GE Security EST3 User Manual

Service and troubleshooting
8.52 EST3 Installation and Service Manual
Note: You must upload
Signature data from the
Signature controller module
into the SDU program
before you can use the
Signature diagnostic tools.
Select the label of the Signature controller module with the
trouble condition.
Select the loop (Signature Data circuit) on the module having the
trouble condition, using the loop (SDC) drop down list.
COM port and baud rate
To use the Signature diagnostic tools, the information from the
faulty Signature data circuit or device must first be read
(uploaded) into the System Definition Utility (SDU) program.
Use the COM Port and Baud Rate drop down lists to set the
COM port parameters on the SDU computer that is to be used
during uploading. The suggested baud rate is 19200.
Upload
To upload the Signature data from the Signature controller
module into the SDU program, click the Download DSDC
Tables button. When the Signature data has been downloaded
from the Signature controller module, it is stored as part of the
project. The Signature data can be recalled without being
connected to the module by using the Load Tables from Disk
button.
Serial number or short address
The devices listed in the diagnostic tables can be displayed by
serial number or short address. You can mix short address and
serial number displays using the Requested Diagnostic Table
check boxes and the Device Lists radio buttons in combination.
Signature diagnostic sequence
Table 8-34 lists the suggested sequence when using the
Signature Diagnostic tools to isolate problems on a Signature
Data Circuit and problems with individual Signature devices.
Table 8-34: Signature troubleshooting tool sequence
SDC circuit faults Signature device faults
1. Mapping Errors
2. Device Chains
3. Message Counters
1. Device Tables
2. Trouble Tables
Displaying mapping errors
Mapping errors prevent the system from generating a successful
Signature Data Circuit map. To display errors generated during
the mapping process, click the Mapping Errors tab. The Mapping

GE Security EST3 Specifications

General

Brand	GE Security
Model	EST3
Category	Security Sensors
Language	English