Emerson AC8 5.5.1Input Status, Viewing Additional Input Data, Analog Sensor Inputs, Main Menu

View Status Options

5.5View Input Status

The Input Status option allows you to view the current status of all inputs: the four analog sensor inputs and the eight digital inputs.

To view the Input Status:

• From the Main Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose View Status, then press Enter ↵.

• From the View Status Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose View Input Status, then press Enter ↵ .

5.5.1Input Status

The Input Status screen displays the status of each analog sensor and digital input.

Analog Sensor Inputs

The following details are displayed for analog sensor inputs:

•the name of the analog sensor input (for example, SENSOR_1)

•the current reading (+80.00 DEG)—values are updated constantly while being viewed

There are three possible states for an analog input, as shown in Table 11.

Table 11 Analog input states

State	Description
Functional	Reading—-for example, +80.00 DEG or +79.50 RH
Problem with	Dashes (------)
connection
Not configured	Blank

Main Menu

>VIEW STATUS SYSTEM AND CONTROL

↑↓ =NEXT ↵ =SELECT

View Status Menu

VIEW ACTIVE ALARMS VIEW ALARM LOG VIEW EVENT LOG VIEW TREND LOG

>VIEW INPUT STATUS VIEW OUTPUT STATUS VIEW PAGER NUMBERS

Input Status

INPUT / STATUS

>SENSOR_1 +80.00 DEG SENSOR_2 ------ DEG SENSOR_3

SENSOR_4 +79.50 RH

>DEVICE_1 ALARM DEVICE_2 NORMAL DEVICE_3 NORMAL

DEVICE_4 NORMAL DEVICE_5 ALARM DEVICE_6 EVENT DEVICE_7 NORMAL DEVICE_8 NORMAL

NOTE

If the status displays dashes (------), the AC8 was unable to take a reading. There may be a

connection problem.

If the status is blank, the sensor is not configured as being connected.

Digital Inputs

The following details appear for digital inputs:

•the name of the digital input (for example, DEVICE_1)

•the current status (NORMAL)—values are updated constantly while being viewed

There are three possible states for a digital input, as shown in Table 12.

Table 12 Digital input states

State	Description
NORMAL	In normal state
ALARM	In alarm status (for an input configured as alarmable)
EVENT	An event has occurred (for an input configured as an event)

Viewing Additional Input Data

All input data may be viewed by scrolling beyond the four lines that appear on the LCD at one time:

•To view all inputs, use the arrows ↑↓ .

•To return to the previous screen, press the ESC key.

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