GE v6 user manual Digital Input Status Form, Column Headings Number, Physical State

Status Tab

Digital Input Status Form

Provides the status of the selected digital input according to the information in the micro database. You can list the digital inputs for all micros or list the digital inputs per micro.

Select micro

•Select All to display the status for all digital inputs on all micros.

•Select By micro to display the status for all digital inputs on a selected micro. Click the drop-down arrow to display a list of active micros.

Refresh

Click Refresh to get an updated status on the digital inputs. A refresh for a dial-up micro will cause the host to dial the micro unless they are already connected. The refresh process may take a few minutes. A reader and associated DIs are grouped together, by reader number.

A refresh selected for a micro that is offline or in error will never be returned.

Column Headings:

Number

Displays the number of the digital input assigned by the system.

Description

Displays the description of the digital input. (A reader and associated DIs are grouped together, by reader number.)

Micro

Displays the number of the micro to which this digital input belongs.

State

Displays the state of the digital input as On, Off or Trouble.

•On means that the digital input point is in the Active state as defined on the Digital Input Status Form.

•Off means that the digital input point is Inactive as defined on the Digital Input Status Form

•Trouble means that the digital input point has been cut or shorted.

Physical State

Displays the physical state of the digital input point.

•Open means that the contact is open.

•Closed means that the contact is closed.

•Cut means that the line has been cut.

•Short means that the line is shorted.

Date

Displays the date that the status was requested.

Time

Displays the time that the status was requested.

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