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1. gt VII Thor Guard Data Reference Guide Background A THOR GUARD Lightning Prediction System looks at the electrostatic charge of the atmosphere to determine when conditions are favorable for lightning to occur In order to have a lightning strike in your area there must be a build up of the electrostatic field A THOR GUARD Lightning Prediction System has the following basic components 1 Energy Level At the top of the ThorPCX display just below logo will be the Energy Level indicator that displays the relative amount of positive yellow or negative red charge in the atmosphere Under normal conditions no rain storms or high wind the energy display will only show a small amount of charge and it is normally positive yellow When storms approach or develop nearby you will see a build up of positive charge As lightning moves in closer or when a storm is developing close to your area you will normally see a build up of negative energy Typically when a strike occurs within the sensor range you will see a transition from negative to positive The faster this reversal in charge occurs the closer the strike During high winds you will normally see a build up of positive charge As the charge in the atmosphere increases the Thor Guard will give you an alert level corresponding to the threat of lightning These levels will be displayed in the graphic display immediately below the Energy Level 2 Warni2. e If data is being received from the Thor Guard unit via a serial or USB cable that is directly connected to the PC then select the COM Port option and select the appropriate COM port that the PC has assigned to that connection IMPORTANT If you are using a USB connection or a Serial to USB adapter then you will need to run the appropriate USB driver located on the software CD you received from Thor Guard or from the software support website below http www thorguard com support e If data is being received from the Thor Guard unit over the Local Area Network via an ethernet port then enter the IP address of the PC on which the ThorPCX software is running into LAN IP field Make sure that the Thor Guard data is also being routed to this same IP address Press the Save button at the bottom and the service will restart ADDING YOUR THOR GUARD SENSORS TO THE DISPLAY gt Adding Your Thor Guard Sensors In order to see the data from your Thor Guard s you need to add the information for each sensor to the main display To add your sensor to the main display click the Add Sensor icon at the top of the program see the icon in the red circle in the below image I ThorPCx Administration Console tii nnn ONL SF You will be prompted to enter a Unique ID for the sensor G New Unique ID Unique ID TGoood oe eet If you have only Thor Guard sensor then enter TGOOOO for
3. Administrator Tools Look for the ThorPCX Service and then right click it and enter the Properties of this service Then click on the Logon tab to change the account that the ThorPCX will use II Initial Setup Once installed you can double click the ThorPCX 3 0 icon on the desktop to launch the management interface It will then attempt to connect to the service It will also prompt you to start the service if itis not running You will need to be logged into the PC with an account that has Administrator access to launch the service Once it is up and running click the Configuration icon near the top right of the console see image on next page Se o u License Key 1 Check this box Send Expiration Notification Recipient Group Recipients My New Group support thorgquardweather com 4 Press the Save button You should have received an Account ID in the setup document that was emailed to you from Thor Guard If you did not receive this setup document send an email to the address below Include the name of your organization in the email support thorguardweather com With your Account ID in hand follow the steps as explained below and displayed in the image above l 2 3 Check the Auto Renew License box Paste your Account ID into the Account ID field Press the Manual Renew button and ThorPCX will grab a valid license from our online Accounts D
4. AML file Browse CATHORNET Notes This is the sensor located on the roof of the Administration Building Save Cancel Archive Individually Check this box to automatically log storm data files to a location of your choosing Change the default location for archived files on the Files tab in the Configuration If you will have multiple sensors then you may choose to log them as a group You can also do this on the Files tab in the Configuration Upload XML data to FTP server Check this box to FTP an XML file to a remote server This can be a third party server where data is hosted Enter the authentication credentials for this server on the FILES tab in the main ThorPCX Configuration Additional License Required for this option Output this sensor s data to an XML file Check this box and browse to the location where you want to place this sensor s data file for use by remote users Viewing software such as ThorWeb and ThorMobile will use this file to display data on a website Additional License Required for this option Email Tab Options Warning Email Options Red Alert Email Options Active Emergency Email Options Configure Not Active Data Old Email Options Configure Not Active Test Fail Email Options Not Active Test Pass Email Options Not Active Enforce Email Time Allowance Start Time End Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday This ts the senso
5. Thor Guard sensor reaches a specified level To use email alerts you must have appropriate access to a sending mail server on which a mail account can be used to send the email Thor Guard does not provide an email server to accomplish this To enable email alerts you must place a check in the Use Email Notification box You must then configure Groups Messages and Addresses Instructions to do this are located beneath the image directly below IMPORTANT NOTE The email notification option is dependent upon the reliability of the customer s email server and network Mail Server You must type the IP address or the domain name of the email server you will use in the Address field Enter the appropriate TCP port over which email will be sent Check the Secure with SSL box if your server requires it Server Authentication Enter the username of the account on the server that will be used to send email notifications for Thor Guard Enter the password for that account In the Send As field enter the email address that you want to appear in the From line of the email that will be sent it Configuration Administration Communications Email GPSI Use Email Notification _ Mail Server Address smip gmail com Port 587 IM Secure with SSL Edit Messages a Edit Email Addresses Server Authentication z Edit Sensor Alert Groups Username youraddress gmail cor Passwon
6. ThorPCX no longer sees any data reporting from the Thor Guard system A Test Fail notification will be sent when the Thor Guard system fails a critical operational test A Test Pass notification will be sent each time the Thor Guard system passes its diagnostic test A test is typically performed each day You can designate specific days of the week and a timeframe when the Email Alerts will be active by configuring the Enforce Email Time Allowance option For example the image below will only send Email Alerts on Monday Friday between 6 15am 8 30pm Warning Email Options Red Alert Email Options Emergency Email Options Configure Not Active Data Old Email Options Not Active Test Fail Email Options Not Active Test Pass Email Options Not Active Enforce Email Time Allowance Start Time End Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday This is the sensor on the roof of the Administration Building To setup Email Alerts click the Configure button beside the particular alert that you want to configure You will be presented with the window below x Message Options Notification Enabled Message on Alert TODS Office at WARNING Warning The TGDS Office sensor is at WARNING Be prepared to take cover Message on Alert Lifted Subject TGDS Office sensor is at ALL CLEAR All Clear Message The TGDS Office sensor is at ALL CLEAR
7. sensor is sampling the atmosphere out to a 12 mile radius Settings Displays the Front and Back settings of the THOR GUARD The factory setting is Front 2 and Back 5 and should only be adjusted by Thor Guard employees and representatives Test Result This area displays the result of the daily test automatically performed on the THOR GUARD SYSTEM If the system is failing the test call Thor Guard Representative at 800 571 1212 If there is a lot of dew and or moisture in the air the system may fail the morning test It is advisable to wait until conditions are drier to re test Thor Guard Data Quick Reference Energy Level Shows fluctuations in the static field within the sensor range All Clear and Red Alert Buttons Only used for systems with horns LHL Lightning Hazard Level Chance of having a lightning strike within sensor LHL Value range Normal Values 4 is common with showers and or strong winds but should be monitored if storms are in the area Lightning is in the area and DI value should be monitored closely DI Dynamic Index Chance of having lightning near the sensor location or within 2 25 miles DI Value MOST IMPORTANT VALUE TO MONITORW No lightning in sensor range 1 0 2 0 Lightning is occurring or will occur shortly within sensor range Monitor Situation 2 0 2 9 Lightning is occurring or will occur shortly near your location 2 5 5 miles ar Monitor Situation 3 0 or hi
8. the Email tab Email Messages Current Messages Message Contents Red Alert 5 System is at Red Alert Warning All Clear New Delete Edit C eon After you have configured your email groups addresses and messages you will need to configure your sensor to use them See the next section for detailed instructions on setting up your sensor to use alerts Edit Sensor Alert Groups Only if your site has multiple Thor Guard systems you can elect to group them together to act as a single unit when email alerts are sent Rather than treating each sensor as a separate warning system they would all act as a collective whole regarding email alerts Click the Edit Sensor Alert Groups button if you have multiple sensors that you want to add to a single email alert group 9 The window on the next page will appear once you press the Edit Sensor Alert Groups button Email Alert Groups c a mm tae Options Unique IDs in Group E Red Alert E Warning E Emergency E Only send emails between 12 00 AM and 11 00 PM Begin by adding a new Group to the Current Groups window Then press the Add button to add the sensor IDs that you want to associate with the new Group Lastly select from the Options section which parameters you want to apply to your Group When finished click the OK button IMPORTANT You must always click the Save button f
9. the PC running ThorPCX if you are using the LAN IP or Client Connection IP option Client Connection IP This is only used if you are going to have remote PCs connect back to the ThorPCX software to retrieve data for display in Thor Guard client products such as ThorViewer or ThorMap Enter the IP address of the PC to where you want the remote PCs to connect IMPORTANT When clients connect back to ThorPCX to view data TCP ports 943 and 4505 will need to be open from the client to the PC running ThorPCX Outgoing If instructed by a Thor Guard representative place a check in the Report to Thor Guard box and select the appropriate server to send data to Thor Guard Place a check in the Forward to other locations box to forward the Thor Guard data stream to another IP address ar Configuration Updates D COM Port LAN IP COMS3 0 0 0 0 Outgoing E Report to Thor Guard Forward to other locations Client Connection IP Server 1 0 0 0 0 Audio Alerts Edit Groups Test Port COM Audio Alerts This feature requires a special license and is for use only with specific a party hardware devices that can be activated to send audio alerts to remote devices SEE EMAIL TAB FEATURES gt Email Tab The Email tab will allow you to use a sending mail server SMTP to send automatic email alerts to pre defined lists of email addresses when the
10. the Unique ID If you have multiple sensors then enter the Unique ID for the sensors that were issued to you by Thor Guard IMPORTANT If you have multiple Thor Guards sending data to the ThorPCX software then be sure that the Thor Guard units have a Unique ID programmed into them Reference the L75 UniqueID Programming doc file for instructions The window below will appear and you will need to enter the configuration information that applies to your sensor The Identification tab will be selected by default Identification Tab Identification Files Email Location Naming Unique ID TGOO00 Display Name My New Sensor Other Is Enabled fw Sensor Override See note below regarding this setting Notes This is the sensor located on the roof of the Administration Building ae Display Name Choose any relevant name for your sensor Is Enabled Check this box to enable the software to receive data from this sensor Sensor Override Only check this box if you are receiving data FROM I THOR GUARD SENSOR Problems will occur if this box is checked when multiple Thor Guard sensors are in use DO NOT CHECK THIS BOX IF YOU ARE RECEIVING DATA FROM 2 OR MORE THOR GUARD SENSORS Notes This section allows you to make any notes specific to this sensor Files Tab Setup TG0000 Setup Archive individually Storm Data Only 9 All Data Upload AML data to FTP server Output this sensor s data to an
11. to a path where you want to save any storm files that are archived by ThorPCX Please note that you will need to have the archive function turned on in the sensor s settings page Right click the sensor card on the main console window and select Edit from the pop up menu to open the settings page Archive Settings Browse CAProgramData Thor Guardi ThorP CX 3 0 Datalags Edit Groups FTF Server Settings Enable FIP Server Server Address www mywebsite com thordata Port 21 Username mypassword Interval 3 seconds Password TEEPE TOC FTP Server Settings Check the Enable FTP Server box to enable a server location where ThorPCX can FTP an XML data file This option is typically used to create an XML data file on a third party server that hosts a website for you If you don t have a web server On your network you can create a data file on a website to where you have access This XML data file can be used in conjunction with public display tools such as ThorWeb and ThorMobile In order to use this option you will also need to enable the option in the settings for the individual sensors For details review Section III Initial Setup See the Files tab for the individual sensor for setting this option See the ThorMobile and or ThorWeb Setup Guide for further details on setting up these options Additional License Required for this FTP option Contact support thorguardweather com for licensing informati
12. It is safe to resume outdoor activity a Group Options Recipient Group Recipients support thorguardweather com My New Group You can choose to Enable or Disable this alert Check the Notification Enabled box to make the alert active Uncheck it to deactivate the alert Next select the default alert messages and groups as in the window above Message on Alert This is the message that will be sent when the specific alert occurs Message on Alert Lifted This is the message that will be sent when the alert is no longer in effect Recipient Group This is the group of email addresses that will be sent the above selected alerts Be sure to view Section IV Configuring Email Groups Messages and Addresses for detailed documentation on how to setup email groups messages and addresses VI Additional Details There are a few other features in ThorPCX that are worthy to note Licensing You can view your ThorPCX license status at any time When ThorPCX is installed a standard non expiring license is included This license will allow for one sensor to be viewed on the ThorPCX PC Additional licenses which unlock further capabilities of ThorPCX can also be purchased Below is an overview of ThorPCX licensing Expires in Displays the number of days until the license expires Once the license expires ThorPCX will revert to a standard license that no longer allows the premium license features to be utiliz
13. ThorPCX Service Software 3 5 User Manual I Requirements e The ThorPCX Service software will install on any Windows Operating System beginning with WindowsXP or newer At least 2GB of usable RAM is recommended e Windows Net Framework 3 5 SP 1 or newer must be installed on the PC e For sensors that are sending data over a network to ThorPCX UDP port 3805 must be open from the point where the data is originating to the PC that is running ThorPCX e For installations where ThorViewer or ThorMap will be used the following ports must be open from the client requesting the information to the PC where ThorPCX is installed TCP 943 and TCP 4505 See the User Manual for ThorViewer or ThorMap II Software Installation Double click the msi file to install the ThorPCX Service Choose the defaults in the setup wizard to complete the installation IMPORTANT NOTE The ThorPCX Service needs to use a valid account on the PC in order torun By default a local system account is used during installation and this will work fine in the vast majority of installations If however the ThorPCX Service will need to write files to another PC then the default local system account may not have sufficient privileges You may need to designate the ThorPCX service to logon using another account that has appropriate access You can do this after the service has been successfully installed by going into Services in the Control Panel It may be located under
14. atabase Your license will then auto renew in the future Press the Save button to apply the changes To continue configuring ThorPCX click on the Configuration button It looks like a picture of a gear wheel see red circle in image below senos A x me Be Emergency Ah K e z Once the configuration opens you will see the image shown below Click on the Updates tab Next click the icon at the top right of the window located in red circle in image on next page to check for an Internet update igi Configuration n Update Availability Notification Never check for updates Check for Update Now Check for updates on console start The update is downloaded over TCP ports 20 and 21 so the update will not work if these ports are blocked If a version is available download it and wait for ThorPCX to automatically restart before continuing with the configuration changes below Once ThorPCX restarts after the update click the Configuration button again semos t VM QE B Emergency 3 e z Next click the Communications tab and select either COM Port or LAN IP to enable the reception of data see below image Incoming COM Port LAN IP COMS h 0 0 0 0 Outgoing Report to Thor Guard Forward to other locations Client Connection IP 0 0 0 0 Server 1 Audio Alerts
15. ded in the highlighted group in the left pane are displayed in the right window pane see image below i Email Groups Current Groups Addresses in Group mytrend there com anyaddress here com To add email addresses from your group click on the group in the left window and then click the Add button below the right window You will be presented with a list of email addresses that can be added to the group Click on an email address and select the OK button to add it to the group see image below E Select an Email Address Available Addresses anyaddress here com mytriend there com support thorquardweather com Click the OK button on the Email Groups window when finished see image below a Email Groups Current Groups mytriend there com anyaddress here com Edit Email Messages Use Email Notification Edit Groups You can create customized alert messages that can be automatically sent out to a selected email group when the Thor Guard sensor attains a specific level Click the Edit Messages button to manage the alert messages that will be emailed Once you have clicked the button you will see the below window Begin by creating a name for your alert by clicking the New button Type a name for your alert and then a message associated with the alert You will then see the new alert and its associated message in the window below Click the OK button to return to
16. ed The first sensor that was setup will be the only sensor enabled at that point XML Allowed Public Networking License Required This feature allows for any of your licensed sensors to have an XML file written to a web server on your network Viewing tools such as ThorWeb and ThorMobile can then read this file and display the data on a website Most mobile and handheld devices can then connect to the website and view the sensor data Web Allowed Internal Networking License Required This feature allows for the data from your sensor s to be viewed over your Local Area Network with display tools such as ThorViewer and ThorMap Audio Alerts Allowed Audio Alert License Required This feature allows for ThorPCX to send a signal to a proprietary device which sends out a siren alert XML to FTP Allowed Public Networking License Required This feature allows for any of your licensed sensors to have an XML file sent to an external web server via FTP Once on that server viewing tools such as ThorWeb and ThorMobile can read the file and display the data on the website Most mobile and handheld devices can then connect to the website and view the sensor data Sounds Provided you have functioning speakers connected to your PC you can set ThorPCX to send out an audio alert Press the audio icon as shown in the image below The image shows the audio alert feature when it is enabled There is a small musical note over the speaker Click
17. gher System will be in Red Alert High likelihood of lightning occurring within 2 25 miles Cease all activities Above 5 0 Lightning most likely occurring on property Extremely dangerous AD Alarm Reset Time or time on minutes before All Clear will sound Always starts at 10 minutes FCC Field Collapse Count or number of lightning discharges in sensor range A good indicator of how many lightning strikes are within the sensor range For software support please email support thorguardweather com
18. i eeee8 Email Test Send As youraddress gmail com Configuring Email Groups Messages and Addresses You can create multiple email groups to be used in conjunction with different email alert messages Each group can contain any number of email addresses The first step to creating a group email list is to create the email addresses that will be used Edit Email Addresses Press the Edit Email Addresses button to add email addresses Use Email Notification i Edit Groups Edit Messages Current Addresses anyaddress here com mytrend there com support thorgquardweather com Dass EE To add new addresses click the Add button in the window shown above Then add an email address and click the OK button see image below New Email Address Address newoddress here com CAC NOTE If you want your email to show up as a text message on a user s mobile device then you will need to create the email in a specific format See the below website for the various formats for cell phone providers Email Format for Cellular Phone Providers http en wikipedia org wiki List of SMS gateways Email Groups Edit Messaqes a a VE T E Click the Edit Groups button see image above You will see the window below On the left window pane you can manage your groups Once you have created a new group you can add email addresses to it The addresses that are inclu
19. king the PC icon at the top right of the window see image below To use the update feature you will need to have TCP ports 20 and 21 open from the PC to the Internet Configuration i Update Availability Notification Never check for updates Check for Update Now Check for updates on console start Check for updates everday at 3 00 AM z V Configuring Your Sensor to Use Alerts Once you have created email groups addresses and messages you can configure your sensor settings to automatically send alert messages to the groups of your choice To configure your sensor s settings right click on the sensor tab in the main console display and choose Edit from the menu that appears You can also left click the sensor to highlight it and then click the Edit icon It looks like a pencil ThorPCX Administration Console sensors Se A X E A t E Emergeny 3 O Z Delete View Details On the edit window that appears you will see several options A Warning is issued when conditions for lightning are building and the likelihood of strike is becoming highly possible A Red Alert is issued when the sensor determines that a lightning strike is about to occur An Emergency Alert is manually sent from the software or received from a Thor Guard system containing the Emergency Notification feature this is not a lightning related alert Setting the Data Old alert will send a notification when
20. mergency Alert to a specified email group Start an Emergency Alert Broadcast to all sensors Broadcast to individual sensor TGO000 My New Sensor send notification email O Use existing message Warming Alert Use custom message Chemical leak detected in Eastern Sector Evacuate ASAP My New Group Report a Problem If you experience an issue with ThorPCX you can report the problem to Thor Guard by clicking the circled icon as shown in the image below ThorPCX Administration Console sos XL KM QT T megen He SO amp When you click the icon as shown in the above screenshot you will be presented with the window shown below Be Report Problem i Fill out all the fields and click the Send button to report your message to Thor Guard The submission of this message may fail when some types of email scanning software are running Temporarily disable such software if the email submission fails Sending Emails to Mobile Devices In order to send an email to a cellular phone email will need to be created in a format supplied by the service provider The website below displays the various formats required by many cellular phone providers Email Format for Cellular Phone Providers http www emailtextmessages com http binaryoptionschannel com list of sms gateways For software support please email support thorguardweather com MORE INFORMATION ON NEXT PAGE
21. ng Levels Warning level window is located just below Energy Level ALL CLEAR No Threat CAUTION No immediate threat but situation should be monitored if storms are developing or rain is in the area A Caution level is normal with rain showers WARNING Thunderstorms and or high wind are in the area Unit should be closely monitored Lightning is in the area or a t storm is developing nearby or overhead RED ALERT The potential for lightning is high all activities should stop 3 Emergency Alert User activated feature available on ThorPCX NO ALERT No active Emergency EMERGENCY ALERT Active Emergency 4 Lightning Information Box Located below the Lightning Alert and Emergency Alert indication area 1s the Lightning Information Area that contains the following information LHL Lightning Hazard Level A number from 1 9 1 means a 10 chance of lightning and 9 which means 90 chance of lightning within the Sensor Range normally 12 15 miles An LHL greater than 4 indicates lightning is occurring or has the potential of occurring in your area DI Dynamic Index Number from 1 0 9 9 1 means 10 chance and 9 9 means 99 chance of lightning within close proximity of your sensor location A DI gt zero means there is lightning in the area AD Alarm Level Any time you get a Red Alert the AD will start at 10 which means you have at least 10 minutes until you could get an All Clear signal The AD will reset itself to 10 until all
22. on GPSI Tab This tab is for proprietary use of Thor Guard data with a specific third party service Do not make any changes to this tab without instruction from Thor Guard ic Configuration Administration Send GPSI Notifications Site Number oo0000 User Name usemame Password PTT ITI iitty Licensing Tab Use the Licensing Tab to enter a valid license that was issued to you by Thor Guard You may also select an Email Group to which an automatic email message will be sent whenever the license is about to expire NOTE Contact Thor Guard via email at support thorguardweather com if you need a license Please include the name of your site with the request To designate an Email Group to receive license expiration notifications select the Send Expiration Notification box and select the Email Group from the drop down list The email addresses associated with the selected group will appear in the window to the right NOTE You must have already configured Email Groups and Addresses prior to using this feature Configure them on the Email tab ia Configuration L Administration Communications Email Files GPSI Licensing BRAA ARMA ARAK AARA Send Expiration Notification Reciprent Group Recipients TestGroup v support thorguardweather com Updates Tab On the Updates Tab you can specify when you want ThorPCX to check for online software updates You can also manually check for updates by clic
23. on that will allow you to view any of the storm files that have been archived by ThorPCX Click the button circled in the below image to launch the Archive Viewer ThorPCX Administration Console snos X EA DE mno AH SH Z v The Archive Viewer shown below will appear To load an archived storm file click the File Open menu Then browse to the location of your storm files click on a storm file to highlight it and then click the Open button to load the file into the display below Depending upon the size of the archived storm file it may take several seconds to load the file Be patient and allow the Archive Viewer sufficient time to load the file of 34354 b Fil 20101116 Old Sensor LAL DI Test Failed 0 0 All Clear 0 0 Test Failed 0 0 All Clear 0 0 Test Failed 0 0 All Gear 0 0 Test Failed 0 0 All Clear 0 0 TIME 12 00 00 AM 12 00 01 AM 12 00 02 AM 12 00 03 AM 12 00 04 AM 12 00 05 AM 12 00 06 AM 12 00 07 AM 12 00 06 AM ye ee S S se ea s se a a a Time Started 120000 AM Time Ended 9 4520 AM Emergency Alerts An Emergency Alert can be received from a Thor Guard system that is equipped with the Emergency Notification feature or it can be generated by the user in ThorPCX ThorPCX Administration Console The Emergency Alert can be generated by clicking the triangular warning icon in the image above This will launch a window see window below that will allow for the sending of an E
24. or your settings to take effect ig Configuration Pe S Administration Email Files GPSI Use Email Notification Mail Server Edit Address Groups Address smip gmailcom Edit Messages Port 587 Secure with SSL Edit Email Addresses Server Authentication r Edit Sensor Alert Groups Username youraddress gmail cor Password 7722222 p z Email Test Send As youraddress gmailcom Email Test IMPORTANT The Email Test will only be functional once you have configured the Email Addresses Messages and Groups Press the Email Test button to send a test email to the configured SMTP mail server This will help to determine 1f the email configuration is working properly After pressing the button you will see the window below a Select a Group of Recipients Current Groups Addresses in Group support thorguardweather c In the left window select the group to which you would like to send the test email Then click the OK button An email test will be performed If you receive an error then check to ensure that there is not a hardware or software firewall blocking the outgoing message Some Anti Virus programs can block outgoing emails so try disabling them Try the test again after turning any Firewall Anti Virus software off Files Tab The Files Tab allows you to set the location of where storm files will be saved Archive Settings You can browse
25. r located on the roof of the Administration Building You can configure email alert messages to be automatically sent to designated users whenever the system goes to Warning Red Alert or Emergency Alert and also when the system passes its daily test stops reporting data to ThorPCxX or fails a critical test See Section V below for detailed instructions on setting Email Alert Options Location Tab Setup TG0000 Location Latitude 0 Direction No Longitude ooo o S Direction w 4 Notes This is the sensor located on the roof of the Administration Building Save Cancel Latitude Not a required field Enter your sensor s latitude or leave as 0 Longitude Not a required field Enter your sensor s longitude or leave as 0 Latitude Direction Setting for North America is N so leave it as N if in North America Longitude Direction Setting for North America is W so leave it as W if in North America Once all of the above settings have been entered click the Save button to apply the settings You should then see your sensor located on the main console window The timestamp will be changing 1f you are receiving data from the sensor See image on next page for an example of a sensor at All Clear You can always go back and make settings changes to this sensor by right clicking on the sensor tab and choosing Edit from the pop up menu You can al
26. so see further detail for the sensor by left clicking on the sensor tab See the image below for an example of details window Details for My New Sensor TG0000 Emergency FORMAT SETTING IV Other Global Configuration Settings and Features sensors A x Ee B z Emergency M 3 e z Administration Tab Access the Administration tab by clicking the Configuration gear icon as shown in the above image On the Administration tab you can password protect the ThorPCX software from unauthorized access Lock Sensitive Operations To password protect ThorPCX place a check in the Lock Sensitive Operations box and type a password that will prevent anyone from making configuration changes This password will be required the next time that an attempt is made to access the configuration menus Configuration Administration Communications Email Files Lock Sensitive Operations Pd Password Stee CFCS Communications Tab Incoming Incoming data and client connection settings are made in this section Use the COM port option and select the appropriate COM port from the list if you are connecting a serial or usb cable from the Thor Guard unit to the PC Choose LAN IP if data is sent over your Local Area Network from the Thor Guard equipment to a PC that is running ThorPCX For the LAN IP you will need to enter 0 0 0 0 or the IP address of the PC running ThorPCX IMPORTANT You will need to use a static IP address on
27. static charge is out of the area and play can resume The AD will count down when no new surges in energy have been detected FCC Field Collapse Count Basically the FCC number gives you an idea of how many lightning strikes have occurred within the sensor range It is helpful to watch the FCC count as the system goes from Caution Warning Red Alert as it allows you to see how active a storm is in terms of lightning strikes Typical readings on a THOR GUARD System during the development and or approach of a storm are LHL 6 9 DI 1 6 4 0 Ifa DI of 3 occurs then the system will go to Red Alert AD 10 FCC 10 50 The most important number is the DI If the DI is greater than zero typically 1 5 2 8 then you have storms within the sensor range If the DI starts at 1 5 and climbs to 2 5 2 8 and it looks like the storm is coming at you chance are you will have lightning in your area within 8 20 minutes 5 THOR GUARD System Information Box Located below the Lightning Information Box this area contains the following information regarding your THOR GUARD System Model Type Indicates what model type of THOR GUARD SYSTEM you are currently operating and displaying to ThorPCX Format Identifies the data format of your THOR GUARD Range Displays the range of the THOR GUARD System Typical ranges are 12 15 miles but may be set to lower values For example when the system range is set at 12 miles this means that the
28. the icon again and the musical note will be gone and the audio alert will be disabled When enabled an audio alert will be played when the Thor Guard system is at a Warning status and a different audio alert will be played when the system is at a Red Alert status ThorPCX Administration Console sesos A HM DW AQ Ih B emerseny A 3 p Documentation Click the About button at the far right of the icon menu as shown in the below image ThorPCX Administration Console Sensors x R p gi Emergency Q bs Z You will then be presented with the window below License Agreement Version 3 2 3 12 User Manual Support Website http support thorguardweather com Data Reference Guide Support Email support thorguardweather com Product Key In the window at the left click on the document that you want to read and then click the View button The document will appear Click the Close button when you are done Viewing Your Sensors If you have multiple sensors you can click the icons circled in the image below to change the view of your sensors search for a sensor or sort the order of your sensors Place your mouse cursor over one of the icons and a pop up window will tell you what the icon does Click on the appropriate icon to customize your sensor view ThorPCX Administration Console am Emergeny A 3E D Z wy Archive Viewer The Archive Viewer is an applicati
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