Chapter 2 TL1 Command Syntax and Description
Retrieve Alarm Condition (RTRV-ALM)
74 TimeProvider TL1 Reference Guide 097-58001-01 Revision E – September 2006
Command Output
The following shows the output format of the command, and Table 2-9 explains the
various fields in the command output:
Response Format
<cr><lf><lf>
sid date time<cr><lf>
M ctag COMPLD<cr><lf>
”<aid>,aidtype:ntfcncde,condtype,srveff,ocrdat,ocrtim[:condscr]”<cr><lf>
”<aid>,aidtype:ntfcncde,condtype,srveff,ocrdat,ocrtim[:condscr]”<cr><lf>
.
.
”<aid>,aidtype:ntfcncde,condtype,srveff,ocrdat,ocrtim[:condscr]”<cr><lf>
;
<aid>
(cont’d)
E422g Retrieves information for all currently active alarms from the
specified EIA-422 output module.
g = “A” for the group marked “A” on the main shelf
g = “B” for the group marked “B” on the main shelf
g = “C” for the group marked “C” on the main shelf
g = “D” for the group marked “D” on the main shelf
Table 2-9. RTRV-ALM Output Fields
Field Description
aidtype Specifies if the event is associated with the internal operation of the system (EQPT),
or external to the system or facility (T1).
ntfcncde The notification code for the alarm or event. The notification code can be CR (critical
alarm), MJ (major alarm), or MN (minor alarm). If the alarm is set to NA, then this
field is empty.
condtype The TL1 alarm code that is associated with the event or alarm.
Note: Table B-2 shows all of the possible TimeProvider TL1 alarm codes (condition
types).
srveff Whether the event is service affecting (SA) or non-service affecting (NSA).
ocrdat The date the event occurred, in the format YY-MM-DD.
ocrtim The time that the event occurred, in the format HH:MM:SS.
condscr The description of the alarm or event. It is a quoted text string, preceded with the “\”
escape character.
Note: Table B-2 shows all of the possible TimeProvider alarm descriptions
(condition strings).
Parameter Value Description