PSS 5000

Application Note

Monitoring External Alarms

Date August 16, 2011

Document number PSS5000/APNO/805107/01

Doms A/S Formervangen 28 Tel. +45 4329 9400 info@doms.dk

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Table of Contents
1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
2 References................................................................................................................................................ 3
3 System Description .................................................................................................................................. 3
3.1 Description ..................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Doms POS Protocol ....................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.1 Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.2.2 Status ..................................................................................................................................... 4
3.3 Doms Host Protocol ....................................................................................................................... 4
4 History ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

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1 Scope

The scope of this document is to describe how to connect the PSS 5000 to external alarms in order to
make them available via the Doms Host Protocol and Doms POS Protocol.

2 References

[1] Doms POS Protocol, Application Level Specification, Control Functions

[PROTOCOL/SPEC/804706/--]
[2] Doms Host Protocol, Basic Version, Specification
[PROTOCOL/SPEC/803613/--]
[3] DSB451, 8-ch parallel IN/OUT, Description
[DSB451/DESC/800025/--]
[4] DSB451, Installation Drawing
[DSB451/INDR/802225/--]

3 System Description
3.1 Description

External alarms can be monitored by the PSS when using a DSB451 Digital I/O module to connect to
the alarm output on the device that needs to be monitored.
When the DSB451 connector is configured as an input, the PSS will read “HIGH” on a DSB451 input
(DIO PIN or short Diop) when nothing is connected to the two PINs. When the PINs are short-circuited
the PSS will read “LOW”.
The configuration of the DIO (DiopActiveLevel) in the PSS defines whether the alarm is active at
“HIGH” or “LOW” on the input.

If “ACTIVE_HIGH” is selected during installation of the input, an alarm is active when

an alarm is received from the connected device or the device is disconnected.

If “ACTIVE_LOW” is selected during installation, no alarm is seen even when the exter-
nal device is disconnected.

It is also possible to configure how long the input should be at the active level (DiopActiveOnDelay) be-
fore it is considered an alarm; and similarly for when alarms are gone (DiopActiveOffDelay). These de-
lays are used to avoid bouncing contacts or noise to create false alarms.

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3.2 Doms POS Protocol

3.2.1 Configuration

To configure a DIO input for monitoring an external alarm, the configuration must include:

DiopId Id for the input

DiopType Currently not used
PssChannelNo PSS Port where input is connected
PhysicalAddress PIN Address for the protocol running on the selected port.
For DSB451 modules, this is (ModuleNo – 1) x 8 + ModulePinNo.
so 18 will be 2nd PIN on 3rd module.
DiopName Name used in alarm events in Doms Host Protocol
DiopFunctionCode 01 for Alarm Input
InstallPars DiopActiveLevel, DiopActiveOnDelay, DiopActiveOffDelay - described
in 3.1 Description.

3.2.2 Status

To keep connected clients up-to-date, the PSS will send unsolicited DiopStatus messages whenever a
change occurs. See Doms POS Protocol [1] for details.

3.3 Doms Host Protocol

Each state change in the PSS alarm inputs is also available via the event log in Doms Host Protocol (see
[2] for details); these alarms are managed by Site Info. For details, please contact Doms Sales (e.g.
sales@doms.dk).

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4 History
Date Rev. Init. Comments
2011-07-26 00 hbh
2011-08-16 01 kmb Minor text corrections

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