Operation Manual - Bosch Security Systems
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1. LTC 8950 Series User Manual EN 11 Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 Americas Bosch Security Systems 130 Perinton Parkway Fairport New York 14450 USA Phone 1 585 223 4060 1 800 289 0096 security sales us bosch com http www boschsecurity us 2006 Bosch Security Systems GmbH F01U013686 01 06 09 Updated March 2 2006 Data subject to change without notice Europe Middle East Africa Bosch Security Systems B V P O Box 80002 5600 JB Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone 31 0 40 27 83955 Fax 31 0 40 27 86668 emea securitysystems bosch com http www boschsecurity com Asia Pacific Bosch Security Systems Pte Ltd 38C Jalan Pemimpin Singapore 577180 Phone 65 6319 3450 Fax 65 6319 3499 apr securitysystems bosch com http www boschsecurity com BOSCH2. dialog box is also displayed when the operator initially moves the front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 to the Auto Auto Select position The System Supervisor Settings dialog box is shown below followed by descriptions of the controls and displays Any selections made while in this dialog box are only applied when if OK is clicked Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 EN 5 LTC 8950 Series User Manual System Supervisor Controls and Displays Mirroring function will only be successful if the LTC 8900 Settings EE x Select the In Use CPU problem associated with the original CPU has been corrected Back Up CPU 2 Ferdenssunssseitsnntassnesemanseneunnnd Applies only to Auto Select Mode Iv Enable Data Mirroring between In Use and Stand By CPUs V Auto Restore Mirroring Disable Supervisor Beeping Cancel Help Figure 3 LIC 8900 Settings Selection of the In Use CPU The current In Use CPU if any is displayed the user can accept or change it by clicking on one of the selections This selection applies only when the System is in the Auto Select Mode of operation Enable Data Mirroring This selection is available only when both Primary and Back Up CPUS are fully operational When Data Mirroring is selected all downloads and updates made to the n Use CPU will be Mirrored copied to the Stand By CPU Mirroring will be disabled whenever the Primary Back Up ox Auto Select mod
3. the System Supervisor per the above The client s LTC 8900 configuration file must specify using the Transfer Communication Setup dialog box Current Host set to the network address of the Host PC Comm Port 3 for the Primary CPU Comm Port 4 for the Back Up CPU 775200 Baud or 57600 Baud for older model CPUs 8 data bits 7 stop bit no parity and handshaking ON for Comm Port 3 and Comm Port 4 To operate the LTC 8900 using the dedicated PC but without the System Supervisor or with a single CPU The client s LTC 8900 configuration file must specify using the Transfer Communication Setup dialog box Current Host set to local Comm Port 3 for the Primary CPU None for the Back Up CPU and 775200 Baud or 57600 Baud for older model CPUs 8 data bits 7 stop bit no parity and handshaking ON for Comm Port 3 To operate the LTC 8900 without using the dedicated PC through the console port on the rear of the LTC 8901 The client s LTC 8900 configuration file must specify using the Transfer Communication Setup dialog box Current Host set to local specify any available Comm Port for the Primary CPU None for the Back Up CPU and 775200 Baud EN 7 or 57600 Baud for older model CPUs 8 data bits 7 stop bit no parity and handshaking on the Comm Port used Note these communication settings must also be made in the Allegiant Configuration tables using the PARAMETER COMM PORT CONSOLE settings 4 3
4. CPU LAN pair flashes The Alarm on the LTC 8901 will sound silence via LTC 8901 rear panel connections The Fault Relay on the LTC 8901 for the affected CPU LAN pair will be activated Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual LTC 8900 System Operation EN 8 If in Auto Select mode and the n Use CPU or LAN failed the Stand By CPU LAN pair is automatically selected Ifin Manual mode the user must correct the situation or change the operating mode Once the problem has been corrected the System indications automatically return to normal If in Auto Select mode the CPU LAN pair in use will not switch back to the originally selected n Use CPU If desired use the System Settings dialog box to reselect the n Use CPU Below is a sample screen showing a failure of the Primary CPU while in Auto Select mode and the subsequent Auto Select of the Back Up CPU and Network LAN The Status Display graphically indicates the failures and the currently selected CPU and Network LAN Failure and recovery actions are contained in the Event Log LTC 8900 System Supervisor Oix ee ae S Network Settings Primary Primary FAILED FAILED LANPORT1 PORTI Allegiant On Line On Line Silence Event Log Operating Mode AUTO SELECT CPU 07 18 97 03 31 05 PM Data Mirroring Disabled 07 18 97 03 31 05 PM Auto Select Mode Failure Switching to Back U
5. LTC 8950 Series Security Systems User Manual EN System Supervisor Version 2 8 BOSCH LTC 8950 Series User Manual Contents EN Table of Contents 1 SYSTEM SUPERVISOR i55 URGE ERRARE Ra que 2 De ma ERN GRE AUR eee GU 3 1 1 Overview u a Berne ea anregen Meas abe tae 3 2 TERMINOLOGY es 44 25 432 2 b a ee ee aa el 3 3 SYSTEM SUPERVISOR CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS sss 4 31 System Menu 4 000 sas 000 0 aaa x Ys m an eee GAs REG CE EW ae ER RE TTE ET EE ET 4 39 2 Minmize cesser ans has ee lowe teen ae br E Paes ta E Sa cee Dende p ae 4 39 9 Shut DOWN ac m ears be bk a Sen he a re 4 34 Status Display 2 2256 2a cme Rr epa a de EE GU RE E e AR ue RI a ee ed 4 3 settings Button i i e d a m EUR ERE G PEE a CER Uk eae RE TELE ETE E 4 3 0 Allegiant Button 244 beoe beoe eR Sx sabe pe aie eR P nacre pe 6 3 7 Help Button iios 2 52 2000 esce ea RR REV RAS RR Iu ER d DR ed E Ue eR EE E nen 6 3 0 Silence DButtoti voiced criderai ev a ERREUR Gn MERE A eee dud EE Flea asd E ecd 6 3 9 Operating Mode Display s isse SEE RR bU VET RETE HU E RR oS 6 340 ExentLog jeseiiee e e Re ask ere aue Rue a e ce nn a E eg cd 6 4 LTC 8900 SYSTEM OPERATION sseeee eer rn 6 4 1 Select Primary Back Up or Auto Auto Select Mode Selection 000 00000 6 42 Open the LTC 8900 Configuration File in the Allegiant Server Application 6 4 3 When System Supervisor Be
6. When System Supervisor Becomes Visible When the System Supervisor starts up a few failure messages may appear momentarily on the Status Screen and in the Event Log These are due to the System initializing and may be erased from the Event Log using the Clear Event Log button The System Supervisor will become visible and begin to operate in the mode selected by the front panel slide switch of the LTC 8901 CPU Bay If Auto Select mode has been chosen the System Settings dialog box will appear for selection of the initial n Use Controller The status of the system is constantly monitored and displayed and the controls of the System Supervisor can be used to modify the operation of the System and to shut down the System Supervisor The front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay can be moved at any time to change the operating mode of the System or to abort a System action that is not succeeding In the Event of a CPU Controller or Network LAN Warning Malfunction or Failure e Ifthe Supervisor has been minimized it will 4 4 automatically return to its normal size The affected System component will flash on the Status Display stop via the Silence button If not disabled in the System Setting dialog box the PC will begin beeping during failures It can be silenced via the Silence button An event will appear in the Event Log The Fault LED on the front panel of the LTC 8901 CPU Bay for the affected
7. comes Visible 0 6 eens 7 44 In the Event of a CPU Controller or Network Hub Warning Malfunction or Failure 7 45 To Shut Down the System Supervisor liess en 8 Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual System Supervisor EN 3 1 SYSTEM SUPERVISOR 11 Overview The System Supervisor monitors and controls operation of the LTC 8900 System When an LTC 8900 configuration file is opened from the Allegiant Master Control Software program and put Online the System Supervisor becomes visible Status of the LTC 8900 System components is graphically displayed in the Supervisor s Status Display Window and operation of the System can be controlled via the mouse or PC keyboard If the Auto Select operation mode is selected failure of the n Use CPU or the Network LAN connected to it causes an automatic changeover to the Stand By CPU If the Data Mirroring function has been operating prior to an n Use CPU failure the Stand By CPU contains all of the latest System settings and operation of the System continues with minimal disruption System mode changes and malfunctions that occur are logged and can be reviewed in a scrollable Event Log Window 2 TERMINOLOGY Some terminology used in the LTC 8900 System and on the System Supervisor displays In Use indicates the device CPU or Network LAN is currently being used to operate the System Stand By indicates the CPU is full
8. e System 3 3 Shut Down Click the x icon at the top right hand corner to shut down the System Supervisor and end monitored operation of the LTC 8900 The LTC 8900 Configuration file may also be closed based on the state of the Allegiant Master Control Software application See LTC 8900 Operation Shut Down for more information EN 4 3 4 Status Display The Status Display graphically indicates the current status of the Primary and Back Up CPU Controllers and N k LANs etwor s Colors and dashed lines help indicate the status of the items in the display Color Indicator Description Green Jire item is functioning normally Yellow and Flashing An item is changing state or questionable Beo i Beeping Solid Lines CPU or Network LAN is n Use Dashed Lines CPU or Network LAN is NOT n Use Battery A low or dead battery has been BEEN ee Data Mirroring States Mirroring is ON from n Use to Stand By CPU u is OFF but possible from In Use to Stand By CPU K Mirroring is OFF and is NOT possible because both CPU s are not fully operational Figure 2 Status Display 3 5 Settings Button When Settings is clicked the System Setting dialog box is displayed Use the System Settings dialog box shown below to select the CPU to be used when the System is operated in the Auto Select Mode via the front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay and to enable Data Mirroring The System Settings
9. e of operation is selected via the front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay or whenever a failure in Auto Select Mode occurs To re enable it if desired use the System Settings dialog box Mirroring Notes The Mirroring selection is not persistent not saved when the application is closed Mirroring defaults to off on App start up Mirroring can be enabled in Manual or Auto mode Automatic CPU selection mode Mirroring is turned off when switching to manual mode When switching to Auto mode settings dialog will come up to allow user to select mirroring mode Auto Restore Mirroring By default whenever the system switches over from an In Use CPU to the Backup CPU the Mirroring function will stop By selecting this option the software will periodically attempt to restore the Mirroring operation Of course restoration of the Auto Restore Mirroring Notes The Auto Restore selection is not persistent not saved when the application is closed Auto Restore defaults to ON Auto Restore can be enabled in Manual or Auto mode Auto Restore is NOT disabled when switching between Auto and Manual If Mirroring is enabled and Auto Restore Mirroring is enabled and if both CPU s are online and mirroring is not being done Auto restores waits 1 minute then tries to re enable mirroring f the 1 minute attempt fails Auto Restore will wait 15 minutes before attempting to Au
10. hanges can be made to the System Configurations and to upload download etc 3 7 Help Button Clicking Help displays information about the System Supervisor The F1 key on the PC can also be used to invoke the Help System 3 8 Silence Button Use the Silence button to stop any flashing or beeping New events that cause flashing or beeping will restart those indications NOTE The Silence button only affects the beeper on the PC the LTC 8901 CPU Bay Fault Alarm beeper is not affected see the LTC 8901 instructions for silencing the Fault Alarm beeper using a jumper wire or switch connected to the rear panel alarm connector If the option in the system settings dialog box is selected no beeping will occur but the flashing indications will still activate 3 9 Operating Mode Display The Operating Mode Display selected by the front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay Manual Primary CPU Mode The Primary CPU will always be used even in the event of failure or malfunction Manual Back Up CPU Mode The Back Up CPU will always be used even in the event of failure or malfunction e Auto Select CPU Mode The user initially selects the CPU to be used via the System Settings dialog box and in the event of failure the System Supervisor switches to the other CPU to restore System operation EN 6 3 10 Event Log The Event Log keeps a time and date stamped record of the last several hundred events t
11. hat occurred during operation of the System Supervisor Mode changes failures and failure recovery actions are logged in a scrollable list The Event Log consists of a scrollable list of events with the latest event at the top The Clear Event Log Button allows the list to be emptied for ease of viewing new events if not emptied the list discards the oldest events as it fills up The Extended Diagnostic Log Event message option will show more detailed information about changes made to the System Generally this information should be left off unless troubleshooting a System problem Selecting the option to Write Log Messages To File will initiate the recording of all event details into a log file named Super log on the hard drive As more and more events are recorded the log file will grow to a maximum size of approximately eight 8 Megabytes At that point the oldest event details will be discarded as more new event details are received 4 LTC 8900 SYSTEM OPERATION 4 1 Select Primary Back Up or Auto Auto Select Mode Selection Place the front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay in the desired operating mode Primary CPU Back Up CPU or Auto Auto Select mode In the Primary or Back Up modes the System operates in a Manual mode In the Manual mode the selected CPU will always be used even in the event of failure or malfunction In Auto Auto Seleci mode the System Supervisor will switch to the Stand By CPU
12. in the event of failure or malfunction The front panel slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay can be moved at any time to change the operating mode of the System 4 2 Open the LTC 8900 Configuration file in the Allegiant Master Control Software Application Open the Allegiant Master Control Software application create or open an LIC 8900 configuration file and select Go Online See the Bosch Security Systems LTC 8059 00 Master Control Software User Manual for more detailed instructions When the Online command is completed about 20 seconds the System Supervisor will Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual LTC 8900 System Operation become visible only on the dedicated PC and when running the below required configuration Some guidelines for creating an LTC 8900 configuration files for the Allegiant Master Control Software Application are described below For the System Supervisor to operate The Allegiant Master Control Software Application must be running on the LTC 8900 s dedicated PC The LIC 8900 configuration file must specify using the Transfer Communication Setup dialog box Current Host as Local Comm Port 3 for the Primary CPU Comm Port 4 for the Back Up CPU 775200 Baud or 57600 Baud for older model CPUS 8 data bits 7 stop bit no parity and handshaking ON for Comm Port 3 and Comm Port 4 To operate as a Networked Client of an LTC 8900 Host already running per
13. p CPU 07 18 97 03 31 05 PM Primary CPU Failure 07 18 97 03 00 30 PM Auto Select Mode Primary CPU selected 07 18 97 03 00 30 PM Data Mirroring Enabled 03 Pd ete Dolent OO ban do Dalai d 4007 no 0n 4 GesEvenlog Extended Diagnostic Event Log Messages Write Log Messages To File super log Figure 4 Error Message Display 4 5 To Shut Down the System Supervisor CAUTION When the System Supervisor is shut down the LTC 8901 will no longer operate in the Manual or Auto Select modes of operation System monitoring will cease and Data Mirroring between the CPUs will be disabled To shut down the System Supervisor click the x icon or select Close from the System Supervisor System Menu After a confirmation dialog box the System Supervisor will shut down If the Allegiant Master Control Software application is not visible the LTC 8900 configuration file in the Allegiant will close and the Allegiant application may close If the Allegiant application is visible the LTC 8900 file must be manually closed from the Allegiant application If the LTC 8900 configuration file or Allegiant Master Control Software does not close they may be in use by another user Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual EN 9 Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual EN 10 Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006
14. so they can be interchanged in the event of malfunction with no loss of data or operator intervention Network LAN is a term used in the manual and the software to denote the operating conditions of either LAN Hubs or LAN Switch network devices supplied with the LTC 8900 system Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual System Supervisor Controls and Displays 3 SYSTEM SUPERVISOR CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS 3 1 System Menu Settings Allegiant Help Silence Operating Mode AUTO SELECT CPU Primary In Use On Line Primary In Use On Line Back Up Stand By Event Log 2l Extended Diagnostic Event Log Messages Write Log Messages To File super log Figure 1 System Supervisor Main Screen 1 System Menu 2 Status Display 3 Event Log 4 Minimize 5 Shut Down 6 Mode Display Click System Menu to display a menu with selections used to minimize move or close Shut Down the System Supervisor and to view the About box of the System Supervisor contains copyright and version number information 3 2 Minimize Click the icon at the top right hand corner to minimize the System Supervisor if desired If an event occurs causing a Caution or Failure indication on the Supervisor Status Display the Supervisor automatically returns to its original size When minimized the color on the traffic signal drawn on the icon reflects the state of th
15. to Restore mirroring again continues indefinitely Disable Supervisor Beeping If this box is checked the Supervisor program will not activate the PC beeping feature when a system fault occurs Visual indications and logging of the fault will operate normally Supervisor Beeping Notes Disable Supervisor Beeping is not persistent not saved when the application is closed Disable Supervisor Beeping defaults to OFF beeping NOT disabled Beeping from other applications or from the OS on the PC are not affected CAUTION Only enable Data Mirroring when you want to copy and update the data from the In Use CPU into the Stand By CPU If data in the n Use CPU is questionable you may not want to copy it to the Stand By CPU Help Button Displays Help Information about the System Settings dialog box The F1 key on the PC can also be used to invoke the Help System Bosch Security Systems March 2 2006 LTC 8950 Series User Manual LTC 8900 System Operation Cancel Button Discards any changes made and closes the System Settings dialog box OK Button Accepts any changes made and closes the System Settings dialog box If any settings are inappropriate based on the current System State warning messages will be provided so the user can confirm or change the settings 3 6 Allegiant Button When Allegiant is clicked the Allegiant Master Control Software application becomes visible and active so that c
16. y operational and available if the n Use CPU or the Network LAN connected to it malfunctions Primary Mode is the mode of operation selected when the slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay front panel is in the Primary CPU position This selects the Primary CPU to always be n Use even in the event of failure or malfunction Back Up Mode is the mode of operation selected when the slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay front panel is in the Back Up CPU position This selects the Back Up CPU to always be In Use even in the event of failure or malfunction Auto Select Mode is the mode of operation selected when the slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay front panel is in the Auto position This allows the System Supervisor to automatically switch the n Use and Stand By CPU to restore operation of the system in the event of failure of the n Use CPU or the Network LAN connected to it Primary CPU and Network is the CPU and Network LAN pair activated when the slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay front panel is in the Primary CPU position also can be activated when the LTC 8900 is in Auto Select mode Back Up CPU and Network is the CPU and Network LAN pair activated when the slide switch on the LTC 8901 CPU Bay front panel is in the Back Up CPU position also can be activated when the LTC 8900 is in Auto Select mode Data Mirroring is a technique allowing two CPUS to receive the same data and the same updates
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