Advanced System
Monitoring
Standard System
Monitor (SMS)
Enhanced System
Monitor (EMS)
Getting Started 1-8
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Figure 1-7, 1261B System Monitor Components
The Standard Monitoring
temperature monitoring on each slot, fan speed sensing and
control, power supply voltage and current monitoring.
health status is reported via front panel annunciators for Voltage,
Current, Airflow, and Temperature alarm conditions.
The Enhanced Monitoring System adds a fully VXIbus 1.4
compliant message-based interface, alpha numeric display,
individual VXIbus voltage and slot temperature reading, TTL
trigger in/outputs with programmable delay, state monitoring of key
VXI backplane signals (AS*, ACFAIL*, SYSRESET*), event
counting of VXI bus error (BERR*) conditions and interrupt cycles.
The EMS also comes complete with VXIplug&play drivers. See
disks at back of manual, and driver installation in Chapter 2.
1261B User Manual
System (SMS) features include
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System