General Control Module
5–4 iSTAR Ultra Installation and Configuration Guide
SW2 - Hard Processor Reset
SW3 Rotary Switch
SW3 is an onboard 16-position rotary switch. Most of the positions are used to control LCD
diagnostics. Table 5-1 on page 5-4 provides descriptions of the iSTAR Ultra rotary switch
functions.
SW2 Hard Processor Reset should only be used by a Certified
Integrator.
The unit will reset back to factory defaults if the rotary switch (SW3)
and SW7 is pressed.
SW7 will not do a Backup if the Rotary Switch is set to D.
Table 5-1: iSTAR Ultra Rotary Switch Functions
Position Description
0 ICU Block Off (Read/Write/Update) Display General Messages
1 Display card data from last card read, 7 second LCD display (slow mode)
2 Display card data from last card read, 2 second LCD display (fast mode)
3 Display supervised input changes, 2 second LCD display (slow mode)
4 Display supervised input changes, 1 second LCD display (fast mode)
5 Display manual output changes (include readers and R/8 boards), 2 second LCD display (slow
mode)
6 Display manual output changes (include readers and R/8 boards), 1 second LCD display (fast
mode)
7 Reserved
8 Hardware Test (Onboard Ethernet 1 and 2, USB ports)
NOTES:
Ethernet tests require a good IP (Static or DHCP, and a good network link) and at least one ICU
running on the same subnet.
USB port tests require the thumb drive to be formatted to a FAT32 file format.
9 Reserved
A Erase DB files from flash. (Press GCM reset, wait for LCD instructions, set rotary switch back to 0 or
F, press reset again.) This is like position D, but leaves basic Comm, IP unchanged.
B MFG-ATE (Automated Test Equipment) (Software House only)
C Disable watchdog (Software House only)
D Restore Factory Default. Erase data backups and communication parameters from flash. (Press
GCM reset, wait for LCD instructions, set rotary switch back to 0 or F, press reset again.)
E Boot to previous image (Software House only)
F ICU Block On (Read only) - Display General Messages