NGI error information logging

R4.4B8 & R5.2B9

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Tony Van de Velde

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1660R44B8_52B9_NGI_logging_info.doc

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Table of content
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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................3

CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................................................................3

PROCEDURE........................................................................................................................................................3

EXAMPLE (1) .......................................................................................................................................................5

EXAMPLE (2) .......................................................................................................................................................6

REFERENCE TABLE ..........................................................................................................................................6

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1 INTRODUCTION
If the transmission between a traffic board and the matrix fails, an Inside Failure alarm is
raised and the NGI diagnose GUI has to be used to determine the slot that raises the
alarm.
If these alarms are toggling it may be difficult to extract this information.
The 1660SM R4.4.B8 & R5.2B9 provides additional alarm information that allows to track
the info even after the alarm has cleared.

2 Conditions
The active software on the 1660SM must be:
1660SM R5 : R5.2B9
1660SM R4 : R4.2B8
More recent versions of these releases also are OK
Note:

The Inside Failure mechanism relies on a correct synchronisation of the

1660SM. The internal oscillator mode (hold-over or free-running) should
not be used to diagnose inside failure alarms.

3 Procedure
1. An alarm is raised by the 1660SM:
Alarm type
: Equipment
Probable cause
: Inside Failure
Severity (defaullt) : Warning
2. Open the Inside Failure alarm and select the tab Diagnosis
Read out the info displayed via Additional Info
3. Decode the info from the field Additional Text:
TM : Main matrix (slot 23) TX
= arrow from matrix slot 23 to traffic board
RM : Main matrix (slot 23) RX
= arrow to matrix slot 23 from traffic board
TS : Spare matrix (slot 40) TX
= arrow from matrix slot 40 to traffic board
RS : Spare matrix (slot 40) RX
= arrow to matrix slot 40 from traffic board
xxxxx : Slot or board position:
o Start counting from right hand side;
o Each character represents a hexadecimal character, decoding 4
bits or board positions;
o A bit that equals 0 means no NGI fault, a bit that equals 1
indicates a NGI fault.

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Click 2x

Diagnosis

M = slot 23
S = slot 40
T(X)

R(X)

T(X)
R(X)

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Start from right hand side

xxxx

xxxx

xxxx xxxx

xxxx

xxxx

xxxx xxxx

Slot 40

Slot 22

4 Example (1)
The NGI alarm is reported with info:

This means:

Start from right hand side

M : Matrix slot 23
T : from matrix to traffic board

xxxx xxxx

xxxx

xxxx

xxxx xxxx

0000 0000

0001 0000

0000 0000

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Slot 22

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5 Example (2)

Start from right hand side

M : Matrix slot 23
T : from matrix to traffic board

xxxx xxxx

xxxx

xxxx

xxxx xxxx

0000 0000

0001 0000

0000 0000

Slot 34

Slot 22

6 Reference table
The included table allows an easy calculation of the traffic slot involved. It does not cover,
however, combinations such as slot 23 and slot 24 faulty. In these cases, addidional
calculation is needed.
Additional Text
000 0 0 0 0 0
4
8
1
2
4
8
1
2
4
8
1
2
4
8
1
2

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Slot
Slot 24
Slot 25
Slot 26
Slot 27
Slot 28
Slot 29
Slot 30
Slot 31
Slot 32
Slot 33
Slot 34
Slot 35
Slot 36
Slot 37
Slot 38
Slot 39

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