Cooper SMP 4 - Activating the Annunciator Option

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 Blocked.
Display the list of blocked alarm inputs. The operator can block an alarm input to disable
the triggering of alarms for this given input, even when alarm conditions are met. Such
behavior may be required, when a certain part of the substation is under maintenance, for
example.
To customize this page, see “Setting Up the Blocked Page”, page 134.
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earn how to block/unblock alarm inputs, see “Blocking Alarm Inputs”, page 154.
 History.
Display the contents of the history log file, which contains entries about recent alarm and
operator actions.
To customize this page, see “Setting Up the History Page”, page 135.
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earn how to use this page, see “Using the History Log”, page 155.
 System State.
Display various system information and statistics about the SMP Gateway and the
Annunciator.
To learn how to use this page, see “Monitoring System Status”, page 157.
 The single alarm display.
This part of the display is used to manage alarms one at a time. Depending on how it is
customized, the oldest or most recent alarm is displayed here, and the operator can
acknowledge or clear the alarm simply by pressing the display.
In the following sections, we will describe how to set up the Annunciator using SMP Config,
calibrate and connect a touch screen to the SMP Gateway, and use the Annunciator’s various
functionalities.
16.1 Activating the Annunciator Option
The Annunciator option is available since version 4 of the SMP Gateway Software & Tools. To
use it on your SMP Gateway, its firmware and application must be up-to-date. The Annunciator
must also be part of your SMP Gateway’s license.
To learn how to update the firmware, see “Updating the SMP Gateway Firmware”, page 222.
To
learn how to update the SMP Gateway’s application, see “Updating the SMP Gateway
Ap
plication”, page 224.
Th
e following section walks you through the configuration of the Annunciator within
SMP Config.