Special keys program, Operator interfaces 3-96 – WattMaster WCC II User Manual

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Section 3: Screen Descriptions

WCC II Operator’s Guide

Operator Interfaces

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SPECIAL KEYS PROGRAM

The ECC/WCC II Special Keys Program allows you to “teach” the
system a set of key strokes that can be repeated at set time intervals
at a speciﬁ c time each day when a global binary value goes ON or
manually. Among other things, this allows you to automatically
print screens on the local or remote printer at certain times or when
certain events occur without operator interface. There are 10 auto-
scan/print routines in the ECC/WCC II system. Each of the 10
routines can have up to 100 keystrokes.

The auto-scan/print routines are part of the standard software.
However, the CPU (front end personal computer) needs to have
640 k of RAM memory. WattMaster will provide the auto-scan/
print routines to any user that has an existing system for a nominal
fee to cover the cost of the disk(s) and handling. WattMaster will
not pay for any additional hardware items required to increase a
system’s memory to 640 k.

To “teach” the system a set of keystrokes, the following procedure
is used:

Start the “learning” process at the “Sat #” position on
the Main Menu by pressing

and then pressing

, holding both keys down at the same time for an

instant and then releasing both keys at the same time.

While you are in the “learning” mode, the following
keys perform special functions (to use these special
keys, press

down ﬁ rst and then press the second

key, holding both keys down for an instant and then
releasing both keys):

Alt A:

Enter append mode; used at “Sat #” position on

Main Menu

Screen

. The append mode is used to add keystrokes to an

existing auto-scan/print routine. The

feature works

only when the cursor is at the “Sat #” position on the

Main

Menu Screen

Alt E:

Stop learning or append mode. After you have entered all of
the keystrokes that you would like to “teach” the system, use

to exit from the learning mode.

Alt N

Generate a form feed in the replay mode. If you are
programming the system to automatically print a screen (or
screens) on the printer during the replay mode, the

command causes the printer to generate a form feed to cause
the outputs to be printed on separate pages.

Alt L:

Enter learning mode; used at “Sat #” position on the

Main

Menu Screen

. Using the

command while the

cursor is in the “Sat #” position on the

Main Menu Screen

starts the learning mode.

Alt P:

Print a screen on the local printer in the replay mode.
Normally, you can print the characters that are currently on
the screen by ﬁ rst pressing

and then

However, when you are “teaching” the system a set of
keystrokes to perform automatically, the

command will not be recognized by the system in the replay
mode. As you are entering the keystrokes you want the
system to automatically replay, use the

command

instead of the

command when you are at

a screen that you want to print on the printer.

Alt T

Print a screen on the remote printer in the replay mode.
As you are entering the keystrokes you want the system
to automatically replay, use the

command when

you reach a screen that is to be printed at the remote printer.
The ﬁ rst time the

is used for each of the 10 special

key buffers, a line will appear at the bottom asking for the
associated alarm class for remote call-out. The ECC/WCC
II system will print the screen on the remote printer using
the telephone number associated with this alarm class. There
are 10 special key buffers; each special key buffer will be
allowed one alarm type from 1 to 5. The screens will only be
printed at one remote site, even if the “dial both telephone
numbers” feature is enabled. The ﬁ les will be saved on the
disk temporarily; they are erased the next time a screen is
printed remotely.

Alt Q:

Quit replay mode before it is ﬁ nished. If the system has
started to replay the keystrokes that you taught it, and you
want to cause it to stop, use the

command.

Alt S:

Start replay mode; used at “Sat #” position on the

Main

Menu Screen

. If you want to manually start the replay

mode, use the

command while the cursor is at the

“Sat 3” position on the Main Menu Screen.

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:

Note:

These commands are on the Help Screen and will

appear on the ECC/WCC II System Screen by pressing

and

simultaneously.

The system will then ask you for the Buffer #. You
can teach the system up to 10 separate auto-scan/print
routines, so enter a number from 1 to 10. (Later you will
access the Special Keys Screen to “tell” the system when
to perform this auto-scan/print routine.)

Now, simply enter the same keystrokes that you want
the system to automatically perform at the selected
time(s). For example, if you want to print an Analog
Trend Screen, go through the exact same keystrokes that
you normally would to print the Analog Trend Screen,
except when you want to print the current screen use

, not