Configure External Alarms

After the outputting of external alarms is configured, the alarm information of the OptiX RTN 910 can be output to other equipment. After the inputting of external alarms is configured, the alarm
information of other equipment can be input to the OptiX RTN 910.
Prerequisites
You must be an NM user with NE operator authority or higher.
The AUX board must be added on the NE Panel.

Tools, Equipment, and Materials

U2000
Context
The external alarms of the OptiX RTN 910 are also considered as housekeeping alarms. The external alarm port of the OptiX RTN 910 is a relay port. This port can be either in the "on" state or
in the "off" state.
The OptiX RTN 910 provides one alarm output port and three alarm input ports. The alarm input ports report the RELAY_ALARM alarm (the alarm parameter indicates the port number of the
input alarm) after the external alarm is triggered. To ensure that the external alarm port works normally, the external alarm cables must be correctly connected.
Procedure
1. In the NE Explorer, select the AUX board from the Object Tree, and then choose Configuration > Environment Monitor Configuration > Environment Monitor Interface from the
Function Tree.
2. Configure the input alarm.
a. Select Input Relay from the drop-down list.
b. Configure the parameters of the input alarm.

c. Click Apply, and then close the dialog box that is displayed.
3. Configure the output alarm.
a. Select Output Relay from the drop-down list.

b. Configure the parameters of the output alarm.

c. Click Apply, and then close the dialog box that is displayed.
Parent topic: Configuring Auxiliary Interfaces and Functions
Related reference
Parameter Description: Environment Monitoring Interface

Networking Diagram
The topic describes the networking information about the NEs.
In the networking diagram shown in Figure 1, the external alarms on NE1 are required as follows:
External alarm input interface 1 is used for connecting the alarm interface on the smoke sensor. When the alarm interface on the smoke sensor is closed, NE1 should report an alarm.
External alarm input interface 2 is used for connecting the alarm interface on the water sensor. When the alarm interface on the water sensor is closed, NE1 should report an alarm.
External alarm input interface 2 is used for connecting the alarm interface on the magnetic door switch sensor. When the alarm interface on the magnetic door switch sensor is closed,

NE1 should report an alarm, indicating that the cabinet door is open.

External alarm output interface 1 is used for connecting the centralized alarming boxes. When a major or critical alarm is generated on NE1, the alarm output interface is closed.

Figure 1 Networking diagram (external alarms)

Parent topic: Configuration Example (External Alarms)

Service Planning
The service planning information contains the information about all the parameters required for configuring the NE data.
Information About Input Alarms
According to the requirements, you can obtain the input alarm information provided in Table 1.
Table 1 Information about input alarms
Input External Alarm

Usage Status

Alarm Mode

Alarm Name

Severity

Interface 1

Used

An alarm is generated when the

interface is closed.

Fire alarm

Major

Interface 2

Used

An alarm is generated when the

interface is closed.

Water alarm

Major

Interface 3

Used

An alarm is generated when the

interface is closed.

Open cabinet door

Major

Information About Output Alarms

According to the requirements, you can obtain the output alarm information provided in Table 2.
Table 2 Information about output alarms
Output External Alarm
Interface 1
NOTE:

Usage Status
Used

Working Mode
Automatic Mode

The OptiX RTN 910 supports the automatic mode and the manual mode. The manual mode is used for commissioning the output alarms.
Parent topic: Configuration Example (External Alarms)

Configuration Process
This topic describes the procedure for the data configuration.
Procedure
1. See Configure External Alarms and configure the external alarms.

The values for the the input alarm parameters are provided as follows.
Parameter

Value
NE1

Operation Object

NE1-10-AUX-CSK-1

NE1-10-AUX-CSK-2

NE1-10-AUX-CSK-3

Path Name

Fire alarm

Water alarm

Open cabinet door

Using Status

Unused

Unused

Unused

Alarm Mode

Relay Turns On/Low Level

Relay Turns On/Low Level

Relay Turns On/Low Level

Alarm Severity

Major Alarm

Major Alarm

Major Alarm

The values for the the output alarm parameters are provided as follows.
Parameter

Value
NE1

Operation Object

NE1-10-AUX-CSK-1

Use or Not

Used

Parent topic: Configuration Example (External Alarms)

Front Panel
There are indicators, service interfaces, management interfaces, auxiliary interfaces, buttons, and labels on the front panel.
Front Panel Diagram
Figure 1 Front panel of the CSTA

1. Indicators

2. Buttons

4. STM-1 optical interfaces

5. E1 (1-16) interface

3. Auxiliary interfaces and management interfaces

Indicators
Table 1 Description of the indicators on the CSTA
Indicator
STAT

State

Meaning

On (green)

The board is working normally.

On (red)

The board hardware is faulty.

Off

PROG

The board is not working.

The board is not created.
There is no power supplied to the board.

On for 100 ms (green) and off for 100 ms repeatedly

When the board is being powered on or being reset, the software is being loaded to
the flash memory.

On for 300 ms (green) and off for 300 ms repeatedly

When the board is being powered on or being reset, the board software is in BIOS
boot state.

Table 1 Description of the indicators on the CSTA

Indicator

SYNC

SRV

LOS1

LOS2

State

Meaning

On (green)

The upper layer software is being initialized.

On for 100 ms (red) and off for 100 ms repeatedly

When the board is being powered on or being reset, the BOOTROM self-check fails.

On (red)

When the board is being powered or being reset, the memory self-check fails or
loading upper layer software fails.
When the board is running, the logic file or upper layer software is lost.
The pluggable storage card is faulty.

Off

The software is running normally.

On (green)

The clock is normal.

On (red)

The clock source is lost or is switched.

On (green)

The system is working normally.

On (red)

A critical or major alarm occurs on the board.

On (yellow)

A minor or remote alarm occurs in the system.

Off

There is no power supplied to the system.

On (red)

The first optical interface on the line reports the R_LOS alarm.

Off

The first optical interface on the line does not report the R_LOS alarm.

On (red)

The second optical interface on the line reports the R_LOS alarm.

Off

The second optical interface on the line does not report the R_LOS alarm.

Auxiliary Interfaces and Management Interfaces

Table 2 Description of the auxiliary interfaces and management interfaces
Interface

Description

Connector Type

Table 2 Description of the auxiliary interfaces and management interfaces

Interface

Description

NMS/COM

NM interface/NM serial interface

EXT

NE cascade interface

CLK/TOD

External clock/time interface (2048 kbit/s or 2048 kHz)/The wayside E1 interface

Connector Type

RJ-45
F1/S1

Synchronous/Asynchronous data interface

ALMI/ALMO

Alarm input/output interface

PHONE

Orderwire interface

CF RCV

CF configuration reset button

RST

Board warm reset button

NOTE:
The external clock interface and wayside E1 interface are combined into one interface. This interface can transparently transmit the DCC byte, orderwire overhead byte, and
synchronous/asynchronous data service overhead byte. One interface, however, can implement only one of the three functions: external clock interface, wayside E1 service, and
transparent transmission of the overhead byte.
The 64 kbit/s synchronous data interface can transparently transmit the orderwire byte. One interface, however, can implement only one of the two functions: 64 kbit/s synchronous
data interface and transparent transmission of the orderwire byte.
The auxiliary interfaces and management interfaces use RJ-45 connectors. The pin assignments of the interfaces, however, are different. Figure 2 shows the front view of the RJ-45 connector.

Figure 2 Front view of the RJ-45 connector

The pin assignment information of the ALMI/ALMO interface is provided in Table 8.

Table 8 Pin assignment of the ALMI/ALMO interface
Interface
ALMI/ALMO

Pin

Signal

The first external alarm input signal

Grounding end for the first alarm input signal

The second external alarm input signal

The third external alarm input signal

Grounding end for the third alarm input signal

Grounding end for the second alarm input signal

The first external alarm output signal (+)

The first external alarm output signal (-)