MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM

Contents

• Introduction
• Running Environment
• Operation
  1) Login and Logout
  3.2) Display Window
  3.2.1) Alarm Information Display Windows
  3.2.2) Plan Choose Tree
  3.2.3) Plan and Detector Information Display Windows
  3.2.4) Icon of Detector
  3.2.5) Information Popup Window
  3.2.6) Detector Information Dialog
  3.3) Parameter Setup Dialog
  3.3.1) User Mode and Admin Mode
  3.3.2) Communication Information, Path of History Record  Saving and Auto print Setup
  3.3.3) Display Color of Alarm Information Setup
  3.3.4) Plan Popup Setup
  3.4) History Record Information

1. Introduction

MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM can collect data from the fire control center and show them in a PC monitor in the form of a dynamic icon and information dialog. This system can process fire, fault, and shut off alarm information real-time, save and print history records, and automatically show popup window of detector information. The system also has advantages of plan popup, different alarm in different colors, and so on. It can offer a direct, quick, and efficient way to get the information in time, and is very helpful for inspection and protection.

2. Running Environment

Before operating MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM, the user must read this manual overall.  People unauthorized are forbidden to operate this system.

The revelation of the screen display must be set to 1152*864 to make the best showing of the system.  The Compute connects to the fire control center by RS232 line on its COM1 port. Another end of the RS232 line is connected with the PC-Printer card of the fire control center. According to transport protocols of RS232, the length of the RS232 line should be less than 15m. Also, the shielded wire is preferred to ensure the integrality of data.

After MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM has been installed, all the status of detectors is showing OK. So it is necessary to make fire control center reset hardware * to transfer complete data to MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM.

3. Operation

3.1. Login and logout

There are two modes to log in, one is user mode, and the other is Admin mode. The difference between user mode and Admin mode is shown in 3.2.1.

Users can choose name and input the relevant password to login.

3.2. Display Window

Display Window mainly includes three parts：

• Alarm information display table and count. —>①
• Plan choose tree, parameter setup button, and history record operation button. –>②
• Plan and detector information display window. —>③

3.2.1. Alarm Information Display and Count

The alarm information display table can show panel zone NO.，detector NO., information status, information content, date, and time. There are four kinds of information status: fire, fault, shut-off, reset, and another status.

Alarm information count includes fire count, fault count, shut-off count, and another status count. The reset information can reduce relevant alarm information count on a certain detector. When fire control center reset hardware, all counter would be set to zero and ready for the new count.

Button “Clear Data” can clear up all data showing in the table and restart alarm information showing.

When users click the information line in the display table by mouse, a plan relevant to the selected detector will show in the plan display window.

Different alarm information can be shown in a different color, which can be set in the setup dialog.

3.2.2. Plan Choose Tree

Example:

Users can select different plan names in the plan tree to show them in the plan display window. There are three main subtrees in plan choose tree: Main powerhouse, Administration Building, and Coal Handling Building.

3.2.3. Plan and Detector Information Display Window

Users can choose to display a plan by selecting a plan select tree. All the icons in the plan indicate the information of detectors. They can show the location, type, and status of the detector.

3.2.4. Icon of Detector

There are some kind of icons in this CRT system, which include an explosion-proof smoke detector, smoke detector, explosion-proof heat detector, heat detector, hydric detector, flame detector, manual button, horn/light, alarm lamp, warning light, delay button, liner heat detector, and module box as follow. There are four kinds of displaying status for every icon shown in the plan. Green means OK, yellow means shut-off, flicker yellow means fault, flicker red means fire.

3.2.5. Information Popup Window

When the user puts the arrow of the mouse on the detector’s icon, there will be one blue popup window shown on the screen, which includes some information about the detectors, such as location, equipment, panel zone NO, group NO., status and so on.

3.2.6. Detector Information Dialog

Users can single click the icon of the detector, and there will be information dialog about this detector showing on the window. Details are as follows.

If this detector belongs to specific module box, there will be information shown on the bottom of the dialog. Such as “This detector belongs to module box: module box name.”

When there is alarm information coming, information dialog will show it with a particular color to highlight. Fire information will be shown in a red background, and fault information will be yellow.

Module box Information Dialog:

User can single click icon of module box. There will be module box information dialog showing on the window. This dialog includes module box name and module information detail. There is also color sign for different status: red for fire, orange of fault, and blue for shut-off.

3.3. Parameter Setup Dialog:

Click the “setup data “button to enter the parameter setup dialog. The setup dialog will be different by mode of login.

3.3.1 User Mode and Admin Mode:

If it is in user mode, setup dialog is as follow:

Users can switch to Admin mode by inputting the Admin login password. Users can also come into Admin mode directly from login. Setup dialog for Admin mode is as follow:

Users can also turn to User mode from Admin mode by the “Turn to User Mode” button.  Users can clear up history records by the button “Clear History” when it is necessary.

Users can restore all detectors to the initialized status button “Restore Database.” The database includes all the information on indicators. Backup database located in “D:\CRT History Record” named as “db1.bak”. Never change the name and path of the backend database. This operation also clears up history records. Another way to restore the database is to reinstall the software.

Users can reset the password of user mode and Admin mode login. After restoring the database or installing software, the login password will come back to the original status.

3.3.2. Communication Information, Path of History Record Saving and Auto-print Setup:

Users can get communication information for a computer setting. The main data is store.

Users can choose where to save history records on record output path setup.

Users can choose whether auto-print or not on Auto-print setup.

If it is chosen, alarm information will be printed on one page when reach the amount of 70.

3.3.3 Display Color of Alarm Information Setup:

Users can choose whether to add color to alarm information or not. If it is chosen, the information will be shown in the alarm information display table in a different color. Red for fire information, yellow for fault information, and so on. If it is not chosen, the alarm will be shown in gray. Recommend to select all for alarm information display.

3.3.4. Plan Popup Setup

Users can choose whether show plan automatically in the alarm information display window when alarm information showing in the alarm information display table.

Fire information has priority to show no matter it is chosen or not. And when there is still fire information existing, none of the other alarm information can make plan show automatically, even though it is chosen.

When the user puts the arrow of the mouse on the icon, the plan popup function will be disabled. Therefore, do information dialog showing.

3.4. History Record Operation

As follow, from history record operation dialog, the user can search history record according to panel zone NO. And the alarm information type. Users also can operate search results as print and output.  Users can get a historical record of the exact detector by panel zone NO., group NO., and detector NO.

• Panel Zone NO.:

User can choose the NO of panel zone, or select all panel zone. There is a three-panel zone in this project.

• Record Type :

Users can choose what kind of record to show in the table, or show all kinds of record types. There are five kinds of history in this table.

After choosing panel zone NO. Also, record type, user can click the “search “button to get the result of the historical record.

• Detector Information Search:

Users can input information of the detector to search its history record. The group NO. Alternatively, detector NO.  Are necessary to search history records. Panel Zone NO. is optional. After inputting detector information, the user can click the “search” button to get a history record of the exact detector.

• Print History Record:

After searching history records, users can print results by the printer in A4 size.

• Output History Record

After searching history records, the user can output the result as TXT file in the default path of /CRT  HISTORY RECORD, named as “His dd_mm_YY-H_M_S.txt.” As follow, here is the content of the output file. Every detector information occupies two lines, and the second line indicates the detector’s status information.

• The history records Auto Save and Clear up:
• When history records amount to 5,000, the system will autosave history record as TXT file in the default path of D:/CRT HISTORY RECORD, named as “AutoOutput_His dd_mm_YY-H_M_S.txt,” and clear up history record. The system will restart save history records.
• Reset Hardware:

Users can push the button on the center card to reset the hardware of the fire control center. When fire control center reset hardware, MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM would reset all information of detector to OK，then fire control center will transfer all the alarm information of detector to MINIMAX CRT SYSTEM again