The Alarms Server takes
action based on an event occurrence.
The Alarm Server interfaces with other external systems so that the occurrence of an EPS
event can be used to trigger either local or external events. The Alarms Server
allows for user definable alarms definitions which take into consideration many different
types of EPS Events. The Alarming tab of the Alarm Server displays any active Alarms
and the send/receive statistics from the Alarm Server. If any Remote
Alarms Display tasks are active a count of these links will be indicated next to the
Links display. A typical Alarming display is shown below.
A typical alarm pop-up appears as shown below.
The Alarm Log tab displays information regarding past alarms that have occurred.
A typical display is shown below.
The Connect tab of the Alarms Server shows the connection information to the Event
Processor (left side) as will as the connection information to the Paging
Server (for Alphanumeric paging) and to the NetIO application
(for relay opening/closing). A typical Alarms Connect screen is shown below.
The Events tab displays defined alarm conditions/events.
The following defines each of the sections in the screen above.
 | Names - The names of the defined Alarm Events
Add New - Used to add a new alarm definition
Delete - Deletes a defined alarm definition
Suspend/Resume - Allow a defined alarm definition to be suspended |
| Alarm Type - Either a single alarm definition or a filtered alarm
definition (groups) |
| Alarm Conditions - The type of event that triggers an alarm (see
below)
Enter - Tag/Item enters a location or set of locations.
Exits - Tag/Item exits a location or set of locations.
To Still - Tag/Items state changes to "Still"
In Motion - Tag/Items state changes to "Motion"
Not Seen- Tag/Items not seen for a specified period of time
Separate One - Tag/Items not seen with another defined Tag/Item
Separate Any - Tag/Items not seen with any of a set of defined Tags/Items
Occurs - Tag/Items is seen
Left Path - Tag/Items left defined path (Path Track)
Staff Assist - Tag button pressed
911 Assist - Tag button pressed
Complex - Alarm which requires other Alarm conditions to be met (linked Boolean alarm
definitions) |
| Name - The Tag/Item which is used with the alarm definition |
| Location - The Location which is used with the alarm definition |
| Trigger - What type of alarm is to occur, see screen and definitions
below |
| 
Sound - Beep, Tone, Siren, Whistle or play a Wav file
Screen Pop - User defined colors
Send Page - Alphanumeric page to a pager or pager group (via Paging
Server) see screen below
Relay Control - Open/Close a defined relay (via NetIO)
Move Tag - Generates an event which moves a tag to a new location
DB Alarm Logging - Enabled or Disabled |
| Time Dependencies - When the Alarm will occur or not occur |
| Other Definitions - Alarms escalation, reset Icon and Wav file
definitions, see screen below
 |
The following screens show several different types of alarm definitions.
The Alarms options tab defines what fields will be written to the Alarms log file, the
name of that file and if logging to the EPS Database is enabled or disabled.
Last Modified: February 11, 2003
