg PagerCfg Location C MA amp CS Programs 2 2 5 58 Pm If your system is configured to provide access to th
189. n addition it also allows you to select which point state to display while design ing your screen group box shows all display styles that can be used when drawing the currently selected point in your custom screen As you change Micus Alarm and Control System 231 Creating Custom Screens your point selection from digital inputs to digital outputs or analog inputs the contents of this box will change to present styles appli cable to the selected point type Point attributes group box allows you to specify or manually adjust point coordi nates and size orientation on screen thickness of lines action to take when point is clicked and other attributes The exact func tions of the fields in this group will change depending on the selected point type and display style Add push button allows you to add a new point to your custom screen Delete push button allows you to delete an existing point from your cus tom screen Modify push button allows you to modify the attributes of a point already included in your custom screen Save push button allows you to save your custom screen configuration into the database 8 6 Creating Custom Screen To create a new screen you have to e Create a background image e Add your screen to the list of custom screens Once these initial steps are completed you can proceed by adding points to your screen After you create your screen you can always open it to modify the screen contents and
190. n edit box allows you to enter the description used when displaying the enumerated value The short description is limited to 15 char acters Long Description edit box allows you to enter a more verbose description of the enumerated value This description is limited to 64 characters If supported by the associated MACS equipment module this text is included in an event report issued by the equipment module when the point takes the associated numerical value OK push button adds a new enumerated value to the selected enu merated set and closes the dialog box Cancel push button closes the dialog box without adding a new enumer ated value Micus Alarm and Control System 267 Creating Custom Screens 8 9 2 2 Configure Enumerated Value To modify an existing enumerated value open the Select Enumerated Value dialog box highlight the value you are interested in and click on the Configure Value push button The Configure Enumerated Value dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box layout and operation is the same as the Add Enumerated Value dialog box described in the last section 8 9 2 3 Delete Enumerated Value To delete an existing enumerated value from the selected enumerated set open the Select Enumerated Value dialog box highlight the value that you want to delete and click on the Delete Value push button The following message box will pop up on the screen Select Enumerated Value Pi re you sure you want
191. n menu selection to exit the application menu contains commands used to connect to and to disconnect from the MACS server commands to invoke user defined monitor windows equipment specific monitor windows command to select MACS node and command line mode of operation menu contains a command to lock and unlock individual pieces of equipment menu contains a command to manually compose and send a pager message menu contains commands used to view the event log and the equipment log files menu contains a command to show or hide the toolbar and status bar menu contains commands to copy and delete event log and equipment log files menu contains a command to select and launch MACS configura tion utilities menu contains a standard Windows command to display the application About box and a command to open the on line copy of the MACS User s Manual which is this book The following pages list all commands grouped into their respective selection menus Micus Alarm and Control System 55 Commands 6 1 Connecting to MACS In order to receive alarms and to monitor and control your equipment using graphical screens you must connect to the MACS server To inform the server not to send events to your GUI you must disconnect from the server Connecting and disconnecting is usually done automatically That is when you start your GUI it connects to the server all by itself When you click on the button to exit the GUI di
192. n you add a destination to the Selected Recipients list make sure that the corre sponding service is actually running at the specified location on your network If the service is not running your MAPI interface will attempt to connect to this service on each event report and time out after several seconds This delay will severely impede the overall MACS performance If you decide not to use a particular event report recipient for a period of time make sure to take it off of the Selected Recipients list and to restart your MAPI interface program 7 5 6 MAPI Message Recipients Once you define your MAPI interfaces you need to define a list of MAPI message recipients for each MAPI interface Typically MACS uses only a single MAPI interface To add individual recipients to your MAPI interface configuration you need to e Add the recipient name and address Define a list of all event reports to be sent as pager messages to that recipient To manage your MAPI interface recipients you will use the MAPI Users dialog box To open it select the interface name in the MAPI Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the MAPI Users push button 1 When configuring your MAPI interface you have to define a list of all possible event reports that might be sent to the user as pager messages Any given message from the list will be sent to the user only if and when the cor responding event happens 178 Micus Alarm and Control System
193. nd user Field configurable status or alarm points allow end users to define point name text severity and color for each status or alarm point state Field configurable control points allow end users to define point name text severity and color for each control point state Control points can be set reset pulsed or toggled from the user defined control screens Command line mode of operation is provided for the equipment which supports commands from the terminal The system always shows up to 100 most recent events in a scrollable window All reported events are saved in the text and or binary files created on a daily basis The system provides means to view search copy and print the event log Introduction e Paging system automatically calls all personnel responsible for the equipment e The system automatically sends e mail or fax messages to the predefined list of users e The system automatically creates trouble tickets when equipment failure is detected e Multi user support allows operators on the network to access the system indepen dently and simultaneously e Equipment locking prevents conflicting commands in the multi user environment e Access is available over the LAN dial up and ISDN networking using the TCP IP protocol e On line MACS documentation e On line equipment documentation 3 4 How does it work Your MACS is a distributed client server application This means that it may use more t
194. nect EAE E KA Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node Alternatively click on the corresponding toolbar icon depicted in the picture below Equipment specific status monitors The Equipment Selection dialog box has the following layout Micus Alarm and Control System 71 Commands Equipment Selection Equipment Type Unit Name MACS IO CTKIUT DA Cancel If there is more than one MACS server in your system you will see more than one MACS IO unit on the list When you click on the Select push button the system will determine whether the selected unit consists of more than one slot For a single slot it will open an appropriate window right away If there is more than one slot the system will display a window from which you can select the slot you are interested in EB MACS 10 UO Plug In Board Selection Micus Alarm and Control System MACS Slots 1_ pcroios__ 4 _ PCr32REL 72 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands Depending on the selected slot type you will see one of the windows described on the following pages Various MACS IO slots offer several combinations of inputs and output points or output REED relays only The input points have two states active and inactive While monitoring the equipment you can only refresh the operational status of these points The output points are either mechanical or REED
195. nect to this service on each event report and time out after several seconds This delay will severely impede the overall MACS performance If you decide not to use a particular event report recipient for a period of time make sure to take it off of the Selected Recipients list and to restart your Event Logger Windows NT service 7 2 5 View Event Logger To view your Event Logger present configuration select your event longer from the list in the Event Log Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the View Server push button The system will create a report and present it as a text file using the WordPad text editor Using the editor you can save the report in a file print it cut and paste the text and perform other functions typical of WordPad The report layout is depicted in the following picture Event Logger Configuration Notepad BAX File Edit Format View Help Berver name LOGGER Server ID 2 Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol port 4448 Text event log D i Macs Tog ascii Event reporting DOSITEJ 4464 beo 130 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 3 Graphical User Interface Configuration In order to display event reports update graphical images and execute operator commands MACS Graphical User Interface GUI must login into the MACS system To log in the GUI establishes a network connection with the MACS event logger and requests that the event logger forwards a
196. ners or cameras and variety of software packages to create or modify your images 254 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens We suggest that you keep all of your graphical images in a dedicated folder By convention MACS database and bitmap files are kept in the MACS Config folder 8 8 2 Managing Bitmaps Once you create bitmap files you need to add them to the list of files Known to the system You can always add files modify their names and locations and delete them from the list You will manage bitmap files from the Display Editor using the Manage Bitmaps dialog box To open it click on the Bitmaps gt Manage Bitmaps in the editor main menu gt MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 File view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help Select Bitmaps Manage Bitmaps The Manage Bitmaps dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Manage Bitmaps 24 Bits Light Configure Bitmap Amber Light Big Amber Light Big Green Light Add Bitmap Big Red Light Closed Fridge Delete Bitmap Green Light Open Fridge View Bimaps e Red Light View Bitmaps Exit Micus Alarm and Control System 255 Creating Custom Screens On the left hand side the dialog box shows a scrollable list of all presently configured bitmap images Note that the list contains symbolic names assigned to your images rather than the exact file names You will associ
197. nfiguration are presented on the following pages pull down list allows you to select a physical slot in the computer chassis for the slot The valid range is from 1 to 4 These num bers just refer to the board number one board number two and so on They dont have to correspond to the PCI slot numbers on the computer motherboard The list contains only those numbers within the range that are not already assigned field contains a logical unit number of the plug in board used by the Windows device driver Logical unit numbers are hardware and device driver specific and should be changed only by the qualified personnel 1 Usually MACS IO plug in boards and their device drivers are installed by Micus Real Time Software Inc per sonnel and should not be changed in the field 198 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Save push button saves the slot configuration and closes the dialog box Quit push button closes the dialog box without saving the configuration changes 7 6 6 2 Modify Slot To change an existing slot configuration use the Configure Slot dialog box To select the slot highlight its name in the Slot Configuration dialog box and click on the Configure Slot push button The layout and operation of the Configure Slot dialog box is the same as the Add Slot dialog box described on the previous pages 7 6 6 3 Delete Slot To delete a slot from the selected MACS IO module configuration highlight the
198. ng action name and the associated command Add Action allows you to add a new action to your system configuration Delete Action allows you to delete an existing action from your system configu ration View Actions allows you to create and view a text report that contains a list of all configured actions Exit closes the Manage Actions dialog box 272 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 10 1 1 Add Action To add a new action to your system configuration open the Manage Actions dialog box and click on the Add Action push button The Edit Action dialog box will pop up on the screen Edit Action Command ID 0 Name The Edit Action dialog box consists of the following ID Name Command Save Cancel read only field contains the action database identifier edit box allows you to specify the name for the action The name can be up to 15 characters long and does not have to be the same as the command name Typically you will use a descriptive name that indicates the target of an action rather than the tools used to accomplish it e g User s Manual rather than Acrobat Reader edit box allows you to enter the complete command to execute You may need to include drive letter and folder names or fully qualified network path for the programs that you want to invoke and fully qualified paths for the files included in the command argument list If file names includ
199. nitor Equipment Locking Pager Evert Log View Archive Configuration Help View Event Log JOE Slsle Elend Ale View Equipment Log Micus Alarm and Control System 83 Commands Alternatively you can click on the appropriate toolbar icon depicted in the following picture Al View equipment log When you enter the View Equipment Log command the system will prompt you to select the unit for which you want to examine the equipment log Equipment Selection Equipment Type Unit Name COMSTREAM IV CTRL PANEL TORONTO IV MONITOR OTTAWA NUCLEUS o MONTREAL RMS 3 SENTRY The Equipment Selection dialog box has the following layout Equipment Type scrollable list contains the names of all equipment types Remember that the equipment log is maintained only for some equipment If you select the equipment for which there is no equipment log the system will not find any equipment log files When you select the equipment type the system will display the names of all units of that type in the Unit Name list Unit Name scrollable list contains the names of all units of the selected equipment type As you change your equipment type selection the list of unit names is updated accordingly 84 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands Select push button confirms your equipment unit selection and closes the window Cancel push button allows you to exit the View Equipment Log command without selec
200. nput or output is selected pull down list allows you to link your current custom screen with the next custom screen When you create a Summary point you can draw it using a display style with a push button Then you can configure that push button to open the next custom screen When you configure your summary point use the Options field to select the NEXT MONITOR option Then use the Name field to select the next screen to open Custom screens are selected by name push button allows you to add a new point to your current custom screen displayed in the Display Editor working area To permanently add a point to your database you must click on the Save push button push button allows you to delete the selected point from your cur rent custom screen To select a point just click the left mouse but ton on the drawing in the Display Editor working area To permanently delete a point from your database you must click on the Save push button push button allows you to modify the selected point display style coordinates size and colors To select a point just click the left mouse button on the drawing in the Display Editor working area After you change the selected point appearance and attributes click on the Modify push button To permanently modify the selected point attributes in the data base you must click on the Save push button push button saves your current custom screen in the database Micus Alarm and Control
201. nt In addition MACS will display a text message each time an output relay is pulsed The MACS IO Digital Output Point Definition dialog box has the following layout Digital Output Point Definition Name DUT Address 64 Active Text ACTIVE Color YELLOW ON BRIGHT RED D Severity CRITICAL D Page Inactive Text INACTIVE Color YELLOW ON GREEN D Severity WARNING E Page Pulsed Text PULSED Color YELLOW ON DARK BLUE X Severity WARNING f Page Save Delete Micus Alarm and Control System 209 Configuration This dialog box allows you to define the event report text color combination and severity to use when reporting that the point has changed its state or that the point was pulsed You can also define whether to send a pager message when a state transition or pulse is detected The dialog box consists of the following elements Name Active Active Text Active Color Active Severity Page Inactive Inactive Text Inactive Color Inactive Severity Page Pulsed 210 field contains the output point name You can use up to 15 char acter long names which can include spaces group of controls allows you to define the text color combination severity and paging to use when the point becomes active edit box allows you to enter the text to include in the event report issued when the point becomes active If you leave this field blank no event report wil
202. nt reports Typically the list will contain only your event logger Add push button allows you to add a new event report recipient to the Selected Recipients list To add a new recipient select it from the MACS Recipients list or enter the computer name and the proto col port manually Then click on the Add push button Delete push button allows you to delete an entry from the Selected Recipients list To delete a recipient highlight it in the Selected Recipients list and click the Delete push button Exit push button closes the Event Reporting dialog box Please Note When you add a destination to the Selected Recipients list make sure that the corresponding service is actually running at the specified location on your network If the service is not running the MACS IO service will attempt to connect to the destination service on each event report and time out after several seconds This delay will severely impede the overall MACS performance If you decide not to use a particular event report recipient for a period of time make sure to take it off of the Selected Recipients list and to restart your MACS IO windows NT service 7 6 6 Slot Configuration The MACS server is a rack mounted computer with four internal slots in which you can install a variety of MACS IO plug in boards Each MACS IO board provides a different input and output combination For example the PCI DIO8 board has 8 digital inputs and 8 electromechanical relays t
203. ntains the program name and current revision number On the right side it contains push buttons to minimize and maximize the window and to exit the application Micus Alarm and Control System 49 Getting Started Menu Bar allows you to access all available dialog boxes and commands through a set of pull down selection menus Toolbar allows you to access frequently used dialog boxes and com mands by clicking on the toolbar icons Event Reports displays up to the 100 most recent events in the main window working area You can scroll the window up down left and right to view the event reports Status Bar shows a brief single line help message which explains the usage of the main window item currently being pointed to by the mouse Horizontal Scroll Bar allows you to scroll horizontally through the contents of the main window working area Vertical Scroll Bar allows you to scroll vertically through the contents of the main window working area 5 3 1 Toolbar Icons The Toolbar allows you to quickly access the most frequently used commands by clicking the mouse on the appropriate toolbar icon The toolbar is depicted in the fol lowing picture ip Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX Fie Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Yiew Archive Configuration Help zaa a mm Aldi oi el The icons used in the toolbar are z Connects the GUI to the server zl Disconnects the GUI from the server 50 Micus Alarm
204. nts can be set to a fixed set of values These values can be mapped into a list of names For example TV channel numbers can be Space mapped into the corresponding TV channel names In Family Channel e S Showcase such a case instead of entering numbers the values can be selected from a drop down list of the associated names Micus Alarm and Control System 23 Overview To monitor analog values over time points may be pre sented using scrolling graphs Each time a new analog value is sampled it gets added to the right end of the graph Once the end of the working rectangle is reached the graph starts scrolling to the left Analog values below lower threshold within limits and above upper threshold may be represented using differ ent colors Two scrolling graph styles are available a transparent graph style and a solid graph style You can define the length and width of the graph in pix els One vertical line is added to the graph each time a new value is received Thus the scrolling speed of the graph depends on its width in pixels and the polling interval used to sample the value The system allows the end users to nest any number of windows they create into a logical chain For example the top level window may contain a geographical map with the regional centers By clicking on the regional center the operator opens the next window with the regional map which contains sites Clicking on a given site opens a bu
205. nual to automatic using the Windows NT Services manager 40 Micus Alarm and Control System Getting Started Typically you would start the MACS event logger service first followed by other equipment modules That way all event reports will be properly saved into the event log file 5 1 1 1 Windows XP To start your MACS equipment module manually under Windows XP login to your MACS server Then open the Control Panel by clicking on Start gt Control Panel In the Control Panel doubleclick on the Administrative Tools icon When you open the Administrative Tools dialog box doubleclick on the Services icon 8 Internet K My Documents Internet Explorer 4 My Recent Documents gt ea E mail E Li Outlook Express g e Vi My Pictures Spider Solitaire 2 My Music IPGGUI ra My Computer a My Network Places gt Control Panel Notepad Set Prog Defaults Provides options for you to customize the appearance and functionality of your computer add or remove programs and set up network connections and user WordPad Connect accounts k 2 Printers and Faxes IPGCfg MacsMenu 2 Help and Support Search Microsoft Visual C 6 0 I Run B SNES aeg R Command Prompt All Programs gt Log Off g Turn Off Computer WM Start xP Service Paint G Control Panel Lin 3 51PM Micus Alarm and Control System 41 Getting Started In the Windows XP services manager highlight the
206. o Server Configuration Ca Display Editor DSR 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration GI Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration MPEG Monitor Confiauration bs Cancel Select the User Interface Configuration and click on the Open push button or simply doubleclick on the User Interface Configuration name The main User Interface Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box layout consists of two list boxes and the push buttons used to add modify delete and view entries and to exit the configuration program The list box on the left hand side of the dialog box contains the names of all worksta tions that have access to the MACS You can add new workstations to that list to allow their users to access the MACS or you can delete the existing to deny access to the MACS Micus Alarm and Control System 133 Configuration When you select a workstation name in the list the list box on the right hand side of the dialog box will show all event loggers to which the selected workstation has access to Typically all workstations will have access to a single event logger However in the multi server MACS configurations you may see more than one entry in the right hand side list box H ae MACS User Interface Configura
207. o add a new service to your pager configuration click on the Add Service button in the Pager Service Selection dialog box The Add Service dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Name Service ID Serial Port Polling Interval 156 Add Service Name Service ID H Serial Pott wl Polling Interval oO o Password s Phone DES e edit box allows you to type in the name of your pager service Usually this is the name of your service provider such as Bell Mobility or PageMart read only field contains a numerical value which is used internally within the MACS configuration database to identify the service This number is automatically assigned and you cannot change it pull down list allows you to select the serial port to use to dial the service provider telephone number edit box allows you to specify the pager service polling interval in seconds To optimize its operation the pager does not send indi vidual page messages as it receives event reports Instead the pager forms a queue of all page messages to send and sends all pending page messages in a single telephone call when the poll ing interval expires Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Selecting the right polling interval for your system greatly affects pager performance There is no point in specifying less than 30 seconds if the modem needs more than that just to dial
208. odify configuration of an already configured event logger allows you to add a new event logger to your system configura tion allows you to delete an existing event logger from your system configuration allows you to specify computers and programs on your network that will receive event reports from the event logger being config ured allows you to create a text report that contains event logger s present configuration exits the Event Log Configuration utility Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 2 1 Add Event Logger When you run the Event Log Configuration utility for the first time the list of existing event loggers will be empty and you will have to add a new event logger to your system configuration To add a new event logger click on the Add Server button in the Event Log Configu ration main dialog box and the Add Event Log Server dialog box will appear Add Event Log Server Server name Computer name Protocol port 0 Text Event Log l Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path Cancel The Add Event Log Server dialog box has the following layout Server name edit box allows you to specify the name of your event logger This name will appear in all event reports originated by the event log ger The name you select must be the same as the name you speci fied while installing the event logger Windows NT service The event logger Windows NT s
209. oduct edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder which will contain the event log binary files The path you use to access your event log files may take one of the following two forms e lf you run your MACS on a single workstation you could specify the path such as C MACS Log Make sure that the folder you specify exists and that MACS programs have full access rights to that folder e If you use your MACS in a multiuser environment in which you want to access your event log from other workstations on the network you must specify a fully qualified network path to your event log folder For example if the MACS server name is PLATO you path could be IPLATO MACSI Log In such cases make sure that the MACS folder is a shared network resource and that MACS programs have full access to that folder When you use a fully qualified network path you have to make sure that your MACS services run from an account that have access to the network resources By default 5 The binary event log is intended for the trend analysis graphing analog processes and other functions These tools will be offered by Micus Real Time Software Inc with part of future releases of the MACS product 122 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration MACS services run under the Windows NT system account Local System with inter action with desktop enabled This account is appropriate if you use MACS on a single computer Ho
210. of deleting equipment log files graphically indicates the progress deleting the selected equip ment log files Micus Alarm and Control System Commands 6 10 Configuration Your MACS is a highly modular system You can pick and chose the equipment modules that you need to support your own equipment You can also select a number of optional components such as paging e mail trouble ticketing and others Each of these modules comes with a configuration utility program specifically designed for that module To hide the complexity of so many different programs MACS presents all of them ina list of configuration utilities and provides a dialog box that allows you to select and launch the utility you need As a result you will perceive MACS configuration utilities as an integral part of the main user interface program and you will not be even aware that you are actually using a separate program 6 10 1 Select Utility To launch a configuration utility click on the Configuration pull down menu and select Select Utility 7 Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX Fie Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Yiew Archive Configuration Help a Select Utility aa SE S a Em GG g Options Alternatively you can click on the appropriate toolbar icon depicted in the following picture Select MACS configuration utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of c
211. og box without deleting the node click on the No push button 7 3 5 4 View MACS Nodes To view your present MACS nodes configuration open the MACS Node Selection dialog box and click on the View Nodes push button The system will create a report and present it as a text file using the WordPad text editor Using the editor you can save the report in a file print it cut and paste the text and perform other functions typical of WordPad The report layout is depicted in the following picture MACS GUIs Configuration Report txt WordPad BAX File Edit view Insert Format Help Ce SRA Sen B ID Event Source Connect On Startup GUI Host Server Host Server Port d LOGGER YES DOSITEJ DOSITEJ 4448 2 LOGGER YES PUPIN DOSITEJ 4448 3 SENTRY NO DOSITEJ DOSITEJ 4448 4 Macs DEMO NO DOSITEJ DOSITEJ 4448 5 LOGGER YES KAVERA KAVERA 4448 6 LOGGER YES NTL NTL 4448 ji LOGGER YES ICIUS IciIus 4445 8 LOGGER YES Macs Macs 4448 9 LOGGER YES RASTKO DOSITEJ 4448 10 LOGGER YES VUK DOSITEJ 4445 12 LOGGER YES DOSITEJ VUK 4000 For Help press F1 Micus Alarm and Control System 141 Configuration 7 4 Pager Configuration The MACS Pager System is an optional add on component that sends the same alarm messages displayed on the MACS GUI screens to one or more alphanumeric pagers Based on the event being reported the pager service selects from the database a list of personnel responsible for that event and sends pager messages to
212. ollowing pages push button allows you to delete a pager message assigned to the selected user To delete a message highlight it in the top list box and click on the Delete button Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Add push button allows you to add new pager messages to the selected user To add a message highlight it in the bottom list box and click on the Add push button Note that the bottom list box accepts multiple selections By clicking on several lines at a time you can add all of them at once The lines you select do not have to be adjacent To de select a line click on it again 7 4 8 2 Event Details The Pager Messages dialog box described on the previous pages contains a list of messages assigned to the selected user and a list of all pager events In both of these lists events that can be sent as pager messages are displayed using their respective server unit slot and point names To see the text assigned to each point state highlight the event in the list and click on the respective Details push button The Pager Event Details dialog box will pop up This read only dialog box has the layout depicted in the following picture Pager Event Details Point Identification Server name DSA 4800 TEST IRD Unit name Slot name Point name COMMUNICATION Pager Messages Page Active above limits text COMMUNICATION WITH TEST IRD LOST IV Inactive within limits test COMMUNICATION WITH TES
213. om Screen Screen name Database ID H Bitmap file Cancel Screen name edit box allows you to enter your custom screen name This name will appear in the list of custom status and control windows in the MACS main GUI Database ID read only box shows the database ID associated with the screen Bitmap file edit box allows you to specify the path to the bitmap file associ ated with the custom screen Save push button adds the custom screen to the database Cancel push button closes the dialog box without adding the custom screen to the database 8 6 2 2 Modify Custom Screen To modify the data of an existing custom screen highlight it in the list and click on the Modify push button The Modify Custom Screen dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the same layout and as the Add Custom Screen described above 8 6 2 3 Delete Custom Screen To delete an existing custom screen highlight its name in the Monitor Configuration dialog box list and click on the Delete push button The following dialog box will pop up Micus Alarm and Control System 235 Creating Custom Screens Custom Screen Configuration A Are you sure you want to delete this screen To delete the selected custom screen click on the Yes push button To exit the dialog box without deleting the screen click on the No push button 8 6 3 View Custom Screens To create a report that contains a list of
214. om the colors you specify for your event reports shown in the MACS main GUI in text format Using the MACS ColorCfg configuration utility you can define as many colors as you want for your graphical images Once the colors are defined in the database you can pick the colors you want to use for the selected point from the pull down lists depicted in the following picture Active Above Colors Active Above DEFAULT CRITICAL sl Inactive Within DEFAULT MINOR Pulsed Below veLLow ON DARK BLUI DI Show State Ian m pull down list allows you to select the color to use when displaying the digital inputs or outputs in the active state or when displaying the analog points with the their value above the upper threshold Micus Alarm and Control System 239 Creating Custom Screens Inactive Within Pulsed Below Show State pull down list allows you to select the color to use when display ing the digital inputs or outputs in inactive state or when display ing the analog points with their value within limits pull down list allows you to select the color to use when display ing the pulsed digital outputs or when displaying the analog points with their value below the lower threshold pull down list allows you to select which state to display for the points shown in the working area of the Display Editor window By changing the current state you can check the appearance of the displayed points For the digita
215. onfigsLook_Network_Ont bmp Montreal Site WDOSITEJ Dosite DX MACS Config Bell_mon bmp MPEG Test WDOSITEJ Dositej D MACS Config MPEG_Test bmp v Delete Add Modify View Exit Monitor list Open Delete Add Modify View Exit 234 contains a list of all presently configured custom monitor and con trol screens Custom screens are presented using their names and fully qualified paths to their respective background image bit map files push button allows you to open the selected custom screen for editing To open an existing custom screen highlight it in the list and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the custom screen name push button allows you to delete the selected custom screen from the database This operation does not delete your background image file push button allows you to add a new custom screen to your data base push button allows you to modify an existing custom screen name or path to the associated bitmap file push button allows you to create a report that contains a list of all of your custom monitor and control screens push button closes the dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 6 2 1 Add Custom Screen To add a new custom screen to the list of your monitor and control windows click on the Add push button The Add Custom Screen dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout E Add Cust
216. onfigu ration utilities Micus Alarm and Control System 103 Commands Configuration Utilities Color Definitions a Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSR 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration Gl Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration MPEG Monitor Confiauration K Cancel The Configuration Utilities dialog box has the following layout List of Utilities scrollable list box contains descriptive names of all MACS config uration utilities available from your GUI To launch the utility that you need highlight the utility name and click on the Open push button or simply doubleclick on the utility name Open push button actually launches the utility highlighted in the List of Utilities Cancel push button closes the dialog box without launching any configu ration utility Instructions on how to use some of the common configuration utilities are described in the Configuration chapter of this book Configuration specific to the individual equipment modules is documented in the supplement manuals that come with each equipment module 6 Your system administrator may decide not to provide all of these utilities to all users In such case only a subset of utilities will appear on the list if any 104 Micus Alarm and Control Sy
217. or and close the Foreground Color dialog box the preview box will display the color description using the newly selected foreground color is a push button that opens a standard Windows dialog box to select colors described on the previous pages When you select the background color and close the Background Color dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration the preview box will display the color description using the newly selected background color Preview Box shows you the new foreground and background color combina tion and blinking OK push button saves the new color definition and closes the Add Color dialog box Cancel push button closes the Add Color dialog box without saving the new color definition An example of a new color definition is shown in the following picture Modify Color Description BLINKING RED Iw Blinking Foreground Background Cancel To save the new color definition click on the OK push button To exit the dialog box without creating a new color definition click on Cancel 7 1 5 Modify Color To add an existing color definition select the color description and click on the Modify push button in the main dialog box The Modify Color dialog box has the same layout as the Add Color dialog box described on the previous pages Micus Alarm and Control System 113 Configuration 7 1 6 Delete Colors To delete an existing color definition select it from the
218. ou will find one equipment module for each type of equipment attached to your system The equipment module names are shown with the MS Windows console program icon 38 Micus Alarm and Control System Getting Started The MACS Programs folder will contain one configuration utility and one equipment module for each type of equipment attached to the system In addition the folder will also contain some programs which are commonly used in any MACS installation MacsMenu exe is the main graphical user interface to the system It displays alarms and graphical images Macs TicketMenu exe MacsManager exe MenuCfg exe ColorCfg exe LogCfg exe PagerCfg exe MAPICfg exe MacsUtl exe MacsEditor exe MacsMon exe is a user interface program that allows you to access the optional trouble ticketing system You will use this program to examine open trouble tickets to assign technician to do the repairs to enter the status of the trouble tickets assigned to you to create reports and to do other tasks is a user interface program used to start the MACS messaging MAPI programs This program is usually used only by the sys tem administrators is a configuration utility program used to enable login access to the MACS from individual workstations on your computer net work is a configuration utility program used to define colors for the alarm messages and graphical images is a configuration utility program used to configure t
219. out and negotiate a connection Specifying a short polling interval will also force the pager to send very few pager messages in each tele phone call On the other hand specifying a very long interval such as an hour will adversely affect the response time from the people you want to page Typical time intervals used for paging are 3 to 5 minutes Password edit box allows you to enter your pager service password Some service providers may require that you use a password when sub mitting your page messages In such a case enter your password in this field Phone edit box allows you to enter the telephone number of your paging service provider To add a new service to your pager configuration click on the Save push button To close dialog box without adding the service click on the Quit push button 7 4 7 2 The Modify Pager Service The Modify Pager Service dialog box allows you to modify an existing pager service configuration To modify a service configuration highlight its name in the Pager Service Selection dialog box and click on the Modify push button The Modify Service dialog box has the same layout as the Add Service described on the previous pages 7 4 7 3 Delete Pager Service To delete a service from your pager configuration highlight the service name in the Pager Service Selection dialog box and click on the Delete push button The system will respond with the following query Micus Alarm and Control System 157
220. pager highlight your pager name in the list in the Pager Configuration utility main dialog box Then click on the Serial Ports push button The Serial Port Selection dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box allows you to add modify and delete serial ports assigned to your pager The Serial Port Selection dialog box has the following layout x Serial Port Selection COM1 Modify Add Delete Exit l 10 MACS background modules are usually implemented as Windows NT services Windows NT services them selves cannot share allocated resources 11 Windows NT supports up to 255 serial ports Micus Alarm and Control System 149 Configuration The push buttons and their functions are Modify allows you to modify the configuration of a serial port already allo cated for your pager Add allows you to allocate a new serial port for your pager Delete allows you to remove the selected serial port from your pager configuration Exit closes the Serial Port Selection dialog box 7 4 5 1 Add Serial Port When you start configuring your pager the list of serial ports assigned to it will be empty Thus you have to start your configuration process by allocating one or more serial ports to the pager configuration To add a serial port click on the Add push button The Serial Port Configuration dialog box will appear Serial Port Configuration Name COM1 Data rate 1200 v Pari
221. picture Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog Windows Update AOL For Broadband Launch RealOne Player CD winzip IECH Accessories gt Internet an Games gt Internet Explorer H PrintMe Internet Printing di bi Colorcfg E mail Outlook Express H sis 650_651_M650_M652_740 gt Democg EH SoundMax gt IPGCfg oe Spider Solitaire H Startup gt IPGGUI d Ly i i IPEGUI IX Adobe Reader 6 0 LogCfg Internet Explorer MacsEditor w MSN Explorer MacsManager Notepad A Outlook Express MacsMenu i IPGCfg e Remote Assistance Mast Windows Media Player MapiCfg A WordPad 43 Windows Messenger Menucfg y fm MACS gt PagerCfg i MO H Microsoft Developer Network gt EH Microsoft Visual C 6 0 gt Paint H Real gt ea Wi CH oats Sources ODBC ei Winzip AA MSN Messenger 6 0 RealOne Player ed uC RB zm Micus Alarm and Control System 109 Configuration The main MACS Color Definitions dialog box is depicted in the following figure MACS Color Definitions UNUSED POINT COLOR Modiy WHITE ON BLACK S WPA ALARAM OFF WPA ALARAM ON Add WPA DISPLAY WPA GRAY WPA GREEN Delete WPA RED WPA YELLOW YELLOW ON BLACK View YELLOW ON BLUE YELLOW ON DARK BLUE YELLOW ON DARK GRAY YELLOW ON GREEN E YELLOW ON MAGENTA v The dialog box has the following layout Modify push button allows you to modify an existing color definition A
222. pt telephone calls from units Usually the MACS server polls each unit every few hours to check the commu nication link with the unit The polling interval is configured individually for each unit If three consecutive calls to the unit fail the MACS server issues a communication alarm In addition MACS accepts and processes inbound calls from the units Typically units call the server when they detect an alarm condition 4 15 6 Network Connections A growing number of vendors offer access to their equipment over a LAN or WAN usually using the SNMP protocol MACS server can monitor and control any number of SNMP enabled devices as long as it can connect to the equipment over a TCP IP network 4 15 7 Digital Input Connections MACS servers come with built in opto isolated digital inputs These inputs can be used to monitor environment sensors and contact closures on the equipment in close proximity to the MACS server The MACS server can be equipped with 8 to 128 digital inputs 34 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 15 8 Output Relay Connections MACS servers come with built in output relays These relays can be used to switch external devices on and off The MACS server can be equipped with 8 to 128 output relays 4 16 Hardware and System Software Overview MACS software is a client server based application Both server and client compo nents run under the Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT operating system 4 16
223. put point operational status To operate an output point you need to select the point by pressing the small push button displayed with the point name To deselect the point press the push button again or simply select another point The currently selected point is marked with a red square displayed in the push button Once you select the point you can operate the point using the push buttons from the toolbar displayed at the bottom of the window Set push button sets the point to its active state Reset push button resets the point to its inactive state Pulse push button pulses the point from its current state to the opposite state and back to the initial state The duration of the pulse is equipment dependent Toggle push button changes the state of the point from the current state to the opposite state Refresh push button refreshes the operational status of all points dis played within the monitor window Note that for the equipment on dial up lines refreshing the operational status may require one or more telephone calls 6 2 4 MACS IO Monitors MACS servers come with built in opto isolated inputs and output relays You can use inputs to monitor equipment contact closures and environment and security sensors You can use output relays to control heating air conditioning opening external gates acknowledging and silencing audible alarms and so on Depending on your exact requirements you can order a MACS server with a co
224. r Main Tx _ Standby Tx 2 3 4 5 6 7 D e SET RESET PULSE TOGGLE REFRESH The top section of the monitor window shows the MACS server front panel and two rows of LEDs that indicate the status of all input and output points Note that these LEDs are represented in monitor windows only They do not actually exist in the MACS server itself LEDs for the unused points are left blank For the configured points active inputs and outputs are shown as red while inactive inputs and outputs are shown as green The bottom section of the monitor window contains two panels The left hand panel shows 8 input points Unused points are left blank Configured points are displayed using colors and names that you selected through the configuration process The right hand panel shows 8 output points Unused points are left blank and their push buttons are disabled Configured points are displayed using colors and names that you selected through the configuration process As explained above you can operate these points using the SET RESET PULSE and TOGGLE push buttons You can refresh the entire monitor window status using the REFRESH push button 74 Micus Alarm and Control System 6 2 4 2 Slot With 16 Inputs and 16 Outputs Commands If you select a MACS IO slot with 16 inputs and 16 outputs the system will display the following monitor window f PCI DIO32 EM Micus Alarm and Con
225. r Message LI Pager Name BELL_MBL v User Name Michael Bankovitch Pager Number 637709 Message Text Please call office immediately Send Exit Sea Micus Alarm and Control System 79 Commands Pager Name pull down list allows you to select your destination pager service For example your system could use one paging service in the Toronto area and other paging services in the Montreal and Van couver areas User Name pull down list contains the names of all recipients associated with the selected paging service If you select a user name from the list the system will automatically fill the pager ID number in the edit box below If your recipient name does not appear on the list you can enter the pager ID number manually Pager Number field contains the pager ID number associated with the selected recipient name If your recipient is not preconfigured in the data base you can enter the pager ID number manually Message Text edit box provides a field in which you type the text of the mes sage you wish to send Send push button sends a page Once you select your recipient and enter your message text press this push button to send your message Exit push button closes the Send Message dialog box 6 5 Event Log Each event report received from the equipment is stored into a log file This feature allows you to view and analyze all recorded alarm conditions and other events The system automaticall
226. r service and click on the right button Select Properties You will see your Event Logger service configuration as depicted in the following picture Micus Alarm and Control System 123 Configuration 124 General Log On Recovery Dependencies MACS Event Logger Properties Local Computer l 2 E Service name MacsLogger Display name MACS Event Logger I Description Path to executable C MACS Programs MacsLogger exe Startup type Automatic Service status from here Start parameters Automatic Manual Disabled You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service Resume Apply Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration To select an account under which you want the service to run click on the Log On tab Then specify the account name and password Remember if you change the account password in the future you will have to change it in these service properties as well MACS Event Logger Properties Local Computer General Log Un Recovery Dependencies Log on as O Local System account This account MACS Password seseeececeesess Contirm password SOeeeeeeeeeeese You can enable or disable this service for the hardware profiles listed below Hardware Profile Service Profile 1 Enabled Micus Alarm and Control System 125 Configuration To examine your Event Logger Win
227. r two worth of equipment log files and to archive the rest First use the Copy Equipment Log command to copy old equipment log files to your archive media Then you can use the Delete Equipment Log command to remove the originals Your MACS will maintain a separate equipment log for each unit that requires an equipment log Thus before deleting the files you have to select the equipment log from which you want to delete files To delete equipment log files first select the time period then click on the Select Files button The program will list all equipment log files for the selected time period in a scrollable list box Each file is displayed with a checkbox indicating whether to delete this file or not Initially all checkboxes are checked You can uncheck those files that you do not want to delete Once you select the equipment log files to delete click on the Delete button You can stop the process by clicking on the Stop button To enter the Delete Equipment Log command click on Archive gt Delete Equipment Log Micus Alarm and Control System 99 Commands i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Me Archive Configuration Help Copy Event Log aa SE amp H EI ie J A E Copy Equipment Log Delete Event Log Delete Equipment Log The system will prompt you to select the unit for which you want to delete the equipment log files Equipmen
228. r typically contains a number of programs This is due to the highly modular MACS architecture However all these programs are carefully integrated to appear to the user as a single MS Windows application As a typical MACS operator you will need to use only the main user interface program Usually the MACS Programs folder contains three types of programs Configuration utilities are the client programs used to configure the system There are a number of standard configuration utilities found in each MACS installation These utilities are used to define MACS colors and to configure event reporting MACS clients custom monitor and control windows and other features In addition there is one con figuration utility for each type of equipment attached to the sys tem Typically in the multi user environments configuration utilities may not be installed on all workstations They are used only by the operators responsible for the system configuration and maintenance Configuration utility names are shown with the MACS icon and usually contain the acronym Cfg as in Menu Cfg exe User Interface Programs provide the user interface to the system You must have at least the MacsMenu exe user interface program installed Other MACS GUls are optional User interface program names are shown with the MACS icon Equipment modules are programs that execute in the background as Windows NT services and actually communicate with the equipment Y
229. rchive older log files Once you archive your log files you can remove the originals from the MACS directories with delete commands Note that the MACS GUI does not provide any commands to archive log files on tape The reason for this is simple the tape drive hardware usually comes with fairly sophis ticated backup software Thus we recommend that you do your tape backups using the software that came with your tape drive MACS does not provide any database backup commands integrated with the GUI Database backup is typically done off line using configuration specific scripts 6 9 1 Copy Event Log MACS maintains its event log in a dedicated directory where it creates one event log file per day Over a period of time MACS will generate a number of daily event log files You may decide to keep on line a month or two worth of log files and to archive the rest The Copy Event Log command allows you to copy your log files to another directory This directory may reside on another disk drive a floppy or on a network drive on another computer on your network The Copy Event Log dialog box has two groups of controls ist of files and destination directory The first group allows you to select the log files that you want to archive while the second group allows you to specify the destination directory To copy log files first select the time period then click on the Select Files button The program will list all log files for the selected ti
230. reens 8 7 Adding Status and Control Points After you add your custom screen name and background bitmap file to the configu ration database you are ready to add status and control points To open your screen for editing select it in the Monitor Configuration dialog box list and click on the Open push button The Display Editor will load your background image into its working area Source fio POINTS Server Unit Point Type IS Active Above AVS 481 ALARM OFF v Inactive Within AVS 481 ALARM OFF Pulsed Below AVS 481 ALARM OFF v Show State ACTIVE e r Display Styles I Read Only I Scientific r Point Attributes sl vf nl wl GE Max Name Ir d Mr Add Delete Modify Save fe ee Your next step is to add status and control points to your custom screen To superimpose a point against your background image you have to e Select the point you want to add e Select the style to use when drawing the point e Specify point coordinates e Select point orientation Micus Alarm and Control System 237 Creating Custom Screens e If applicable specify point size e If applicable select other point attributes such as line thickness or action to take when a point is clicked on 8 7 1 Selecting Points As explained earlier in this document MACS identifies all status and control points by their server unit slot and point IDs Each server unit slot and po
231. rsion 3 0 Joke Fie view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help Ta ee H Pa EI Create Set Select Set The Select Enumerated Set dialog box will pop up on the screen For this dialog box you can add modify delete and view currently defined enumerated sets The Select Enumerated Set dialog box has the following layout Select Enumerated Set Configure Set Add Set Delete Set Define Values View Sets FIRST SET Exit 262 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens The scrollable list on the left hand side of the dialog box contains a list of all presently defined enumerated sets Creating an enumerated set is a two step process First you create the set itself by assigning a name to it Next you add a set of value and description pairs to the set The Select Enumerated Set dialog box consists of the following push buttons Configure Set allows you to rename an existing enumerated set Add Set allows you to create a new enumerated set and to name it Delete Set allows you to delete an existing enumerated set Define Values allows you to add enumerated values to the set modify these val ues delete them and to view a list of values assigned to the selected set View Sets allows you to create and view a text report that contains a list of all configured enumerated sets Exit closes the Select Enumerated Set dialog box 8 9 1 1 Add Enumerated Set To add
232. rted by a Windows NT service which communicates with the equipment and executes the equipment specific commands Usually the equipment is attached to the computer either via a serial line or via TCP IP network connections In addition MACS servers may be equipped with built in digital inputs and relays Digital inputs may be used to monitor contact closures and sensors while relays may be used as electrical switches to control external devices Equipment modules communicate with the equipment using the equipment specific communication protocol Depending on the equipment capabilities one or more units can be attached to the computer via the same serial line The equipment module can be configured to use one or more serial ports depending on the number of equipment units attached to it MACS equipment modules detect status changes and alarm conditions in two ways by passively monitoring the equipment or by actively polling the equipment status Unsolicited messages from the equipment or responses to the polls are then trans lated into user defined status and alarm messages and sent to the clients When a client sends a request to operate the equipment the equipment module executes the request and sends a response back to the client 14 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview ge Opto isolated inputs Po Output relays Equipment Serial ports Module A H 7 Equipment R5485 es Module B le es ee os Se zs Equipment Module C Equ
233. rtical Histogram In this example you will present an analog point value using a vertical histogram To add an analog input point to you custom screen do the following e From the Source pull down list select JO POINTS e From the Server pull down list select the equipment module that contains the point you are interested in e From the Unit pull down list select the unit that contains the point you are inter ested in e From the Point pull down list select the point you are interested in In this example make sure to select an analog input Source i0 POINTS Server MACS DEMO si 25 Unit oem 2 Point TEMERATURE 79 Type Analog Input At this point the editor will indicate in the read only field Type whether you selected a digital input digital output analog input or analog output point At the same time it will present the display styles applicable to the selected point type First select the colors that you want to use for the value within limits above the upper threshold and below the lower threshold As always you can select different colors or you can select the same colors for all three values Colors Active Above RED ON GREEN e Inactive Within LIGHT GREEN ON DARE Pulsed Below LIGHT GREEN ON DARE Show State Next select the point style In this example you will select the vertical histogram bar 284 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Display Styles l
234. s To configure your pager to send event reports to the event logger highlight the pager name in the Pager Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the Event Reporting push button The Event Reporting dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout 152 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol Port 4446 Add Delete Event Reporting MACS Recipients Selected Recipients LOGGER DOSITEJ 4448 PAGER Exit MACS Recipients Computer name Protocol Port Selected Recipients Add is a list of all possible event reportrecipients known to your pager You can select your event report recipient from that list or you can enter it manually in the Computer Name and the Protocol Port fields Typically you will configure your pager to send its event reports to your event logger edit box allows you to enter the destination computer name When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Computer Name field is filled in automatically edit box allows you to enter the destination TCP IP protocol port When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Protocol Port field is filled in automatically list contains all already configured recipients These are the desti nations to which your pager will send event reports Typically the list will contain only your event logger push button allows you
235. s Active fo Inactive o Active Test MAIN HYDRO FAILURE DETECTED Color DEFAULT MAJOR D Severity WARNING z lv Page Inactive Text MAIN HYDRO RECOVERED Color YELLOW ON BLUE D Severity WARNING z Page Save Delete Quit Micus Alarm and Control System 181 Configuration In this example the Page checkbox for the active point state is checked This means that if a Main Hydro alarm is detected the system will include the MAIN HYDRO FAILURE DETECTED event report into the e mail or fax messages to those users configured to receive this particular message You can assign any given message to any number of users When the corresponding alarm or status condition occurs the system will include the respective event report into the e mail or fax messages for all users configured to receive that event report To specify which event reports to include in the e mail or fax messages to a given user highlight the user name in the list box in the MAPI Users dialog box and click on the MAPI Messages push button The MAPI Messages dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box will indicate the name of the selected user on the caption bar The dialog box layout is depicted in the following picture MAPI Messages For Michael Bankovitch MAPI messages assigned to this user Server Unit Slot Point RSM 3 RSM 3 INPUTS LOBBY PYLON RSM 3 RSM 3 OUTPUTS AIR CONDITIONER PYLON RSM 3 RSM 3 OUTPUTS AUDIBLE PYLO
236. s Alarm and Control System Commands To open the Delete Event Log dialog box click on Archive gt Delete Event Log 7 Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Mie Archive Configuration Help Copy Event Log a EE S EI eet E 7 A EI md Copy Equipment Log Delete Event Log Delete Equipment Log If your system is configured to maintain more than one event log you will be prompted to select the event log you want to delete files from Select Event Log IBS LOGGER SENTRY Cancel The pull down list in the Select Event Log dialog box contains the names of all event loggers in your system Select the logger you are interested in and click the OK push button To exit the command without selecting the logger click on the Cancel push but ton Once you select the event log the Delete Event Log dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box layout is depicted in the following picture Micus Alarm and Control System 97 Commands List of files From date To date Select Files File list 98 Delete Event Log List of files From date 25 Jan 2000 00 00 00 To date 25 Jan 2004 23 59 59 Select Files 2000_04_02 2000_04_29 2000_04_30 2000_05_03 2000_05_04 2000_05_05 2000_05_07 2000_05_08 2000_05_09 2000_05_10 2000_05_11 2000 05 12 K K K K K K K K K K K
237. s And Alarm Processing 2000eee cece eee eee eee 17 4 4 Monitor And Control Wmmdows eee eee eee eee 18 45 Configuration sr EES ac eee seagate SEET See EE 25 4 6 Event Log Management 26 rei E EE 27 4 8 E mail andtax 000 c eee eee 27 4 9 Trouble Tickets sci ces ede eee teed ee Seni eee eee a 27 4 10 Multi user Support 0 000 eee 28 4 11 Remote Access ENEE eee eee eee ee ee eee 29 412 Networking 2 ene r ie hn ee Paks eee eee ee rep D A 29 4 13 Security EE ERENNERT eta ete ioe ees 29 4 14 On line Diagnostics 30 Micus Alarm and Control System i Table of Contents 4 15 System Connections 000 e eee eee 31 4 15 1 Regional and Master Servers 00 c cece eee eee eee eee 31 4 15 2 Client Connections to Servers 000 e eee eee eee 32 4 15 3 Equipment Connections to Servers 0 00 eee eee eee 33 4 15 4 Direct Connections 0 0 e cece eee 34 4 15 5 Dial up Connections 0 c cece eee eee eee 34 4 15 6 Network Connections 0 0c cece eee eee eee 34 4 15 7 Digital Input Connections 0 00 cee eee eee 34 4 15 8 Output Relay Connections 00 cece eee eee 35 4 16 Hardware and System Software Overview 200 eeeeeeeeee 35 4 16 1 Client Components 0 0 c cece eee eee 35 4 16 2 Server Components 0 00 c cece eee eee 35 5 Getting Started EE OF 5 1 MACS Stanup 0252 e5ecin sets eege sen nde 40 5 1 1 MACS Services Startup 1 0 00 cec
238. s only on a single system administrator s workstation This prevents other MACS users from making arbitrary and incoherent changes in the MACS configuration Your second option is to install configuration utilities on more than one workstation but not to provide access to these utilities directly from the MACS GUI This approach will give a group of authorized individuals access to MACS while preventing casual MACS users from making configuration changes You could also allow all MACS users access to some utilities such as the Display Editor while restricting access to the utilities used to define alarm status and control points Finally you could allow full access to all MACS configuration utilities by providing access to configuration programs through the MACS main GUI The following pages illustrate how to do this option As shown throughout this manual there are two methods to start MACS configuration utilities e From the Windows Start menu by clicking on Start gt Programs gt MACS gt e From the MACS main GUI by clicking on the configuration icon or by selecting configuration from the menu bar 7 7 1 Adding Configuration Utilities to Windows Start Menu The setup programs used to install MACS configuration utilities automatically create a MACS program group and add it to the Windows Start menu Therefore if you install configuration utilities on your local workstation they will automatically show up in your Start
239. s value will be one of the valid data rates When a set of discrete analog values is known it is sometime more convenient to use description instead of numerical values For example the following list shows several TV channels 3 Global 6 CBC 40 Bravo 50 Space If you assign a description to each valid numerical value the point values are enumerated If you use an enumerated point style in your custom screens the system will display descriptions rather than numbers In the above example it will display TV channel names instead of numbers To add enumerated points to your custom screens you have to e Create a set of enumerated values e Link the set with an analog point e Add the enumerated point to your custom screen Micus Alarm and Control System 261 Creating Custom Screens 8 9 1 Enumerated Sets To use enumerated points in your custom screens you have to link them with a set of enumerated values Note that the same enumerated set may apply to more than one point and more than one custom screen For example your TV channel listings may apply to all receivers that you want to include in several of your custom screens This is why you define enumerated sets first and then you use them when you draw enumerated points in your custom screens To manage your enumerated sets you will use the Create Set command To open it click on the Enumerated Sets gt Create Set item in the main menu MACS Display Editor Ve
240. sconnects from the server before exit In some cases you may need to connect and disconnect manually For example if you have more than one MACS server you may need to select the server and to con nect to it manually To connect and disconnect manually use the commands described on the following pages 6 1 1 Connect Command To manually connect your workstation to the MACS server use the Connect com mand To run the Connect command click on the Monitor pull down menu and select the Connect menu item d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 8 Lok File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager Evert Log View Archive Configuration Help Se deg sai de Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node Alternatively click on the toolbar icon depicted below zl Connect to MACS server 56 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands In either case The Connect To MACS dialog box will pop up on the screen Connect To MACS EN Connect push button connects your GUI to the MACS server selected from the drop down list The list shows the names of the servers you are not already connected to If you are already connected to all existing servers the list will be empty For example if your MACS has only one server and you are already connected to that server there will be no server names on the list Quit push button closes the dialog box after the connection has been es
241. sh button Lock push button locks the selected unit If the unit is on a dial up line the system will dial out and keep the telephone line off the hook as long as the unit is locked Unlock push button unlocks the selected unit If the unit is on a dial up line the system will hang up the telephone call and release the dial up line Exit push button closes the Equipment Locking dialog box 78 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands 6 4 Pager Your MACS system can be equipped with a pager module which automatically sends alarm messages to a predefined list of page recipients In addition to sending page messages automatically the system also allows you to manually compose and send page messages 6 4 1 Send Pager Message The Send Message command is used to manually send page messages To execute this command click on the Pager pull down menu and select the Send Message item d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Joe F Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Yiew Archive Configuration Help ae a HCH Send Message e Alternatively you can click on the pager icon Al Send message Your MACS supports a multiple pager service Thus to send a message first select the pager service name After that select the user name or type the pager ID manually Finally enter the text of your message and press the Send push button The Send Message dialog box has the following layout Send Page
242. sh button Micus Alarm and Control System 167 Configuration 7 5 E mail and Fax Configuration MACS MAP Interface is an optional add on component which sends the same alarm messages displayed on the MACS GUI screens to one or more e mail and or fax recipients Based on the event being reported the MAPI interface selects from the database a list of personnel interested in that event and sends e mail and or fax messages to all individuals on the list For example your company could offer network and system management services to your clients While your company will take care of each individual alarm condition as it happens the client companies may ask for daily reports that contain a list of all important events In such a scenario you can use the MAPI interface to automatically create daily reports and to e mail or fax them to your clients You program your MAPI interface to run once a day and you define a list of all possible event reports to be e mailed or faxed to each client MACS will then queue these events as they happen and once a day automatically compose an e mail or fax message and send it to your client Note that the MACS MAPI module provides only the interface to the native Windows MAPI services To use the MACS MAPI you must install and configure on your computer the native e mail and fax services The Windows NT operating system imposes some severe technical restrictions related to sending e mail For this rea
243. son we no longer support MACS MAPI under the Windows NT When you use Windows XP you must carefully select your default MAPI service to allow other services to send e mail For example Microsoft Outlook or Netscape will not allow any other service to send e mail This is why we recommed using Microsoft Outlook Express which comes with the Windows XP operating system at no extra cost To enable sending e mail using the Outlook Express you need to adjust its configu ration as follows Open Outlook Express and click on the Tools menu item Then select Options item from the pull down list 14 The Messaging Application Programming Interface MAPI is a medium independent messaging architecture that enables multiple applications to interact with multiple systems across a variety of hardware platforms 15 To send MAPI messages MACS actually submits e mail and fax messages to the Windows NT native MAPI system Thus the MACS MAPI program provides only the interface to the Windows NT native MAPI service 168 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration File Edit i Create Mail View Message Help Send and Receive Synchronize All Delete Address Book Ctrl Shift B Add Sender to Address Book Folders Ka Outlook Express Local Folders fa Inbox 1 ES Outbox CH Sent Items Deleted Iter Message Rules ber services Windows Messenger L
244. ssage originates Details push button allows you to display details on the selected MAPI message There are two Details push buttons in the dialog box one for each list If you want to see the text messages assigned to Micus Alarm and Control System 183 Configuration Delete Add a given event highlight the event in either the top or bottom list and click on the corresponding Details push button The MAPI Event Details dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box layout is presented on the following pages push button allows you to delete a MAPI message assigned to the selected user To delete a message highlight it in the top list box and click on the Delete button push button allows you to add new MAPI messages to the selected user To add a message highlight it in the bottom list box and click on the Add push button Note that the bottom list box accepts multiple selections By clicking on several lines at a time you can add all of them at once The lines you select do not have to be adjacent To de select a line click on it again 7 5 6 2 Event Details The MAPI Messages dialog box described on the previous pages contains a list of messages assigned to the selected user and a list of all MAPI events In both of these lists events that can be sent as MAPI messages are displayed using their respective server unit slot and point names To see the text assigned to each point state highlight the event in the l
245. stem Commands 6 10 2 Configuration Options There are a few configuration options that you can set locally to apply only to your own workstation These options are e Sounds to play upon receiving event reports e User s manual on line setup To set these options click on the Configuration menu and select Options i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Jog File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Mie Archive Configuration Help z eaBjesleld al el 27 The User Interface Options dialog box has the following layout User Interface Options Critical alarm sound D MACS Config SoundCritical wav Major alarm sound D MACS Config S oundM ajor wav Minor alarm sound D MACS Config SoundMinor way Warning sound On line User s Manual C Program Files Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Reader AcroRd32 D MACS Config MACS User s Manual pdf Cancel Critical alarm sound edit box allows you to specify which wave file to play upon receiv ing an event report with the critical severity level If you leave this edit box blank no sound will be played upon receiving a critical alarm Major alarm sound edit box allows you to specify which wave file to play upon receiv ing an event report with the major severity level If you leave this edit box blank no sound will be played upon receiving a major alarm Micus Alarm and Control System 105 Commands Minor alarm sound edit box al
246. stem 249 Creating Custom Screens Solid half width rectangle Transparent half width rectangle Solid full width rectangle Transparent full width rectangle Line Round LED Square LED Push button Switch Baseball switch Door Read only points Bitmap 8 7 7 Summary Display Styles When you select a summary point the Display Editor will present a choice of display styles depicted in the following picture 250 m Display Styles I Read Only T Scientific oO B E Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens Styles available to draw summary points are Solid rectangle proportional to the point name length Transparent rectangle proportional to the point name length Solid custom size rectangle Transparent custom size rectangle Solid half width rectangle Transparent half width rectangle Solid full width rectangle Transparent full width rectangle Round LED Square LED Push button 8 7 8 Specifying Point Attributes Depending on the type of the point being displayed there are a number of attributes that you can adjust specify or select Point attributes are set using the fields depicted in the following picture Point Attributes x o i fo H 0 W io Options E Max 0 00 Name v Min 0 00 Add Delete Modify Save X Y Coordinates edit boxes X and Y are used to specify the point position within the window Coordinates are calculated in pixels relative to the top
247. t Macs E Password id Confirm bss Password Help 7 2 2 Configure Event Logger The Configure Server command allows you to change an existing event logger config uration In the current MACS software release the event logger configuration changes take effect on the first subsequent Windows NT service startup Therefore after making changes in your Event Logger configuration make sure to restart the corre sponding Windows NT service To change the configuration of an existing event logger highlight the event logger name in the list and click the Configure Server push button in the Event Log Configu ration utility main dialog box The Modify Event Log Configuration dialog box has the same layout as the Add Event Logger described on the previous pages Micus Alarm and Control System 127 Configuration 7 2 3 Delete Event Logger To delete an existing event logger configuration highlight the name of the event logger you want to delete and click on the Delete Server push button in the Event Log Configuration utility main dialog box The following dialog box will pop up MACS Event Log Configuration This server may be used for your event monitoring Are you sure you want to delete it To delete the selected event logger click on the Yes push button To exit the dialog box without deleting the event logger click on the No push button 7 2 4 Event Reporting One of the main Ev
248. t Log Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen Conceptually MACS could be configured to maintain more then one event log The Event Log Configuration utility will allow you to add more than a single Event Logger to your system For example if you have more than one MACS server then each server could maintain its own event log This configuration is frequently used in configurations 4 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained later in this document in Access To Config uration Utilities Micus Alarm and Control System 119 Configuration where regional MACS server report to a master MACS server in a central location However most of the systems use a single event log When you run the utility the list box on the left hand side will show all presently configured event loggers When you run the utility for the first time the list box will be empty and you will have to add your Event Logger to the system Once your Event Logger is configured the Event Log Configuration utility will allow you to view and to modify that configuration The Event Log Configuration utility main dialog box is depicted in the following picture MACS Event Log Configuration Add Server Delete Server Event Reporting View Server Exit The push buttons and other functions are Configure Server Add Server Delete Server Event Reporting View Server Exit 120 allows you to m
249. t Selection Equipment Type Unit Name COMSTREAM IV CTRL PANEL E IV MONITOR OTTAWA MONTREAL RMS 3 SENTRY Cancel The Equipment Selection dialog box has the following layout Equipment Type scrollable list contains the names of all equipment types Remember that the equipment log is maintained only for some equipment If you select the equipment for which there is no equipment log the system will not find any equipment log files When you select the equipment type the system will display the names of all units of that type in the Unit Name list 100 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands Unit Name scrollable list contains the names of all units of the selected equip ment type As you change your equipment type selection the list of unit names is updated accordingly Select push button confirms your equipment unit selection and closes the window Cancel push button allows you to exit the Delete Equipment Log com mand without selecting any equipment If the equipment log for the selected equipment cannot be found the system will not list any equipment log files If your equipment unit selection is valid you can use the Delete Equipment Log dialog box to delete the selected files The dialog box layout is depicted in the following picture Delete Equipment Log List of files From date 25 Jan 2000 00 00 00 To date 25 Jan 2004 23 59 59 Select Files 2000_04_02 2000_04_29 2000_
250. t least one output point it automatically displays at the bottom of the screen a toolbar that contains Set Reset Pulse Toggle and Refresh push buttons A typical control screen is depicted in the following picture 226 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens fii Remote Station Monitor REMOTE STATION MONITOR 345 6 7 8 181861018018 8 3 Steps To Create A Custom Screen To create your own custom screen and add it to the MACS configuration you need to do the following e Create your graphical image background using a graphic editor of your choice The simplest way to create a background image is to use Microsoft Paint which comes with the operating system at no cost You could also use other graphic editors such as CorelDraw or Adobe PhotoShop You can invoke your graphic editor from within the Display Editor which gives you a fully integrated design environment e Using the Display Editor add a custom screen link it with the graphical image background and assign a name to your screen e Using the Display Editor add status and control points to your screen and select the style color and position to use when displaying each point Micus Alarm and Control System 227 Creating Custom Screens 8 4 Selecting Graphic Editor To invoke your graphic editor from the MACS Display Editor toolbar you need to con figure your graphic editor as one of the MACS configuration utilities Specifically you
251. t server application Both server and clients run on a Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT platform All network connections between clients and servers are over the TCP IP network In addition MACS uses MS networking features such as disk and printer sharing to access remote files and printers Alternatively access to the remote files over a WAN can be done using the File Transfer Protocol FTP MACS servers are capable of sending their event reports to any number of remote locations via a TCP IP network At the same time MACS servers listen to the service requests from the TCP IP network Thus MACS servers can be configured into a hierarchical structure of regional servers and master servers An example of a hierar chical topology involving regional and master MACS servers is depicted in the following figure Master Servers Regional Severs 2 Some of the MACS server components are available for the SCO OpenServer UNIX operating system but our focus in this document is on the Windows NT version of the product Micus Alarm and Control System 31 Overview This figure illustrates the connectivity between master and regional servers Regional servers send their event reports to one or more master servers Both master and regional servers listen to the TCP IP network and accept service requests from the clients 4 15 2 Client Connections to Servers The clients can be located anywhere on the TCP IP LAN or WAN network Th
252. tablished 6 1 2 Disconnect Command The Disconnect command allows you to manually disconnect your GUI from the surveillance system server To manually disconnect from the server click on the Monitor pull down menu and select the Disconnect menu item d Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 8 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Mea Archive Configuration Help E A Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node Micus Alarm and Control System 57 Commands Alternatively click on the toolbar icon depicted below zl Disconnect from MACS server The Disconnect From Alarm System dialog box will pop up Disconnect From MACS x Disconnect push button disconnects your GUI from the server selected from the drop down list The list contains the names of all servers that you are already connected to Typically the list will contain only the name of your primary MACS server Quit push button closes the dialog box after the GUI is disconnected from the server 6 1 3 Select MACS Node If your installation consists of a network of MACS servers these servers may share the same database or each of them could have its own database When you run your GUI from a workstation connected to a TCP IP network your GUI can connect to any of the databases used by MACS When it starts the GUI will open its default database which is the last database it was
253. te any other PLC outputs If yes replace the PLC output module If the computer cannot operate any PLC outputs enable sl ad Save Print T Accepted Suspended I Closed 0371471959 12 48 40 PM 4 10 Multi user Support MACS is a multi user system Any number of users can monitor alarms or perform various control and configuration tasks concurrently Each user interface connected to the system is a completely independent client program that may run on any computer on the TCP IP network Each operator can perform various tasks independently from any other user on the system The only restriction is that two operators cannot access the same piece of equipment simultaneously This feature protects the equipment from the conflicting requests issued by different operators 28 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 11 Remote Access The MACS can be accessed remotely either via the serial modem connections ISDN connections or the local area network Remote access via serial lines can be used as long as at least one computer on the local area network is configured to support a dial in modem line Similarly serial ports used by the system to communicate with the equipment can be configured to connect either directly to the equipment or to use dial up modem connections Windows XP operating system comes with a built in Remote Desktop feature It is important to emphasize the difference between using the remo
254. te desktop and MACS client GUI The remote desktop presents the entire screen of the remote computer If you start a program using the remote desktop the program will actually run on the remote computer Since the remote desktop copies the entire remote computer screen it is very very slow in particular over the serial lines By contrast when you use the MACS client GUI the GUI actually runs on your workstation It connects to the server to exchange only the minimum amount of infor mation needed to locally present status and control information Thus the difference in performance between the remote desktop and the MACS GUI is huge at least two orders of magnitude 4 12 Networking MACS provides full LAN and WAN support as well as dial in modem connections The system may be configured to use any physical network topology as long as the TCP IP protocol is available for that network Therefore the system may run on the token ring and Ethernet networks and across wide area networks using bridges and routers In addition clients and servers may use Point To Point Protocol PPP to communicate using TCP IP over dial up serial lines and Remote Access Service RAS 4 13 Security MACS servers run on the Windows NT platform which conforms to the Class C2 security level Windows NT grants access to various resources either to individual users or to user groups In addition Windows NT recognizes its own domain and trusted external users
255. that the length of your conversation with the unit is ultimately limited by the amount of memory your computer can allocate for the contents of the scrolling window 6 2 2 Status Monitors To access the list of status monitors click the Monitors pull down menu and select the Status Monitor menu item Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog Yiew Archive Configuration Help a d G ei e Command Line Status Monitor Equipment Specific Select MACS Node Alternatively click on the corresponding toolbar icon depicted in the picture below EI User defined status monitors The Status Monitors dialog box pops up Monitors Analog Test Monitor Building Layout File Copy Control FTP GI Encoder Image Video Monitor IPG Test IV Summary Test Large Test Image Leitch AYS 481 Look Network Ontario Montreal Site MPEG Test w Exit Micus Alarm and Control System 65 Commands The dialog box has the following layout Monitor List is a scrollable list of all user defined monitors in your system To select the monitor you are interested in highlight the monitor name and click on the Open push button Open push button opens the selected monitor window Exit push button closes the dialog box A typical user defined monitor window is depicted in the following picture Regional Map
256. the editor will indicate in the read only field Type whether you selected a digital input digital output analog input or analog output point At the same time it will present the display styles applicable to the selected point type First select the colors that you want to use for the active and for the inactive point state Note that the pulsed point state is ignored Micus Alarm and Control System 277 Creating Custom Screens Colors Active Above DEFAULT CRITICAL D Inactive Within DEFAULT WARNING e Pulsed Below DEFAULT WARNING v Show State ACTIVE v Next select the point style In this example you will select a variable size rectangle with the solid background Display Styles l Read Only l Scientific Go FIRST O Pt FIRST 2 FIRST a i t FIRST SI Next you need to add your point to your custom screen Place the mouse pointer to the location in the custom screen where you want to position the top left corner of your point Press the right button and drag the mouse to create a rectangle which repre sents your point location and size As you drag the mouse the coordinates and size of your point rectangle will show up in the Point Attributes Point Attributes be Gei elen Him Ww 25 Options Max 0 00 Name E Min om Add Modify Save 278 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens You can adjust the rectangle size and location by manually changing
257. the left hand side of the dialog box contains a list of all presently defined enumerated values for the selected enumerated set The rest of the dialog box consists of the following push buttons Configure Value allows you to modify an existing enumerated value Add Value allows you to add a new enumerated value to the set Delete Value allows you to delete an existing enumerated value from the set View Values allows you to create and view a text report that contains a list of all configured enumerated values for the selected enumerated set Exit closes the Select Enumerated Value dialog box 266 Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 8 9 2 1 Add Enumerated Value To add a new enumerated value to the selected enumerated set open the Select Enumerated Value dialog box and click on the Add Value push button The Add Enumerated Value dialog box will pop up on the screen Add Enumerated Value Value ID 0 Set ID 0 Value g Color YELLOW ON GREEN Short Description Long Description Cancel This dialog box consists of the following Value ID read only field shows the enumerated value database identifier Set ID read only field shows the parent enumerated set database identi fier Value edit box allows you to enter the associated integer value Color pull down list allows you to select a color combination to use when displaying the enumerated value Short Descriptio
258. the server via a LAN or WAN network Once you are connected to the server you get all the alarms and you can use any other command to monitor and to control your equipment The GUI program that you run on your workstation is referred to as the client Clients can run on either Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT workstations which may be located anywhere on your TCP IP network They can connect to the server using either a local or wide area net work including dial up and Point to Point Protocol PPP connections and Remote Access Service RAS You can also run your client program on the server itself In such a case you need only one computer for your entire alarm system In addition to equipment monitoring and control the clients also provide a set of com mands to view print analyze and manage the event log Finally the clients encompass a set of utilities which are used to configure the system 3 5 Configuration All key system parameters are field configurable The system configuration is done using a set of configuration utilities all of which are based on a consistent user friendly GUI All configuration parameters are stored in the configuration database Although the configuration database contains many parameters most of them are set automati cally and you must enter only those parameters where the system allows choices In addition MACS provides means to configure and initialize various pieces of equip ment Depending
259. ting any equipment If the equipment log for the selected equipment cannot be found the system will display your current folder contents in a standard MS Windows dialog box From this point you can manually select the folder that contains the equipment log you are inter ested in If your equipment unit selection is valid the Select Equipment Log File dialog box will Pop up Select Equipment Log File Look in CQ GI ENCODER ex Ee E 2000_06_15 2000_06_16 E 2000_06_17 File name 2000_06_21 Files of type e Cancel The Select Equipment Log File dialog box is a standard MS Windows dialog box that allows you to open a file In the scrollable working area the box will show you all daily equipment log files for the selected unit Select the file you want to view and click on the Open push button Daily equipment log file names have the following format YYYY_MM_DD where YYYY represents the year MM represents the month DD represents the day Micus Alarm and Control System 85 Commands When you select a file the system will open the file using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can print the file save it into another file search for a particular character string cut and paste event reports and perform other functions typical of WordPad An example of a log file format is depicted in the following picture 2000_06_17 WordPad Joey File Edit vie
260. tion GUI Computer Event Source DOSITEJ LOGGER DOSITEJ YUK LOGGER VUK Add GUI Modify GUI Delete GUI View GUIs MACS Nodes Exit lt KEL GUI Computer Event Source Add GUI Modify GUI Delete GUI View GUIs MACS Nodes Exit 134 scrollable list allows you to select the workstation for which you want to configure MACS user interface scrollable list allows you to select the event logger that you want access from the selected workstation push button allows you to add a new workstation to the list thus allowing this workstation to login into your MACS system push button allows you to modify the selected workstation config uration push button allows you to delete a workstation from the list thus disallowing login access to MACS to that workstation push button allows you to create and view a text report that con tains a list of all presently configured workstations push button opens a dialog box which allows you to manage your list of MACS nodes push button exits the user interface configuration utility program Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 3 1 Add User Interface To grant MACS login access to a new workstation click on the Add GUI push button The Add User Interface dialog box will pop up on the screen This dialog box has the following layout Add User Interface GUI computer name Michael D Event logger service name LOGGER D
261. tion utility for the first time the list of existing MAPI interfaces will be empty and you will have to add a new interface to your system configuration To add a new MAPI interface click on the Add Server button in the MAPI Configu ration main dialog box and the New Server Configuration dialog box will appear New Server Configuration Server name Computer name Protocol port 0 Polling interval fo Text Event Log Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path The New Server Configuration dialog box has the following layout Server name edit box allows you to specify the name of your MAPI interface This name will appear in all event reports originated by the MAPI interface The name you select must be the same as the name you speci fied while installing the MAPI interface program The program uses this name on startup to query its configuration from the database If there is a mismatch in names the program will not find its configuration and will not start properly 174 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Computer name edit box allows you to specify the name of the computer your MAPI interface program will run on This name is used in con junction with the protocol port by other computers and programs on your network to establish a TCP IP connection with your MAPI interface Protocol port edit box allows you to specify the TCP IP protocol port your MAPI interfa
262. tl i IPGCFg gD Remote Assistance bi Mapicfg windows Media Player iP MenuCfg Ei WordPad 43 Windows Messenger iP PagerCfg bd cn i Gester M Microsoft Developer Network gt Location C MACS Programs f Microsoft Visual C 6 0 gt Paint H Real d i Mac 3 winzip gt f A8 MSN Messenger 6 0 All Programs RealOne Player start IWA 12 33PM If your system is configured to provide access to the configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI you can also start the MACS IO configuration utility by selecting configuration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar 1 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained later in this document in Access To Config uration Utilities Micus Alarm and Control System 189 Configuration i Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 Jog File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Help E Co Select tity gt oie Dien eo 4 Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSR 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration GI Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Moni
263. to add a new event report recipient to the Selected Recipients list To add a new recipient select it from the MACS Recipients list or enter the computer name and the proto col port manually Then click on the Add push button Micus Alarm and Control System 153 Configuration Delete push button allows you to delete an entry from the Selected Recipients list To delete a recipient highlight it in the Selected Recipients list and click the Delete push button Exit push button closes the Event Reporting dialog box When you add a destination to the Selected Recipients list make sure that the corre sponding service is actually running at the specified location on your network If the service is not running your pager will attempt to connect to this service on each event report and time out after several seconds This delay will severely impede the overall MACS performance If you decide not to use a particular event report recipient for a period of time make sure to take it off from the Selected Recipients list and to restart your pager Windows NT service 7 4 7 Pager Services To use your pager you have to configure at least one pager service However depending on your requirements you may need to configure more than a single pager service For example you may want to use one service to page your personnel in the Toronto area and other services for the Montreal area and Vancouver area In this context each service that you add
264. to delete this value To delete the selected enumerated value click on the Yes push button To close the message box without deleting the value click on the No push button 8 9 2 4 View Enumerated Values To create a report that contains a list of all enumerated values for a given set open the Select Enumerated Values dialog box and click on the View Values push button The system will create a report and present it on the screen using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste and perform other functions typical of WordPad A typical report layout is depicted in the following figure 268 Micus Alarm and Control System Enumerated Values Notepad File Edit Format Wie Help Set FIRST SET Short text Global Alarm text ID 1 color YELLOW ON DARK BLUE Value 8 Set FIRST SET Short text CBC Alarm text ID 3 color YELLOW ON Value 6 set FIRST SET Short text CNN Alarm text ID 4 color YELLOW ON BRIGHT RED Value 33 Set FIRST SET Short text Showcase Alarm text ID 5 color YELLOW ON value 39 Set FIRST SET Short text Space Alarm text ID 6 color YELLOW ON MAGENTA Value 50 Set FIRST SET Short text Bravo Alarm text ID 7 color YELLOW ON Value 40 Creating Custom Screens Micus Alarm and Control System 269 Creating Custom Screens 8 9 3 Selecting Enu
265. to maintain more than one event log you will be prompted to select the event log you want to archive Select Event Log File Look in ASCII ch ES zo om 20040108 Sonn Is E 2004_01_21 2004 01 03 20040109 20040116 Szonn zz 20040104 Som 1 20040117 Son nz Sam mme 20040112 20040118 2004 01 24 20040106 2004 01 13 20040119 2004 nm ze 20040107 20040114 Son p 20 L HH gt File name 2004_01_24 Files of type v Cancel The pull down list in the Select Event Log dialog box contains the names of all event loggers in your system Select the logger you are interested in and click the OK push button To exit the command without selecting the logger click on the Cancel push but ton Once you select the event log the Copy Event Log dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box layout is depicted in the following picture Micus Alarm and Control System 91 Commands Copy Event Log List of files Select Files 2000_04_02 2000_04_29 2000_04_30 2000_05_03 2000_05_04 2000_05_05 2000_05_07 2000_05_08 2000_05_09 2000_05_10 2000_05_11 2000 05 12 K K K K K K K K IK IK K K From date 25 Jan 2000 00 00 00 To date 25 Jan 2004 23 59 59 Copy Stop File copy in progress NNN Exit Destination directory F Microsoft Windows Network E a MICUS ICIUS PUPIN WRASTKO S RASTKOSRASTKO_D S
266. to the MACS event logger which in turn forwards these reports to all other recipients To configure your service to send event reports to the event logger highlight the service name in the MACS IO Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the Event Reporting push button The Event Reporting dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol Port 4464 Event Reporting MACS Recipients Selected Recipients LOGGER DOSITEJ 4464 PAGER Delete Exit MACS Recipients Computer name list contains all possible event reportrecipients known to the selected service You can select your event report recipient from that list or you can enter it manually in the Computer Name and the Protocol Port fields Typically you will configure the service to send its event reports to your event logger edit box allows you to enter the destination computer name When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Computer Name field is filled in automatically Micus Alarm and Control System 195 Configuration Protocol Port edit box allows you to enter the destination TCP IP protocol port When you select your recipient from the MACS Recipients list the Protocol Port field is filled in automatically Selected Recipients list contains all already configured recipients These are the des tinations to which the service will send eve
267. tor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MACS IO Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Confiauration Select MACS IO Configuration and click on the Open push button or simply double click on the MACS IO Configuration name The main MACS IO Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen MACS can be configured to use more than one MACS IO Windows XP service For example if you have regional MACS servers you will configure one MACS IO module per each server When you run the utility the list box on the left hand side will show all presently configured MACS IO modules When you run the utility for the first time the list box will be empty and you will have to add your first MACS IO module to the system Once your MACS IO is configured the MACS O Configuration utility will allow you to view and to modify that configuration The MACS IO Configuration utility main dialog box is depicted in the following picture 190 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration MACS 10 Service Configuration MACS 10 Add Service Delete Service Event Reporting Configure Slots View Service Exit The push buttons and their functions are Configure Service Add Service Delete Service Event Reporting Configure Slots View Service Exit allows you to modify the configuration of an already configured MACS IO service allows you to add a new MACS
268. trol System Commands LEDs for the unused points are left blank For the configured points active outputs are shown as red while inactive outputs are shown as green The bottom section of the monitor window contains two panels The left hand panel shows the first 16 output points while the right hand panel shows the remaining 16 outputs Unused points are left blank Configured points are displayed using colors and names that you selected through the configuration process As explained above you can operate these points using the SET RESET PULSE and TOGGLE push buttons You can refresh the entire monitor window status using the REFRESH push button 6 3 Equipment Locking Equipment locking is primarily used to ensure that only one operator can operate a selected piece of equipment at a given point in time For example if you need to repair a radio transmitter controlled by MACS you will turn the RF power off and lock the transmitter such that no one else can accidentally turn the RF power on while the repair is taking place Locking the equipment is also useful when you need to operate a remote piece of equipment connected to MACS via a dial up line If you don t lock the equipment MACS will dial out on each command that you send get the response from the equipment and hang up This optimizes telephone line usage and keeps the long distance bills down but can be very time consuming if you need to send many successive commands to th
269. trol System MACS Inputs C Outputs 11 12 13 O 14 15 16 SET RESET Communication K 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 pt E HOLOIOI JE Ji E gx H CH e 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CI l IOC eo H OD d OO P DM a CX 10 11 E 12 J EIS 14 15 CE 16 i REFRESH PULSE TOGGLE The operation of this monitor window is the same as the previously described one Micus Alarm and Control System 75 Commands 6 2 4 3 Slot With 32 Outputs This slot type has 32 REED relays and no inputs For this slot type the system will display the following monitor window D PCI 32REL Micus Alarm and Control System MACS Communication 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Outputs GGG CC CC CC CC CC CH 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Outputs C E E H CH O O O 3 E O C O O O en Outputs Outputs BR Waveauide to A 17 F Waveguide to B 18 CIR _ Standby SSPA 20 AN ES Standby Mod SCHEI l 24 25 26 27 1 Bi es 1 2 3 4 5 6 H 8 ER 15 __jLights Parking 16 iLights Lobby SET RESET PULSE TOGGLE REFRESH The top section of the monitor window shows the MACS server front panel and two rows of LEDs that indicate status of all output points Note that these LEDs are repre sented in monitor windows only They do not actually exist in the MACS server itself 76 Micus Alarm and Con
270. ty EVEN v Stop bits aa Character size Dial out Iw Dial out port Modem initialization string AT amp F amp N28408H18F 28D 2801 OOVIX4S0 157 Cancel 150 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Name edit box allows you to type in the name of the serial port Windows NT standard names are COM1 to COM255 In some cases you may need to use a special naming convention for the serial ports above COM10 such as COM10 Consult your hardware ven dor manual for details Data rate pull down list allows you to select data rate Parity pull down list allows you to select parity Stop bits pull down list allows you to select the number of stop bits Character size pull down list allows you to select the number of bits per charac ter Dial out port checkbox allows you to specify whether you will use the selected serial port as a dial out port For the pager this check box is usu ally checked When you designate the selected port as a dial out port the Modem initialization string field is enabled so that you can specify the set of options to be used to initialize the modem Modem initialization string edit box allows you to enter a string of options to be used to initial ize the modem before dialing out To add a serial port to your pager configuration click on the OK push button To close the dialog box without adding a serial port click on the Cancel push button 7 4 5 2 Modify Seri
271. u will use the Monitor Configuration dialog box You will use the same dialog box to open existing custom screens for editing or to delete screens you no longer need You can open this dialog box from the File pull down menu as shown in the picture below MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 BAX Fie view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help New Ctrl N Open Ctrl o Save Ctrl S Exit You can also open the Monitor Configuration dialog box by clicking on the Open toolbar icon Micus Alarm and Control System 233 Creating Custom Screens gt MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 File View Bitmaps EnumeratedSets Actions Help Lebl dee Sex In either case the Monitor Configuration dialog box will pop up on the screen The dialog box has the following layout Custom Screen Configuration Screen name Bitmap file Analog Test Monitor WDOSITEJ Dosite D MACS Config Analog bmp Building Layout DOSITEJ Dositej D MACS Config Building bmp File Copy Control WDOSITEJ Dosite D MACS Config FileCopy bmp Gl Encoder DOSITEJ Dosite D MACS Config Gl_Test bmp Image Video Monitor WDOSITEJ Dositej D MACS Config Image_Video_Monitor bmp IPG Test D MACS Config IPGT est bmp IV Summary Test D MACS Config I _Summary bmp Large Test Image WDOSITEJ Dosite D MACS Config LargeT estB ackground bmp Leitch AVS 481 DOSITEJ Dositej D MACS Config Leitch bmp Look Network Ontario D MACS C
272. u must specify a folder that differs from the event log maintained by the event logger Binary Event Log checkbox allows you to select whether your module will maintain its own binary event log This box is normally unchecked which means that the module will not create and maintain its own set of daily created event log binary files Binary log path edit box allows you to specify the fully qualified path to the folder which will contain the MACS IO module specific event log binary files For discussion on how to specify the path for the MACS IO module specific event log please refer to the chapter on Event Logger Configuration 7 6 2 Modify Service The Configure Service command allows you to change an existing MACS IO service configuration In the current MACS software release configuration changes take effect on the first subsequent Windows NT service startup Therefore after making changes in your MACS IO configuration make sure to restart the corresponding Windows NT service To change the configuration of an existing MACS IO service highlight its name in the list and click the Configure Service push button in the MACS IO Configuration utility main dialog box The Modify Server Configuration dialog box has the same layout as the New Server Configuration dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System 193 Configuration 7 6 3 Delete Service To delete an existing MACS IO module configuration highlight the name of the module you
273. ue above the upper threshold and which one to use for the value below the lower threshold To make your selection you will use the Select Bitmaps command Adding bitmap images to your custom screen is a two step process First you select the current bitmaps For digital points you select the current active state bitmap and the current inactive state bitmap For the analog points you select the current bitmaps for the values within limits below lower threshold and above upper threshold Next you add a point to your custom screen and select the bitmap display style The editor will use the selected bitmaps to draw the point To select current bitmaps click on the Bitmaps gt Select Bitmaps in the main menu or on the Bitmaps icon gt MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 BAX Fie view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help G H Select SES i Manage Bitmaps or MACS Display Editor Version 3 0 BAX Fie view Bitmaps Enumerated Sets Actions Help The Select Current Bitmaps dialog box will pop up on the screen Micus Alarm and Control System 259 Creating Custom Screens Select Current Bitmaps Active Above Bitmap Open Fridge v C MACS Contig OpenFridge bmp Inactive Within Bitmap Big Amber Light Big Green Light Big Red Light Closed Fridge Pulsed Below Bitmap This dialog box allows you to select the current bitmaps for each point state As you select the bitm
274. uilding security and building environment The equipment supported by the system ranges from telephone switches satellite transmitters receivers modulators demodulators waveguides electrical power monitoring to environment and security sensors The equipment operational status and controls are presented using user definable graphical images such as geographical maps building layouts equipment diagrams and equipment front panels In addition all changes in the equipment status are reported in textual form and saved in the event log files Each individual status change reported by the equipment may be configured to send pager e mail or fax messages to a list of personnel responsible for that equipment Each status change can also be configured to automatically create a trouble ticket an automatically created form that contains details on the equipment failure Trouble tickets allow operators to select the suggested course of action to repair the Micus Alarm and Control System 5 Introduction equipment to assign a technician responsible for the repair to enter notes on the action taken and once the repairs are done to close the ticket MACS is a multi user system implemented as a distributed client server application which runs either on a single computer or on a local or wide area TCP IP network under the Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating systems When more than one MACS runs on the network the systems can e
275. uipment modules generate event reports Typically the equipment modules are configured to send their event logs to the Event Logger The Event Logger saves these event reports into the event log and sends them to all active GUIs and to other components such as the pager and trouble ticketing components This scenario is depicted in the following figure 1 In this software revision the system can actually maintain the text event log binary event log or both At the present time the system provides tools to view and search only the text log The binary log is for future use for features such as graphs trend analysis etc 2 In its minimal configuration MACS consists of a single equipment module and only one GUI In such case there is no need for the Event Logger 116 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Ss event reports A event reports Event Log event reports N event reports TCP IP Network event reports S Client GUI Workstations To enable the Event Logger to perform its functions you need to configure the following parameters The name you want to use for the Event Logger service The name of the computer on which the Event Logger runs The TCP IP protocol port to use for the Event Logger service The path to the event log files Event reporting destinations The following pages show how to configure these parameters To configure your Event Logger use the event logger configuration ut
276. ulsed Severity Page OK Delete Quit Configuration edit box allows you to enter the text to include in the event report issued when the point is pulsed If you leave this field blank no event report will be displayed in the MACS user interface but the system will still update all graphical status and control windows pull down list allows you to select the foreground and background color combination to use in the event report issued when the point is pulsed pull down list allows you to select the severity level to use in the event report issued when the point is pulsed checkbox allows you to specify whether to send a pager message when the point is pulsed push button makes the specified changes in the point configura tion and closes the dialog box push button is used to delete the point configuration from the database push button closes the dialog box without making any changes in the point configuration Micus Alarm and Control System 211 Configuration 7 7 Access To Configuration Utilities As mentioned earlier in this document you can customize access to MACS configu ration utilities based on the way you want to manage your system configuration Some MACS users allow full access to all MACS programs from all workstations on their network Others restrict access to the configuration utilities only to those workstations used by system administrators Your first option is to install MACS configuration utilitie
277. undmax i eet Spider Solitaire oe p D Startup iP LogCfg ne f SS i i IPGGUI Is Adobe Reader 6 0 bi MacsEditor Internet Explorer i MacsManalLocation C MACS Programs MSN Explorer MacsMenu Lei Notepad v P d S i Outlook Express wi MacsUtl i IPGCfg s Remote Assistance i MapiCfg Windows Media Player Wi MenuCfg d WordPad wi PagerCfg 10Cfg i Geet m Microsoft Developer Network wW EH Microsoft Visual C 6 0 Paint T Real i MacsUtl H winzip J MSN Messenger 6 0 All Programs RealOne Player start 2 amp 8 23D 12 43PM If your system is configured to provide access to the configuration utilities from the MACS main GUI you can also start the Display Editor by selecting configuration utilities from the Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or by clicking the Configuration button on the toolbar 1 How to add configuration utilities to the MACS main GUI is explained earlier in this document Micus Alarm and Control System 229 Creating Custom Screens D Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Color Definitions Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSA 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration GI Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor I
278. uters and programs on your network that will receive event reports from the pager being configured allows you to create a text report that contains your pager present configuration exits the Pager Configuration utility Micus Alarm and Control System 145 Configuration 7 4 1 Add Pager When you run the Pager Configuration utility for the first time the list of existing pagers will be empty and you will have to add a new pager to your system configu ration To add a new pager click on the Add Server button in the Pager Configuration main dialog box and the Add Server dialog box will appear Add Server Server name Computer name Protocol port 0 Text Event Log Text log path Binary Event Log Binary log path Cancel EE The Add Server dialog box has the following layout Server name Computer name 146 edit box allows you to specify the name of your pager This name will appear in all event reports originated by the pager The name you select must be the same as the name you speci fied while installing the pager Windows NT service The pager Windows NT service uses this name on startup to query its con figuration from the database If there is a mismatch in names the service will not find its configuration and will not start properly edit box allows you to specify the name of the computer your pager will run on This name is used in conjunction with the pro
279. ve edit box allows you to enter the text to include in the event report issued when the point becomes inactive If you leave this field blank no event report will be displayed in the MACS user inter face but the system will still update all graphical status and con trol windows pull down list allows you to select the foreground and background color combination to use in the event report issued when the point becomes inactive pull down list allows you to select the severity level to use in the event report issued when the point becomes inactive checkbox allows you to specify whether to send a pager mes sage when the point becomes inactive push button makes the changes in the point configuration and closes the dialog box Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Delete push button is used to delete point configuration from the data base Quit push button closes the dialog box without making any changes in the point configuration 7 6 8 2 Digital Output Point Definition Digital output points are used to control the equipment or external relays attached to the MACS server These points have two states active and inactive In addition output points can be pulsed Each time it detects an output point state transition the MACS IO module reports it to the MACS server To present point state transition to the operators MACS displays a text message in all active GUIs and updates all active windows that contain that poi
280. w Insert Format Help Dep SI A e D FATAL 14 Jan 2000 17 08 47 09 Greenwich Mean Time Ga Chassis 1 Slot 18 DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C08 Message 910 Aborted HDLC frame FAULT 14 Jan 2000 17 08 53 29 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis 0 Slot 1 DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C30 Message 776 HDLC message too large FATAL 14 Jan 2000 17 09 10 08 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis 1 Slot 1 DSE board Task name Aux Data data Oxo0001C08 Message 910 Aborted HDLC frame FAULT 14 Jan 2000 17 09 15 05 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis 1 Slot 0 DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C28 Message 776 HDLC message too large FATAL 14 Jan 2000 17 08 47 09 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis 1 Slot 18 DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C06 Message 910 Aborted HDLC frame FATAL 14 Jan 2000 17 08 47 09 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis 1 Slot 18 DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C08 Message 910 Aborted HDLC frame FAULT 14 Jan 2000 17 08 53 29 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis 0 Slot i DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C30 Message 776 HDLC message too large FATAL 14 Jan 2000 17 09 10 08 Greenwich Mean Time Chassis i Slot i DSE board Task name Aux Data data Ox00001C06 A For Help press F1 6 7 Viewing Options The MACS user interface is a MS Windows application similar in look and feel to many other applications you are familiar with As
281. want to delete and click on the Delete Service push button in the MACS IO Configuration utility main dialog box The following dialog box will pop up MACS IO Service Configuration This service may be used For IO monitoring Are you sure you want to delete it To delete the selected MACS IO module click on the Yes push button To exit dialog box without deleting the module click on the No push button 7 6 4 View Service To view your MACS IO module configuration select the interface name in the MACS IO Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the View Service push button The system will create a configuration report and present it using the WordPad text editor From within the editor you can save the report into a text file print it search for keywords cut and paste report contents and perform other functions typical of WordPad The following picture illustrates a typical report layout 10 Service Configuration Notepad RAX File Edit Format View Help server name macs IO Server ID 85 Computer name DOSITEJ Protocol port 39000 Event reporting DOSITEJ 4443 List of units MACS IO 194 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration 7 6 5 Event Reporting During its operation your MACS IO service will generate a number of event reports informing you about changes in its input and output points status Typically the service is configured to send its event reports
282. we assume that configuration utilities are installed on your workstation 7 1 1 Starting Colors Configuration Utility You can start the ColorCfg configuration utility from your GUI from the Windows Start menu or from the Windows Explorer To start it from the GUI select Configuration gt Select Utility pull down menu or click on the Configuration toolbar icon D Micus Alarm And Control System Revision 3 3 1 BAX File Monitor Equipment Locking Pager EventLog View Archive Configuration Ss alg El en dii Select Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilities dialog box will pop up and present you with a list of all configuration utilities accessible from your GUI Configuration Utilities Demo Server Configuration Display Editor DSR 4800 Configuration Event Log Configuration File Copy Configuration Gl Encoder Configuration Graphic Editor Image Video Monitor Configuration IPG Quality Control Configuration Liebert RCM8 Configuration MAPI Configuration Monitor Configuration GC MPEG Monitor Confiauration yJ Cancel Select Color Definitions and click on the Open push button or simply doubleclick on the Color Definitions name The main Color Definitions dialog box will pop up on the screen 108 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration To start the Colors utility from the Windows Start menu click on Start gt Programs gt MACS gt Colors as shown in the following
283. wever for security reasons the Windows NT Loca System account does not have access to the network resources Thus if you specify a network path to your event log folder and you run the Event Logger under the Loca System account the Event Logger will not be able to create and write into the event log files To examine your Event Logger Windows XP service setup open the Administrative Tools from the Control Panel and then the Windows XP Service Manager located in the Administrative Tools By Services Services Local File Action View Help a eae e MACS Event Logger Stop the service Restart the service Opens property sheet for the current selection amp amp Services Local Name Ry IPSEC Services Ba IPv Internet Conn KZ Logical Disk Manager KZ Logical Disk Manage Sa MACS Demo Server Mac Event Logger MACS MAPI Service Sa MACS Pager KZ Messenger Sa M5 Software Shado KZ Net Logon Sa NetMeeting Remote Sa Network Connections Sa Network DDE Ba Makun AME Det lt Description Manages I Provides in Detects an Configures Transmits Manages s Supports p Enables an Manages 0 Provides n aax Status Started Started Startet Started Started Extended A Standard AA Stop Restart All Tasks gt Refresh Properties Help Highlight the MACS Event Logge
284. which change color depending on the point state This style is typically used to depict communication links or electrical circuits Points can be presented as open or closed doors in an architectural drawing depicting a building layout This style is typically used for security applications Point states can be presented using two bitmap draw ings one for each state In this example the active point state is mapped into a drawing of an open fridge while the inactive point state is mapped into a drawing of a closed fridge Analog points can also be displayed as gauges with the handle optionally changing color when exceeding the upper or lower threshold Micus Alarm and Control System Overview Analog points can be displayed as vertical or horizontal histograms that optionally change color when their respective analog values exceed the upper or lower threshold Vertical Bar Horizontal Bar The numerical reading from analog points can be dis played using an integer decimal or scientific notation The numerical values for the output points can be set from an edit box Some analog points can have a fixed set of values that can be mapped into a list of names For example TV channel numbers can be mapped into the corresponding TV channel names In such case instead of displaying numerical values the screens will contain the associated names Each name can be displayed in a different color Some analog output poi
285. will correspond to one service provider Once you add all service providers you intend to use you will add a list of your personnel that you want to page using each service Finally you will also define for each individual which pager messages they should receive You will manage your pager services using the Pager Service Selection dialog box This dialog box allows you to add modify view or delete your pager services It also allows you to manage your message recipients To enter the Pager Service Selection dialog box highlight your pager name in the Pager Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the Pager Services push button The dialog box has the following layout 154 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration Pager Service Selection Modify Service Add Service Delete Service Pager Users View Services Exit The push buttons and their functions are Modify Service Add Service Delete Service Pager Users View Services allows you to modify an existing service configuration allows you to add a new service to your pager configuration allows you to delete an existing service from your pager configu ration allows you to define your list of pager users and a list of mes sages each user will receive allows you to create a report containing a list of all your pager ser vices Micus Alarm and Control System 155 Configuration 7 4 7 1 Add Pager Service T
286. xchange peer to peer information or they can be organized in a hierarchical tree structure in which a central MACS server controls regional MACS servers The system is highly modular thus allowing for rapid and easy customization according to the specific application requirements 3 2 Why MACS Most equipment vendors offer some software to control their equipment In some cases the software might be quite costly In other cases the software is shipped with the equipment for free So why choose MACS Here are some of the key reasons to use MACS System Integration In most cases end users have equipment from more than one vendor If the equipment specific software is used for each kind of equipment the operators must deal with a number of programs with different user interfaces functions installation procedures and so on All of this imposes an additional burden on installation configuration training and day to day use MACS provides a uni form and consistent user interface a standard set of features for all equipment and a common installation procedure and configu ration process Multi user access Most equipment specific software programs are built as mono lithic single user programs MACS is a multi user system that allows a number of operators to work concurrently and indepen dently on the equipment Networking MACS is a distributed client server application that may run on a single computer on a local area network
287. xt will be included in the e mail and fax messages and sent to all users configured to receive this message 7 5 6 3 Delete User To delete an existing user from your MAPI configuration highlight the user name in the MAPI Users dialog box and click on the Delete push button The following dialog box will pop up MAPI Users A Are you sure you want to delete this user To delete the user click on the Yes push button To exit without deleting the user click on the No push button 7 5 7 MAPI Account To use the native Windows MAPI services you have to create one or more MAPI profiles Instructions on how to create MAPI profiles please refer to the Windows documentation Each MAPI profile contains an account name and a password Before sending any MAPI messages you have to login to MAPI using this account name and password Similarly your MACS MAPI interface must login into the Windows MAPI to submit its messages To enable your MAPI interface to submit messages to the native Windows MAPI services you have to specify which account name and password to use To do so select the MAPI interface name in the MAPI Configuration utility main dialog box and click on the MAPI Account push button The MAPI Account dialog box has the following layout 186 Micus Alarm and Control System Configuration MAPI Account Account Michael Password psswd123 Subject Micus Alarm and Control System Event Report Cance
288. y creates and maintains log files on a daily basis Since all event reports are stored into files the simplest way of analyzing events is to view log files While viewing a log file you can search for specific keywords or text strings such as time stamps or equipment names In addition you can selectively print relevant sections of the file or the entire file Typically MACS maintains only a single event log managed by the Event Logger The event logger is an equipment module specifically designed to handle the event log Other equipment modules send their event reports to that event logger However the system does allow for more than one logger in which case you have to select which logger files you want to examine In addition to the centralized event log which contains the event reports from the entire system each equipment module can be configured to maintain its own event log Such a log will contain only the event reports from the equipment attached to that equipment module 80 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands The system can maintain the ASCII event log binary event log or both ASCII logs contain less information but may be viewed and analyzed using any text editor Binary logs contain more information and are better suited for the more complex processes such as trend analysis event correlation and root cause rationalization The View Event Log command provides access to the ASCII log files 6 5 1 View Event Log
289. yle and a solid graph style You can define the length and width of the graph in pix els One vertical line is added to the graph each time a new value is received Thus the scrolling speed of the graph depends on its width in pixels and the polling interval used to sample the value Micus Alarm and Control System 245 Creating Custom Screens 8 7 4 Analog Input Point Styles When you select an analog point the Display Editor will present a choice of display styles depicted in the following picture Display Styles Read Only Scientific JTEMERATURE _JTEMERATI TEMERATUF L_JTEMERATURE d Styles available to draw analog inputs are e Solid rectangle proportional to the point name length e Transparent rectangle proportional to the point name length e Solid custom size rectangle e Transparent custom size rectangle e Solid half width rectangle e Transparent half width rectangle e Solid full width rectangle e Transparent full width rectangle e Right justified integer value 246 Micus Alarm and Control System Left justified integer value Right justified decimal value Left justified decimal value Right justified E notation value Left justified E notation value Round LED Square LED Horizontal histogram Vertical histogram Gauge Bitmap Solid scrolling graph Transparent scrolling graph Enumerated integer value Micus Alarm and Control System Creating Custom Screens 247
290. you need to enter only the SNMP command and the object IDs you want to retrieve To retrieve the status of an SNMP device use GET GETNEXT and WALK commands For example WALK system command will retrieve all objects under the system arch in the selected agent Manage ment Information Base MIB This is depicted in the following picture E KZ MACS SNMP Manager PLATO Command Line Mode walk system OID system sysDescr 0 VAL SCO TCP IP Runtime Release 2 0 0 OID system sysObjectID 0 VAL iso org dod internet private enterprises 32 1 2 0 0 OID system sysUpTime 0 VAL 24347 OID system sysContact 0 VAL OID system sysName 0 VAL plato micus com OID system sysLocation O VAL OID system sysServices 0 L 4 END OF MIB SUBTREE walk system Send Exit When you send your command to the unit the command is displayed in the large scrollable working area of the dialog box When the system gets the response from the unit it will display the response below your command The unit response may contain one or more lines 3 For details on the SNMP support please refer to the MACS SNMP supplement documentation 64 Micus Alarm and Control System Commands As you continue your dialogue with the unit the working area of the window will start to scroll You can use the scroll bar on the right side of the window to scroll through the sequence of your commands and responses Note
291. zem 16 Micus Alarm and Control System Overview 4 2 Status And Control Points MACS defines any equipment in terms of units slots and points Points represent equipment parameters which can be controlled or parameters that can be read to determine equipment status The MACS supports several point types digital inputs digital outputs analog inputs analog outputs and summary points Typically MACS status points represent equipment status and alarms environmental alarms security alarms power system status and alarms communications alarms and other alarms MACS control points are used to control the environment For example they can switch heating and cooling on and off or they can tune equipment parameters such as frequency and gain and change equipment parameters For example they can switch TV channels MACS equipment modules support digital inputs digital outputs analog inputs and analog outputs These inputs and outputs can be either on the plug in boards installed into the computer itself or in the external equipment attached to the computer via the serial lines or through the network connections Plug in boards or the external equipment monitor contact closures TTL levels and other hardware signals In addition servers use either ASCII or binary communication protocols to interrogate and control more complex external equipment Digital inputs have two states active and inactive Digital outputs can be active ina

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