Notification Classes - Automated Logic SE6166 Technical Instructions

Notification
WebCTRL alarms use Notification Class #1. A BACnet alarm's Notification Class defines:
Classes
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NOTE You may need to set up additional Notification Classes if your system will handle
Life Safety alarms or if you need to send certain types of alarms only to an alarm manager
other than WebCTRL.
Priorities
Priority of Off-Normal
Priority of Fault
Priority of Normal
Ack Required for Off-
Normal, Fault, and
Normal
Recipient List
Recipients
Recipient Description
Recipient Type
Recipient Device Object
Identifier
Process Identifier
Issue Confirmed
Notifications
SE6166 Controller • Rev. 4/13/2011
Alarm priority for Alarm, Fault, and Return to Normal states
Options for BACnet alarm acknowledgement
Where alarms should be sent (recipients)
Name that appears in the Recipients table.
Use Address (static binding) only for third-party BACnet
device recipients that do not support dynamic binding.
Type the Device Instance from SiteBuilder (or from the
network administrator for third-party devices) in the # field.
Change for third-party devices that use a BACnet Process
Identifier other than 1. WebCTRL processes alarms for any
32-bit Process Identifier.
Select to have a device continue sending an alarm
message until it receives delivery confirmation from the
recipient.
NOTE BACnet defines the following Network message
priorities for Alarms and Events.
Priority range Network message priority
00–63 Life Safety
64–127 Critical Equipment
128–191 Urgent
192–255 Normal
BACnet priority for Alarms.
BACnet priority for Fault messages.
BACnet priority for Return-to-normal messages.
Requires a controller acknowledgement for each message
type. Normally not required.
TIP To require operator acknowledgement for an Alarm or
Return-to-normal message (stored in the WebCTRL
database) change the acknowledgement settings on
WebCTRL's Alarm > Enable/Disable tab for an alarm
source or an alarm category.
The first row in this list is the WebCTRL Server. Do not
delete this row. Click Add if you want other BACnet devices
to receive alarms.
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