DPS Telecom T/Mon/IAM User manual

DPS Telecom “Techno Knowledge” Paper
“Your Partners in Network Alarm Management”
Problem: Unable to setup a KDA to a T/Mon/IAM
Platform: T/Mon/IAM & KDA
This techno knowledge paper can help you if:
• You are attempting to setup a KDA to your T/Mon/IAM
Quick Reference Chart
(for more details, review the troubleshooting checklist, starting on page 2 of this guide)
START HERE
Setup TCP port
Setup remote
port
Define KDA
Setup a Window
Your KDA reports alarms over dedicated
or dial-up circuits
to an interrogating alarm center, such as
DPS’s T/MonXM
Workstation or IAM (Intelligent Alarm
Mediator). Having complete visibility of
all your remote sites requires setting up
your RTUs with your T/Mon/IAM master.
Provision KDA View Polling
channel
This Techno knowledge paper outlines the steps involved in setting up your KDA remote
with your powerful T/Mon/IAM master

Troubleshooting Checklist
 Setup Remote Port
o From the Master Menu, Select “Parameters”
o Select “Remote Ports”
o Once in the Remote Parameters screen, you will be defaulted to the last port that
was being edited. To find Port 28, press the ‘F’ key to Find a port.
o Enter ‘28’ in the ‘Remote’ Field
NOTE: This will be your Ethernet port. If you’re using a polling channel other than LAN,
use ports 1-24. This only needs to be set up one time in T/Mon and is used for all
LAN based connections.

o Select the ‘E’ key to get into Edit mode.
o Press the ‘TAB’ key to select ETHERNET I/O
o Select the ‘F’ key to Find or the ‘N’ key to get to the Next Job/Remotes port
o Find a Job that you want to setup
o Select the ‘E’ key to get into Edit mode. This will bring up a purple box with
options to choose from.
o Press the TAB key to select the protocol that you want to use,
“DCP(F) INTERROGATOR”.
o Fill in all fields as described.
o Now that you have the port setup, you should see a flashing
<No Data Connection> message in yellow.

 Setup TCP Port
o Press the ‘F1’ key to access the Ethernet TCP Port Definition Screen
o Press the ‘TAB’ key to make your selection
o Once you have entered all your ‘Type’ selections, Press ‘F8’ to save your changes
o Press the ‘TAB’ key to make a selection
 Setup a Window
o Exit back to the Master Menu by pressing ‘ESC’ several times
o Select ‘Files’ from the Master Menu. This will put you in the ‘File Maintenance’
Menu.

o Select ‘Windows’ to reach the Window Definition Screen
o This is how you get the window names to show up on the Alarm Summary Screen
in Monitor Mode.
o Fill in the window with the name you want to display. For example, “ALL
ALARMS” or “Critical”
o Press ‘F8’ to save changes
 Define your KDA
o Press ‘F8’ to access the File Maintenance Menu
o Select ‘KDA Shelves’

o Enter your Site number
o Fill in all fields as described
o Press the ‘F1’ key to access the Device Definition screen
o Fill in the Firmware Version of the KDA you are using.
NOTE: You can get your Firmware version information by connecting to the KDA with the
T/KDAw software or pull the KDA out of the case and look for a label on the processor with the
version number.

o Select ‘F1’ to access the Point Definition screen
o Enter display 1,33. Alarm Points 1-64 are found on display 1. Controls 1-8 and
KDA housekeeping alarms are on display 33.
o Fill in alarm information. See section 7-13 in the KDA User Manual for more
information. There is also an alarm point editing section for T/Mon in section 10-1

 Provision your KDA
o Exit to the KDA Shelf Definition screen by pressing ‘ESC’ several times
o Press the ‘F2’ key for provisioning
o Press <Enter> to bring up the menus

o Enter a primary (and secondary, if desired) phone number for the KDA to report
when system is in dial-up backup mode. If your KDA does not have a modem,
leave these fields blank.
o In the Polarity field, reverse the condition only if an alarm point should operated in
“normally closed” mode.
o If using the dial backup, set the Dial Type to “DIAL”.
o If you want to add a delay on the alarm before it calls out on the dialup, enter your
values in the “Alm Qual” field and “Qual units.”
o From the KDA Shelf Definition screen, Press <Enter> to bring up the menus
o Press ‘C’ for Control Periods
o Set your range for your controls. If you’re not using control relays, keep the
default settings.

o Press <Enter> to bring up the menus and Select ‘R’ for Responder
o Set the correct Protocol that you are using to poll your KDA’s with
o Use DCPF when connecting to RS232, 202, or RS485, or use UDP when
connecting over LAN connection.
o Set Call Control to “Backup” if using the Dial backup
o Set the secondary Docking Module to “T212.”

 View polling channel
o Press ‘ESC’ several times until you return to the Master Menu.
o Select ‘Initialize’
o Select ‘Monitor’ to access Alarm summary screen
o Press the ‘F6’ key - this will put you in Site Statistics mode at your first polling
channel.
o To get to the polling channel you want to view, Press the ‘+’ key to move up.
Press the ‘–‘key to move down.
o Check the ‘Status’ and number of ‘Good’ Polls.
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If you continue to have issues setting up a KDA to your T/Mon/IAM, please contact DPS Telecom Tech Support