GD Commerce EDA-M100 User's Manual
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1. GD Systems Page 14 Windmill Data analysis is made up of three main stages i Processing of Downloaded Data ii Correction of corrupted lines if any iii Report Generation At this stage files can be added or removed using the corresponding buttons Clicking on Process Files proceeds with the analysis 6 1 41 File Processing Upon processing the data from each file will be read and checked for corruption if detected a new screen will appear to deal with the corrupt line Our example download has one corrupt line shortly after clicking process files the corruption screen appears to deal with this corrupt line 6 1 41 Corruption Correction The corruption screen appears when the first instance of corruption is detected LolegeLl2 tst 03 14 The following screen wil perform analysis of parel cata Fics tram the nravaev te eniaan sra babad Hes PanelComm 3 2 Screen 31 ALL CHANGES MADE IN THIS SCREEN ARE TEMPORARY AND WILL NOT ALTER YOUR ORIGINAL SOURCE FILES Currert File c College01 tat Preceeding Vald 3 0008 7 F DEVICE Original Conupted Line 0013 1 5 56 ASO I F R DEVICE 00 Attempted AutoConecton chown below sample Ine shown D 0013 3 56 ASO F R DEVICE 00 As can be seen it is made up of six main caption boxes 1 Warning caption confirming that2. 7 Panel 01 Destination Address c CollageD1 tat lt lt back The panel you selected on the previous screen is shown under the download from caption As can be seen in the previous screen shot we have selected Panel 01 Also shown on this screen is the destination save location Note To change the panel simply click change panel or lt lt back whereby you will be returned to the previous screen and you can change you selection O GD Systems Page 13 Windmill Providing the details shown are correct connect the PC to the module port of the panel click continue with the mouse and press the dump button inside the panel Twice After a few seconds the panel will start communicating with the PC and a progress bar will appear where the continue button was previously PanclComm V3 2 Screen 21 Panel Download Screen B Check panel number and destination address Then ciek contrue ard 2 the dump bution inside the panel twice Download from Parel 01 Destination Address CollegeDt tat Downloading Once the download has been completed click Next and you will be returned to the file control screen Upon returning to the file control screen the panel you have just downloaded from will be removed from the pan els still on system list A new file will be added to the Panel downloads complete list In our example the filename added will be c College01 txt To quit the
3. 56 50 F R DEVICE Device 5 Panel 01 C Colleged txt Device 51 Panel 02 C Colleged txt Device 5 Pancl 03 Print Text gt gt Save Text gt gt As can be seen although it has been corrected the original corrupted line for device 13 is still shown in the white text box To inform the user that it has been corrected the software adds C at the end of the line This is also true for the instances where the user has selected to delete or skip a corrupt line a D 5 being added respectively If there is uncorrected corruption contained in your source files that has been skipped you will not be given the option of generating a report Again for more information on corruption see Appendix A Provided this is not the case there is either no corruption or it has been corrected deleted then the user is given the option of viewing the raw data or producing a report as detailed in the next section 6 1 4111 Report Generation Once the processing and correction of source file data if required has been completed the process files button disappears and you are presented with three new options 1 Raw Data 2 Full Report 3 Weak Strengths Only Depending on the size of the system being analysed the raw data option will show either on the screen or saved to a file the data it will use for the creation of its report If displayed the raw data can be saved using the Save Text gt gt button or print
4. during these hours can be selected Sensitivity If analogue devices have been fitted 500 and 600 range of detectors then the sensitivity can be selected The default is Normal but if a higher sensitivity is required for computer rooms or high risk areas the sensitivity should be set higher If devices are fitted in hostile areas or roof voids then the lower sensitivity should be set 2nd Input Used If the 2nd input is being used this check box must be selected to allow a unit number to be entered 2nd Input Device Number If the 2nd input is used a device number must be assigned This will be the de vice number displayed on the panel should the 2nd input detect an alarm condition If not defined it will de fault to the next unit number provided the panel is put into the self learn mode To ensure this operates correctly the unit should always be assigned if being used Save and Exit To return to the previous screen this button must be pressed Once changes are made they are automatically saved and can only be changed back by re typing the older values 5 4 2 Change Device Cause and Effects If the cause and effects for a particular device need to be changed position the scroll bar to detail the ap propriate unit number and double click on the column labelled Special for the particular device Screen 5 4 will be displayed The cause and effects are listed in the following section If the device number is not correct then the up and do
5. panels can only have 2 sounder circuits Cct 1 amp 2 which if required can be modified a small hardware modification to become auxiliary circuits Aux 1 amp 2 Aux Relay Each main control panel is fitted with two auxiliary relays with the capability of being expanded to four with an EDA 510 interface card In an alarm condition for a device the relays can be individually programmed to operate On or not operate Off Care should be taken as by default the aux 2 relay is for common fault and is fail safe If this is being used to signal an alarm condition the fault setting in the panel options must be amended When wiring this relay always bare in mind the fail safe operation The relay is normally closed in normal opera tion and will open in either a fire condition or fault condition depending on programming or a power supply failure GD Systems Page 7 Windmill Radio Sounders Tone The tone for the radio sounder can be set The default tone is tone 4 swept Tone If EDA A910 hardwired sounders are being used to match the tone of the radio units then the tone for the hardwired sounders is set inside the individual units Radio Sounder Auxiliary If the radio sounders are fit ted with auxiliary outputs or output devices are fitted then this should be checked to operate the auxiliary output Radio Sounders Area If the radio sounders have been grouped in to areas then the system can be pro grammed to sound individual areas The default i
6. shown below Wo A GD Systems Page 11 Windmill Since we want to download from a panel click Download from Panels 6 1 1 Site Information Screen Clicking Download from Panels you will be presented with the screen shown Below bid PanelComm 3 2 Screen 1 1 she Collage number of panels E lt lt back continue gt gt Our site name is so this is entered in the site name field In the next field we enter the number of panels on the system In this example our system has 3 panels so this is entered Once the number of panels has been entered click continue To return to the main screen click back Note The site name is used as part of the file name at a later stage With this in mind don t use special characters amp 2 E g bad site names would be college college new college Also try and keep the site name short This is not critical but it will aid compatibility with the old system if your company no longer uses ProComm then you are free to use more but try to keep below 20 Also the maximum number of panels on any system is 50 Attempting to enter more that this number will generate an error 6 1 2 Site Save Locations The next screen we are presented with is as follows PanelComm V3 2 E3 Screen 1 2 Below are shown entered values for location and number of panels Click next if ok or
7. your download files will not be altered 2 Download file being read from 3 Valid lines already read 4 The original corrupted line contained in the file 5 The correction attempted by the program this is also where you can make corrections 6 Asample line for you to base your corrections on Along with five user interface buttons 1 Use gt gt is enabled only if the corrected line is valid if clicked it substitutes the corrected line for the cor rupt one 2 Delete gt gt ignores the corrupt line allowing the user to produce a report without correcting this line 3 Skip gt gt keeps the corrupt line preventing the user from generating a report 4 Skip all gt gt same as the above but for all corrupt lines encountered 5 lt lt Quit stops corruption analysis returning to main processing screen In our example the corrupted line is on device 13 D 0013 Comparing our original corrupted line with the sample line at the bottom of the screen shot we can see that the problem is due to the missing hyphens between the T and S The software has detected this and in serted the required number of hyphens and spaces It has also checked that the now corrected line has passed all the required validity checks indicated by the fact that the Use gt gt button is enabled All we need to do 15 check that the important details such as device number and signal strength have not been changed GD Systems Page 15 Win
8. 8 56 ASO 1 F DEVICE D 0008 T 535 596 ASO 1 R DEVICE T 9 40 T F GD Systems Page 18 Windmill Example M200 Download 00001 TOl 354 SHORE 00002 T01 320 SMOKE 00002 TOl 321 00004 TOl 322 SHORE DOOOS 356 SHORE TOZ 0005 351 SHORE 10007 TOl 354 SHORE DOOOB 352 SHORE TOZ DOOOS 382 SHORE Toe monin TH FRG SHOEF TOF GD Systems
9. Page 1 Windmill Hardware Specification In order to run Windmill or PanCom software the following system requirements must be satisfied 1 1 PC Requirements Pentium Processor running Windows 95 or later The display must be run in a resolutions mode of 800 x 600 or greater Serial port 1 Com2 Com3 As some software takes priority over the serial ports it must be ensured that any such software has been terminated if using the same serial port as used by this software 1 2 Fire Alarm Control Panel Requirements This programming software works for the Millennium range of control and booster panels including the EDA M100 EDA M150 EDA M200 EDA M300 EDA M350 All versions of software fitted in panels are supported 1 3 Additional Equipment Required In addition to the PC and control panel you will require a set of programming leads EDA Q592 These leads either plug into the front of the control panel using a 5 pin din connector or through the module port a 20 way IDC connector labelled Module Port on the processor PCB on the inside of the panels door The leads can not be copied easily as a printed circuit board is fitted inside the 9 way D Type connector that plugs into the PC 2 0 Introduction and Version Control This section details any changes to software and manuals for the Windmill programming software Version Date Software Manual Description of Changes Sumber Released Updated Updated 22 04 02 YES Initial release for cust
10. PanelComm 3 2 i Stil on System Panel Downlsads Complete Selected File Screen 2 Fane Download Screen al panels have baen downloaded then proceed toanayse downloade lt lt Beck Pad testing Remove Panel Downtoad gt gt Andyse Downloads gt gt gt From this screen you can add new panels to the system go to the panel download screen and remove any downloads that you have already completed To add a panel to the system click on Add New Panel in this case Panel 04 would be created Note You cannot remove a panel from the system From this screen you can add new panels to the system go to the panel download screen and remove any downloads that you have already completed To add a panel to the system click on Add New Panel in this case Panel 04 would be created Note You cannot remove a panel from the system but you do not have to download from all the panels on the sys tem so don t worry if there are more panels displayed than you actually have on the site To download from a panel first highlight that panel in the left had box by clicking on it we will select panel 1 Once this is selected click on the Panel Download gt gt button you will then be taken to the Panel Download screen PanelComm 3 2 Check panel number and destination address Then click continue and press the dump button inside the panel twice Download from Change
11. S54 SMOKE T01 The numbers following D in both cases indicate the device number the numbers following the S indicate signal strength More often that not corruption consists of a few missing characters which upon user analy sis can easily be inserted Occasionally the corruption may cause the loss of whole lines of data in which case another panel download is recommended In order to pass the corruption check the test characters from the line must be in the correct position rela tive to the start of the line hence a missing hyphen between the T and S would cause the S character to shift left failing the corruption check A character inserted at the start of the line would also cause the line to fail since all test characters would be shifted right Corrections made to corruption using the PANCOM software are only temporary and need to be performed each time the data is processed For a more permanent correction the source file should be opened using a text editor such as NOTEPAD and corrected failing that another download should correct the problem Example M100 Download Download From Panel 0 Sette aenee en Printed Om 24 04 02 At 09 5 System Wide Details D 0001 T 8 20 A50 I F DEVICE D 0002 8 20 A50 101 F R DEVICE Ets i 5 56 ASO 101 F R DEVICE D 0004 i 3 56 ASO 1 F DEVICE Os 2 4 56 ASO 1 F R DEVICE Lia 23S 8 22 A50 I F R DEVICE 0 0007 T
12. click back to change them Note Although the number of panels can be altered later the site name and save location cannot Site Collage change Number of Panels 3 change f Save Location c Collage txt lt lt back next gt gt As can be seen the site name and number of panels enter on the previous screen is shown for confirma tion Also displayed is the default save location and filename As seen our default filename is c college txt This means that a download from panel 1 will be stored in c college01 txt a download from panel 35 will be stored in c college35 txt To change any of the details simply click the corresponding button If change of the save location is re quired the familiar save location box will appear GD Systems Page 12 Windmill Save As MEI Save in 59 gil e I VAULT AVG Mark tempfiles __ MSSETUP T C Paul CI wINDOWS CONFIG PHILIP 2 analog 70502 Development Program Files analog21 0502 EDA PROTEUS AUTOEXEC _ __ FAILSAFE DRYV CI TEMP Po AUTOEXEC B 2 File name townhall Save as type v Cancel T Open as read only 2 Simply select the location and click Save Once you are happy with the save location click next gt gt 6 1 3 File Control and Panel Download Screens Following on from the previous screen you are presented with the screen shown Below
13. d To change settings proceed to section 5 4 Figure 5 1 5 3 Loading a system from the control panel Connect the front panel port of the control panel to the PC and click on Load from panel button A progress bar will be displayed as the data is loaded If this fails try pressing the internal reset button on the processor board of the control panel and re click the load from panel button Care should be taken to es tablish that the cause and effects are the same for the system in all panels as individual panels may oper ate different relays in an alarm or fault condition This option is not available for the module port at present 5 4 To Change Device Settings and or Cause and Effects Having created a new system loaded the data from a disk or loaded data from a control panel the following screen will be displayed This screen may display information relating to the system being changed or be blank if it is a new system This screen is used to only display the settings The screen details panel infor mation with the panel number pre fixed with P in the unit number column Device information can be dis played by scrolling past the panel details Panels 1 to 50 are displayed first To scroll either click and hold on the scroll bar or drag the drag bar to the appropriate position Figure 5 2 5 4 1 Change Device Settings If you require to change device settings then the screen needs to be positioned to display the devic
14. der disk 1 will be SETUP EXE Double click on SETUP to run the installation procedure GD Systems Page 3 Windmill You will be prompted to change the disk at various stages but apart from this the procedure is very similar to that detailed in section 3 2 1 3 2 4 Installing PanCom software from 3 5 disks This is again very similar to the above installation of Windmill from 3 5 disks Instead of copying the DISK folders contained in the windmill folder simply follow the above instructions using the DISK folders contained in the PanCom Directory 3 3 Viewing Datasheets Manuals and Photos The datasheets and manuals are stored in the datasheet and manual folders respectively The files are stored in PDF format and will require the use of Acrobat Reader which if not already installed on your machine can be downloaded free of charge from the following web site http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2 html You are free to reproduce and distribute both the datasheets and the manuals Also included on the CD are photos of EDA products these are intended for use by sales teams The pho tos come in two formats and tif The are low resolution and hence smaller file size version of the higher quality tif files Any brochures being made using the enclosed photos should be made using the tif files which are a standard publishing file type 4 0 To Run the Software Once the software has been successf
15. dmill If the corrected line did not pass the validity checks or was altered by the user in such a way that it no longer passed its validity checks then the Use gt gt button would be de activated until the line passed these checks For more information on corrupt files see Appendix A Once the processing is completed we are informed that there is no uncorrected corruption and presented with a screen similar to the one below PanelComm 3 2 Ioj Screen 3 C College01 tat C College02 txt C CollegeD3 txt The following screen wil perform an analysis of panel dala Files irom the previous screen are listed allhough additonal fles can still be added or removed using the corresponding buttons Data Analysis Seren After processing data can be viewed in raw format or as report by clicking on the bulton The data or report will then be displayed in the white text box at the bottom of the screen After inspection the tex can be saved using the save text to file button Note In some large sysiems due to the size of data results cannot be displayed by the application li this is the case you will presented with the option to save data directly to a file Which can then be viewed using text editor such as textpad 2 PETTITTE TTT TTI Tai Weak Add File s Remove File Finished Raw Ful Report Strengths A C Collegedl txt Device 11 D 0012 T 3
16. download click Abort download and you will be returned to the file control screen The above procedure is performed for the remaining two panels and upon returning from the download screen for the final time the file control screen Screen 2 should look like the screen shown below PanelComm V3 2 ei Ea Panels Stll on System Parel Dowrloads Complete Selected File Screen 2 c CollegeN1 oc CollegeD2 txt oc CollegeD3 Panel Download Screen lt lt Back bid ee g Anayse Downloads gt gt gt gee ee Ee ee ee Once all panels have been downloaded then proceed toanalyse downloads All the panels on the site have been downloaded from so click Analyse Downloads gt gt 6 1 4 Data Analysis The final analysis screen is shown below ig PanelComm 3 2 Scieen 3 o College01 txt c College02 txt c College03 txt The following sereen will perform an analysis of the panel data Files from the previous screen are listed although additional files can still be added or removed using the buttons inspection the lext be saved using the save text to file button ole In some large the size of deta results cannot be displayed by the application If this is the you will be presented with the option to save the data direct to Which can then be viewed using text editor such as texlpad Add Fe Remove File Process Files
17. e number Use the scroll bar or drag bar to position to selector to the devices Devices do not have the unit number prefixed with a P Once positioned double click on the parameter of the appropriate device to be changed Figure 5 3 will be displayed If you require to change the cause and effects for a particular device number select the device number and double click on the Special row for the particular device This will cause a screen as shown in figure 5 3 to be displayed If the device number is not correct then the up and down arrows can be used to reposition the device number It should be noted that any changes made prior to changing the device number will au tomatically be saved GD Systems Page 5 Windmill Dota a IE Device Type The device type of the unit installed ensure correct operation this value must correct The codes follow the product code If you are unsure then the X option must be used Zone The zone number must be programmed between the following values EDA M100 system 1 999 zones EDA M200 system 1 20 zones Locations Text The device location text can be set using a maximum of 37 characters Day Night Mode On If analogue devices are being used 500 and 600 range of detectors then for individ ual units the day night mode can be selected In the global options the start and end time of this mode can be selected and the sensitivity changed
18. ed using the Print Text gt gt button The full report option will generate a listing as follows First the files used in the analysis along with their creation modification date are displayed Then each de vice and its type as stored by the last panel on the system is shown Included with each device is the panel with the highest communication strength to this device GD Systems Page 16 Windmill If this highest strength is below the standard 37 then two warning stars are displayed after the strength The highest strength is also flagged if it is stored as 0 this time using to indicate that it may be a panel anomaly The highest panel strength is again included along with the next four highest in a list of the five highest panel communication strengths for this device The weak strengths only option is very similar to the full re port except that you are prompted to enter a filter strength Only devices where the highest panel communi cation strength is below this value will be displayed in the report In all report screens the information displayed can be saved to a file or printed using the corresponding Save Text gt gt and Print Text gt gt buttons at the bottom of the screen For large systems where the report is automatically saved and not displayed a text editor such as notepad must be used to view and print the report 6 2 Example 2 townhall using existing files As for the previous example PANCOM opens
19. el Then select options and download them to the panel 5 9 Print System Settings to Disk In order to print the settings the system allows the settings to be stored in a file on the computers disk drive This can then be imported into an editor or word processor formatted and then printed To Print Settings Click on the button labelled Print to File A screen is displayed Click on the Print button and a screen will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 9 Enter the file name and press Save It is recommended that a file type of DOC is used To Edit the File Open the file in to a Word processor or Text Editor or run Windows Explorer and double click on the appropriate This will automatically load the file into a program previously set up the PC If not refer to the windows help Figure 5 9 6 0 Using PANCOM Software In order to demonstrate the use of this software there will be two simple examples The first example will deal with a site called college We will step through the program using this software to download data from the 3 panels on this site We will then use this software analyse the data and pro duce a full report The second example will deal with a site called townhall where the data has already been downloaded In this example the software will simply be used to prepare a report using the files 6 1 Example 1 Collage downloading from panels Upon starting PANCOM you are presented with the screen
20. er a fault condition or a power supply failure 5 6 Change System Settings To change the global system settings click in Change System Settings and figure 5 6 will be displayed l 1 sto a a Each field is detailed below Customer Name The customer name appears in the top line of the LCD of both the EDA M100 and EDA M200 control panels in system normal or fault mode This should be entered using a maximum of 17 char acters Customer Telephone Number This phone number appears on the second line of the LCD on both the EDA M100 and EDA M200 control panels in a system normal and fault mode This should be a maximum of 12 characters Time Until Verify Fail This value is the time in minutes before a fault is displayed detailing a lost device on the system 270 minutes is the implied by the BS 5839 standard Logon Signal Strength The minimum signal strength required for the system to allow a device to logon on Devices only EDA M100 range only System 1 7 8 15 System numbers are set using the dip switches on the panel Some systems require using systems higher than 7 and require setting here Note Analogue systems should not be set to system num bers 8 15 Display Internal Fail NOT IMPLEMENTED GD Systems Page 9 Windmill Display Low Batteries NOT IMPLEMENTED Timeout Values The system has many settings or operations which after a predetermined period of time automatically cancel This is where these valu
21. es are set Refer to the EDA M100 manual for descriptions of these values Analogue Global Options Only required for analogue systems that use the analogue range of detectors level changes when changing from day to night mode sets the units more sensitive sets the units less sensitive The pre alarm level is a of the alarm value and should be defaulted to 95 The head dirty is a percentage of the alarm level and should be set to approximately 85 Save as Default Once the default values are set they can be saved as the defaults and loaded for the next new system To do this click Save as Default Load Defaults If previously the settings have been saved as default they can be reloaded into the system by clicking load default Exit and Save To return to the main screen press exit and save Any values changed on the screen will now be stored If there are any values that are incorrect they must be corrected before exiting this screen 5 Saving Settings to Disk Once the messages and cause and effects have been completed they should be saved to disk As a pre cautionary measure it would be worth while saving the information to the disk drive on regular occasions throughout entering lots of information in case of problems with the PC The system does not auto save the work Click on Save to Disk and the following screen will be displayed Select the appropriate directory Type the file name to be saved or click on the existing
22. file if to be over writ ten and then click on the save button gt bis whem Electro Detectors Merisiga ad Opie Progra mining Syslem ii bga kes s a a S ee kiah Wi dk 867 5 8 Sending Settings to Panel When the messages and cause and effects have been programmed correctly the information is required to be downloaded into all the panels Messages and options are required to be loaded into display panels whereas only options are required to be loaded into booster This must be performed to ensure correct operation of the system If only defaults are used including zones options do not require loading into panels Having clicked on the Download to Panel button the screen as shown in figure 5 8 appears In order to download the correct information the following parameters have to be set Messages Options Allows the user to select whether to down load options messages or both M100 M200 Select panel type being down loaded Panel Port Select front panel port for the particular lead being used Com Port Select PC Comm port being used Panel Software Select appropriate version of software Status Information This details the amount of options messages loaded GD Systems Page 10 Windmill When downloading settings to the EDA M200 panel the options and messages must be performed sepa rately Select messages first and download them to the pan
23. omer testing M200 options downloads corrected 3 0 Navigating the CD The supplied CD contains all the necessary set up files for both Windmill and PanCom software Also included on this disk are various other features including product datasheets manuals and photographs Details on installing this software as well as accessing the other features included on the disk are detailed in the following section 3 1 Disk Structure As can be seen the CD is made up of 7 main directories The contents of each directory is detailed as fol lows datasheets technical sheets for the EDA product range eda installation files for DOS based software for panels edadet installation files for DOS based software for device programming manual user manuals for the EDA product range pancom installation files for WINDOWS based panel downloading 5 disk installation files for transfer to 3 5 floppy disk photos sales photos for the EDA product range jpg photos in jpeg file format lower resolution tif photos in tif file format higher quality windmill installation files for WINDOWS based panel messages and options 5 disk installation files for transfer to 3 5 floppy disk Installation of program files along with viewing of the other resources will be dealt with in the following sec tions GD Systems Page 2 Windmill 3 2 Installing Program files 3 2 1 Installing Windmill from CD Before starting any installati
24. on ensure any other applications have terminated to avoid software conflicts Insert the CD in the CD player Using Windows Explorer My Computer select the CD drive usually D Double click on the windmill directory Contained in the windmill directory will be a file named SETUP EXE typically assigned a computer icon but this will depend on your PC Double click on this SETUP application and follow the on screen instructions You will be warned to close any applications that are running if you already have then click ok You should then be prompted for the installation directory we recommend that the system is installed in a directory This ensures any previous systems created using the original DOS based software stored in the same locations Once you are satisfied with the installation directory click on the large button SETUP will now install the program If you encounter error messages warning you of existing files this is probably due to a version of windmill already installed on your PC You will need to quit the set up un install this older version start gt settings gt control panel gt add remove programs Find Windmill or PanCom in the list provided then select it using a single click If you are certain you have selected the correct program click add remove program to remove this earlier version 3 2 2 Installing PanCom from CD The installation of PanCom is ver
25. r rr 1 is Pare tome f roar i F rE o E re Location Text The location text details the position of the control or booster panel in the building Its length has a maximum of 37 characters Evacuate When Evacuate is pressed on the corresponding panel the sounder circuits auxiliary relays and radio sounders will operate as programmed For a more detailed description of the sounder circuits auxil lary relays and radio sounders see the device programming section 5 4 1 GD Systems Page 8 Windmill Alert When Alert is pressed on the corresponding panel the sounder circuits auxiliary relays and radio sounders operate as programmed For a more detailed description of the sounder circuits auxiliary relays and radio sounders see the device programming section 5 4 1 Relay operation silence alarm When Reset is pressed on the fire alarm panel any auxiliary relays that have been programmed to operate in a fire alarm condition will cancel In order to cancel these when Silence Alarm is pressed the appropriate auxiliary box can be checked Fault Aux Relay In the event of a common fault condition a relay can be programmed to operate by check ing the appropriate relay box The system defaults to Aux 2 operating on a fault condition Aux 2 is a fail safe relay The relay is normally closed in normal operation and will open in eith
26. s Page 17 Windmill Our example uses townhall files 1 2 and 3 As stated these are selected by holding the control key and selecting each file Upon clicking Open you will be returned back to the control screen where the selected files will be displayed in the downloaded files list Panels Stil on System Panel Downloads Complete Selected Fil Screen 2 Stown ee tet StownhallS te 2101 6 Panel Download Screen Al Once al ene been dowrloaded then proceed toanalys lt Back If required files can removed by selecting them on the list and clicking remove file Once all the re quired files are present click on Analyse Downloads gt gt and follow the steps in Example 1 section 5 1 4 Appendix A PANCOM File Corruption File corruption is where the data stored in a file is different to the data that is expected The corruption that occasionally effects EDA panel downloads is a loss in the synchronisation between the panel and the PC being downloaded to The result is almost always a loss of a small portion of the data EDA device down loads have two formats one for the dual frequency M100 system and another for the single frequency M200 system These formats are shown below and also in the two attached download examples M100 lines are of the following format D 0001 T 5 20 50 F R DEVICE M200 lines follow this similar format 00001 T01
27. s to sound all areas If a separate area is required to sound then the areas should be entered into the fields A maximum of three areas can be programmed to sound for a single alarm condition Values should be entered from left to right and if not used left as 0 Second Delay Once the first delay has expired the second delay will commence if set After this delay has expired the cause and effects will operate as detailed in the corresponding settings See the previous section for the values required Which Panel This is not implemented yet Store as Default Store the values set on the screen to temporary memory to enable them to be loaded back for other units This enables common changes to be made to multiple devices quickly and easily Set to Default If the Store as Default button was used earlier in the session then those saved values can be loaded into the current selected unit number Select the unit number and click the Set to Default button 5 5 Change Panel Settings To change panel settings position the scroll bar to display the appropriate panel number and double click anywhere on the line of the appropriate panel number Panel numbers are always preceded by a P on the list of devices A screen similar to figure 5 5 will be displayed For a description of the relays available see section 5 4 1 Electro Detectors 7 25 Tiii Daaa EW e Pe
28. the file name Data will load and a screen similar to Figure 5 2 will be displayed To change settings proceed to section 5 4 Figure 5 1 5 3 Loading a system from the control panel Connect the front panel port of the control panel to the PC and click on Load from panel button A progress bar will be displayed as the data is loaded If this fails try pressing the internal reset button on the processor board of the control panel and re click the load from panel button Care should be taken to establish that the cause and effects are the same for the system in all panels as individual panels may operate different relays in an alarm or fault condition This option is not available for the module port at present gt GD Systems Page 4 Windmill 5 0 Using Windmill Software 5 1 Defining a new system In order to create a new system click on the create new button The screen will display blank panel and device information as shown in figure 5 2 To change the settings go to section 5 4 5 2 Loading from an earlier system stored on a disk To load data from a previous system saved on disk click on the Load from disk button A screen allowing you to select a file from the disk as shown in figure 5 1 is displayed To change the directory click on the appropriate buttons until the correct directory appears To select the desired file double click on the file name Data will load and a screen similar to Figure 5 2 will be displaye
29. ully installed there are three main ways to start the software as de tailed below 4 1 Running the Software from the Task Bar By default whenever the software is installed it will appear as an icon in the programs section of the start task bar To run the software from this location click start in the bottom task bar click on programs and then click on either the Windmill or PanCom icons 4 2 Running the Software from Windows Explorer Open windows explorer open the directory where the file was installed Our suggested default installation location is c EDA Double click on either the Windmill or PanCom icon 4 1 Running the Software from the Desktop If your system has been set up with a short cut on the desktop simply double click the Windmill PanCom icon on your desktop 5 0 Using Windmill Software 5 1 Defining a new system In order to create a new system click on the create new button The screen will display blank panel and device information as shown in figure 5 2 To change the settings go to section 5 4 5 2 Loading from an earlier system stored on a disk To load data from a previous system saved on disk click on the Load from disk button A screen allowing you to select a file from the disk as shown in figure 5 1 is displayed To change the directory click on the appropriate buttons until the correct directory appears To select the desired file double click on
30. with the screen shown below Dewrtoad E 2 Panal Comm 2 210 Bala 2332 Elecvodstectors Since we want to use existing files click Use existing files 6 2 1 File Control Screen As can be seen this file control screen is slightly different to the file control screen observed when down loading from panels The panel list has been disabled as has the add new panel and Panel Download gt gt buttons These features are not required when using existing files Use aiino ties PaneclComm 3 2 Panels Still on System Panel Downloads Complete Selected File Screen 2 Farel Download Screen tea eo oe Once all panels have been dowrloaded then proceed toanalyse downloads i ed hew 9 WGA Analyse Downloads gt gt gt To add the previously downloaded files simply click Add Existing File s And you will be presented with the familiar open files screen shown overleaf To add a file click on it then click open To add more than one file at a time simply hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click each file you want to download If you accidentally click on the wrong file clicking on it again will de select it Once you have selected all the files you require click open and they will be added to the list More files can be added by again clicking Add Existing File s w 3_2 Panels Stilon Syste creen GD System
31. wn arrows be used to reposition the device number It should be noted that any changes made prior to changing the device number will automatically be saved GD Systems Page 6 Windmill Electro Deteci Saal st ko albert hwo pvr P LETT itr etre Poe oe awl d Location text The location text cannot be changed on this screen and is displayed for reference only Zone number The zone number cannot be changed on this screen and 15 displayed fore reference only Initial Delay Setting the initial delay will cause the system to display an alarm condition immediately and then delay for however many seconds set before operating any sounders or outputs If any outputs or sounders are required to operate immediately in the event of an alarm condition this value should be set to zero The second delay can then be used to change the alarm operation after the delay period Sounder Circuits Each main control panel is fitted with 2 sounder circuits 1 amp 2 By use of an expansion card EDA 510 this can be increased to 4 Cct 3 amp 4 In an alarm condition they can be programmed to switch 24V On pulse on for 1 second and off for 1 second Int1 pulse on for 1 second and off for 2 seconds Int2 not to operate Off The appropriate option box should be selected for the appropriate sounder circuit The booster
32. y similar to the above installation of Windmill Instead of running the setup file contained in the windmill folder simply follow the above instructions using the setup file contained in the PanCom folder 3 2 3 Installing Windmill software from 3 5 disks For PC s not having a CD drive installation is possible from 3 5 disks However a PC with a CD drive is required to first transfer the relevant files from the CD onto floppy disks The procedure for copying the files onto 3 5 disk is as follows Format 3 x 3 5 disks Open Windows Explorer or My Computer Open double click the CD drive typically D Open the Windmill folder Open the 5 disk folder Copying files Select single click the folder titled DISK At the top of the window is a toolbar click on Edit This should drop down a list of functions Click on Copy Now select the 3 5 floppy drive Go back to the toolbar and again click Edit Now click Paste This should copy the folder DISK1 onto the 3 5 disk Once this is complete remove this disk and label it Windmill Disk 1 Insert the next blank disk and repeat the above copying files section for the folder titled DISK2 Repeat this until all the DISKx folders have been copied Once the software has been copied onto 3 5 disk the procedure for installing from the disks is again similar to installing from CD Simply insert disk 1 open the disk and contained in the fol
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