Creating Salvos - American Dynamics MegaPower 3200 Administrator's Manual

Figure 56. Switching links

Creating Salvos

A system Salvo is a group of cameras programmed
to display simultaneously on a contiguous group of
monitors. The MegaPower CPU allows you to create
up to 64 Salvos.
You can place up to 16 cameras in each Salvo, with
each camera having its own dwell time, Preset view,
auxiliary action, and link status. You can also insert a
Salvo as the last entry of a Salvo (in place of a
camera). This "nesting" of a Salvo within a Salvo
expands the number of different camera views.
Click on the Switching – Salvo link in the Explore
menu to begin. The following screen appears.
Figure 57. Salvos Camera tab screen
The Salvos screen is divided into two sections. The
left side, "Salvos," allows you to create Salvo
numbers and names. The Cameras tab section on
the right side of the screen allows you to create the
entries, cameras, and other actions associated with
each Salvo. The Alarm Contacts tab section allows
you to specify the alarm contacts associated with the
highlighted Salvo.
To create a Switching Salvo, complete the following
fields. To create additional Salvos, left click on the
asterisk in the left header of the last row displaying a
Salvo.
• Salvos Number – An identifying number
automatically assigned to a Salvo.
• Salvos Name – Enter a descriptive name for the
each Salvo. The name represents different
actions to be performed when the Salvo runs.
Define the characteristics of each entry by
completing the remaining fields on this screen.
• Cameras Tab – The Cameras tab contains the
following fields:
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− Position – An automatically assigned number
that identifies the location of the camera for the
Salvo.
− CameraNumber – Identifies by its pseudo
number the camera to be used in the salvo. If
the Link field is set to Salvo, the number in this
field refers to the Salvo number.
− PresetPattern – Identifies a Preset associated
with the camera to be displayed. Enter the
number of a Preset for the camera number
above. (See the MegaPower CPU Operator
Guide, 8200-0421-02 for more information on
Presets.)
− Aux – Identifies an auxiliary device to be
included as an action and determines the state
that the auxiliary will switch to when the Salvo
runs. To determine whether an auxiliary
operates when a Salvo runs, select one of the
following:
• Don't Care – Ignores the auxiliary
• Aux 1-4 On – Activates auxiliaries 1, 2, 3, or
4 when the Salvo runs
• Aux 1-4 Off – Deactivates auxiliaries 1, 2, 3,
or 4 when the Salvo runs
– Link – Determines the next action associated
with the Salvo. Select one of the following.
• Yes – Causes the next camera entry in the
Salvo to be called to the next continuous
monitor
• No – Causes the Salvo to stop at the camera
position chosen above
• Salvo – Calls another Salvo to run and stops
the current Salvo
• Alarm Contacts Tab – The Alarm Contacts tab
contains the following fields:
Figure 58. Salvos Alarm Contacts tab screen
− Contact No. – Number of the alarm contact
associated with the salvo
− Preset Pattern – Pattern or preset number
associated with the salvo
− Link – Choose either Salvo or Salvo Group Ack
− Aux – Choose either Don't Care, Aux 1 On,
Aux 1 Off, Aux 2 On, Aux 2 Off, Aux 3 On, Aux
3 Off, Aux 4 On, or Aux 4 Off
− Dwell – Enter the time, in seconds, the salvo
will display on the set of monitors
− Alarm Message – Enter the alarm message
number to be associated with the salvo. Note:
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