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About Command (Help Menu)

The document provides detailed instructions on managing channels and settings within the PAL system, including adding, deleting, and sorting channels, as well as configuring general settings for processors. It outlines various types of I/O modules and channels, their configurations, and options for alarm reporting and failure detection. Additionally, it explains the use of IP addresses, remote data plugins, and the structure of alarm messages and statuses in the system.

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About Command (Help Menu)

The document provides detailed instructions on managing channels and settings within the PAL system, including adding, deleting, and sorting channels, as well as configuring general settings for processors. It outlines various types of I/O modules and channels, their configurations, and options for alarm reporting and failure detection. Additionally, it explains the use of IP addresses, remote data plugins, and the structure of alarm messages and statuses in the system.

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About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of PAL.
Groups, Add / Delete Channels

- Type Channel, Tagname, Description, Range, All, Empty Line


- Channel / Tagename / Channel number, Tagname, filter of description, Range starting from a channel number to
Filter / From To* another channel number (should be ascending)
- Channel List List of Channels in this Groups, Remark: a channel should be existing and its source must not
“Not Installed”

depends on it’s chosen “Type”

Buttons

Add: After a given channel/tagname/range of channels, add the channel(s) to this group

Insert: After a given channel/tagname/range of channels, insert the channel(s) to this group

Delete: After a given channel/tagname/ range of channels, delete the channel(s) from this group

Sort: Sorting all the channels in this group, on channelnumber or tagename

See also:

Groups
General Settings

Location of these settings is on the tree-item "Proc - 01" at 1-st tab-page, see the following image of the tree area:

By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:
Figure: General Settings with serveral Remote Data's are connected to this processor

Name For display only, default: Proc

Automatic Tag Creation


Change all tagnames in one action. Example, you like to have: PS-03001..PS-03099
PS-<XP><B><CH> and press Create
default: <XP><B><CH>

Automatic Display Deviation


When checked: display deviation will hidden at channel configuration, and automaticially set at highest precision
Example: nr of dec = 1, display deviation = 0.1

Mini-Guard Panel no Download


When this processor is configured as Mini-guard Panel like: Fire-Alarm Panel this checkbox should be turned on.
There will be no configuration settings downloaded to the panel by the IOServer (Marine-PC).

Use Processor Range


When having a configuration where serveral processors which have exactly the same configuration.
And local channels needs to send/receive to other processor with same configuration, this feature needed to be used.

For Example: a PMS having 3 generators with the same configuration (XP61..XP63):

1) download XP61 to first Panel (address XP 61)


2) download XP61 to second Panel (power down first panel, make address also XP 61 on second panel)
3) download XP61 to third Panel (power down first and second panel, make address also XP 61 on third panel)
4) change address on second Panel (address should be made XP 62)
5) change address on third Panel (address should be made XP 63)

IP Address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in
a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

An IP address serves two principal functions:


host or network interface identification and location addressing.

Its role has been characterized as follows:


"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there."

default for first processor 192.168.1.1, (so-called IP version 4 Address)

Port Ethernet Port, default 502, must be same for all processor.

Use Order Printer / Comport To activate an order printer.


Special hardware panel needs to be connected.
See: Print Status with options "To Active Only" or "Both" at channels configuration (Analog / Digital or Pulse Input).

Use Local Time On Order Printer When a print output is made "Local Time" or "GMT Time" is used.

Use Master Clock Update Connect 'Master Clock' pulse inputs on your processor board.
Time-zone will be adapted when pulse inputs doesn't read the expected number of pulses.

Remote Data : Add / Select To insert a remote data plugin on this processor board

Remote Data Possibility to setup a protocol on processor board, when


using this, remember to use the correct board software which is protocol dependent.

Remote Data : Add / Select To insert a remote data plugin on this processor board

Remote Data : Delete To remove a remote data plugin on this processor board

Folder Name For ordering the processors properly is it possible to use Folder Names. When two processors have the same
‘Folder Name’ then they are placed in the same folder.

Status Text Set Number Channels of this processor use this status texts.
I/O Module (Item Channels, Ethernet Fieldbus, Processor)

After selecting ‘Channels’, 'Ethernet Fieldbus', Processor Position Table which allows the user to insert a new module.

There are several types of I/O Modules:

6030.800 - 33 Dio NL-b (= 24-D-out/9 D-in Navigation Lights Bulb)


6030.801 - 33 Dio NL-l (= 24-D-out/9 D-in Navigation Lights LED)
6030.802 - 33 Dio WW (= 24-D-out/9 D-in Windows Wiper)
6030.803 - 18 D-in/18 D-out 18 Digital Input Channels/18 Digital Output Channels
6032.800 - 36 D-in
6034.800 - 24 A-in
6034.801 - 24 Mixed
6034.802 - PMS I/O Module
6030.805 - BNWAS I/O Module (delivered with TFT Panel 5.7)
6034.804 - AFAS I/O Module (delivered with TFT Panel 5.7 or LCD Panel) Advanced Fire Alarm System
6034.805 - CFAS I/O Module (delivered with TFT Panel 5.7) Common Fire Alarm System
6040.807 - BMS Battery Management System I/O Module
6010.888 - HPI I/O Module (integrated with TFT Panel HPI)
255 - No Hardware (virtual board, software only)

before a I/O Module a XP (control processor) is configured:

Proc Types:
6049.800 - NXP Control Processor
6022.640 - TFT Panel (8.4" or 5.7")
6022.641 - TFT Panel with Touch Screen (8.4" or 5.7")
6022.644 - TFT Panel (8.0")
6020.681 - TFT Panel (2.4")
6010.800 - TFT Panel HPI with 8.0" (high power invertor)
6010.810 - Thruster Control Processor
6010.811 - NXP Control Processor with 4 Ethernet Ports

this is configured first, in other words: before the first I/O-Module there is a control processor placed.
It is possible in stead of this control processor a Panel could be configured.

Panel Types:
93.0.920 - 16 Channels Alarm Panel

93.0.930 - Navigation Lights Panel

93.0.940 - Fire Alarm Panel

93.0.950 - Windows Wiper Panel

93.0.960 - LCD Operator Panel

93.0.970 - BNWAS Panel

The form has following fields:

Name Name of the module in a text string representation

Type Type of I/O module

Number Board number for internal use, can’t be changed

Disable Board No Alarms and No Download to this I/O Module

Usage Display Channels For panels with 4 digit display to change channel values

Shortcuts

Icon:

Place: Channels, Ethernet Fieldbus (I/O), Processor


Channels (Item Channels, Ethernet FieldBus, Processor, I/O Module)

Place: Channels, Ethernet FieldBus, Processor, Board, Channels

There are several types of channels:

Digital Input

Analog Input

Digital Output

Analog Output

Pulse Input

PWM Output

Average

All these type of channels have following fields in common:

Channel

the channel number, can’t be changed

TagName

Enter any tag up to 10 characters. Tags must be unique.

Description

Enter any descriptive text up to 40 characters

Alt. Description

Enter any descriptive text up to 40 characters for support a secondary language, if you like to use a another language
you should fill in here your description, especially when your language is not based on Roman alfabeth, so when using
Chinese, Korean or Japanese Texts, please use this field

Type

Type of the channel

Shortcuts

Icon:
Channels, Digital Input (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, General.

Digital Input has the following fields:

Skip:

Select ‘NO’ (channel is processed).


Select ‘YES’ (channel is NOT processed).

Source:

Select item to set this channel as 'Not Installed', the value of this channel is undefined.
Select item Hardware Input, to use the value of the physical hardware input.
Select item Other Channel, to use the status information from another channel.
Select item Mimic, to use to set the value by Mimic (Pick Action).
Select item Mimic Pulse, to use to set the value by Mimic (Pick Action), after the set follows direct unset (1.5 sec)
Select item Remote Data, to use to get the value from an output of a Remote Data.
Select item IEC - 1131, to use to get the value from an output of a PAL-1131.
Select item Local Driven, to use to get the value from an I/O-Module (special function, for example overspeed
detection).
Select item Hardware Input + NPN, to use to get the value of the physical hardware input. (only at 24 mix I/O-Module)
Select item Hardware Input + PNP, to use to get the value of the physical hardware input. (only at 24 mix I/O-Module)

Norm.Cond.:

Select ‘OPEN’ for a, default Normally Open, contact on the input.


Select ‘CLOSED’ for a, default Normally Closed, contact on the input.

Fail Detect:

This is an option to enable 'Wire Failure' detection on the sensor.


If a Failure is detected it will be reported as an alarm message line on the printer and on the 'ALARM PAGE' on the monitor.
If the value of this channel is used in a Graphic Page the value will change its color to red.
For digital hardware inputs:

Select ‘None’ if no wire failure detection is required


(hardware wire failure detection circuitry is not available for this type of input).
Select 'Sensor' if wire failure detection is required.
(For connection of sensors, refer to 'Typical Signal and Sensor Connection Diagram' in the project related drawings).
Select a 'Channel Sensor Fail', which fail bit is used, to activate or de-activated this Fail bit.
Select a 'Channel Status', which status is used, to activate or de-activated this Fail bit.

Report:

Status
Alarm No Horn
Alarm
Caution
Emergency Alarm
Warning

The Report Option 'Status' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output.
But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set to
'YES').
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.

The other report options configure that the signal shows an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and activates the 'HORN'
output.
The HORN on XP and at active server workstation will both turn on. The active server requires group configuration.
When 'Alarm No Horn' is configured it will not activate the HORN output on XP,
but it will activate horn on active server (plays the wave file via MPC speaker)

Warning and Caution have a different alarm behaviour as the other options.

When Warning becomes active, the horn and it's flash state stays on for 2 seconds.
After that time horn output is deactivated and the warning flash state is turned off.
But the warning state stays unacknowlegde and after 5 minutes the warning priority will change into Alarm.
Only in case there was no human intervention or the cause of the warning was not rectified.

When Caution becomes active, the system shows visual steady alarm (no flash).
The caution will disappear as soon as the cause of the caution is rectified.

It is also possible to have separate alarm-lists with only 'Emergency Alarms', or only 'Cautions', or only 'Warnings'.

Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:

Print Status:

The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.

Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.

The following selections are possible for status information:

With Report Option 'STATUS', you can select:


Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.
Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.
Select 'OFF' to disable printing of status changes for this channel.

Alarm Delay:

Enter 1 to 3600 sec (seconds) or min (minutes) before an alarm condition is to be reported.

Inhibitor:

Type 0 for ‘NONE’ if no alarm inhibit is desired, or enter the channel number which must inhibit the alarming of this
channel.

After Inhibit Delay:

Enter 1 to 99 sec (seconds) or min (minutes) before the inhibition is released after the inhibiting channel reverts to
default.

Status Texts:

Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status.
Min. Event Timeout:

Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.

Retain Value + Default Value:

Make this Channel as Retain Value (Check box);


Channel Value is stored in/restored from database. And also value is stored in flash on hardware XP.
Field of 'DEFAULT VALUE' stores a factory setting, which could be used at special reset via an interaction by an user.

Other Channel:

Enter the channel whose status to use as input.

Remote Data:

Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address

Mimic: or Mimic Pulse: or IEC - 1131: or Local Driven:

No special configuration is needed here


Channels, Analog Input (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, General

Analog Input has the following fields:

Skip:

Select ‘NO’ (channel is processed),


Select ‘YES’ (channel is NOT processed).

Sensor:

Choose a selection from the combobox to set-up this channel (see below),

Not Installed
J TC: 0 355 °C
J TC: 0 695 °C
J TC: 0 760 °C
K TC: 0 470 °C
K TC: 0 945 °C
K TC: 0 1230 °C
3w RTD: -40 145 °C
3w RTD: -40 750 °C
0 - 20 mA
4 - 20 mA
0-1V
0 - 10 V
-10 ~ 10 V
Other Channel
Mimic
Mimic Pulse
Remote Data
IEC-1131
Local Driven
Potentiometer

Choose ‘Not Installed’ to set this channel as 'Not Used', the value of this channel is undefined.

Scan Rate:

Select a time at which interval the channel must be processed.

Fail Detect:

This is an option to enable 'Failure' detection on the sensor. If a Failure is detected it will be reported as an alarm message line
on the printer and on the 'ALARM PAGE' on the monitor and if the value of this channel is used in a Graphic Page the value
will change its color to red.

Select 'None' if no failure detection is required.


Select 'Sensor' if failure detection is required. The detection is activated if there is an access on the measurable limits.
(For connection of sensors, refer to 'Typical Signal and Sensor Connection Diagram' in the project related drawings).
Select a 'Channel Sensor Fail', which fail bit is used, to activate or de-activated this Fail bit.
Select a 'Channel Status', which status is used, to activate or de-activated this Fail bit.

Handle Sensor Fail as Status

when checked (=active) if channel has sensor failure status, no alarm staus and no entry into the Alarm List.

Filter Samples:

Enter the number of samples (Scans) which ha to be used to calculate the running average. Valid entries are from 1
until 8. The running average will be used for displaying and alarming.

Displ. Deviat:

Enter the minimal deviation of the value from the last update, to exceed before the value is updated (on the screen)
again.
Cold Junction:

Enter a channel number (only for Therm. Couples)

Two Wire Offset:

Enter a value between –100 and 100 to compensate the 3rd input (only for 3w-RTD, with TwoWirePTD = YES at
Fieldbus Settings, properties table of CANBUS)

Limit Type:

Select from 6 options on which condition(s) an alarm must be generated.

Lowest Limit:

Enter value for the lower alarm limit.

Highest Limit:

Enter value for the higher alarm limit.

Rate Alarm:

Enter a value change (in ‘Eng Unit’ per scan) which must generate an alarm if exceeded.
Select ‘NONE’ if no rate alarm is desired.

The Report option is to select what alarm report feature(s) will be activated if the alarm is detected. The following selections are
possible:

Report:

Status
Alarm No Horn
Alarm
Caution
Emergency Alarm
Warning

The Report Option 'Status' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output.
But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set to
'YES').
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.

The other report options configure that the signal shows an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and activates the 'HORN'
output.
The HORN on XP and at active server workstation will both turn on. The active server requires group configuration.
When 'Alarm No Horn' is configured it will not activate the HORN output on XP,
but it will activate horn on active server (plays the wave file via MPC speaker)

Warning and Caution have a different alarm behaviour as the other options.

When Warning becomes active, the horn and it's flash state stays on for 2 seconds.
After that time horn output is deactivated and the warning flash state is turned off.
But the warning state stays unacknowlegde and after 5 minutes the warning priority will change into Alarm.
Only in case there was no human intervention or the cause of the warning was not rectified.

When Caution becomes active, the system shows visual steady alarm (no flash).
The caution will disappear as soon as the cause of the caution is rectified.

It is also possible to have separate alarm-lists with only 'Emergency Alarms', or only 'Cautions', or only 'Warnings'.

Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:
Print Status:

The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.

Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.

The following selections are possible for status information:

With Report Option 'STATUS', you can select:

Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.
Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.
Select 'OFF' to disable printing of status changes for this channel.

Alarm Delay:

Enter 1 to 3600 sec(onds) or min(utes) before an alarm condition is to be reported.

Dead Band:

Enter the band (% of ‘Eng Unit’ range) below an alarm limit in which the alarm condition must remain.

Nr Of Dec:

Enter the number of decimals and this will be used for diplay. When this item is changed the display deviation will
change automaticially also.

Inhib Chan.:

Select ‘NONE’ if no alarm inhibit is desired, or enter the channel number which must inhibit the alarming of this channel.

Inhib Delay:

Enter 1 to 99 sec(onds) or min(utes) before the inhibition is released after the inhibiting channel reverts to default.

Status Texts:

Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another menu).

Pre-defined Thermocouple

An analog hardware input can be configured as a pre-defined thermocouple sensor:

Sensor: Enter ‘1’ to ‘6’ for the corresponding thermocouple sensor (see above, sensor list).

Cold Junct: Enter the channel to compensate for ambient temperature.

Pre-defined RTD

An analog hardware input can be configured as a pre-defined RTD sensor:

Sensor: Enter ‘7’ or ‘8’ for the corresponding RTD sensor (see above, sensor list).

User Defined Sensor

An analog hardware input can be configured for a user defined sensor

Convert Table:

Enter ‘0’ (‘NONE’): a linear range can now be set-up (see next items).

Eng Unit Low:

Enter the low end of the linear range.

Eng Unit High:


Enter the high end of the linear range.

Eng Unit Type:

Enter up to 5 characters to represent the unit type of the range.

Unit Conversion:

Select from a editable list which current eng unit type should converted to, for diplay purposes only, (For example: a
sensor measures °C and you like to see °F on your display)

Retain Value + Default Value:

Make this Channel as Retain Value (Check box);


Channel Value is stored in/restored from database. And also value is stored in flash on hardware XP.
Field of 'DEFAULT VALUE' stores a factory setting, which could be used at special reset via an interaction by an user.

Other Channel:

Enter the channel whose status to use as input.

Remote Data:

Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address

IEC - 1131:

No special configuration is needed here

Mimic:

To set a channel with certain value by Mimic (Pick Actions)

Mimic Pulse:

To set a channel with certain value by Mimic (Pick Actions), after the handling of PAL1131 channel value will be
resetted to 0

Use Formula:

Checked if formula "y = ax + b" value will be used.

Remarks about formula's:


This item will only be visible when other channel is chosen.

formula y = ax + b:

y = current channel value


x = other channel value
a = factor A
b = factor B

By setting this checkbox on 'true' the formula will be recalculated.


This recalculation uses the current given eng. unit range of this channel.
Normally at other channel the eng. unit range will be used from the input channel.
When a user like to use another eng. unit range as the input channel the Formula will be recalculated when this new range is
given.
System wide will this formula only be used when checkbox is checked. (under condition Analog Input and Other Channel)

No Recalculation of Formula:

When other channel is chosen and an eng. unit is changed, the formula will be recalculated except when this flag is
turned on.

Potentiometer:

When source is Potentiometer, a hardware input, for example: joystick-X, Y, or Z input,


this value can be configured between 100 - 20k which is max. range
Print/Log Deviat:

minimal change (=deviation) of value before printing or logging

Min. Event Timeout:

Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.

Special Value Display Format: like NMEA Latitude:

By setting this value a different representation is shown on Channel / Group / Alarm Page and also on Mimics.
Used for NMEA values showing GPS(=Position) and Time/Date value.

None
LAT 1 - xX°XX.XX'+N-S
LAT 2 - xX°XX.XXXXX'+N-S
LAT 3 - xX°XX.XXXZZ'+N-S
LAT 4 - xX°XX.XXZZZ'+N-S
LAT 5 - xX°XX'SS.sss"+N-S
LON 1 - xxX°XX.XX'+E-W
LON 2 - xxX°XX.XXXXX'+E-W
LON 3 - xxX°XX.XXXZZ'+E-W
LON 4 - xxX°XX.XXZZZ'+E-W
LON 5 - xxX°XX'SS.sss"+E-W
TIME 1 - XX:XX:XX
TIME 2 - XX:XX:XX.XX
TIME 3 - XX:XX:XXZZZ
DATE - DD-MM-YYYY
Channels, Analog Output / PWM Output (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, General.

Analog Output has a steady output Voltage or mA signal.

PWM-Output (=Pulse Width Modulation) has block signal (pulse)


it's value controls the duty cycle, (f=1/T), 200 Hz.
A large value gives a small pulse, a small value gives a big pulse (width).
internally it's uses the DAC (=digital analog converter) with the full range 0-4096.
Eng unit range will be recalculated to this range of 0-4096.
PWM-Output can be used for dimming.

Analog Output and PWM Output have their own kind of sensor adapter(=piggyback), which on 24-Mix I/O-Module.

Analog Output/PWM Output has the following fields:

Source:

Choose 'Not Installed' to remove this channel from set-up.


Choose 'Other Channel' use this channel driven by another channel
Choose 'Mimic' to set the value from mimic (pick-action)
Choose 'Remote Data' to receive the value of an output of a Remote Data.
Choose 'IEC - 1131' to receive the value of an output of a PAL-1131.

Output:

Select ‘0-20’ mA or ‘4-20’ mA or '0-10' V.

Eng Unit Low:

Enter the low end of the output range (0/4 mA).

Eng Unit High:

Enter the high end of the output range (20 mA).

Eng Unit Type:

Enter up to 4 characters to represent the unit type of the range.

Displ. Deviat:

Enter the minimal deviation of the value from the last update, to exceed before the value is updated (on the screen)
again.

Nr Of Dec:

Enter the number of decimals and this will be used for diplay. When this item is changed the display deviation will
change automaticially also.

Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:

Retain Value + Default Value:

Make this Channel as Retain Value (Check box);


Channel Value is stored in/restored from database. And also value is stored in flash on hardware XP.
Field of 'DEFAULT VALUE' stores a factory setting, which could be used at special reset via an interaction by an user.

Fail Safe Value:

when Checked(=Active) will show an edit box which contains failsafe value
when value is no longer supplied, this value will be used,
for example: during XP Processor is downloading and I/O-Module doesn't receive any value

Log Deviat:
minimal change (=deviation) of value before logging

Min. Event Timeout:

Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.

Other Channel:

Enter the channel number from the channel who will drive this analog output.

Remote Data:

Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address

IEC - 1131:

No special configuration is needed here


Channels, Digital Output (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, General.

Digital Output has the following fields:

Act.Cond.:

Choose "Not Installed" to remove this channel from setup.


Choose (Multiple Channel Status) to activate the output on the status of one or more channel(s).
Select item Mimic, to use to set the value by Mimic (Pick Action).
Select item Mimic Pulse, to use to set the value by Mimic (Pick Action), after the set follows direct unset (1.5 sec)
Choose item Remote Data, to use the value of an output of a Remote Data.
Choose item IEC - 1131, to use the value of an output of a PAL-1131.
Select item Local Driven, to use to get the value from an IO-Board (special function, for example overspeed detection).

Norm.Cond.:

Choose ‘OPEN’ for a, default Normally Open, contact on the output.


Choose ‘CLOSED’ for a, default Normally Closed, contact on the output.

Print Status:

This option signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not activating the HORN
output. But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set
to 'BOTH' or ‘TO ACTIVE ONLY’).

Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.

NO-ACK Pls.:

Select ‘YES’ if the output has to pulsate when the ‘Act.Cond.’ becomes true. In this case the output reverts to a
continuous signal when the condition is acknowledged.

Select ‘NO’ for continuous signal anyway.

Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:

Status Texts:

Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another item)

Digital output activated on Multiple Channel Status

A number of channels can be allocated to one output. A channel can be a digital or analog input or a digital output. The output
is made active when any channel gets the ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.

Act.Type:

For repetitive average alarm: select ‘AVERAGE’. The output reverts to default when no channel has an average alarm.

For repetitive limit alarm: select ‘LIMIT’. The output reverts to default when no channel has the ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.

For repetitive not acknowledged limit alarm: select ‘LIMIT/ACK’. The output reverts to default when no channel has on
not acknowledged ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.

For UMS average + limit + sensfail alarm: select ‘UMS’. The output reverts to default when all channels are
acknowledged.

For repetitive average alarm including sensfail: select ‘Average+SensFail’. The output reverts to default when no channel
has an average alarm or sensor failure.

For repetitive limit alarm including sensfail: select ‘Limit+SensFail’. The output reverts to default when no channel has
the ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status or sensor failure.
For repetitive not acknowledged limit alarm including sensfail: select ‘Limit+SensFail / ACK’. The output reverts to default
when no channel has on not acknowledged sensor failure, ‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status.

Pulse on next:

Select ‘YES’ when the output is to revert to default for a 2 sec. pulse, when a 2nd or any further channel gets the
‘ALARM’ or ‘ON’ status (not available for average).

Table: (Channel Number - Limit )

Enter the channels. Enter a blank field to remove a channel; enter ‘0’ to create a new field. When getting beyond the last
displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one upwards (the ‘<<<’ sign shows more channels are present). When getting
beyond the first displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one downwards (the ‘>>>’ sign shows more channels are present).
You can enter up to 512 channels for all digital outputs per XP together; an out of memory message is displayed when all are
used.

For analog input / pulse channels select in the second field the active condition:

DIG/BOTH: Both limits (i.e. LOW + HIGH or HIGH + VERY HIGH, according to channel set-up).
VY LOW: Very low limit (this and next should correspond to channel set-up).
LOW: Low limit
HIGH: High limit
VY HIGH: Very high limit

For digital channels the second field should always be DIG/BOTH (= digital).

Min. Event Timeout:

Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.

Retain Value + Default Value:

Make this Channel as Retain Value (Check box);


Channel Value is stored in/restored from database. And also value is stored in flash on hardware XP module.
Field of 'DEFAULT VALUE' stores a factory setting, which could be used at special reset via an interaction by an user.

Remote Data:

Enter a remote data number and press on button ‘Gateway’ to get it’s address

Mimic: or Mimic Pulse: or IEC - 1131: or Local Driven:

No special configuration is needed here


Channels, Pulse Input (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, General.

Pulse Input can be set on 24mix I/O-Module, 36di and 36dio I/O-Module. At the hardware range and extended range.
24 mix channels: 1-24, 25-28
36 di channels: 1-36, 38-41 (ch 37 used for earth fault)
36 dio channels: 1-9/19-27 (has no extended range)

Normally Pulse Inputs will work with frequency until 100 Hz.
Except for so-called pick-ups, they work until 2kHz.

For RPM Measurement:


At 24 mix I/O-Module, ch2 and ch14 are main pick-ups.
The ch3 and ch15 will be secondary pick-up.
These are the High Frequency Channels. (2kHz)
At 36di I/O-Module ch25 and ch33 are main pick-ups. The ch26 and ch34 secondary.
For 36dio I/O-Module are no pick-ups possible.

Pulse Input has the following fields:

Skip:

Select ‘NO’ (channel is processed).


Select ‘YES’ (channel is NOT processed).

Source:

Choose ‘1st’ to remove this channel from set-up.


Choose ‘2nd’ to use this input as a Frequency Measure
Choose ‘3rd’ to use this channel as a Pulse Counter
Choose ‘4th’ to use channel as an Up/Down Counter
Choose ‘5th’ to use this channel as an RPM Measurement
Choose ‘6th’ to use this channel as an Revolution Counter
Choose ‘7th’ to use this channel as an Asynch RPM Measure

Fail Detect:

Select ‘None’ (fail detection is not available).


Failure detection can be driven via an overflow/sensor

Eng Unit Type:

Enter up to 4 characters to represent the unit type of the range.

Displ. Deviat:

Minimal deviation of the value from the last update, to exceed before the value is updated (on the screen) again.

Nr Of Dec:

Enter the number of decimals and this will be used for diplay. When this item is changed the display deviation will
change automaticially also.

Limit Type:

Select from 6 options on which condition(s) an alarm must be generated.

Lowest Limit:

Enter value for the lower alarm limit.

Highest Limit:

Enter value for the higher alarm limit.

Rate Alarm:

Enter a value change (in ‘Eng Unit’ per scan) which must generate an alarm if exceeded. Select ‘NONE’ if no rate alarm
is desired.

Alarm Delay:

Enter 1 to 3600 sec(onds) or min(utes) before an alarm condition is to be reported.

Dead Band:

Enter the band (% of ‘Eng Unit’ range) below an alarm limit in which the alarm condition must remain.

Inhibitor:

Select ‘NONE’ if no alarm inhibit is desired, or enter the channel number which must inhibit the alarming of this channel.

After Inhib Delay:

Enter 1 to 99 sec(onds) or min(utes) before the inhibition is released after the inhibiting channel reverts to default.

Report:

Status
Alarm No Horn
Alarm
Caution
Emergency Alarm
Warning

The Report Option 'Status' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output.
But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print Status option is set to
'YES').
Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE'
and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.

The other report options configure that the signal shows an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and activates the 'HORN'
output.
The HORN on XP and at active server workstation will both turn on. The active server requires group configuration.
When 'Alarm No Horn' is configured it will not activate the HORN output on XP,
but it will activate horn on active server (plays the wave file via MPC speaker)

Warning and Caution have a different alarm behaviour as the other options.

When Warning becomes active, the horn and it's flash state stays on for 2 seconds.
After that time horn output is deactivated and the warning flash state is turned off.
But the warning state stays unacknowlegde and after 5 minutes the warning priority will change into Alarm.
Only in case there was no human intervention or the cause of the warning was not rectified.

When Caution becomes active, the system shows visual steady alarm (no flash).
The caution will disappear as soon as the cause of the caution is rectified.

It is also possible to have separate alarm-lists with only 'Emergency Alarms', or only 'Cautions', or only 'Warnings'.
Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:

Print Status:

The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.

Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.

The following selections are possible for status information:

With Report Option 'STATUS', you can select:

Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.
Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.
Select 'OFF' to disable printing of status changes for this channel.

Status Texts:

Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another item).

Remark: With RPM Measurement, Fail Detect has sensor fail. When two RPM Measurements are setuped and those inputs
have more than 5% indifference, sensor fail flag is set.
Channels, Average (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, General.

Average has the following fields:

Alarming:

Select ‘YES’ to generate an alarm on any channel from the list, which deviates too much from the average (average
alarm). Select ‘NO’ for average value calculation only.

Low Limit:

Enter the limit, in engineering units above which the average must be to evaluate average alarms.

Enter the deviation from the average, in engineering units, beyond which an average alarm is generated:

Deviation (at Low Limit):

Enter here the deviation at the ‘Low Limit’.

High Range:

Enter a high range value if a non-linear deviation is desired.

Deviation at (High Range):

Enter here the deviation at the ‘High Range’.

Note: For a linear deviation (you can enter ‘0’) both the High Range and corresponding Deviation fields are not shown unless
the cursor is on these fields. In this case the High Range has no meaning and both Deviation fields hold the same value.

Status Texts:

Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another item).

Log Deviat:

minimal change (=deviation) of value before logging

Min. Event Timeout:

Time to wait (seconds) before next changed sample is stored when this channel is configured in an event logging.

Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:

Table Enter the channel list:

CHANNEL:

Enter the channels. Enter a blank field to remove a channel; enter ‘0’ to create a new field. When getting beyond the
last displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one upwards (the ‘<<<’ sign shows more channels are present). When
getting beyond the first displayed channel, all channels are scrolled one downwards (the ‘>>>’ sign shows more
channels are present). You can enter up to 512 channels for all digital outputs per XP together; an out of memory
message is displayed when all are used. N.B.: Digital input and all output channels will have no effect!

BIAS:

Enter for each channel in the second field the bias, in engineering units, with which the channel’s value is compensated
before evaluating any average alarm.

An Average Channel can be setup from channel number 37 and higher.

The low limit will inhibit alarming if the average temperature is lower then the low limit.

The deviation at low limit will care that an alarm is set when the difference of between the different channels is higher then the
deviation at low limit.

With "High range" a different deviation can be used when the average is at this high range. The deviation between the "low
limit" and "high range" is calculated.

Example:

Eng Unit = DegC

Low Limit = 0

Deviation at Low Limit = 30

High Range = 500

Deviation at High Range = 20

Now if the average temperature is 250 degrees, the deviation may be

250 / (500-0) = 0.5 (temperature is 50% of High range-Low limit)

20 - 30 = 10 (deviation difference is 10)

10 * 0.5 = 5 (50% of 10 is 5)

20 + 5 = 25 (deviation at 250 DegC is 25 DegC)

The BIAS factor is added to the channel value before it is used in average calculation. A negative BIAS factor can be used to
subtract values.
Automatic Mimics Update

To Insert all your mimics from your directory direct into PAL, use this command.
Board Diagnostics

Location of these settings is in the tree area just below 'Channels', see the following image of the tree area:

By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:

Figure: where Remote Data (CCM) is used

This function is for setting up protocol diagnostics if that protocol is running on that same processor.
Always keep in mind to use the correct board software with protocol needed.

See Also

General Settings

Shortcuts

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Calc Processor Load

After selecting ‘Special’ and Calc Processor Load

A text file is generated where all items who are responsible for an extra bus load (=data traffic between processors (among
themselves)). It always recommended to keep this bus load as low possible.

A Example of output file:

Result of Calculation of Processor Load

---------------Estimate Load of Fieldbus 1---------------

Number of Channels As Inhibitor / Other Channel / Cold Junction 10

Number of Channels As Function Input / Output or Fail Detect Function 50

Number of Channels in Multiple Channel / Average 10

Number of Parameters As Channel / Conversion Table / Parameter 100

Number of Function Implementations Inputs As Channel 30

Number of Function Implementations Inputs As Function Implementations 0

Shortcuts

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Pulse Input, Frequency Counter (Item Plugins, FieldBus, I/O-Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.

Pulse Input used as Frequency Counter

A pulse input can be used as frequency counter (Sensor Type 1). In this case the hardware counter will count the pulses
during the Scan Rate interval and process the accumulation at the end of Scan Rate interval.

Pulse / Scan:

Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses per Scan Rate (interval)

Scan Rate:

Processing interval on which the counter value will be evaluated (processed)

Range:

Range limit when during the Scan Rate the number of Pulses / Scan are counted.

Example:

We have flow meter which gives a frequency of 0-40 Hz for a flow of 0-500Liter.

In the above sample the value will be processed each 5 seconds (Scan Rate). If we count 150 pulses (which equals 30Hz)

within this interval the value of this channel will indicate .


Change Engineering Units

Change Engineering Units can be found at the Special menu.

A example:

After this action is everywhere in channel setup where ‘degC’ is used, will be changed into ‘DegC’.

See: Engineering Units


Change Mimics

Menu - Special, Change Mimics

Function / Channels / Parameters reference numbers inside in the mimic file could be renumbered.
All mimics could be chosen or just one mimic. Same for type reference.

BE SURE: THAT DESTINATION BOARDS ARE EXISTING OR YOUR MIMIC WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY!

Do not use this function when complete system (running ioserver) is on-line.
Channel Cross Reference List

After selecting ‘Special’ and Channel Cross Reference List

Insert a board range of what an output is wanted. By pressing on ‘Print’ button a list is generated where ‘Other Channel’ is
used in that given board range. This feature is normally used for configuring IEC-1131.

Shortcuts

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Check Database

After selecting ‘Special’ and ‘Check Database’

A text file is generated where configurations errors are displayed.

This list is built per PAL session. Press F5 for re-check database, be sure that caret (focus) is blinking inside the text form.

Example:

**********No existing conversion tables are used with************

Channels - Conversion Tables List :

20239(1),

Comments: if you go channel 20239, and see that Convert Table = %Table1, what means there is no table1

**********No existing function implementations are used with************

Channels Function Output - Function List :

20319(-0),

Comments: if you go channel 20319, and see that source is function output, but there is no function output chosen

**********No existing elements are used with Clustering************

Boards List :

106(1-8),

Comments: if you go cluster 01, and look at table line 8, there is board setuped which is not existing

Shortcuts

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Check Database

After selecting Menu, ‘Special’ and ‘Check Database’, the following message is generated:

In past there were some problems with groups vs channels storage. To solve this, this functionality was created.

Does your group configuration still show faulty behaviour, it is recommended to execute this function.
Check Mimics

After selecting ‘Special’ and Check Mimics - Channels

A text file is generated where all references per mimic file are displayed

A Example of output file:

Result of Check Mimics


************List of Channels are used inside a Mimic************
FireAlarm.g
28517,28512,29320,29517,29320,29515,29310,29523,29525,29521,29513,29302,29302,29310,28515,28508,28521,28522,27402,00001,29358,
29322,29361,28524,29329,29362,28525,29330,29360,29319,13306,12609,12510,12508,12509,12513,12512,12511,13304,13305,28718,27405,
28717,27403,28719,27404,28720,27406,27407,27402,29339,29336,29328,29357,29321,28601,28602,29359,29327,28504,29302,29310,29320,
28508,28512,27407,29340,29341,27406,27405,27403,27404,
TestFireAlarm.g
-- FILE NOT FOUND --

Possibility to see where a certain channel is used.


Selecting Channel Form:

After pressing "List" button following dialog is displayed:

Shortcuts

Icon:
Choose Color dialog box

By clicking on one of the colors a color will be selected. By pressing the “OK” button the chosen color is handle by the Pal.
Clear Show Changes command (Special)

This command clears the file where all show changes are stored. The file “showchang.txt” would be empty. This file could be
found at the directory where “Pal.exe” is kept.
Clustering

Clustering can be found at the system parameters.

To make groups (=clusters) with lops panel and/or processors which to define when horn output should be stopped in case of
accept pressed.
Communication Settings

Location of these settings is on the tree-item "AMS - ETH_FB(IO+EAS)" at 3rd tab-page, see the following image of the tree area:

Server Settings:
XP Life Check Time Out (active link timer):
Time Out in seconds when IOServer is running Active (or Active Link of MAXI-GUARD)

XP Life Check Time Out (inactive link timer):


Time Out in seconds when IOServer is running Standby (or Standby link of MAXI-GUARD)

Send download if XP is empty:


When XP has no set-up information it will automaticially ask to IO-Server give me my setup information.
XP will always do this, but IO-Server can decide not to answer to this call. This decision is made by this flag.

Value to zero if I/O Module is not present:


If This flag is set XP will reset the value and statuses of I/O Module
when no communication is possible (I/O Module is down).

Remark: When XPs are not present "Not Available" status will be set by IOServer.

Settings for transfering channel data between XPs:


Tx Priority 1 (in ms)
Channels can be prioritize individually, how fast they need to be sent to another processor.
Compact Database

If you edit/insert/delete a lot of items in Pal, it would be wise to your compact your database.

After using this command the database file would be smaller of size(Kb). This is due to internal behaviour of database itself.

This could be done with ‘upgrade.exe’ program. (Advanced functions)


Conversion Tables

Expanding the tree area on the specific I/O Module will give you for example the following image:

For each I/O Module you can setup channels (hardware or virtual) and conversion tables.

Adding and Deleting Conversion Tables:

Adding a conversion table:

Select in the related Field Channels - Ethernet I/O, the Processor folder
and then the Conversion Table folder in the tree and click it with the right pointing
device key or press the context menu key on the keyboard.
Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the following menu will appear:

Name:

Enter the user definable field to describe the username for this table.
This field is used for documentary reason only. This user name will be used in the tree area.

Deleting a table:

Select the specific table in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.

User defined linearization tables (e.g. tank table) can be set-up for analog input channel conversion.
Up to 16 tables can be setup for each I/O module.
Select the desired Conversion Table from the Tree area or create a new table on an I/O module.
The following screen will appear:

Name:

Enter the name of the table. This name will be used as indication in references to this table and in the Tree Area.

How to use:

A conversion table should be connected to an analog input channel. There are two options:

1. Connection to analog hardware channel (like 0-20mA / 4-20mA / 0-1V / 0-10V)


This option has a fix X-range of 0-1000.0 (this is the default).

2. Connection to analog channel with source "other channel"

When a conversion table is configured to a hardware channel, the same table could not be used for another option (=other
channel).

X-min and X-max values could only adapted when a conversion table is connected to analog channel with source "other
channel".
Remark: be aware that X-min and X-max in that case will be used as default for eng. unit range and limit range.

X & Y Table:

In the 'X' column enter values between 0 and 1000.0 promille, they span the range of the input sensor.
You must start from 0.0 (fixed!) and conclude with 1000.0 (for the 16th -last possible- entry fixed!).

In the 'Y' column enter the corresponding value in engineering units.


All values within one table must be either pro- or regressive.

In this example half scale evaluates to 40 and e.g. 89% scale to 80 (m3).

Note: The graphic area gives a preview of the defined curve. And is just for indication.
Copy I/O Module Range

Menu - Special, Copy I/O Module Range

Complete I/O-Modules and their reference could be copied to another I/O-Modules. With checkboxes is possible to
include/exclude special kind of reference(s). (Including at Copy)

Channel Description Text Replacement: like ‘SB’ could be replaced by ‘PS’. (prefix only, if wanted)

Do not use this function when complete system (running ioserver) is on-line.
Copy Channel command (Special)

To copy channel contents to another channel. After chosing this command the following dialogbox is appearing:

Type in “From” its channel number which would be copied. Type in “To” its channel number which would be stored the new
values.

It’s also possible to copy a range of channels. For more details see: Copy Channel Range
Copy Channel Range command (Special)

To copy channels contents to another channels. After chosing this command the following dialogbox is appearing:

Type in “From” its channel numbers which would be copied. Type in “To” its channel numbers which would be stored the new
values.

It also possible to copy one channel to range of another channels. This is done by clearing (or no input at) the second field of
“From”. See picture below.
Diagnostics

For signalling system statuses diagnostics are there. Diagnostics can be placed at it’s Channels - Ethernet Eieldbus or at the
System Parameters.

At middle of the screen, you will find:

By selection of category and it’s message, it needed to setup a diagnostic. Sometimes is it necessary to fill in extra details, like
board number of fieldbus/remote data number. After selection is made automatically changes is made inside the description
field.

Tip: With ‘Copy or Move Channel Range’ is possible to setup a lot diagnostics very fast.

Open ‘Copy Channel Range’ dialog, fill in From 103001, To 103002 / 103030. Press Ok. Now copy is made from channel
103001 to a range of 103002 to 1030030 where last parameter (like board number) is increased every time.

For extensive description of another items on this form see:

Channels, General

Channels, Digital Input

Shortcuts

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Diagnostics – General Texts

Diagnostics Texts can be found at the system parameters.

It’s possible to change diagnostic default texts, only for Alt. Language.

See Also:

Diagnostics

Job and Language – General Settings


Display Conversion

After selecting ‘System Parameters’ and ‘Display Conversion’

Sometimes is prefered to display another engineering unit. Example is like: A thermal couple is delivering its value into °C but
on display is °F required. In that case display conversion functionality can be helpful.

Unit1 original measure value in engineering unit 1

Unit2 display value in engineering unit 2

Formula re-calculation formula

Display Alternate Engineering Unit If turned on, it is possible to use display conversion*

Test Formula a button to test the new inserted formula, it will be tested with three values: -100, 0 and 100

At Channel Analog Input/Analog Output or Pulse Input a new field is shown ‘Unit Conversion’.
With this it is possible to configure an another engineering unit. This is for display only.
Document Database

After selecting ‘Special’ and

Insert serveral items for document database. Only available if the file ‘doc.mdb’ is same path as config.mdb. This form shows
project related stuff like, project number, vessel, owner, yard and it’s built number.

Create Default Layout creates default sensor information, if you go to the fast channel setup, see last columns.

Shortcuts

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Document Database - Group Parameter

After selecting ‘Special’ and ‘Document Database’ and ‘Group Parameter’

Several parameters could be grouped. This feature for documentation only.


EAS - Communication Settings

Location of these settings is in the tree area just below Plugins / EAS Fieldbus see the following image of the tree area:

Server Settings:

Server Life Check Time Out (active link timer):


Time Out in seconds when IOServer is running Active (or Active Link of MAXI-GUARD)

Server Life Check Time Out (inactive link timer):


Time Out in seconds when IOServer is running Standby (or Standby link of MAXI-GUARD)
EAS Text Setup

For general information see also Extension Alarm System.

The EAS text setup is used to define the text strings on the top rows of the system and for the strings send to the page of the
Local Operator Panel indicator(s)

Text used for the Status Indication Buttons (button color is yellow) and LOP indicator(s):
Selected On Duty Engineer status:

The status indication button / LOP indicator can indicate the following text (max 10 characters):

Cabin1 - CHIEF ENG.


Cabin2 - 1-ST ENG.
Cabin3 - 2-ND ENG.
Cabin4 - 3-RD ENG.
Cabin5 - 4-TH ENG.
.. - ..
Cabin31 - 31-TH ENG.

Attended / UnAttended / Along Side status:


The status indication button / LOP indicator can indicate the following text (max 10 characters):

ATTENDED
UNATTENDED
ALONG SIDE

The positions for these two status indication buttons are the two most right locations. If one of these buttons is pressed the
system will show the ‘On duty’ (mimic) page.

Furthermore there are text which are used inside client, so-called EAS Button Texts:

Call
Call All
Select
Attended
UnAttended
Along Side
Saling
Select Chief Eng.
Select Eng. 1-31
Call Chief Eng.
Call Eng. 1-31

Also there are texts which are used on LOP, so-called EAS Information Header Texts.

Example:
ALM  ER:ATT DUTY:First Engineer      12:00

ALM for alarm page


EAS for EAS Page
CHN for Channel Page
GRP for Group Page

See Also: 'Use EAS Info in Header line on LOP' LOP Configuration.
Engineering Units

Engineering Units can be found at the system parameters.

By clicking on ‘Update From Channel Database’ all different engineering unit types are displayed.

Example:

At analog input channel, a dropdown list is shown with all used engineering unit types.

To remove indifference between ‘degC’ and ‘DegC’ see: Change Engineering Units

See Also:

Channels, Analog Input


Extension Alarm System

The Workstation has an interface with the Extension Alarm System. For a detailed description of the Extension Alarm System
refer to the relevant product technical description. The interface with the Local Operator Panel(s) is achieved via the EAS.
The following picture shows the tree area:

Adding a LOP (Local Operator Panel):

Select the 'Extension Alarm System' folder in the tree and click with the right pointing device key or press the context menu
key on the keyboard. Select 'Insert' from the context menu. The system will ask to select the type of panel and the number
(Panel type including number should be unique), a new LOP Panel will be created.

Deleting a LOP (Local Operator Panel):

Select the specific LOP Panel which should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.

The maximum number of panels on the Extension Alarm System Fieldbus is defined as follows:

- Up to 32 Local Operator Panels

A Local Operator Panel can be used / configured as part of the system. If the Local Operator Panel is used / configured as one
of the following panels it is counted as a panel.

A LOP panel can be defined as a:

Cabin Room Display


Mess Rooom Display
Group Panel Display
Alarm Display
Channel Layout

After selecting ‘Channels’, 'Ethernet Fieldbus', Processor and Board

A sheet is displayed where mostly used channels items could be adapted. Like Description, Tagname, Type, Source, Eng. Unit
Type, High / Low Limits, Report and Alarm Delay.

For a more extensive field description see Channels

Shortcuts

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General Settings - Ethernet Fieldbus and Remote Data (Item Channels/Remote Data)

After selecting ‘Channels’ and clicking at the right mouse button a pop-menu is coming up, which allows the user to insert a
new ethernet fieldbus.

There are three types:

1. I/O (Input/Output)

2. EAS (Extension Alarm System)

3. Remote Data

All types has following fields:

Name Name of the plugin in a text string representation

Switch Link On/Off An explicit option to establish an connection

Use On Backup This relates to the plugins which are running on the server. For monitoring the comports. Especially for
Nmea-In dlls.
If a system is running on main server, and this item is checked.
On backup server, a Comport cable becomes disconnected, a diagnostic can be generated.
Also the system can switch if the number of good connections on the 'inactive' server is more than the active server.

Filename Name of the remote data (=DLL Name) which contains information about the plugin like protocol information

Link device: It's type could be I/O (channels) or EAS (LOPs) or Remote Data
Comment Free space to make to personal notes

Shortcuts

Icon:

Place: Channels\ and Remote Data\


Extension Alarm System

An ethernet fieldbus which exists of LOPS -and LEDS Panels.


Input/Output

A ethernet fieldbus type which exists of boards, channels, 1131 control programs and conversion tables. There is only one this
type allowed.
1. 2, 3, 4 command (File menu)

Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open the last four documents you closed. Choose the
number that corresponds with the document you want to open.
Close command (File menu)

Use this command to close all windows containing the active document. PAL suggests that you save changes to your
document before you close it. If you close a document without saving, you lose all changes made since the last time you saved
it. Before closing an untitled document, PAL displays the Save As dialog box and suggests that you name and save the
document.

You can also close a document by using the Close icon on the document's window, as shown below:
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your PAL session. You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu. PAL
prompts you to save documents with unsaved changes.

Shortcuts

Mouse: Double-click the application's Control menu button.

Keys: ALT+F4
File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

New Creates a new document.


Open Opens an existing document.
Close Closes an opened document.
Save Saves an opened document using the same file name.
Print Prints a document.
Print Preview Displays the document on the screen as it would appear printed.
Print Setup Selects a printer and printer connection.
Exit Exits PAL.
New command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new document in PAL.

You can open an existing document with the Open command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+N
Open command (File menu)

Use this command to open an existing database which to be connected to the PAL

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+O
Page Setup command (File menu)

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Print command (File menu)

Use this command to print a document. This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages
to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+P
Print Preview command (File menu)

Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed. When you choose this command, the main
window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format. The
print preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the document;
zoom in and out of pages; and initiate a print job.
Print Setup command (File menu)

Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection. This command presents a Print Setup dialog box, where you
specify the printer and its connection.
Save command (File menu)

Use this command to save the active document to its current name and directory. When you save a document for the first time,
PAL displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+S
File Save As dialog box

The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you're about to save:

File Name

Type a new filename to save a document with a different name. PAL adds the extension you specify in the Save File As Type
box.

Drives

Select the drive in which you want to store the document.

Directories

Select the directory in which you want to store the document.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
General I/O-Module Setup

Location of these settings is on the tree-item "AMS - ETH_FB(IO+EAS)" at 4th tab-page, see the following image of the tree area:

General Setup Input Channels:

Delay before return to ‘Normal’ of digital inputs:


Delay time used when a Digital channel status becomes "Normal" after an "Alarm" is solved.
Delay to Normal for all digital input channels of this link.
Range of 0-99 sec.

Alarm on Sensor/Wire Failures (YES/NO), default YES:


Flag if Sensor Failure has to be handled as an alarm

Handle analog value on Sensor Failure:


Channel Update Flag in case of sensor failure.
freeze last valid; display ' ---- '
freeze last valid; display last valid
update, display update
update, display ' ---- '

Two Wire PTD:


Flag if we need to correct PTD values.
Only for Channels - Analog Input

System Common Mode Rejection (Hz):


Value a of 50 Hz or 60 Hz.
Used for calibration of I/O-Module of type 24-Mix or 24-AI.
This setting is set in the I/O-Modules for accurate measurements.

with Sensor Failure take into account it is detected on high or low range:
Value can be "True" or "False".
possiblity to detect if Sensor Failure was detected on High or Low range
if "True" I/O Module returns max positive range or it returns max negative range.

General Setup XP/TFT:

Returns to loader when no resistance is detected:


Value can be "True" or "False".

Set Copy Protection Code


Special function for customers who wants to assign XP/TFT firmware with protection code.
When you click on this button, public key and corresponding password must be given.
Furthermore this code must be stored in the BIOS Settings, which can be achieved with FirmwareTool.
Pulse Input, Frequency Counter (Item Plugins, FieldBus, Board, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.

Pulse Input used as Frequency Counter

A pulse input can be used as frequency counter (Sensor Type 1). In this case the hardware counter will count the pulses
during the Scan Rate interval and process the accumulation at the end of Scan Rate interval.

Pulse / Scan:

Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses per Scan Rate (interval)

Scan Rate:

Processing interval on which the counter value will be evaluated (processed)

Range:

Range limit when during the Scan Rate the number of Pulses / Scan are counted.

Example:

We have flow meter which gives a frequency of 0-40 Hz for a flow of 0-500Liter.

In the above sample the value will be processed each 5 seconds (Scan Rate). If we count 150 pulses (which equals 30Hz)

within this interval the value of this channel will indicate .


General Engineer Alarm / Deadman Alarm Setup

For general information see also Extension Alarm System.

The following screen gives you an overview of the alarm handling for General Engineers Alarm, Deadman Alarm and how to
configure the Attended State of the ECR. The GEA is an alarm which will be activated if the (On Duty) engineer did not
acknowledge the engine room alarm within a predefined time. A Deadman Alarm is initiated from a manned ECR. It occurs if
the timer of the Patrol Alarm Unit (Timer Unit) has expired, or if the engineer in the ECR presses the ‘GEA’ button on the
Patrol Alarm Unit.

The following parameter setup area determines the general EAS setup:

General Engineer Alarm Setup:

Function:

This field can be set to the following values:

None: Indicate that no condition will activate the General Engineer Alarm

Unattended: The GEA will only be activated in case the Engine Room is unattended.

Both: The GEA will be activated regardless if the Engine Room is attended or unattended (Default).

Tag Name:

This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘TAG’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s) if a
GEA is activated. Maximum number of characters 10. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in setup, it
will indicate you the new string.

Time –Out for accept of ER ALARM before General Engineers Alarm (GEA):

This is the time between the activation of an engine room alarm and the pressing of the Acknowledge button in the ECR.
Default value is 180 seconds. Valid entries are between 0 and 9999 seconds.

Current Accept:

This field can be set to the following values:

NONE: No functionality assigned to the Acknowledgement of alarms on the I/O server(s) in the ECR.

ACK: The Acknowledgement of alarms in the ECR will acknowledge the GEA.

STOP HORN: The Stop Horn action in the ECR will acknowledge the GEA.
BOTH: The Acknowledgement of alarms and/or Stop Horn action in the ECR will acknowledge the GEA (Default).

Description:

This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘Description’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s)
if a GEA is activated. Maximum number of characters 40. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in
setup, it will indicate you the new string.

Dead Man Alarm Setup:

Tag Name:

This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘TAG’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s) if a
DEADM is activated. Maximum number of characters 10. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in setup,
it will indicate you the new string.

Description:

This is the text you can enter to indicate in the ‘Description’ field on the Local Operator Panel (s) and Operator Work Station(s)
if a DEADM is activated. Maximum number of characters 40. Remind you if you change the text and you ask for this entry in
setup, it will indicate you the new string.

Accept key to signal ENGINE ROOM ATTENDED:

NONE – The ‘ECR Attended’ state will not be activated by pressing either the Acknowledge button or the STOP HORN
button in the ECR.

ACK – By pressing the Acknowledge button in the ECR, the ‘ECR Attended’ state will be activated.

STOP HORN – By pressing the STOP HORN button in the ECR, the ‘ECR Attended’ state will be activated.

BOTH – By pressing either the STOP HORN or the Acknowledge button in the ECR, the ‘ECR Attended’ state will be
activated (Default).
Groups

After selecting ‘Groups’ and 1 – GroupName xx

Description text for describe or name of this group

Display group to show this group into a Client, default checked, Very rare if not checked which could be done for if it’s only
used for a Extended Alarm System(EAS)

There are several items to configure:

1. Logging

2. Trending

3. Add/Delete Channels

Periodic Log Start/Stop Channel Digital Channel to re-start Periodic Log Timer

Example of Periodic Log (see Printer Configuration)


Channel 01190 controls the printing (yes/no)
"Periodic Log Start/Stop Channel" 01189 controls the periodic timer

See also:

Groups – General Settings

Shortcuts
Groups - General Settings

Maximum number of MB for all logging files indicates the size on disk what could be used for logging

When maximum MB is reached, do not stop logging but remove oldest files indicates how the system reacts when the
maximum number of MB is reached.

Report Setup of Logging


Shows information of all groups regarding logging configuration. The following parameters are shown:

Number Of Logging Groups


Number Of Channels
Maximum usage of memory per day (MB)
Maximum usage of disk per day (MB)
Maximum usage of disk cyclic storage (MB)

Example: it shows 2 groups with total of 138 channels, with a sample rate of 2 sec.
Cyclic Storage is checked and Log History Days is 20 days.

See also:
Groups
Context Help command

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of PAL. When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button,
the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark. Then click somewhere in the PAL window, such as another
Toolbar button. The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shortcut

Keys: SHIFT+F1
Horns

After selecting ‘System Parameters’ and ‘Horn 1 (General)’ or ‘Horn 2 (Additional)’

Use EAS (cabin/mess) Groups which are setuped at cabin or mess panel and also setuped at here, If on one place (cabin
setup or horn setup) a group like that is removed, it’s automatically removed from the other place too, (if checkbox is checked)

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be signaled horn outputs


Hourcounters

Hourcounter has the following fields:

Channel

the channel number, can’t be changed

TagName

Enter any tag up to 10 characters. Tags must be unique.

Description

Enter any descriptive text up to 40 characters

Alt. Description

Enter any descriptive text up to 40 characters for support a secondary language, if you like to use a another language
you should fill in here your description, especially when your language is not based on Roman alfabeth, so when using
Chinese, Korean or Japanese Texts, please use this field

Type

Type of the channel, Analog Input (fixed)

Source:

Choose a selection from the combobox to set-up this channel (see below),

Not Installed

Counter

Choose ‘Not Installed’ to set this channel as 'Not Used', the value of this channel is undefined.

Report:

STATUS

The Report Option 'STATUS' signifies that the signal is not activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is not
activating the HORN output. But it will activate the posting of a status message line on the printer if the status changes (If Print
Status option is set to 'YES').

0 Note: If the Sensor Failure is used and the Sensor Failure is activated, it will create an alarm message on the 'ALARM
PAGE' and it will post an alarm message line on the printer.

ALARM NO HORN

The Report Option 'ALARM NO HORN' signifies that the signal is activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is
not activating the HORN output.

ALARM

The Report Option 'ALARM NO HORN' signifies that the signal is activating an alarm message on the 'ALARM PAGE' and is
activating the HORN output.

Groups:

Each alarm can activate up to 8 Group Alarms. Which will activate an LED indicator on a Group Panel and it will activate the
Horn Output of the corresponding Group Panel. In the system we have a maximum of 256 Groups:

Print Status:

The Print Status option is only visible (and can be set-up) on certain Report options. With Report Options: 'ALARM' and
'ALARM NO HORN' the Print Status option is not visible.

Note: In that case alarm message lines are always sent to the printer.

The following selections are possible for status information:


With Report Option 'STATUS', you can select:

Select 'TO ACTIVE ONLY’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON'
is detected for this channel.

Select 'BOTH’ for posting a status message line on the printer each time a status change from 'OFF' to 'ON' or ‘ON’ to
‘OFF’ is detected for this channel.

Select 'OFF' to disable printing of status changes for this channel.

Status Texts:

Select from 16 groups of texts shown in the window, to represent the channel’s status. (Texts themselves can be
modified from another menu).

Start Channel:

Enter a channel number, which start hourcounter counting

Stop Channel:

Enter a channel number, which stop hourcounter counting

On Status:

Dig/Both, information only

Display Format:

HH, HH:MM, HH:MM:SS, hours, minutes, seconds

Initial Value:

Button, a new dialog is shown, which ables to reset hourcounter value, see also HourCounters – Intial Value Dialog
Hourcounters – General Settings

Filepath and filename of the hourcounters file is set.

See Also

HourCounters
Hourcounters – Initial Value Dialog

The hourcounters file is set with a new value.

See Also

HourCounters
How does Show Changes work

Everytime a change is made will this be written into the file “showchang.txt”. By selecting this command the file will be opened
into the application.
How to Delete a Board

To do that go to the Processor Position Table. Which can be found at:


How to Delete a Conversion Table

Deleting a table:

Select the specific table in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.

The following message is coming up:

Choose for “Yes” if you are sure that you want to delete the conversion table.
How to Delete a Generator

Deleting a generator:

Select the specific generator in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.

See also:

PMS – Generator
How to Delete a Group

Deleting a group:

Select the specific group in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.

The following message is coming up:

Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the group.

Note: all references referring to group of this group are also deleted!
How to Delete a the Ethernet Fieldbus

Deleting a the Ethernet Fieldbus:

Select the Ethernet Fieldbus which should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard.

The following message is coming up:

Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the Ethernet Fieldbus.

Be aware that everything underlying (like the boards with the channels, conversion tables
information) will be lost!

See Also: General Ethernet Fieldbus and Remote Data


How to get the Current Version

The version information is kept at the about box.

See: About
How to Insert a Board

To do that go to the Processor Position Table. Which can be found at:


How to Insert a Conversion Table

Expanding the tree area on the specific module will give you for example the following image:

For each i/o module you can setup channels (hardware or virtual), conversion tables.

Adding a conversion table:

Select in the related Proc folder, the I/O Module and the Conversion Table folder in the tree and click it with the right pointing
device key or press the context menu key on the keyboard.
Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the following dialog will appear:

Name:

Enter the user definable field to describe the username for this table. This field is used for documentary reason only. This
name will be used in the tree area.
How to Insert a Group

Adding a group:

Select the Groups folder in the tree and click with the right pointing device key or press the context menu key on the keyboard.
Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the following dialog will appear:

You will be asked for the description (max 30 characters) and the number for this group.

After a correct input the group will be created.


How to Insert a Ethernet Fieldbus

Adding the ethernet fieldbus:

Select the Channels folder in the tree and click with the right pointing device key or press the context menu key on the
keyboard. Select 'Insert' from the context menu and the new Ethernet Fieldbus will be created. you will be asked for the
definition of the name (max 50 characters) and the device(type) for this ethernet fieldbus.

See Also: General Ethernet Fieldbus and Remote Data


How to use Another Language

Set-up of Language is performed from the 'Job and Language\General Settings' item in the Tree Area.

When chosing that item the following screen will be appearing:

Mark on the ‘Use Alt. Language’ to support alt. language.

Example: How to get Russian on alarm printer or LOP:

-Go to Start (Windows), Settings, Control Panel, Regional Options, Tab General, check Cyrillic. You probaly need ‘Windows
2000 Professional CD’ for installation of fonts.

- Activate Alternate Language (see above)

- Check ‘Use Alt. Language’ at printer/LOP configuration + select code page 866

- Translate all language specific texts, like Job & Language / Client Texts / Printer Texts + EAS + Header Texts
Insert a new Mimic

After selecting ‘Graphic Pages’ and press right mouse button, a insert menu is displayed

select a existing filename possibility to select a mimic file who was already there

Shortcuts

Icon:
Channel Layout

After selecting ‘Channels’, 'Ethernet Fieldbus', Processor and Board

A sheet is displayed where mostly used channels items could be adapted. Like Description, Tagname, Type, Source, Eng. Unit
Type, High / Low Limits, Report and Alarm Delay.

For a more extensive field description see Channels

Shortcuts

Icon:
Job and Language

After selecting ‘Job and Language’ and ‘Client Texts’ and one its items

A table where language texts, English and User Defined, are shown. User Defined texts can be adapted. These texts are
shown inside a Client, when the Client is setuped to used Alternative Language.

Shortcuts

Icon:
Job and Language – General Settings

After selecting ‘Job and Language’ and ‘General Settings’

Job Message title display inside Client or on LOP, up to 18 characters long

Use Alt. Language if you like to use besides English another language, check this box, now new fields are available, like Alt.
Job Message and Alt. Description at a single Group or Channel configuration.

Font button to choose a font which alt. language texts will use. You need to choose a font which your preferred language
supports!

Shortcuts

Icon:
Lamp Test Example

<not implemented yet>


LED Setup

For general information see also Extension Alarm System.

Once the LED Panel is inserted the setup area will give you the following settings:

LED Panel Number:

Number of the LOP not changeable from this location.

Panel type:

The following panel types can be selected:

Cabin x: This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of the xth cabin to this LED. Refer to EAS Text Setup to
see which engineer is related to what cabin panel.

Mess: This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of a messroom panel to this LED.

Group: This selection will assign the functionality of a group alarm panel to this LED. Assignment of the EAS indicator
and horn activation can be selected freely. For set up of indicator(s) and horn functionality refer to paragraph page.

Note: If the LED Panel is of the type with two LEDs, the first two indicator lines will be used of the table. If the LED Panel is of
the type with eight LEDs, the first eight indicator lines will be used of the table.
Groups, Logging

Logging Possibility to turn on logging for this group

Allow Logging Control Is the user allow to turn off logging for this group

Cycle Storage After x days (log history), the old files with a file date, back in time (x days) will be removed automaticially

Event Logging Only for a channel which goes into/out of Alarm, logging lines are saved to disk

Log OnChange Only when one of the channel values are changed, logging lines are saved to disk

Sample Rate Time in seconds (default 5)*

Disk storage rate After how many seconds a log file will be updated to disk

Start/Stop Channel Channel which its value could start/stop logging process

Log History (days) Number of days where log files are kept on disk (used at cyclic storage)

Remark: If cycle storage is not checked then after this number of days the logging will be stopped automaticially.

When ‘Allow Logging Control’ is checked, ‘Start/Stop Channel’ wil be hidden and will not be used.
In this case start and stopping of logging will be done via CamClient – Group Overview Page by pressing “On/Off” button.

When ‘Allow Logging Control’ is not checked, ‘Start/Stop Channel’ wil be shown and will be used.
CamClient – Group Overview Page “On/Off” button will be hidden.

* Normally a sample rate of 5 sec is minimum, besides that a channel list contains 200 or less channels,
a sample rate of 0.25 sec is minimum. Accepted values are 3, 2, 1, 0.5 or 0.25
This is also refered as “fast logging”.

Warning: while configuring channel list with more than 1,000 channels logging will slow down the
complete system, eventually it will be stopped. There is no protection whatever could be setuped!

Maximum usage of disk/memory per day (KB) gives a indication about the maximum ever to be used KB if logging for group is
on.

Example:
One day (60 seconds * 60 minutes * 24 hours) has 86400 seconds.

86400 / 5 = 17280 (=times taking a sample for all these channels in this group)

(12 channel values * 8 bytes ) + 21 bytes (date + time) = 117

17280*117 = 2021760 bytes

90 bytes (header info per channel) * 12 channels + 152 bytes (header general) = 1232

results in total of (2021760+1232) / 1000 = 2022.9 (disk)

(117 * 300 (=nr of samples to disk)) / 1000 = 35.5 (memory)

See also:
Groups
Login

Several set-up levels are available each with their own password. Operator levels are numbered from 1 onwards and the
corresponding password always starts with the level number. The engineer set-up level is level 0;. By entering the appropriate
username and password, the set-up is entered with the corresponding level.

When PAL is started the following appears on the screen:

Example below indicates the reaction of the system when a wrong password is supplied.

The default username is 'engineer' and the default password is 'ok' for the engineer level and just the level number only for all
operator levels ('1' to '3').

In this help file the engineer level (level '0') is described.

When the correct password is entered (default 'ok'). Operator levels allow restricted set-up.
LOP Setup

For general information see also Extension Alarm System.

Once the LOP is inserted the setup area will give you the following settings:

Local Operator Panel Number:

Number of the LOP not changeable from this location.

Panel type:

The following panel types can be selected:

Cabin x This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of the xth cabin to this LOP. Refer to EAS Text Setup to
see which engineer is related to what cabin panel.

Mess This selection will assign the pre-defined functionality of a messroom panel to this LOP.

Group This selection will assign the functionality of a group alarm panel to this LOP. Assignment of the EAS indicator
and horn activation can be selected freely. For set up of indicator(s) and horn functionality refer to paragraph page.

Alarm Display This selection will assign the functionality of an alarm display panel to this LOP. There is no EAS indicator
setup available for this type of panel. But only Alarm Display is able to acknowlegde channels statuses.
LOP menu item setup:

The following menu functions can be assigned:

None No functionality assigned.

Alarm Page choosing this menu-item will display the first lines of the Alarm Page.

Channel Page choosing this menu-item will select the Channel Page. You can now add channels to this page by
selecting the channel and pressing 'Enter'.

Group Page choosing this menu-item will display the Group Page selection display. You can now enter a group number
and selecting this Group Page by pressing 'Enter'.

EAS Page choosing this menu-item will display the first four lines of the EAS page.

Dimming Page choosing this menu-item will display an Dimming Page.

Dimming LCD / Buttons and BackLight:

With this values the dimming of display is set.

Default Page on LOP:

With this selection you can determine the default page to be displayed on startup of the system. Possible selections are:

None - No page will be displayed at startup.


Alarm Page - The Alarm Page will be displayed at system startup.
Group Page - The Group Page will be displayed at system startup.
EAS Page - The EAS indicator page will be displayed at startup.

External Relay:

When connection external horn (besides local horn) or external accept (besides local accept button) this function needs to be
set. Options are "None" and "On Horn"

Current Accept: (only with Panel type - 'Alarm Display')

To acknowledge channels which have changing status from normal->alarm or visa versa.

Must horn be turned on: (only with Panel type - 'Alarm Display')

When accepting channels (see: Current Accept) local horn could be turn on or off, options are 'Yes' and 'No'.

Use Alt. Language on LOP:

For display other language texts on LOP. Independent of the rest of the system.

Code Page:

For display other language texts on LOP. Independent of the rest of the system.
For normal usage "0" - when having no alt. language texts
For Russian LOPS use "866 - Cyrillic (DOS)" (requires special hardware)
For Baltic use "775 - Baltic (DOS)"
For Nordic use "865 - Nordic (DOS)" (Sweden/Norway/Danmark)

Synch Alarm Page with Cabin and Mess Groups:

When turned on groups configured at Cabin or Mess Display Layout will automaticially be updated at the Horn Setup

Reset Horn 1 or 2 (only with Panel type - 'Alarm Display')

When turned "on" System horn 1 or 2 is resetted too when pressing on Accept Button.
(see Horn Setup)

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons

Buttons to insert/delete/sort groups which needed to be display by this LOP.


This concerns "Alarm Page".
Miscellaneous Table

This view will be automaticially added or deleted by changing the Processor Position Table.

Each type I/O processor has a table for the connection of local system functions to local I/O channels, the location of this
table in the tree area is second tabpage of processor item, see the following image of the tree area:

By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the system functions that can be connected to local I/O
channels:

The local system functions can be defined as follows:

Processor Position Number:


This field is for information only and cannot be changed.

Acknowledge Input:
The configured digital input channel connected to this function will acknowledge the active alarms on this I/O
Processor.

Sometimes is preferable to get unaccepted alarms on a panel. To accept these alarms on same that panel by pressing
on a button on that panel gives a reason to this kind of functionality.

Stop Horn Input:


The configured digital input channel connected to this function will de-activate the local Horn Output of this I/O
Processor.

Lamp Test Input:


The configured digital input channel connected to this function will activate all alarm indicators (and digital outputs
with 'lamptest' on) of this I/O Processor.

System On Output:
The configured digital output channel connected to this function will be activated when the I/O Processor is
switched on and is running. It will turn on/off System On Indicator on processor board.

Horn Output Follows Channel:


The configured digital input channel connected to this function will force the Horn output of this I/O Processor.

System Fail:
The configured digital output channel connected to this function will force the System Fail Indicator on processor
board turn on or off.

1131 Restart:
The configured digital input channel connected to this function will force 1131 Program to restart.

1131 Restart Exit LCD Parameter Menu:


When a user exits the LCD Menu (TFT/LCD), and this configured digital input channel is active,
it will force 1131 Program to restart.

Enter LCD Parameter Menu:


When a user enter the LCD Menu (TFT/LCD), this configured digital output channel turn on.

Exit LCD Parameter Menu:


When a user exits the LCD Menu (TFT/LCD), this configured digital output channel turn off.

Buzzer follows Channel:


The configured digital input channel connected to this function will force the internal Buzzer of LCD/TFT turn
on/off.

PAL 1131 Error Code:


When a user develops his PAL-1131 program, and it runs and after a while the program was crashed.
The configured analog output channel contains a error code.

1131 Error Code:

5: Unknown Function
6: Array Out of Bound
7: Stack Overflow
8: Stack Empty
9: Notification Task Cycle Start
10: Native Function Block Call
11: Task Took Too Long, Cycle Time changed

PAL-1131 Error Location Address:


When a user develops his PAL-1131 program, and it runs and after a while the program was crashed.
The configured analog output channel contains a error adress location.
Example: Channel reports location address error of 7460 (put into hex code with calc.exe) => 0x1d24

Open your .dcp file in notepad

{:1d12} $VMSYS.JMP/1C00 {:1d14} :?XP33.SYSTEM?EOR033F/1C1D


{:1d16} :?XP33.SYSTEM?OR032D/161D
{:1d16} $VMSYS.MCD/1C15 {:1d18} I_AM_IN_CONTROL/BD05, {:1d1a} #/01, {:1d1b} #/01
{:1d1c} :?XP33.SYSTEM?EOR033F/1C1D
{:1d1c} $VMSYS.MEMCP/1C1F {:1d1e} ?LAC?LIVE_CHECK0343/C409, {:1d20} MY_POSITION/BE05,
{:1d22} #/0200
{:1d24} $VMSYS.CEAC/1C2E {:1d26} ?LAC?LIVE_CHECK0343/C409, {:1d28} ?L?CST0306/9609, {:1d2a}
?L?CST0345/C609

Finding 0x1d24, and it's in POU - "SYSTEM" and very close at variable "I_AM_IN_CONTROL"
In this example big chance something was done wrong with "LIVE_CHECK".
In this way you could easy find the line where PAL1131 was stopped.
Mimic

After selecting ‘Graphic Pages’ and ‘Mimic Name’

Number Information only

Title display name, shown in client

Filename filename of this mimic

By double clicking on tree-item the editor is started with this mimic.

About General Settings:

-Tree settings for Mimics (Filename or Title) is for display purposes only.

See Also:

How to Insert a New Mimic

Shortcuts

Icon:
Next Pane

Use F6 Key to switch between the panes.


Panel Layout Setup

For general information see also Extension Alarm System.

Cabin Page Setup

Within the general setting you can define the Cabin Page Layout. This layout will be used for all cabin (type) panels on board
of the ship. Selecting the Cabin setup folder from the tree will give you the following setup area:

Indicator Settings

Description:

Descriptive text for the selected function. This text is transmitted to the EAS page of the Local Operator Panel in case this
panel is setup as cabin unit.

Function:

The indicator can be activated with the following alarm functions:

NONE No activation of this indicator.

Group xx The indicator will be activated as soon as one or more channels in this group is(are) going into the alarm
state. The group number is specified in the second column of the function.

GEA The indicator will be activated in case of a General Engineer Alarm.

DEADMAN The indicator will be activated in case of a Deadman Alarm.

GEA or DEADMAN The indicator will be activated in case of a General Engineer Alarm or/and Deadman alarm.

The indicator can be activated with the following status functions:

ATTENDED The indicator will be activated in case of an attended state of the engine room.

UNATTENDED The indicator will be activated in case of an unattended state of the engine room.

ON DUTY & UNATTENDED The indicator will be activated in case of an unattended state of the engine room and when
this cabin is selected to be the on duty engineer.
ON DUTY The indicator will be activated in case that the on

SELECTED duty selection x is selected.

CALL FROM ECR The indicator will be activated in case that the engineer is called from the Engine Control Room.

CALL FROM BRDIGE The indicator will be activated in case that the engineer is called from the bridge.

Mode:

The mode is a setting to indicate when the function will activate the indicator. The following modes can be selected:

ON DUTY The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the cabin unit is selected On Duty.

ATT The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended.

UNATT The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is unattended.

BOTH The indicator will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended or unattended.

Horn Settings:

Mode:

The mode is a setting to indicate when the function will activate the horn. The following modes can be selected:

OFF The horn will never be activated by the selected function.

ATT The horn will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended.

UNATT The horn will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is unattended.

BOTH The horn will only be activated by the selected function if the engine room is attended or unattended.

Type:

The type is a setting to determine what sound the horn will make. The following modes can be selected:

TONE The horn will make a continues sound

PULSE The horn will make an intermittent sound.

Reset:

The reset is a setting to determine whether the horn should be stopped or not when pressing the accept button. The following
modes can be selected:

YES The horn will be stopped pressing the accept button.

NO The horn will not be stopped pressing the accept button.

Messroom Page Setup

Within the general setting you can define the Messroom Page Layout. This layout will be used for all messroom (type) panels
on board of the ship. See Cabin Page Setup.

Note: For setup of the mode of the indicator for the messroom page, the selection 'On Duty' is not available.
Passwords

After selecting ‘Passwords’ and ‘General Settings’

Logged in as a normal user, it’s own password could be changed.

- ID System ID
- UserName Login name
- Level Level of Permission (Access Rights)
- Password Type your password
- Confirm Re-type your password, must be same as at password

If Logged in as a system administrator, all usernames and their passwords and levels could be changed.

Shortcuts

Icon:
Permissions – Client

After selecting ‘Passwords’ and ‘Permissions - Client’

Besides Login passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This
field could only adapted at Administrator level.

Control Dialogs of the Camclient are placed here.

Shortcuts

Icon:
Permissions – General

After selecting ‘Passwords’ and ‘Permissions - General’

Besides Login passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. At every view in PAL it is possible to configure a level
of access. Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This field could only adapted at Administrator level.
In principle everything of the PAL is placed here except for Ethernet fieldbus dependent items. (such as
Boards/Channels/Conversion Tables)

Shortcuts

Icon:
Permissions – Group

After selecting ‘Passwords’ and ‘Permissions - Group’

Besides Login passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This
field could only adapted at Administrator level.

Group Permissions are placed here.


Before using this option, user needs to set "per group" at the 'Permissions - General'.
This option could be used for Trend Groups which a user is allowed to adapted, but the same user is not allowed to change
another group configuration.

Shortcuts

Icon:
Permissions - Fieldbus

Besides passwords another kind level of protection is introduced. At every Fieldbus it is possible to configure a level of access.
Distinguish are levels 0,1,2,3 and M (master level). This field could only adapted at Administrator level.

Only Fieldbus dependent items is placed under this.

For example looking at the figure above:


Processor Position Table can only be configured when you logged to PAL with level 0 or M.

If "---" is displayed, no permission could be connected because this item is used for grouping serveral items.
For example: ">> Channels " with "---".
This item is splitted in "Delay/Limits/Report/Fail Detect/Groups", "Skip" and "Others".

Shortcuts

Icon:
Pick Actions

Location of these settings is in the tree area just below the Graphic Pages (Mimics), see the following image of the tree area:

See Example of Pick Action


General Settings:
Type:
0 - Pick Action (normal),
1 - Message Box (for warning or confirm selections), Set
2 - NumPad (special pick action, a value input by pressing buttons 0..9)
3 - Set Latitude (special pick action, for NMEA Input to set manually a x-position)
4 - Set Longitude (special pick action, for NMEA Input to set manually a y-position)

Title: Title Bar Text of Dialog

Alt Title: Title Bar Text of Dialog when using alt. language option

Width: Width of Pick Action Dialog

Height: Height of Pick Action Dialog

Have Pre-Warning MessageBox:


when controlling a element by pick action dialog, a messagebox is shown first

Select: for selection the pre-warning messagebox

when pressing on 'Test Dialog' button

Controls on Pick Action Dialog


Type:
BUTTON - normal button
OK - button for accept the action of dialog
CANCEL - button for cancel the action of dialog
EDIT - input of value
STATIC - display a static text
COMBO - for selection an option
COLOR - for selection a color
TEXT - display a text
DTEXT - display a text which could be changed
CHECK - checkbox (yes/no) selection
PUSHBUTTON - button who shows it's state like a pressed up or pressed down state

Text: text which is shown on control

Alt Text: text which is shown on control when using alt. language option

Pos X: position of x-coordinate of control on dialog box

Pos Y: position of y-coordinate of control on dialog box

Width: width of control on dialog box

Height: height of control on dialog box

CloseAction: 0 or 1, when pressing a button, dialog could be closed directly


remark: only usable at Type "Button" (OK and Cancel will closed directly too)

Func Nr: very special data, used for example at NumPad pick action

Func Data: very special data used for example at Set Latitude pick action

Confirm: for selection a messagebox dialog after a button is pressed

Example of MessageBox:
Func Nr when having a MessageBox :
this is for displaying a icon
0: Icon Information
1: Icon Question
2: Icon Warning
3: Icon Error
4: Icon Windows Logo
Prev Pane

Use F6 Key to switch between the panes.


Print dialog box

The following options allow you to specify how the document should be printed:

Printer

This is the active printer and printer connection. Choose the Setup option to change the printer and printer connection.

Setup

Displays a Print Setup dialog box, so you can select a printer and printer connection.

Print Range

Specify the pages you want to print:

All Prints the entire document.


Selection Prints the currently selected text.
Pages Prints the range of pages you specify in the From and To boxes.

Copies

Specify the number of copies you want to print for the above page range.

Collate Copies

Prints copies in page number order, instead of separated multiple copies of each page.

Print Quality

Select the quality of the printing. Generally, lower quality printing takes less time to produce.
Print Labels

After selecting ‘Special’ and

Three types of output are possible, by pressing one of these buttons:

1. Print Labels – Boards

2. Print Labels – Processors

3. Print Labels – PMS Boards

Insert at range how many boards needed to be printed.

Check Boxes:

- processor Number (output 2), use processor number instead first board number

- skip not installed channels (output 1 + output 3), empty not installed channels

- Tagname (output 1+output 3) use tagname, will be placed before description

Text fields will be placed on the output. This texts could be changed, but changes will not be stored and only be used on direct
output.
Shortcuts

Icon:
Print Preview toolbar

The print preview toolbar offers you the following options:

Print

Bring up the print dialog box, to start a print job.

Next Page

Preview the next printed page.

Prev Page

Preview the previous printed page.

One Page / Two Page

Preview one or two printed pages at a time.

Zoom In

Take a closer look at the printed page.

Zoom Out

Take a larger look at the printed page.

Close

Return from print preview to the editing window.


Printers

After selecting ‘Printer’ and ‘Printer - xx’

Printer Driver lineprint.dll or winprint.dll It's possible to chose 'None', to turn off printer.

What is my choice? Lineprint.dll or Winprint.dll.


When you have OKI printer or another dot matrix variant or thermal printer you should choose for lineprint.dll.
When you a laser printer (A4) or deskjet printer (A4) you should choose for winprint.dll.
If you only want to do 'Periodic Log' and having HP deskjet printer is also possible to choose for lineprint.dll but winprint.dll
could be chosen also in this case.

Share Name (network) insert network printer share name, needed if printer is placed on a client station. Server makes
connection to printer at startup.

Printer Name like OKI or HP, important to fill in because default init strings will created after printer name.

Time Format Printing Time in the Header/Footer of Alarm/Periodic/Demand Log use this format string.
default: HH':'mm':'ss
this gives: 23:55:10

Another Options are:


Format Description
h Hours with no leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock.
hh Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock.
H Hours with no leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock.
HH Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock.
m Minutes with no leading zero for single-digit minutes.
mm Minutes with leading zero for single-digit minutes.
s Seconds with no leading zero for single-digit seconds.
ss Seconds with leading zero for single-digit seconds.
t One character time-marker string, such as A or P.
tt Multicharacter time-marker string, such as AM or PM.

Date Format Printing Date in the Header/Footer of Alarm/Periodic/Demand Log use this format string.
default: dddd, MMMM d, yyyy
this gives: Thursday, May 7 2009

Another Options are:


Format Description
d Day of month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit days.
dd Day of month as digits with leading zero for single-digit days.
ddd Day of week as a three-letter abbreviation. The function uses the "ABBREVDAYNAME" value
associated with the specified locale.
dddd Day of week as its full name. The function uses the "DAYNAME" value associated with the
specified locale.
M Month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit months.
MM Month as digits with leading zero for single-digit months.
MMM Month as a three-letter abbreviation. The function uses the "ABBREVMONTHNAME" value
associated with the specified locale.
MMMM Month as its full name. The function uses the "MONTHNAME" value associated with the
specified locale.
y Year as last two digits, but with no leading zero for years less than 10.
yy Year as last two digits, but with leading zero for years less than 10.
yyyy Year represented by full four digits.

Break on New Page end of page code is generated

Skip Printer Footer No footer is printed

Number of lines before printing a new header default 60, after printing this amount of lines the alarm/order log header is
printed again

Use Job Text with WinPrint On the header, the job message text is used, applies only for winprint.dll

Use Alt. Language On Printer Possible to print in another language, which doesn’t use the Roman alphabet, like Russian, a
special IC should be placed inside the printer to support this.

CodePage Choose your language, if alt.language usage is desired


Use Init Strings On Printer Turn on for lineprint.dll, turn off for winprint.dll, when turn off init strings fields will hidden and new
fields will shown.

Init Strings:

Header before a header is printed, this string is sent to printer to set up font

Normal Status Line before a normal status line is printed, this string is sent to printer to set up font

Alarm Line before a alarm line is printed, this string is sent to printer to set up font

Reset reset code of printer

Initializing strings can be adapted, but is not recommended, use default values which will be filled in automatically after
inserting a printer name.

When having a termal printer on all 'Init Strings' should be made empty.

Remark about Printer port: When lineprint.dll is chosen, a LPT number will be used for a network share.
This number is automaticially chosen by Printer number + 2 equals LPT port number.
The system will create a LPT3 share for Printer 1, a LPT4 share for Printer 2 and so on.

The next items will only available when winprint.dll is chosen.

Use Color at new Alarm Line winprint.dll only, new alarms will be printed into special color chosen via color button.

Use Bold Font at new Alarm Line winprint.dll only, new alarms will be printed with a bold font.

Color Button winprint.dll only, a special color could be chosen, default color is red.

Number of Seconds before Printing winprint.dll only. It's possible to use the printer buffer, to let printer do its print-out after
an adjustable time.
This prevents a printer prints direct after one alarm occured.

Number of Alarm per Page winprint.dll only. When using a deskjet printer normally a A4 paper format is used. On such paper
format it's possible to print out 50 lines.

Use OKI Line Printer with WinPrint winprint.dll only, use this option for East-Asia Language suppport

Font Button winprint.dll only, a special printer font could be used, when alt. language is turned on.

Remark: When a channel comes in alarm, alarm line is printed, after the channel alarm is solved a normal or status line is
printed.

Use SNMP (network Printer)


When having a stand-alone network printer, some printers use a special network protocol (SNMP)
This is used for getting printer status like "out of paper" / "printer buffer full" etc.
Network Printer address must be filled in correctly.

Shortcuts Icon:
Printers – Alarm Log

After selecting ‘Printer’ and ‘Printer - xx’, and Alarm Log

Alarm Log Check box to turn on/off alarm log for this printer

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be logged

Remark: For alarm logging normally group 0 is inserted.

Shortcuts

Icon:
Printers - Periodic Log

After selecting ‘Printer’ and ‘Printer - xx’, and Periodic Log

First Log Time After start of system, logging will be start at certain time (hours:minutes) (max 23:59)

Log Interval Time After a certain interval (hours:minutes) logging will be printed again (max 24:00)

Channel for disable/enable periodic log digital channel for enable/disable the printing

Remark: for restarting the periodic log timer a another configuration item needs to be set
see also: Groups

Shortcuts

Icon:
Printers - Order Log

After selecting ‘Printer’ and ‘Printer - xx’, and Order Log

Order Log Check box to turn on/off order log for this printer

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be logged

Logging on windows printer, for example a digital status channels


with settings Print Status: 'To Active Only' or 'Both'.
Shortcuts

Icon:
Print Setup dialog box

The following options allow you to select the destination printer and its connection.

Printer

Select the printer you want to use. Choose the Default Printer; or choose the Specific Printer option and select one of the
current installed printers shown in the box. You install printers and configure ports using the Windows Control Panel.

Orientation

Choose Portrait or Landscape.

Paper Size

Select the size of paper that the document is to be printed on.

Paper Source

Some printers offer multiple trays for different paper sources. Specify the tray here.

Options

Displays a dialog box where you can make additional choices about printing, specific to the type of printer you have selected.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
1131 Reference List

Location of these settings is in the tree area just below 'Channels', see the following image of the tree area:

By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:

This list is for updating channel values or statues from/to 1131 Programs.

Channel channel to connect as input or output to a 1131 variable.

Description channel description, for display only

Dir direction
'=>' channel value to 1131 variable value (input)
'<=' 1131 variable (output result) to channel value

Variable:global variable name in 1131

Type:
BO0L - digital channel status
FINT - analog channel value

Used 1131a checkbox to make a global variable in 1131 active

Shortcuts
Icon:
Processor Position Table

After inserting a Ethernet Fieldbus item with type of I/O (see: How to Insert a Plugin)

The tree will be something like:

After selecting Processor Position Table a empty table is being appeared:

The purpose of this view is to insert or delete XPs and its I/O-Modules to a ethernet fieldbus. To accomplish this, first fill in the
‘Group’ Field.

Group Specify the Product Group. A example of Product Group is ‘AMS’.

µP The µP (=micro-processor) is a number limited 1 to 99.

Panel Specify the Panel configuration type. Like ‘XP-2E’ what means that type is XProcessor.
SwID
Specify the Software Indentifier. This is the kind of firmware the XP/TFT/Panel is loaded with.
Like ‘STD’ what means that ID is Standard. Corresponding firmware file 'app-xp-std.bin'

SwID for XP-2E:


-STD : standard, includes the standard protocols, these are MBM / MBS / NMEA_IN / NMEA_OUT / MSMRU / MTUS / MG
-CAN : canbus J1939 (CAT / MTU), CanOpen (Limited), NMEA-2000 or EAS Plugin. It is not possible to connect I/O-Modules.
It also includes protocols for MBM / MBS
-ExtRD-1 : extended remote data one, it doesn't includes standard protocols but it does include: TTP / MTUS / MBM_TCP /
MBS_TCP
-ExtRD-2 : extended remote data two, it doesn't includes standard protocols but it does include: TTP / NMEA_IN / NMEA_OUT
/ SF_Control / CCM / ATA
-Modbus : modbus remote data, it does include the following protocols: MBM / MBS / MBM_TCP / MBS_TCP

Remark: "-T2W" : Tautwire is removed, now this is included into "-STD"

SwID for XP-4E:


-STD / CAN / ExtRD-1 / ExtRD-2 / Modbus (see above)
-STD-4E includes the all protocols, except the canbus protocols.

Be aware that XP-4E hardware must be of revision D or higher before you could use STD-4E firmware!

SwID for LCD Op:


-PMS : Power Management System
-ODS : On Duty Selection panel
-TMS : Tank Measurement System
-EMT : Emergency Telegraph
-AFAS : Fire Alarm System (Standard or Master)
-ALM : Alarm Panel
-AFAS-SL : Fire Alarm System (Slave)

IO-Mod 1..8
Specify the I/O-Module configuration type. Like ‘36-Dio’ what means that type of I/O-Module has 18 digital input channels and
18 digital output channels.

Be aware that the tree automaticially be updated. After the I/O-Module insertion, the following screen will appear:

If a new I/O-Module is selected at ‘IO-Mod’. A new I/O-Module will be inserted and its number will be generated. This number
is not be shown at this view but will be visible in tree. And so on for the next fields ‘I/O-Module’.

Delete I/O-Module(s)

There are three ways to remove a I/O-Module:

(1) Select the specific I/O-Module in the tree area that should be deleted and press the delete key on the keyboard. The
following message is coming up:
Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the I/O-Module.

(2) Choose for “None” at the field I/O-Module

(3) Choose for “None” at the field Type, this will delete all XP and I/O-modules which are setup for that processor
position.
When you do this; following messagebox will be appear, to remind that this is a very crucial action if all channels from
the I/O-Modules involved are setuped:

Choose for “Yes” if you are absolute sure that you want to delete the I/O-Modules.

Be aware that the underlying configuration of that I/O-Module(s) like the channels, conversion
tables information will be lost!
Pulse Input, Pulse Counter (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, Board, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.

Pulse Input used as Pulse Counter

A pulse input can be used for pulse counting. In this case the hardware counter will count pulses starting at the moment that
the Start Count input will change from ‘False’ to ‘True’. The counting will stop at the moment the Stop Count will change from
‘False’ to ‘True’. The counter will reset at the moment the Reset Count will change from ‘False’ to True’.

Pulse / Scan:

Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses to be counted to set the output to 100% of the

range. During counting the output will be equal to:

Range:

Range limit for the output value.

Start Count:

Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will start the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Board.

Stop Count:

Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will stop the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Board.

Reset Count:

Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will reset the counter. This channel must be a local channel on this I/O
Board. If the reset is defined as the pulse input channel itself, it will execute the reset command as soon as the output
has passed the highest limit.
Pulse Input, RPM Measurement (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.

Pulse Input Channel used as a RPM Measurement or Asynch RPM Measure (Interrupt driven)

The use of a pulse input:

Teeth/Flywheel:

Enter the number of teeth on the flywheel for one revolution. Range: 2-256

Range:

Range limit.

Teeth Overspeed Filter:

Enter the detection level on the number of teeth per cylinder when we have to detect the overspeed.

Overspeed:

Enter the limit for detection of overspeed on RPM of the engine.

Fail Detect:

Has meaning only for the first pickup input of the pair; SENSOR or NONE

Direction Channel:

Has meaning only for the first pickup input of the pair.
Index of a virtual input channel used to send direction information.
(Ch 29 - 99 for 24-MIX I/O-Module or 0 for none)

Overspeed Output:

Has meaning only for the first pickup input of the pair.
Index of local Digital Output channel used to shutdown the engine if overspeed is detected
Field is only visible at Limit Type 'H'.

Remarks:

On 24MIX, only channels 2,3 and 14,15 can hold Pulse Input RPM channels.

Only one flywheel with two pickups/2 independent RPM channels can be defined for 24MIX I/O-Module.

The main pickup can only be channel 2 or 14. If two pickups are defined for channel 2,
then the other pick-up is assumed to be channel 3 (the other channel from the pair).

Sensfail condition = when difference between pickup 1 & 2 (normalized to pickup 1) is bigger or equal to 1.5% (fixed
hardcoded threshold)
if pickup 1 is 0 RPM, then the second pickup is normalized to RPM Range; the sensfail condition is evaluated for each
pickup for a safety reason.

In value of pulse channel, the current value of RPM will be reported,


clamped to RPM Range or MAX_FINT in case of sensfail, sent only if changed more than display deviation.

AHEAD/ASTERN condition is evaluated on rising edge of pulses.

In IOP value of direction channel, the value AHEAD (FINT#0) or ASTERN (FINT#1) will be sent.

Once an overspeed condition is detected, the corresponding Digital Output is closed (if enabled) and remains closed
until pickup 1 RPM returns to 0.

Timeout between two consecutive pulses is hardcoded at 0.5 sec.


if deltaT between two pulses is bigger, then the RPM value is reset to 0,
history table is flushed, direction is set to AHEAD (FINT#0) and overSpeed Digital Output is open (if enabled).

What is different between RPM Measurement or Asynch RPM Measurement


at first, internally the direction detection is handled differently.

1) Pick-ups are placed synchronized, for example, one on the first teeth and one on the first gap.
2) Pick-ups are placed independently, with min. of 45 degrees and max. of 90 degrees

these placements results in diffent behaviour, see picture below:


Pulse Input, Revolution Counter (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.

Pulse Input used as Revolution Counter

A pulse input can be used for pulse counting. In this case the hardware counter will count pulses starting at the moment that
the Start Count input will change from ‘False’ to ‘True’. The counting will stop at the moment the Stop Count will change from
‘False’ to ‘True’. The counter will reset at the moment the Reset Count will change from ‘False’ to True’.

Pulse / Scan:

Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses to be counted to set the output to 100% of the
range.

During counting the output will be equal to:

Also said: "How many pulses per one revolution."

Range:

Range limit for the output value.

Start Count:

Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will start the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Module.
If the source channel number is 00000, the start count is automatically enabled.

Stop Count:

Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will stop the counting process. This channel must be a local channel on
this I/O Module.
If the source channel number is 00000, the stop count is automatically disabled.

Reset Count:

Transition from ‘False’ to ‘True’ on this channel will reset the counter. This channel must be a local channel on this I/O
Module. If the reset is defined as the pulse input channel itself, it will execute the reset command as soon as the output
has passed the highest limit.
If the source channel number is 00000, the reset count is automatically disabled.

Retain Value

Enable or disable the "retain" property of this channel value (Revolutions Counter value).
When enabled, the current value of Revolutions Counter will be cyclically stored to flash memory and also displayed in
this box.

(Retain) Default value

When retain option is enabled,


this field contains the default value used to "initialize" the "retain" channel if no other retain values were stored before.
Note: Every time when I/O-Module switches to "IOM good", the current "retained" value is preset in corresponding I/O-
Module channel.

Remark: Retain Interval Time (Proc - General Settings) (in min) represents the minimum period of time between two
consecutive savings into flash memory.
The Revolutions Counter value is retained into flash if the value is changed and more than "retain rate" minutes elapsed since
last retain.
Save Last Tree Item

You could save the place where you last were inside PAL after you left the PAL.

Next time, direct after your login, PAL will jump to place in tree where you has left.

Menu-item will be marked/unmarked to give current status if last tree item needed to be stored.
Show Changes

After selecting ‘Special’ and ‘Show Changes’

Inside text file is stored what all channel changes are. So it will always be possible to track down what has changed and when
that was done.

Shortcuts

Icon:
Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the PAL window. To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in
the View menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus. This
area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them. If after
viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button
while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

The right areas of the status bar indicate which of the following keys are latched down:

Indicator Description

CAP The Caps Lock key is latched down.

NUM The Num Lock key is latched down.

SCRL The Scroll Lock key is latched down.


Status Texts

Up to 16 groups of status texts can be defined for four types of channels each. A status appears as the last field on e.g. Alarm
Page and Demand Print. These descriptions can be changed depending on the channel type. E.g.: ‘NORMAL-ALARM!’, ‘OFF-
ON’, ‘AUS-EIN’, ‘ARRET-MARCHE’, ‘FERMA-IN MAR’. For each supported channel a selection can be made from the
appropriate 16 user definable possibilities.

To setup the status text, open the corresponding folder in the Tree Area:

Be aware that Status Texts are divided into 5 Sets, and it's Set could be used configured at general settings of a processor.

Digital Input Alarm Channels Status Description

The colors and text strings of row Nr 1 is fixed. For row 2 - 16 text of normal (Default) and alarm (Active) status and of wire
failure status can be changed. Colors can be modified, but advisable is that the default colors will be used. Any not
acknowledged status appears in flashing red.

Digital Input / Output Status Channels Status Description

Text strings and color(s) of off (Default) and on (Active) status can be changed. Text of wire failure can be changed. For row 1
the text strings and colors are fixed as shown. Any not acknowledged wire failure status appears in flashing red. For the wire
failure status the color can be modified, but advisable is that the default color will be used. (N.B.: wire failure applies to digital
input channels only.)
Analog and Pulse Input Alarm Channels Status Description

Row Nr 1 is fixed. For row 2 - 16 text of normal (Default), lower (Low) and higher (High) status and for sensor failure status
can be changed. . Colors can be modified, but advisable is that the default colors will be used. Any not acknowledged status
appears in flashing red.

Analog and Pulse Input Status Channels Status Description

Text and color of normal (Default), lower (Low) and higher (High) status can be changed. Text for sensor failure can be
changed. For the sensor failure status the color can be modified, but advisable is that the default color will be used. Any not
acknowledged sensor failure appears in flashing red.
Minimize command (application Control menu)

Use this command to reduce the PAL window to an icon.

Shortcut

Mouse: Click the minimize icon on the title bar.

Keys: ALT+F9
System Parameters

To enable the Stores Pulse Counter you have to select the System Parameter Setup\ General Settings in the Tree Area:

The following setup window will be shown:

General:
Select ‘Yes’ for automatic acknowlegde of channels
Check for Redundant I/O Server (for Maxi-Guard should be "off") and (for Mega-Guard should be "on")
Main Server (Computer) IP Address and it's Port
Backup Server (Computer) IP Address and it's Port

IP Address
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in
a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

An IP address serves two principal functions:


host or network interface identification and location addressing.

Its role has been characterized as follows:


"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there."

default for computer 192.168.1.101, (so-called IP version 4 Address)


Server Redundancy Settings:

Link Switch Hold Time:


Hold time, time after a server performs a switch from active link to standby link or from standby link to active link. The server
stays on that link for at least this certain time.

Link Switch Delay Time:


Delay time before a server performs a switch from active link to standby link. Like when number of boards is on the standby
link better as on the active link the server wants to switch. When this difference between active boards is reported the server
waits this time before the server will switch. If before this time is exceeded the link is reported correctly the switch will not
performed.

Link Switch Idle Time:


Idle time, after a server has performed a switch from active to standby. The server waits this time before it sets itself to
standby. This is done for giving other side some time to become active.

Special IOServer Functions :

Channels could be connected with a function like Attended Input or GEA Input etc.

Every function could be used only once.


Toolbar

The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. The toolbar provides quick mouse
access to many tools used in PAL,

To hide or display the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the View menu (ALT, V, T).

Click To

Open a new document.

Open an existing document. PAL displays the Open dialog box, in which you can locate and open the desired file.

Save the active document or template with its current name. If you have not named the document, PAL displays the Save
As dialog box.

Remove selected data from the document and stores it on the clipboard.

Copy the selection to the clipboard.

Insert the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.

Print the active document.

Shows About Dialogbox

Go to the first record in the current selection.

Go to the previous record in the current selection.

Go to the next record in the current selection.

Go to the last record in the current selection.


Groups, Trending

- Trend Replay Check box to turn on/off to do a trend replay of this group (use log file from disk)
- Trend Memory Check box to turn on/off to do a trend memory of this group (use RAM memory)
- Sample Rate (ms) number of samples in msec, this is used for trend memory only
- Timespan (hh) Time span hours (default is 0 hours)
- Timespan (mm) Time span minutes (default is 1 minute)
- High Limit Max. value which is to be displayed (default is 0)
- Low Limit Min. value which is to be displayed (default is 100)

When ‘Trend Memory’ is checked, ‘Sample Rate’ besides trend memory is shown.
This is used to store samples to memory which could be displayed.
These samples are stored in memory and will not be written to the disk.

When ‘Trend Memory’ is not checked, ‘Sample Rate’ besides trend memory is not shown.
Samples which are written to disk (in so-called log files) could be displayed.
How much samples and its rate is configured at Logging.

See also:

Groups
Print Progress Dialog

The Printing dialog box is shown during the time that <<YourApp>> is sending output to the printer. The page number indicates
the progress of the printing.

To abort printing, choose Cancel.


Browse

By clicking the ‘Browse’ button a dialog box is coming up which allows the user a easy way to select a filepath and a filename.
Pal Help Index
How To ...

How to Insert a Board

How to Insert the Ethernet Fieldbus

How to Insert a Conversion Table

How to Insert a Group

How to Delete a Board

How to Delete the Ethernet Fieldbus

How to Delete a Conversion Table

How to Delete a Group

How to Use Another Language

How does Show Changes work

How to get Current Version

How to Save Last Tree Item

How to Integrate a Navigation Light Panel with Mega-Guard

How to insert a TFT-57 with AFAS / CFFAS / BNWAS / WinWiper / NaviLight

How to Import database

How to use Japanese Language

Menus

File menu

Edit menu

Special menu

Help menu

Frequently Used Items

Ethernet Fieldbus

Board

Channels

Remote Data
Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Cut Deletes data from the document and moves it to the clipboard.
Copy Copies data from the document to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes data from the clipboard into the document.
View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Toolbar Shows or hides the toolbar.


Status Bar Shows or hides the status bar.
Special menu commands

The Special menu offers the following commands:

Copy or Move Channel Copy or Move the contents of channel into another channel.
Copy or Move Channel Range Copy or Move the contents of channel range into another channel range.
Copy Board Range Copy a board range with its reference to another board range
Change Eng. Units Uniform your Engineering Unit Types
Clear Show Changes Clears the contents of the show changes.
Correct Database Correct your Channel vs Group configueration
Automatic Mimics Update Insert all mimics from your mimic directory into the PAL
Save Last Tree Item Save Last Tree Item when leaving the PAL
Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Help Topics Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
About Displays the version number of this application.
File Open dialog box

The following options allow you to specify which file to open:

File Name

Type or select the filename you want to open. This box lists files with the extension you select in the List Files of Type box.

List Files of Type

Select the type of file you want to open:

mdb (Database Files)

Drives

Select the drive in which PAL stores the file that you want to open.

Directories

Select the directory in which PAL stores the file that you want to open.

Network...

Choose this button to connect to a network location, assigning it a new drive letter.
Undo/Can't Undo command (Edit menu)

Use this command to reverse the last editing action, if possible. The name of the command changes, depending on what the
last action was. The Undo command changes to Can't Undo on the menu if you cannot reverse your last action.

Use the Esc – Key to undo a edit action to a input control.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+Z or

ALT-BACKSPACE
Cut command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the document and put it on the clipboard. This command is
unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+X
Copy command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+C
Paste command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard
is empty.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys: CTRL+V
New command (Window menu)

Use this command to open a new window with the same contents as the active window.
1. 2, ... command (Window menu)

PAL displays a list of currently open document windows at the bottom of the Window menu. A check mark appears in front of
the document name of the active window. Choose a document from this list to make its window active.
Index command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions
for using PAL and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.
Using Help command (Help menu)

Use this command for instructions about using Help.


Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window. It contains the name of the application and document.

To move the window, drag the title bar. Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

A title bar may contain the following elements:

Application Control-menu button (click on Icon)

Maximize button

Minimize button

Name of the application

Restore button
Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window. The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical
and horizontal location in the document. You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.
Size command (System menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1. Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to
move.

2. Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3. Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note: This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Mouse: Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.
Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note: This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Keys: CTRL+F7
Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcut

Mouse: Click the maximize icon on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

Keys: CTRL+F10 enlarges a document window.


Close command (Control menu)

Use this command to close the application.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Exit command.

Shortcuts

Keys: ALT+F4 closes the Application


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.
Modifying the Document

Adjust an item the right pane.


No Help Available

No help is available for this area of the window.


No Help Available

No help is available for this message box.


Status Bar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or
depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is
displayed.

See Status Bar for help on using the status bar.


Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in PAL,
such as File Open. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

See Toolbar for help on using the toolbar.


Pulse Input, Up- / Down Counter (Item Channels, ETH-FB, Proc, I/O-Module, Channels)

For the fields which are in common see Channels, Pulse Input.

Pulse Input used as Up- / Down Counter

Pulse input channels can be used as an Up- Down counter. The UP or DOWN detection is realized via the phase shift of two
pulse inputs (channel02 and channel 03) and is automatically setting the count direction.

Pulse / Scan:

Enter a value between 1 and 3000 to indicate the number of pulses to be counted to set the output to 100% of the

range. During counting the output will be equal to:

Range:

Range limit for the output value.

Start Count:

0=NONE, 1=UP, 2=DOWN


This field can be set to ‘UP’ to start the counter by the detection of up counting (internal bit, see above). If this field is
set to ‘DOWN’ the counter will start counting by the detection of the status down counting (internal bit, see above).
If NONE is selected, then the counting is automatically enabled.

Stop Count:

0=NONE, 1=UP, 2=DOWN


This field can be set to ‘UP’ to stop the counter by the detection of up counting (internal bit, see above). If this field is set
to ‘DOWN’ the counter will stop counting by the detection of the status by down counting (internal bit, see above).
If NONE is selected, then the counting is never stopped.

Reset Count:

0=NONE, 1=UP, 2=DOWN


This field can be set to ‘UP’ to reset the counter by the detection of up counting (internal bit, see above). If this field is
set to ‘DOWN’ the counter will reset counting by the detection of the status by down counting (internal bit, see above).
If NONE is selected, then the counter is never reset.

Direction Channel:

a) if it's an external channel, the value of the channel sent to I/O-Module during runtime which gives the direction.

b) if it's a local channel on I/O-Module, represents the index of a virtual input channel which is used to send direction
information.

Direction Channel direction:

0=EXTERN, 1=INTERN

EXTERN - external channel used to control up/down direction

INTERN - the up/down direction is detected by I/O-Module base of phase shift between paired inputs

Remarks:

a) The direction of counting (up or down) is determined either by an external channel


(channel value must be sent on-change to I/O-Module during runtime)
or by the "phase shift" between main and paired signals and is evaluated using the following rule:
"in interrupt mode, on falling edge of main signal if the level of paired signed is 1 then direction is UP (ahead), otherwise is
DOWN (astern)".

b) The UpDownCounter value is clamped to ±Range, if necessary.

c) The sensfail condition can be enabled & evaluated only for paired Up/Down counters.
If enabled, the sensfail condition is evaluated as follows:
"if the difference between UpDownCounter value of main channel and UpDownCounter value of paired channel,
normalized to the bigger value between them, is more than 5% for more than 2s in a row, then there will be sensfail".
Product Groups

After selecting ‘Product Groups’

Tag text for describe or name of this product range

Start ID Processor Number start from this range

End ID Processor Number end to this range

Processor Number (ID) is connect to IPAddress 192.168.1.XX

See Also: Processor Position Table

Place: System Parameters\


Multicast Groups

After selecting ‘Multicast Groups’

Add add a certain group to this multicast

Delete delete a certain group from this multicast

Sort sort all groups from this multicast

IP multicast is a technique for one-to-many communication over an IP infrastructure in a network.


The destination nodes send join and leave messages.
Multicast uses network infrastructure efficiently by requiring the source to send a packet only once,
even if it needs to be delivered to a large number of receivers.
The nodes in the network take care of replicating the packet to reach multiple receivers only when necessary.
The most common transport layer protocol to use multicast addressing is User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

Place: System Parameters\


Multicast Groups - General Settings

After selecting ‘General Settings’

WARNING: press only this button when you don't have any multicast groups!
Create All Multicast Groups
Your current multicast configuration will be deleted.
Create All Remote XP List Rebuild all Remote XP Lists in the configuration

Place: System Parameters\


Single Processor Template

After selecting ‘Single Processor Template’

Place under 'System Parameters'

Copy XML File when using this Template, XML file is same for all processors,
except for processor number reference

Include Compiled Files includes all files which are generated by compiling the XML file

Copy Visualization-XML File when using this Template, Visual-XML file is same all processors
except for processor number reference

Include Compiled Files includes all files which are generated by compiling the Visual-XML file

Add Add a certain Processor to this Template

Delete Delete a certain Processor from this Template

Sort Sort all Processors in this Template

Where can I use this Processor Template:


or you could use it with:
TFT - General Menu

After selecting ‘General Menu’

Page Type of Page, like 'Alarm List', or 'Monitor List', 'Parameter Menu' etc.

Description text for page description, comments only

StartUup not implemented yet, intend to select the first page on LCD Panel (this is not for TFT Panel)

after changing this item, treeview items will be updated.

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus


TFT - Hide Items

After selecting ‘Hide Items’

For hide and show items at parameter menus at certain 'levels' (formulas)

Name name for hide item

Formula Create your formula with "AND", "OR", "NOT" and digital channel numbers

Comments text field for documentary only

Remark: when using last item for 'PASSWORD' it stores a list where password is stored.
Inside channel value which is normally retain value, example: '31395 OR 31396 OR 31397'
31395 - Level 0
31396 - Level 1
31397 - Level 2

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus


TFT/LCD - Parameter Main Menu

After selecting ‘Parameter - Main Menu’

For entering to a TFT/LCD menu a password/login screen will be appear.


After giving the correct password the menu-items will be shown.

Description text for naming a main menu-item

Alt. Description text for naming (alternative language) a main menu-item

Level for show and hide menu-items

Check Size a button, when pressing this button, a validation check is done.
It will count number of channels used inside this menu.

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus


TFT/LCD - Parameter Sub Menu

After selecting ‘Parameter - Sub Menu’

For entering to a TFT/LCD menu a password/login screen will be appear.


After giving the correct password the menu-items will be shown.

Description text for naming a sub menu-item

Alt. Description text for naming (alternative language) a sub menu-item

Level for show and hide menu-items

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus


TFT/LCD - Parameter List

After selecting ‘Parameter List’

A list of channels configured at a certain submenu.

For entering to a TFT/LCD menu a password/login screen will be appear.


After giving the correct password the menu-items will be shown.

Channel insert/add Channel number to make it an item of this sub-menu

Description For showing the Channel description

Alt. Description For showing the Channel description, alternative language

Level for show and hide menu-items

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus


TFT - Alarm List

After selecting ‘Alarm List’

A configurable Alarm List is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has it's fix Alarm List which contains all alarms of that LCD-Panel.

Use Remote Status Check box to turn on/off to use external channels status;
not local channels, channels from other processor

Use External Alarm List Check box to turn on/off to use external alarm list
This kind of Alarm List is sent from the Camclient/IOServer.

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be in this Alarm List

a configure grid to connect PAL-1131 variables to groups which are setupped to this Alarm List

Page which page in PAL-1131G the alarm list shown

Object Here always Group

ID Group Number

Variable 1131 Variable to connect to this group

Type Type of Variable, normally BOOL

Example screenshot from a TFT-8.4 - Alarm List:


Variables filled into the grid, where used for display a single group only, of this Alarm List.
Pressing on "OTHER ALARMS" TFT-Button, which is corresponding to Group - 14 and
Variable ALM_GRP_5 should be made active by PAL-1131 program
Then only the current alarms of Group 14 will be shown.
Check Size a button, when pressing this button, a validation check is done.
It will count number of channels used inside this alarm list.
Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus
TFT - Monitor List

After selecting ‘Monitor List’

A configurable Monitor List is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has no Monitor List at all.

Use Remote Status Check box to turn on/off to use external channels status;
not local channels, channels from other processor

Use External Alarm List Check box to turn on/off to use external alarm list
This item is not appicable to Monitor List.

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be in this Monitor List

a configure grid to connect PAL-1131 variables to groups which are setupped to this Monitor List

Page which page in PAL-1131G the alarm list shown

Object Here always Group

ID Group Number

Variable 1131 Variable to connect to this group

Type Type of Variable, normally BOOL

Check Size a button, when pressing this button, a validation check is done.
It will count number of channels used inside this list.
Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus
TFT - Alarm Logging

After selecting ‘Alarm Logging’

The 8.4" TFT Panel has an alarm and event data logger with real-time time stamping for maintenance purposes.
The logged data is stored in the internal non-volatile flash memory of this operator panel.
The logged data can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.

Alarm Logging is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has no Alarm Logging at all.

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be in this Alarm Logging

All alarms of group are logged on the TFT panel.


For every alarm three events can be logged:
(1) when the alarm is activated
(2) when the alarm input condition returns to normal
(3) where applicable, if the sensor is failed.

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus


TFT - Event Logging

After selecting ‘Event Logging’

The 8.4" TFT Panel has an alarm and event data logger with real-time time stamping for maintenance purposes.
The logged data is stored in the internal non-volatile flash memory of this operator panel.
The logged data can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.

Event Logging is only applicable for TFT and not for LCD-Panel.
LCD-Panel has no Event Logging at all.

Add/Sort/Delete Buttons to insert/delete groups which needed to be in this Event Logging

The events of the signals are logged on the TFT panel.


Signal events that can be logged are:

Digital, on status channel:


Rising Edge
Falling Edge
Either of the above

Analog:
A value is changed above or below a certain deviation
Time (periodic log, if deviation is set to zero, simply store with time intervals)

The images below including the following explanations will explain the functionality.

The image (Rising value event) shows an analog value (Y-axel) which is changing over time (X-axel).
At point A, the first event is being logged because the value exceeds the preset deviation (A1).
The time and date (A2) are being logged along with the current value.
At point B you can see the value is exceeding the preset deviation (B1) again.
This time it is not logged until point C, this is because the minimum event timeout (D) has not exceeded yet.
Rising value event

The image (Rising and dropping value event) shows an analog value (Y-axel) which is changing over time (X-axel).
Another situation would be a rising and dropping value within the minimum event timeout (D).
At point A, the first event is being logged because the value exceeds the preset deviation (A1).
The time and date (A2) are being logged along with the current value.
At point B you can see the value is exceeding the preset deviation (B1) again.
This time however the value drops again and remains within the preset deviation (B1).
At point C, when the minimum event timeout has exceeded the value is within the preset deviation value (B1) and no new
event is being logged.

Rising and dropping value event


Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc, Menus
Channel Cross Reference List

Location of these settings is in the tree area just below 'Channels', see the following image of the tree area:

By selecting one of the I/O Processors the setup area will show the information that can be configured to local processor:

Create List - Remote XP List press button to re-create list for this processor
The Remote XP list is needed for channel communication between processors.
For Example, other channel

TxProperties List for I/O-Module is a channel list. These channels are not available on the I/O-Module (local).
The screenshot shows a channel 2 (32102) which is on the I/O-Module (1-24 channels) and channel 30 (32130) which is a
virtual channel.
The virtual channel data must sent from XP Processor to I/O Module.

Shortcuts

Icon:
1131G Object List

After selecting ‘1131G Object List’

This Item is only for TFT Panels.

Object List of PAL-1131G, which is created by looking inside the Visual-XML file.

Create re-create the object list again

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc


How to Integrate a Navigation Light Panel with Mega-Guard

To do that go to the Processor Position Table. Which can be found at:

Next insert Navigation Light Panel with µP 33

The Panel IDs (=µP) for various types of panels are given below for reference:
- Alarm Panel 1 to 16 (max 16 units);
- Navigation Light Control Panel 33 to 36 (max 4 units);
- Wiper Control Panel 37 to 40 (max 4 units);
- Fire Alarm Panel 41 to 44 (max 4 units);

Next Insert the IO-Module, where lamps are connected to:


There are two IO-Module types suitable for navigation light panel:
33-Dio NL-l = IO Module for LED-type lamps
33-Dio NL-b = IO Module for LED-type lamps and bulbtype lamps

Followed by going to "general settings" of the processor

Make sure the "Mini-Guard Panel - No Download" is checked.


This is required because else IOServer is trying to download the configuration to the Navigation Panel.
The configuration is done the panel itself (see PTD-Navigation-Light-Control-System)

Remark: Unused lamp inputs and buttons will send as skipped

When adding a stand alone panel to the setup a template is used that includes all possible lamps, including the not used
lamps.
The channels are skipped by the Panel when they are not used in the current configuration (panel setup).
If the channels should not appear in skipped list, then remove not used channels from PAL/database cfg.

Example of skipped channels from Navigation light panel

a) On the panel 14 lamp buttons and using IOModule that can handle 12 lamps.
Configure via panel setup which lamp buttons are used. The lamp buttons which are not used are sent by panel as SKIP
channels.

b) On the panel configure up to 4 programmable function buttons.


If less then 4 are configured, the function buttons which are not used are sent by panel as SKIP channels.

At removall of lamp 13 and 14, first uncheck the "Mini-Guard Panel - No Download" option:
go to channel layout

channel 33033, set source to "Not Installed"


channel 33034, set source to "Not Installed"
channel 33053, set source to "Not Installed"
channel 33054, set source to "Not Installed"
don't forget to check the "Mini-Guard Panel - No Download" option again before closing the PAL
TCP Channel Layout

After inserting TCP processor following channel layout is defaulted:

Channel Function Type Remark


1 Digital Input 1 DI DI/Hardware Input
2 Digital Input 2 DI DI/Hardware Input
3 Digital Input 3 DI DI/Hardware Input
4 Digital Input 4 DI DI/Hardware Input
5 Digital Output 1 DO -
6 Digital Output 2 DO -
7 Analog Input/ DI +SF 1 AI AI/0-20mA,AI/4-20mA or DI/Hardware Input
8 Analog Input/ DI +SF 2 AI AI/0-20mA,AI/4-20mA or DI/Hardware Input
9 Analog Input/ DI +SF 3 AI AI/0-20mA,AI/4-20mA or DI/Hardware Input
10 Analog Input/ DI +SF 4 AI AI/0-20mA,AI/4-20mA or DI/Hardware Input
11 Analog Output 1 AO 0-20mA or 4-20mA
12 Analog Output 2 AO 0-20mA or 4-20mA
13 Horn 1 DI Like XP and TFT
14 System ON 2 DI Like XP and TFT
15 System Fail 3 DI Like XP and TFT
16 - - - -
17 - - - -
18 - - - -
19 - - - -
20 AO_LoadFail 1 DI Feedback - DI/Hardware Input
21 AO_LoadFail 2 DI Feedback - DI/Hardware Input
22 MAIN_PSU_FAIL - DI Like 8.4" TFT Rev D/E - DI/Hardware Input
23 BACKUP_PSU_FAIL - DI Like 8.4" TFT Rev D/E - DI/Hardware Input
24 - - - -
Channel Scan Rate

At channel configuration scan rate could be set.

General Remark: XP ethernet communication to IOServer or to another XP is 100 ms.

36 DI I/O-Module
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
DI 10 On Change
Note: Received ScanRate = 0 will force 10ms scanRate on I/O-Module.

18 DI / 18 DO I/O-Module (36DIO)
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
DI 10 On Change
DO At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
Note: Received ScanRate = 0 will force 10ms scanRate on I/O-Module.

24 Mix I/O-Module
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
DI NPN,DI PNP 10 On Change
DI+SF 20 Within 20ms after a change
AI 0/24mA 20 Within 20ms after a change
AI Thermocouple 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI PT100 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI 0/1V 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI 0/10V 100 Within 20ms after a change
AI Potmeter 100 Within 20ms after a change
DO At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
AO 0/1V At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
AO 0/24mA At once,when CAN N.A.
message is received
Note: TotalScanRate = IOBScanRate + delayBeforeSendOverCAN (worst case).
E.g. for DI+SF totalScanRate = 20 + 20 = 40ms worst case
but the value can be anywhere in 20..40ms range.

24 Mix I/O-Module
Channel Type I/O-Module Scan Rate (ms) Channel sent over CAN (ms)
Rejection Type none 50 Hz 60 Hz
TC_J_0_355 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_J_0_695 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_J_0_760 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
TC_K_0_470 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_K_0_940 63 100 90 Within 20ms after a change
TC_K_0_1230 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
PT100_40_150 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
PT100_40_750 50 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
0_20mA 36 36 32 Within 20ms after a change
4_20mA 36 36 32 Within 20ms after a change
0_1V 36 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
0_10V 36 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
DI+SF 36 90 76 Within 20ms after a change
Notes:
1. On 24AI I/O-Module, the channels are scanned one at the time and
the total scan time is the sum of all defined channel scan rates.

2. The scan rate of one channel is :


ChannelScanRate = IOBScanRate + delayBeforeSendOverCAN (worst case).
E.g. for TC_J_0_355 with 50Hz rejection, channelScanRate = 100 + 20 = 120ms worst case
but the value can be anywhere in 90..120ms range.
If we have two channels it will scan twice as slow and so on.
How to configure 'change password' function on TFT-84"

To do that first configure a channel to store the password and configue a channel for level access
after that go to TFT - hide items

Type "LEVEL_0" in name field for configure level access control.


Insert channel number(s) in to formula field.
Remark: Functions like AND, OR, NOT are available to set the Formula.
Choose "PASSWORD" with dropdown on second row.
Insert channel number(s) in to formula field again.

Add a button to activate change password function, (PAL-1131G)


Be aware that access level 0 corresponds with button number 4
Be aware that access level 1 corresponds with button number 5
Be aware that access level 2 corresponds with button number 6

To activate the change password function, a function should be called in PAL-1131 program.
when it works, the following screen will be shown. It has inputs for:
-Old Password
-New Password
-Verify Password
the new password will only be accepted, if all three fields are corectly filled in.
TFT DATA LOGGING
The 8.4” TFT operator panel of the TCU includes an alarm/status logger with real-time
time stamping for maintenance purposes and a periodic data (trend) logger. The logged
data is stored in the internal non-volatile flash memory of this operator panel. The logged
data can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.

RTC Clock
The data logger real-time clock keeps track of the current time and date for time-
stamping the logged data. The (initial) time and date (UTC) are set via the parameter
menus in the TCU operator panel. When the TCS is used in a proprietary “Mega-Guard”
Ethernet network (i.e. when integrated with other Mega-Guard equipment such as Alarm
and Monitoring System or Dynamic Positioning System) then the data logger real-time
clock is automatically synchronized with the Mega-Guard network servers.
The time and date formats are:
• Time: HH:MM:SS (HH=hour in 24 hour format, MM=minute, SS=second)
• Date: YYYY-MM-DD (DD=day, MM=month, YYYY= year)

Logging Storage
The logging storage has the capacity for storing a total of 6Mb which equals
approximately 360 000 event samples when using a maximum of 300 Alarm/Status
signals and 300 Trend signals. When the storage limit is reached, the oldest logging data
will be deleted (first in, first out). The statistical counters for all logging data however
remain active until the logging is reset / restarted.

To safeguard logging information, the system will copy the samples from its working
memory (Ram) to its storage memory (Flash) using a 15 minute timer. A copy from Ram
to Flash is also triggered when the number of samples in Ram exceeds 64.

For example:
Over the period of the first year an average of 980 events can be logged per day before
the logger starts deleting the oldest log samples.

Logging data storage can only be reset / restarted via the TFT menus. The logged data
can be retrieved via Ethernet using the Firmware Installer tool.

No data is logged when the TCU operator panel is switched off.

Details:
The 6Mb logging storage is divided into 48 sectors of 128KB. Each sector begins with a
header which is 10KB when the maximum number of Alarm/Status and Trend signals is
configured. Each sector contains around 7500 events.
Export of Logging Data
The logging files are exported in CSV format (comma-separated values). The CSV-files
can be transported with the flash drive to any PC and analyzed with e.g. Excel or Calc.
Two logging files are created by the Firmware Installer tool; one log file containing all
statistical data (since the start of the logging) and one log file containing all chronological
logged events.

Statistical log file (STAT.CSV)


The statistic log file gives a non-chronologic summary of all alarm and event signals and
the totalizer counter value of how many (alarm) events occurrences there have been since
the start of the logging. The export format of the statistical CSV file is:
Header: Date, Time, Tag, Value, Unit, Trigger, Status, Count,
Value,
Event DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS name, -, EU, or <a>, Text, Total
Rows: (of start-up), (of start-up), in case of event
alarm log count,

Example:

(Header)2 Date Time Tag Value Unit Trigger Status Count


(alarm) 23-05-12 11:03:20 PS-4638 - degC <a> HIGH 3
(alarm) 23-05-12 11:03:20 PS-4639 - degC <a> Normal 7
(alarm) 23-05-12 11:03:20 09-4034 - digital <a> ALARM 1

(trend) 23-05-12 11:03:20 07-12569 - rpm 50 Normal +6923


(trend) 23-05-12 11:03:20 05-3238 - digital -/1 On 367

2 Note that (xxxx) in left column are explanatory fields which do not appear in the actual logging

Chronologic log file (CHRON.CSV)


The chronological log file gives all stored chronologic logged events.

The export format of the statistical CSV file is:


Header: Date, Time, Tag, Value, Unit, Trigger, Status,
Event Value,
Rows: DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS name, -, EU, or <a>, Text,
(Data at in case of
time of alarm log
event)

(Header)2 Date Time Tag Value Unit Trigger Status


(event) 15-10-13 21:01:53 07-12569 750 rpm 50 Normal
(alarm) 17-10-13 23:15:53 PS-4638 145 degC <a> HIGH
(alarm) 17-10-13 23:16:15 PS-4638 145 degC <a> SENSFAIL
(alarm) 17-10-13 23:16:55 PS-4639 130 degC <a> Normal
(alarm) 12-03-14 22:45:29 09-4034 1 digital <a> ALARM
(alarm) 12-03-14 23:15:53 05-3238 1 digital -/1 On

2 Note that (xxxx) in left column are explanatory fields which do not appear in the actual logging
Configuring set date, set time and reset log functions
When data logging is used without a server, the time and date must be configurable using
the menu. When a server is used, the system will receive its time updates from the server.

The In the ‘Parameter – Hide Items’ 3 digital input (RD) channels have to be configured
under ‘SPEC_FUNC’. These channels are used to control;
- Setting the date
- Setting the time
- Resetting the log memory

The same channel numbers should be configured in the Parameter – Submenu, here you
can also configure the access level. The menu knows when to trigger a set date, set time
or reset log function because they were configured in the ‘SPEC_FUNC’ section.
The ‘Use Master Clock Update’ checkbox should be checked on each TFT to allow other
TFTs to receive time updates.
1131 IOS List

After selecting ‘1131 IOS List’

Special list of Global Variables of PAL-1131, these items are set and send from IOServer to XP/TFT.

This Item is only activated when at 'Proc - General Settings' checkbox 'Use 1131 IOS List' is set.

Place: Channels, ETH_FB, Proc


How to import a database in PAL: (Example)

For Example there is an AMS project (XP1..XP5) and PCS Project (XP31..XP38)

On computer you have stored your files like

D:\Software\System_PCS_2018
D:\Software\System_AMS_2017

You like to merge both projects into one new project

1. copy all files from System_PCS_2018 folder to your main software folder,
it must be installed to the MEGA-Guard installation folder: D:\Software\System

2. Make sure that the software version of the AMS configuration and the PCS configuration you want to merge, that are the
same.
If this is not the case upgrade to the latest software version so that both configurations use the same version.

3. Now copy the following files from the System_AMS_2017 folder to your main software folder:

a. Copy D:\Software\System_AMS_2017\Setup\XP folders of all XP's (XP01..XP05) to


D:\Software\System\Setup\XP\

b. Copy D:\Software\System_AMS_2017\Setup\Config.mdb to
D:\Software\System\Setup\Lib\

c. Copy D:\Software\System_AMS_2017\Setup\Mimics to
D:\Software\System\Setup\mimics

d. Copy D:\Software\System_AMS_2017\Setup\TFT BMP's files for the TFT-panels to


D:\Software\System\Setup\TFT

4. Open the PAL


5. Go to tab Special => select 'Copy or Move Board Range'

6. Now choose the processor range you want to import into the main database:

A. Enter the board range of the processors you want to import.


Example => XP01 to XP05 => 010 to 059, and enter into "To" field => 010

B. At Special Actions select "Import from file"

C. At Filename: select the database that you copied into the Lib directory.
D. Check all items like to import, (XML files you did copy at step 3a)

E. Check all items like to import, with AMS normally you have EAS configuration

7. Now Press Start Button, the actual import will start, it's finished when Board Range fields become empty

8. Now close the PAL and restart it again.

9. In the PAL go to Special Parameters => Multicast Groups Create a multicast group for the imported processors.

10. If you also have communication between PCS and AMS processors
you must also create a multicast group for the PCS/AMS processors that are communicating with each other.
If the processors don't have communication with each other than don't put them in a multicast group
(this will only create extra load on the Ethernet).

11. Check/create the groups in the PAL

12. Set the mimics in the PAL


How to use japanese as alternative language

Configure workstation and printer font for Japanese.


The system is able to display CJK (Asiatic languages such as Chinese / Japanese / Korean) using the 'Alt language' language option.

Display Japanese by setting Alternate Font in PAL

To display it is required to set the Alternate Font to MS Gothic and script to Japanese

In PAL select the “Job and Language” branch. Next select “General Settings”.
On the right hand dialog switch on the “Use Alt Language” check box.

The Font must be set to MS Gothic with script Japanese. The Font name might differ depending on the regional settings.

Print Japanese by setting Alternate Font in PAL


To print it is required to set the Alternate Font to MS Gothic and script to Japanese:

In PAL select Printers branch. Next select the printer in this branch that must print Japanese.

WinPrint.dll is required as printer driver. The brand and share name of your printer may differ from the example on the right.

Configure the Code page 932 – Japanese and the Font at the bottom of the page to “MS Gothic” with Script setting to Japanese.

Input Japanese by setting Regional settings in Windows

Via Control Panel > Regional Settings the following dialogs must be configured accordingly to use Japanese:
Set the system locale for non-Unicode programs:

Notice that additional settings may be required to use proper keyboard layout.
How to insert a TFT-57 with AFAS / CFFAS / BNWAS / WinWiper / NaviLight

This example describes a configuration with TFT-57 with Navigation Light.

For other functions like AFAS, CFAS, BNWAS and WinWiper same steps can be followed.
Be aware that each function has it own kind of hardware board.

Go to the Processor Position Table. Which can be found at:

Insert TFT-57 with µP 33.

Next Insert the IO-Module board, where lamps are connected to:
There are two IO-Module board types suitable for navigation light panel:
33-Dio NL-l = IO Module for LED-type lamps
33-Dio NL-b = IO Module for LED-type lamps and bulbtype lamps

A question is asked to add a default configuration.

Choose "YES" and wait until PAL is finished.......


After this restart of PAL is required.

After Restart see new items


Goto the PAL1131 Reference to add default project.
Press 'Create All New Channels From Channel Configuration'.
a new list is created.
Press 'Start PAL1131' and build the default project.
After closing PAL1131 the reference list should be like:
(maybe a refresh of screen is required, a by selecting other tree-item)
Now the item is ready to use.
In other words: the configuration can be downloaded by MEGA-GUARD.
Product Version Information

PAL Help
product: MEGA-GUARD E-Series
versions: 6.0.1.11

It also possible to see version information inside Windows Explorer:

go to Windows Explorer (Start button, Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer)

browse to an executable file like 'Pal.exe'

select file by using left mouse button

press right mouse button, a popup menu will be shown

select properties

go tab-page 'Version'

click on 'Product Version' inside 'Item name' List Box

Edit Box 'Value' shows current product version of executable file

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