Enabled Alarms; Rtu Simulator; Remote Sd Reprogramming; Force Alarm - GE MDS Master Station Technical Manual

transmitter being enabled. The VOX circuit detects a voltage in the range of 0-2 Volts. A
single number in the range of 0-15 is used to describe the desired threshold level. For
example a value of 7 is approximately 1 volt.

Enabled Alarms

This configuration section controls which of the various alarms that can be generated on the SD
NIC will be propagated up to the platform manager for system logging. All alarms default to be-
ing enabled, and should remain enabled unless there is an explicit need to disable one.

RTU Simulator

The unit's built-in RTU simulator generates random data similar to what would be supplied by
an external RTU connected to the radio. It is useful for system testing within the radio network
by providing realistic data to pass over the radio channel.
RTU Enabled – Enable the built-in RTU simulator.
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RTU Number – The RTU number the simulator will respond to requests for.
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Remote SD Reprogramming

This section contains various parameters for the broadcasting of new firmware to remote SD ra-
dios. Please see section "Remote SD Reprogramming" below.
Actions Tab

Force Alarm

From the Force Alarm menu, you can force the SD radio interface cards to enter a test alarm
state. To activate an alarm, select which radio slot to alarm, and click the Perform action button.
An "Alarm Test" entry will be created in the Event Log and the external alarm output status is
changed. This can be useful when testing event logging and propagation across a network, or
when testing equipment connected to the alarm output contacts on the Master Station. When en-
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