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Parameter Values (Cont.)
Reset Flag and Reset
Value
Minimum and Maximum
Values
Enumeration List
All parameters must be registered by the NetLinx system. The administrator cannot add parameters
from the RMS console. The administrator can modify Threshold Value, Comparison Operator and
Status Type for any parameter. This provides the administrator with the ability to set their own
threshold and re-classify messages based on their facility. For instance, an administrator can set the
Video projector's "Lamp Hours" threshold to the expected lamp life of a newly replaced lamp or
change the "Device Communicating" parameter from a "Control System Error" to a "Security"
status if the projector is in danger of being stolen.
Status Types
RMS supports the following status types for device monitoring: "Help Request", "Maintenance
Request", "Room Communication Error", "Control System Error", "Network Error", "Security"
and "Equipment Usage."
While there are no firm rules for what these status types mean and how they are used, AMX
provides the following description of each status type and recommends that your usage is consistent
with these descriptions.
Status Types
Help Request
Maintenance Request
Room Communication Error
Control System Error
Network Error
Security
Equipment Usage
RMS CodeCrafter
These values determine if and how the parameter can be reset from the RMS
server console. If the Reset Flag is set, then the administrator can reset the value
remotely. When the administrator selects "Reset" from the console, the Reset Value
is copied to the Value and the faulted condition is cleared. These values are useful
for parameters such as VCR "Run Time" which would be manually reset when the
VCR is cleaned.
These values are used to restrict the range of the threshold and reset values that
the administrator can enter on the RMS server console. These values would be
used when the parameter represents a value with a bounded range, such as a
Volume Level.
This value is used to restrict the range of the threshold and reset values that the
administrator can enter on the RMS server console. This value would be used
when the parameter represents a value with a bounded list, Power On and Power
Off.
A user generated help request such as a help button on the touch panel.
A user or monitored equipment generated maintenance request. Maintenance
issues would include items that require a technician to visit the room.
A loss of communication between the room and the RMS server.
Any error that represents a control system error, such as an offline device or
loss of communication with a device.
Any network related error. These would most commonly be associated with loss
of communication with devices that communicate via IP.
Any security related issue. It might be appropriate to classify issues that might
normally be classified as Control System or Network errors as Security issues
instead. This might include a touch panel going offline or loss of communication
with a projector depending on the physical security of these devices.
Any issue that does not require repair or maintenance and that is mainly used
for status.
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