U S E R M A N U A L CONTENTS 01 PALERT SYSTEMS 1.1 PASSWORDS 02 WEB INTERFACE FOR SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION 2.1 CONNECTION SETTINGS 03 WEB INTERFACE 3.1 LOGIN 3.2 NETWORK SETTINGS 3.3 RESET PASSWORD 3.4 SET THE NTP SERVER 3.5 SET INFORMATION TAB...
U S E R M A N U A L PALERT SYSTEMS The Palert product range includes a number of systems that have local processing and storage. While the original Palert required connectivity to controllers and networks, these units are designed for a variety of applications and some can be run standalone.
U S E R M A N U A L WEB INTERFACE FOR SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION All Palert units use the same basic Web interface. Where they differ, this is highlighted in RED. 2.1 CONNECTION SETTINGS To connect to the unit from a local PC/Laptop it is necessary to change the PC network IP address to match the subnet of the unit.
U S E R M A N U A L WEB INTERFACE 3.1 LOGIN The configuration of the unit is via a web interface. Open a web browser and enter the Unit IP on the address bar. This is found as above. Login to pi account: Language: Chinese or English Default User: pi...
U S E R M A N U A L 3.2 NETWORK SETTINGS IP of the unit and the gateway to enable data to be sent externally If the unit is being used as data storage, it is recommended to keep the DHCP off if possible if you wish to connect using other utilities.
U S E R M A N U A L 3.4 SET THE NTP SERVER: This is required to ensure the time stamp is kept correct. If the unit cannot connect to an NTP server, i.e. is not on a network, then the timestamp of the data will be based on the internal clock. Multiple NTP servers can be configured.
(C) parameters related to equipment and applications such as MQTT and firmware updates. Parameter settings are based on vAlert8.cfg file i.e. the main configuration file of the unit. (Engineers Only) Please refer to Palert Manual for further information on many of these parameters. 3.11.1 EARLY WARNING PARAMETERS [PALERT_LOCAL_MODE] Serial number of the unit –...
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U S E R M A N U A L STATION_NET Which network is the unit part of. E.g. NZ STATION_NAME Station name. Station channel name for central server, such as STATION_CH_NAME STATION_CH_GEO_NAME Additional name to handle areas STATION_LOCATION Station location for central server, such as 01. STREAM_TRIG_PACKET Sending trigger message or not.
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U S E R M A N U A L P-wave Pd displacement (cm) Warning threshold PD_WARNING_THRESHOLD Default 0.35 PGA_TRIG_ENABLE Use PGA to trigger event YES / NO PGA_WATCH_THRESHOLD PGA (gal) watch threshold PGA_WARNING_THRESHOLD PGA (gal) warning threshold PGA_ACTION_THRESHOLD PGA (gal) action threshold STA_LTA_TRIG_ENABLE Use STA / LTA to trigger event YES / NO.
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U S E R M A N U A L LCD_BACK_LIGHT_SECOND Length of time backlight stays on POWEROFF_SECONDS_TO_CPU Length of time power remains to CPU on power off CPU_STATUS_DISPLAY_INTERVAL Length of time between CPU status displays WALL_MOUNT Is unit Wall mounted? RING_SECONDS RING_CHANNELS RING_FILTERED...
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U S E R M A N U A L !FREQ_START !FREQ_STOP !FREQ_STEP !0.1 !G_START !D_START !0.7 !F_START !4.5 ! MASS_KG 0.011 [DIN_VIBRATION] FFT_SECONDS STRUCTURE_TYPE DISPLAY_ON_LCD GEO_PHONE RECORD RECORD_ALWAYS WARNING_DB PGA_RELAY RELAY1_ON To keep traffic light display on or auto off after 15 MAXIMUM_LATCH seconds YES/NO !ADMIN_SERVER_IP...
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Note: Below are settings to add other Palerts for configuring 2 out of 3 system to eliminate the possibility of false alarm (N out of M settings). Currently N out of M is not implemented in Palert+ but only in PX-01 and Cube. PALERT IP Add 1 or multiple Palert or Palert+ IP.
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U S E R M A N U A L 3.11.4 REGIONAL WARNING SETTING Parameters for regional early warning, used by Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) and shake map central system, are as follows: LOCAL_LONGITUDE Longitude Unit: degrees LOCAL_LATITUDE Latitude of Unit: degrees HEIGHT Elevation of Unit: degrees To handle the site/geophysics effect.
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U S E R M A N U A L 3.11.5 VOICE ALARM AND EVENT RECORD (Voice alarm is not supported at present) When the current threshold is met or a regional early warning is triggered, the system will start a voice alarm playback.
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"small code footprint" is required or the network bandwidth is limited. In addition to local warnings and regional warnings, Palert + can be used as an MQTT publisher, with the earthquake warning message being shared to subscribers.
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U S E R M A N U A L 3.11.7 TEST MODE The system can be put into test mode to check correct operation. For use by installation engineers normally. Test mode parameter (Preset modes, do not modify) TEST MODE CONFIG Start test mode parameters STAGE 0 Mode 0...
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U S E R M A N U A L RELAY1 ON Drive RELAY1 STAGE 3 Mode 3 SWITCH_SECOND 3 Pressing the power key for 3 Seconds to cancel the alarm PLAY_FILE eewsCancel.wav Plays audio files eewsCancel.wav.. 3.11.8 FTP CONFIG Unit firmware update function, generally do not need to modify.
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U S E R M A N U A L 3.11.10 RELAY CONTROL (To be implemented) [RELAY_BLINK_MODE] To switch relay status on/off every second. [RELAY_CONTROL_BY_ERR] While system detects errors, drive the relay [RELAY_RESET_BY_MANUAL] Reset relay manually [SINGLE_RELAY_MODE] Event trigger after a relay trigger. 3.11.11 API [API_CONFIG] setup API parameter...
U S E R M A N U A L ACCESS OPERATING SYSTEM To do some underlying changes to the operating system configuration requires using terminal access. This can be done with product like Putty. Instructions as below. 4.1 INSTALL PUTTY OR SIMILAR ON A LAPTOP http://www.putty.org/ Change laptop IP to 192.168.255.xx (20 as example) as the main Ethernet port Connect laptop to PX-01 with normal Ethernet cable...
U S E R M A N U A L 4.2 PASSWORD CHANGE Using PUTTY login to the unit with the pi / 1111 default user and password. At prompt type passwd Enter existing password Then enter new password twice. This will need to be failry complex and not similar to previous as there are password policies embedded in the system.
U S E R M A N U A L CHANGE VOICE ALARMS On Palert PX-01 and Palert Cube it is possible to change the alarm messages. This requires using on the laptop/desktop an ftp client like Winscp (https://winscp.net/eng/index.php ) or Filezilla. Winscp shown below.
U S E R M A N U A L CONTROL BUTTON The control button has several options depending how many seconds the button is pressed. Display IP Address Voice Test Reset EEWS / Alarm Cancel Reset Network / Reload by key Test Mode Config Status FTP update Test Mode...
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U S E R M A N U A L 6.3.9 HOLD FOR 9 SECS. ENTER TEST MODE This is for engineer usage only * Several test modes can be selected. • Press the button for 4 seconds: test mode 0 – EEWS Test •...
U S E R M A N U A L MODBUS REGISTERS These registers can be changed using a Modbus client for those that are not listed in the configuration file. 7.1 AO REGISTERS UNIT Modbus AO Address Mapping Table (40XXX) Register Description Note 113 Data Changed...
116 Event time in weekday 117 Event time in hour 118 Event time in minute 119 Event time in second 120 connection status of Palert 0~4 [bit mapping] 121 connection status of fted04 0~4 [bit mapping] 122 connection status of board 0~4...