Geist Watchdog 100 - Manual (Page 18)

GM1118 - Watchdog 100 Series User
Manual 18 Revision Date: 2/16/2015
Alarms
Alarm Notifications
The Watchdog 100 supports three types of alarm notification:
 Relay: The unit can be configured to energize/de-energize one control relay.
 E-Mail: The unit can be configured to send alarm e-mails to up to three recipients.
 SNMP: The unit can be configured to send SNMP traps to up to two trap servers.
Figure 19: Alarms Options
The unit is capable of any combination of the above alarms at once. Alarm type combinations
are selected per alarm via the check boxes which are displayed for each alarm on the Alarms
page.
Alarm Types
The Watchdog 100 provides three types of alarm messages via E-Mail and SNMP:
 Trip: Occurs when a sensor value goes above a high trip threshold or below a low trip
threshold.
 Clear: Occurs when a sensor already in the Tripped or Unplugged state goes back into its
normal range.
 Unplugged: Occurs when a sensor with an alarm set loses contact with the main unit due
to the sensor being physically unplugged or another communications error.
Alarms can be added for each internal device or external sensor displayed on the Alarms page.
An alarm is added by pressing the “Add New Alarm” button and selecting the sensor value to be
monitored from a drop down menu.
Alarm Removal
To remove an alarm, select “REMOVE ALARM” from the sensor type drop-down menu then click
the “Save Changes” button.
Thresholds
The user must set a trip threshold and type for each alarm that is added to the Alarms page. The
threshold type is chosen as “Trips if” either “Above” or “Below” from a drop down menu when the
alarm is created. The threshold value is typed into a data window when the alarm is created.
Alarm
Type
Alarm
Threshold
Alert
Options
Alarm
Status