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Transponder Database
The Transponder
Database is established at
System set-up and
contains all necessary
configuration data for each
Transponder, receiver and
alert unit. It describes the
basic structure of the
installation, including all
device names, locations,
types, Multiplex
Addresses, etc. This
information is used by the
Central Console to
generate "Alarm" and
"Test" displays on the
Console and in
determining which Alert
Units are to be activated.
Access to the Transponder Database is from the "File" menu on the Main Menu bar. The following paragraphs
describe the elements of the Transponder Database Dialog.
Transponder
Created
Modified
Modify Oper
Transponder ID
Comm Port Index
Radio ID
Isolate From All Other
Transponders For
Location
Figure 9: Transponder Database Dialog
This box contains the names of the Transponders. Clicking the mouse on the
arrow to the right of this box causes a drop-down list to appear, displaying the
names of each Transponder in the system, allowing easy selection for review or
editing.
The Transponder names are assigned during set-up and are used to indicate the
physical location of the Transponder or the region of the Protected area covered by
a particular Transponder.
The system software automatically creates these three fields to the right of the
"Transponder" window. They represent the date the Transponder was first entered
into the Transponder Database, the date of the last change of any entry for this
Transponder, and the identity of the operator making the last change (determined
from the password entered to make the change).
This is a number assigned to the Transponder at system set-up. It is used by the
Central Console to identify the Transponder during all communications between
the Console and the Transponder. The number must agree with the Transponder
address, which is set during final installation by means of switches on the
Transponder circuit board.
NOTE: "Zero" is not allowed as a Transponder address.
This indicates which Central Console communications port will be used to
communicate with this Transponder. The Transponder Comm Port Setup dialog
selects the specific physical port that this index will refer to.
This is the identification number for the Radio Interface Unit, if the Transponder
communicates to the Central Console by means of a radio link. (This feature is
currently not implemented)
When checked this transponder is isolated from all other transponders for location
considerations. This should be used when distant transponders sometimes hear an
alarm and throw off the alarm location calculation. If this checkbox is checked it
indicates that this transponder is protecting an area that is independent of all other
transponders in the system. When an alarm is reported, and receivers on this
transponder have best reception then only the receivers on this transponder will be
considered for the location of this alarm. If another transponder has the best
reception then the receivers on this transponder will be ignored for the location of
this alarm.
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