APPENDIX 6 DIGITAL INTERFACE (IEC 61162-1/2/450)
Sentence description
ACK-Acknowledge alarm
$**ACK,xxx,*hh<CR><LF>
1
1. Local alarm number (identifier)
ACM-Alert Command
$**ACM,hhmmss.ss,aaa,x.x,x.x,c,a*hh<CR><LF>
1
2
1. Time (hh=00 to 23, mm=00 to 59, ss.ss=00.00 to 59.99), null
2. Manufacturer mnemonic code (3 digit alphanumeric code), null
3. Alert identifier (0 to 10322)
4. Alert instance (1 to 999999), null
5. Alert command (A=ACK from ext. equipment, Q=Request from ext.
equipment, O=Responsibility transfer, S=Silence from ext. equipment)
6. Sentence status flag (C should not be null field. Sentence without C
is not a command.)
ACN-Alert command
$**ACN,hhmmss.ss,aaa,x.x,x.x,ca,a*hh<CR><LF>
1
2
1. Time (hh=00 to 23, mm=00 to 59, ss.ss=00.00 to 59.99), null
2. Manufacturer mnemonic code (3 digit alphanumeric code), null
3. Alert identifier (0 to 10322)
4. Alert instance (1 to 999999), null
5. Alert command (A=ACK from ext. equipment, Q=Request from ext.
equipment, O=Responsibility transfer, S=Silence from ext. equipment)
6. Sentence status flag (C should not be null field. Sentence without C
is not a command.)
ALC-Cyclic alert list
$**ALC,xx,xx,xx,x.x, aaa,x.x,x.x,x.x,'''''',*hh<CR><LF>
1 2 3 4
1. Total number of sentences this message (01 to 99)
2. Sentence number (01 to 99)
3. Sequential message identifier (00 to 99)
4. Number of alert entries (0 to 3)
5. Manufacturer mnemonic code (FEC, null)
6. Alert identifier (999 or 10001 to 10999)
7. Alert instance (null)
8. Revision counter (1 to 99)
9. Additional alert entries (same as 5 and 8)
AP-16
3 4 5 6
3 4
5 6
5
6
7
8
9