Potter PFC-9000 Series - Manual (Page 75)

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Send Job
The panel does not have an upload and download, it has Get and Send. Sending information to and from the panel is in respect
to the computer. The user sends information and programming to the panel, and the computer gets information from the panel.
Therefore, when a job is complete, validated and the computer is connected to the panel, the Send Job command is used to send
the job to the panel.
Get Job
The Get Job can be used in conjunction with the Auto Program. Once the panel has been Auto Programmed, the user can get the
job from the panel, make the needed modifications and then send the new job to the panel. The user will need to create a New Job
and then get the job from the panel. This will save the job as a new job and not a version of an existing job.
Once the computer is connected to the panel, the Panel Information will display the version of the software that the panel is
operating with and the Job name that is currently programmed into the panel.
Link Statistics
The Link Statistics will display the number of times the panel has connected, transmitted and received information. The Link
Statistics is a useful tool for diagnosis and it may be requested by Technical Support when problems of linking to the panel occur.
Status Correlations
Status Correlations allows NAC’s or relays to be mapped to various panel functions. Such as correlating a relay to operate
whenever the alarm verification feature activated. Or correlating which NAC’s and relays operate durring a fire drill. Highlight
Status Corrs, then highlight the appropriate panel function, click on Item, correlations and add or delete circuits as described on
the previous page.
Status Flags
This allows any of the status correlations described above to be silenceable/bypassable.
Link Menu
The Link Menu is the part of the program that is used to verify that the program will not corrupt the panel,
connect the computer to the panel, and send to or get programs from the panel.
Validate
The first choice under the link menu is Validate. Every job that is completed and is ready to be sent to the panel MUST first
be validated. The validation ensures that the job is complete and will work in the panel. In addition, validation will check to
make sure that at least one NAC is correlated to at least one initiating address. Validation does not check for duplicate addresses.
Connect the Computer to the PFC-9000 Panel
The Connect feature is used to electronically connect the computer to the panel through the UIMA interconnection cable. The
UIMA interface cable connects to the serial port of the computer and the P2 port on the panel. (See pg 8 for P2 location). The cable
can be connected to the panel with power applied. The panel will go through a restart and re-initialization process that takes about
one minute, the trouble buzzer will sound during this process. Once the panel has finished the restart process, Click Link, Connect.