Buffer Card Status


The Output Module Status screen consists of three status information sections:

Each field of the Status screen is described in the table below.

The module image is dynamically updated every 30 seconds, or when Refresh is clicked (under Connection on the Main screen).

Field / Section

Description

Inventory Data

Displays module location and type

AID

Access Identifier (AID) denotes a shelf, module, and port within the SSU-2000

Serial

Displays module serial number

Description

Indicates module type

 

 

Hardware Revision

Indicates the manufacturing revision of the module

Hardware Part

Indicates the part number of the specific revision

Date of Last Reset

Indicates date of last module reset

Date Manufactured

Indicates the manufacture date of module

PLD Information

 

Count

Indicates the software version count which varies from 0 to 5

Revision

Indicates the revision string of the module, generally as X.yy [YY-MM-DD] where X is the major revision number, yy is the minor revision, and the optional date when the version was created, if available.

Alarm Status

 

Alarm

This field displays the buffer module alarm number. Alarm numbers display in numerical order and correspond to an alarm description. Only active module alarms are indicated.

Description

This field displays a description of each module alarm indicated on the buffer module. Only active alarms are indicated. If no alarms are present, the first alarm description will read "None".

Level

This field indicates the severity of an alarm when it is first logged. Levels include: , , and . This is distinct from the Alarm Elevation Time setting, which allows the alarm severity to increase over a specified period of time.

Service Affecting

This field Indicates whether an alarm response message affects service. A response will display either a "Yes" or "No" message

Message

This message further describes the alarm description