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1 DXevent log exploreruser manualDocument No. 996-185-000-I, Rev. 01 morley -IAS Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. 1 Page iTable of Contents1 INTRODUCTION .. Requirements .. Transfer Lead .. Up .. 22 CONNECTING THE DIMENSION PANEL TO A PC .. Port Setting .. 33 STARTING THE PROGRAM .. 44 GETTING STARTED .. the Tool Layout .. & Icon Tool Bars .. an event History .. Save the History Log .. Historic Log Files .. a History File .. the Historic Log .. View Pane .. View Pane .. Details by event Range .. 20 morley -IAS Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. 1 Page This manual provides all instructions on using the event Log explorer to acquire and save to apersonal computer (PC) all event data from a Dimension Fire Alarm Control Panel. The DimensionFire Alarm Control Panel can hold a maximum of 512 data log entries.

2 The material and instructions covered in this document have been carefully checked for accuracyand are presumed to be correct. However, the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for inaccu-racies and reserves the right to modify and revise this document without manual is not intended to be used as a fire detection system design guide. It isassumed that the user of this document is a suitably-qualified system engineer who isfamiliar with the relevant regulations. This manual should be read in conjunction with the following documents:1. Dimension Fire Alarm Control Product manual (996-147-X)2. Dimension Fire Alarm Control Panel Operating manual (996-148-X)3. Dimension Reference Guide (996-149-X). event history log data information can be downloaded from the Dimension Fire Control Panel andstored for easy access on any IBM-compatible PC conforming with the mimimum specification asdescribed in Section connecting a PC to the Dimension panel, refer to Section Hardware Require-ments.

3 Incorrect connections could result in damage to the comms port of the PC. The event Log explorer is compatible with Dimension fire control panel firmware panels with firmware earlier than will require an update to , or later. The event Log explorer is fully Year-2000 Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANELPage 2user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. It is recommended that the event Log Exporer runs on an IBM PC-AT compatible, Pentium-classPC, running under Windows 98SE, NT , Me, 2000 or XP with 32MB of memory and withInternet Exporer 4, or later. The PC must be equipped with at least one serial port and one(prefarably) printer port. Laptops should have a pointing device installed. For optimum performanceit is recommended that the PC has, as a minimum, 32MB of free memory (RAM) and 10 Mbyte freehard disk space. The PC should be configured for operation with a monitor resolution of at least640 x 480 pixels and 8-bit colour mode.

4 If you experience problems, then contact morley -IAS Fire Systems or your computer The event Log explorer will allow you to print the data log files to any configured Windows printerconnected to the serial, or parallel, port on your PC. There are no special printer drivers in thesoftware and the more sophisticated printers ( some laser printers) may not operate as ex-pected. Consult morley -IAS Fire Systems if you experience any Transfer Lead A Data Transfer Lead (795-080) is required to connect the the panel, at PL5, to a standard PCRS232 port (refer to Section COM Port Setting). Up When installing this program on a PC, follow the on-line installation procedure. Make back-upcopies of all event histories that have been downloaded. If your PC (or laptop) is not fitted with aCD/DVD burner the history log files created are small enough to be backed up on to a floppydisk. To avoid inadvertant file deletion, it is always a good idea to create an archive folder on yourPC s hard drive and keep copies of the files Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL user manualDOCUMENT No.

5 996-185-000-1, Rev. 1 Page 32 Connecting the Dimension Panel to a PC Before you can use the event Log explorer to download the event data from the Dimension Fire AlarmControl Panel to a PC a connection must be made between the panel and PC as follows:1. Use the Data Transfer lead (795-080) to connect the PC to the panel. Connection at the panel ismade at the four-pin plug connector PL5 , which is located at the top-left corner of the base PCB(this connector is marked as PC on the wiring connection guide diagram located on the frontface of the plate below this PCB).2. The panel LCD displays a fault message when the Data Transfer Lead is connected. The generalFAULT and EARTH FAULT LEDs illuminate and the panel s internal buzzer sounds. Press MuteBuzzer to silence the internal Double-click the icon on your PC desktop to open the event Log explorer . Use the event Log Explorerto send all event history data to your PC, where it can be saved on the PC s hard drive and/or printedvia the PC s printer.

6 You are prompted to name the log file; it is suggested that you use a name thateasily identifies, for example, the location of the panel and the date that the history was uploaded. Thisshould be done especially if data from more than one site is to be collected for archiving Port Setting Before downloading any event history logs to your PC first you need to specify which communicationsport (usually COM1 or COM5 for USB connection) you are connecting the data lead to on your the data speed as 57600 Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANELPage 4user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. 13 Starting the Program With the event Log explorer program installed on your PC (see Sections and - it is notpossible to run the tool from the CD):1. Either select Start\Programs\MorleyIAS\ event Log explorer \ event Log (or specify thepath in which the program is installed, if different) or double-click the event Log explorer icon onyour PC s The event Log explorer starts.

7 The following window is displayed: morley -IAS Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. 1 Page 54 Getting Started To use the ELE tool you first need to download the event history log from the Dimension fire alarmcontrol panel. Refer to Section 2 for details of connecting the Dimension panel to your PC and theDimension Product manual for setting up the comms port to enable you to download the the Tool Layout Select the icon on your desktop or go to the Start menu icon to select the ELE download toolapplication. The ELE download tool is displayed as follows:bacdThe event Log explorer layout comprises thefour following parts:a. The Menu and Tool barsb. The Filter-by-date range selectorc. One large Download History buttond. Two event history data panes: Connec-tion View pane and Detail View pane. When the tool is opened no event history information is displayed until either:a.

8 An event history download is requested orb. A previously-saved history file is opened. To download a panel s historic log file see Section Downloading an event History. To open a previously-saved historic log file refer to Section Opening a History Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANELPage 6user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. 1 - Use to request a download of a panel s event historylog file. Also press function key F5 . - Restore defaults - will collapse all expanded views ofevents and present a top level display. The All tab willbe re-ordered in the Detail View pane to now be ontop. - Use when exporting log file to different formats. SeeSection Section Exporting Historic Log Files - Print the event history log(s) to your PC s printer. - Selecting this allows you to specifiy which communica-tions port on your PC you are & Icon Tool Bars The following menu options are provided: The following icons are provided:1.

9 File - Open, Save As, Export and Print functions2. View - lists all the log history view options available withthe Connection View and Detail View panes. Settings op-tion can be selected here Action - Download History and Restore Defaults optionsare Help - Select for the version number of the event Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. 1 Page an event History With the PC connected to the control panel, download the event historic log by selecting one of thefollowing methods:a. Select the Download History option from the Action menu, orb. Select the Download History icon on the tool bar, orc. Select the large Download History button located below the tool bar, ord. Press F5 on your PC keyboard. During the log download the following transfer progress window is displayed: Once the event history data has been downloaded from the panel, a list of all events (maximum of512) is displayed.

10 This list can be filtered by selecting the By Loop , By Zone or By event tabs inthe Connection View pane. Further filtering can be made using the All , Fires or Faults tabs in theDetail View pane. To stop the transfer of the event log data at any time select cancel. The cancellation window isdisplayed: Once the event log has been downloaded you can now save the file for printing or Fire SystemsDXFIRE ALARM CONTROL PANELPage 8user manualDOCUMENT No. 996-185-000-1, Rev. Save the History Log To save the event history log file go to the File menu and select Save as shown below: Select the directory you wish to save the file to and name your file with something meaningful toaid future retrieval. In the example you will see some event history log files (with the file extension .ehl ) that have already been saved. You could use the date the log was downloaded in the filename or perhaps the name of the site or panel location.