c.
Access to system software.
d.
Access to application software.
e.
Individual zones which are to be accessed.
f.
Access to database.
2.3.10.6
Alarm Monitoring Software
This program shall monitor all sensors, local processors and DTS circuits
and notify the operator of an alarm condition. Alarms shall be printed in
red on the alarm printer and displayed on the console's text and graphics
map monitors. Higher priority alarms shall be displayed first; and within
alarm priorities, the oldest unacknowledged alarm shall be displayed first.
An alarm is latched into the system upon activation/annunciation. Once in
alarm, no subsequent alarms from that specific device/sensor need be
annunciated until the current alarm is investigated and cleared. The system
may provide a counter to indicate the number of subsequent alarms from that
specific device/sensor that occurred after the initial alarm, but no
additional alarms are to be annunciated until the current alarm is
"cleared". Operator acknowledgment of one alarm silences the audible alarm
and changes associated map and text icons from flashing red to steady state
red. These icons remain red to indicate that the alarm is still open and
the system is awaiting identification of the course and resolution by the
operator. The operator can resolve the alarm by either the use of CCTV
assessment to identify the cause or by dispatching guards/response force to
investigate. After the operator has satisfactorily determined the cause of
the alarm and is prepared to enter pertinent information into the log, the
operator will "clear" the alarm. Clearing the alarm indicates to the
system that the operator needs to be notified of any new alarms from that
device/sensor. Programmable alarm data to be displayed shall include type
of alarm, location of alarm, and secondary alarm messages. Alarm data to
be printed shall include: type of alarm, location of alarm, date and time
(to nearest second) of occurrence, operaor acknowledgement instructions,
and operator response. A unique message field with a width of 60
characters shall be provided for each alarm. Assignment of messages to a
zone or sensor shall be an operator editable function. Secondary messages
shall be assignable by the operator for printing to provide further
information and shall be editable by the operator. The system shall
provide for 25 secondary messages with a field of 4 lines of 60 characters
each. The most recent 1000 alarms shall be stored and shall be recallable
by the operator using the report generator.
2.3.10.7
Monitor Display Software
Monitor display software shall provide for text and graphics map displays
that include zone status integrated into the display. Different colors
shall be used for the various components and real time data. Colors shall
be uniform on all displays. The following color coding shall be followed.
a.
FLASHING RED to alert an operator that a zone has gone into an
alarm or that primary power has failed.
b.
RED to alert an operator that a zone is in alarm and that the
alarm has been acknowledged.
c.
YELLOW to advise an operator that a zone is in access.
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