Carrier i-Vu CIV-OR - Alarm and Notification Management

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Notification Classes
Alarms in the i-Vu® application use Notification Class #1. A BACnet alarm's Notification Class defines:
• Alarm priority for Alarm, Fault, and Return to Normal states
• Options for BACnet alarm acknowledgment
• Where alarms should be sent (recipients)
Priorities
NOTE BACnet defines the following Network message priorities for Alarms and
Events.
Priority range
Network message priority
00–63
Life Safety
64–127
Critical Equipment
128–191
Urgent
192–255
Normal
Priority of Off-Normal
BACnet priority for Alarms.
Priority of Fault
BACnet priority for Fault messages.
Priority of Normal
BACnet priority for Return-to-normal messages.
Ack Required for Off-Normal,
Fault, and Normal
Specifies whether alarms associated with this Notification Class require a BACnet
Acknowledgment for Off-Normal, Fault, or Normal alarms.
TIP You can require operator acknowledgment for an Alarm or Return-to-
normal message (stored in the i-Vu® database). In the i-Vu® interface on the
Alarm > Enable/Disable tab, change the acknowledgment settings for an alarm
source or an alarm category.
Recipient List
Recipients
The first row in this list is the i-Vu® application. Do not delete this row. Click Add if
you want other BACnet devices to receive alarms associated with this Notification
Class.
Recipient Description
Name that appears in the Recipients table.
Recipient Type
Use Address (static binding) for either of the following:
• Third-party BACnet device recipients that do not support dynamic binding
• When you want alarms to be broadcast (you must uncheck Issue Confirmed
Notifications). This use is rare.
Days and times
The days and times during which the recipient will receive alarms.
Recipient Device Object
Identifier
Type the Device Instance from the network administrator for third-party devices)
in the # field.
Process Identifier
Change for third-party devices that use a BACnet Process Identifier other than 1.
The i-Vu® application processes alarms for any 32-bit Process Identifier.
Issue Confirmed
Notifications
Select to have a device continue sending an alarm message until it receives
delivery confirmation from the recipient.
Transitions to Send
Uncheck the types of alarms you do not want the recipient to get.