APC NBRK0450, NBRK0550, NBRK0570 manual Field Description

–Define the custom dry contact sensor

a. Select Dry Contact and click OK to display the Add Dry Contact Sensor window. This window features the following fields and controls:

Field	Description
Sensor type label	The name of the custom sensor definition. Once
	defined, the Sensor type label appears only in the
	Sensor Type Installed drop-down list when
	specifying Sensor Pod external port settings.
Default sensor label	The label used, by default, for any new sensors added
	using this custom sensor definition.
	To modify the labels, see “Settings” on page 69.
Closed value	The text that describes the sensor value reported
	when the dry contact sensor is in a Closed state.
Open value	The text that describes the sensor value reported
	when the dry contact sensor is in a Open state.

Open-close switch time The time, in milliseconds, that must pass when the

(ms)dry contact sensor goes from Open state to Closed state before the state change is reported.

Close-open switch time The time, in milliseconds, that must pass when the

(ms)dry contact sensor goes from Closed state to Open state before the state change is reported.

Dry contact type	Specifies whether the dry contact sensor is normally
	open (NO) or normally closed (NC).

b.Type in the appropriate values for the dry contact sensor hardware.

c.When you have finished, click OK to add this sensor definition to the list of available Sensor Types.

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