Forwarding#

Activating alarm forwarding

  • Base setup of Email is done in ‘Settings - EMail’

  • Alarm printer baudrate (19200) is set in ‘Settings - Ports’

  • GSM modem baudrate (19200) is set in ‘Settings - Ports’

  • Create alarm device(s) where you want to send alarm event

  • Create alarm group and select alarm device(s) for it, you may have several lists selectable by time schedule

  • Select alarm group to alarm point

Starting from version 7.63 it is possible to define which events will be transferred using an alarm device. Selectable events are:

  • Acknowledge

  • Change of lock state

  • Change of point state to specified state

However, all events are saved to alarm log as before.

Another substation#

Starting from version 6.00 it is possible to use one of the Fx2020 stations as alarm forwarding station. This Fx2020 can forward alarms from other stations using same mechanism as it forwards it’s own alarms.

Setup: - Define IP address of the forwarding Fx2020 as SMTP server into other substations. - Alarms are transferred same way as you do when sending alarms to normal email. - See manual page Alarm forwarding - EMail

Note

Forwarding Fx2020 must have alarm group with same name as group that is defined into alarm point that sends the message originally.

Note

This method does not work with DO point alarm forwarding. If you want to use single DO point for alarms from more than one Fx2020 you must transfer DO point states as global point and combine states in IEC program..

Email#

Setup#

Basic settings are made in Settings - EMail page of substation. Since version 8.50 it is possible to define up to five SMTP servers for alarms. Server is selected in alarm device configuration.

SMTP server Local name for this server, user selectable

SMTP server address Name or IP address of SMTP server, given by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Note

Most ISP:s are limiting email sending so that only their own customers can use their SMTP servers.

Note

If you define another Fx2020 as SMTP server rest of the settings below are irrelevant. If the alarm is forwarded to email by target Fx2020 those settings are defined there.

SMTP port TCP/IP port number for server, usually 25.

Sender email address Most SMTP servers are checking validity of sender address and that it is one of their own addresses. Use email address given by same ISP who maintains the SMTP server.

Sender name Free text, eg name of site

Note

Scandinavian characters do not work with all email clients

Message subject Header field of email message eg Fx2020 Alarm

Note

Scandinavian characters do not work with all email clients

Note

/HDisk/Fidelix/Data/Mail must exist in substation.

Autenthicating server#

If SMTP requires autenthication, it is defined here.

Domain Defined if necessary, some servers need it

Username and password Defined always

Note

Some servers require that autenthication credentials and sender email belong to same email account.

Network monitoring#

You can define automatic email that is sent with fixed interval. It may be used as watchdog.

Send interval Sending interval in minutes.

Message subject Subject of email message.

Recipient Email address of recipient.

SMS Message#

Starting from version 5.20 it is possible to send alarms to GSM phones as SMS messages

Setup:

  • Install SIM card to ordinary GSM phone

  • Disable PIN code checking

  • Define phone number of SMS service center

  • Test setup by sending a message

  • Install SIM card to modem

  • Create folder /HDisk/Fidelix/Data/SMS into substation

  • Connect modem to COM1 port of substation

  • Create alarm device of type SMS message

  • Create alarm group using above mentioned device

  • Define above mentioned group into alarm points

Starting from version 5.30 it is possible also to use SMS messages for changing and reading point values. Define alarm device of type SMS and activate ‘SMS commands’. Value is changed with message pointname,value and read with message pointname,?

Following modem models are available since version 11.50.19

  • Siemens MC35

  • Cinterion MC52

  • Cinterion BGS2-W

  • SIM900 (baudrate always 115200)

  • Tosibox4G (baudrate always 115200)

If 2G network is not available then only choice is Tosibox4G because it works also in 3G network.

MultiLink with GSM modem

GSM modem may now be installed also into serial port 4 of MultiLink if you have problems with signal strength of GSM network. IP address and UDP port 10004 is defined in alarm device programming. Multilink port is configured followingly

  • Type: UDP to Serial

  • Return address: ip adderss of Fx

  • Return port: 10004

Note

Only one Fx is allowed to communicate with certain modem.

Note

Only one modem may be used by one Fx.

Note

Fx may use modem in serial port or with MultiLink. Not both. When SMS alarm device has IP address and port defined it activates mode “Use MultiLink”.When mode is changed Fx must be restarted.

New features in version 11.38

Four backup phone numbers may now be defined in SMS alarm device. If message cannot be delivered to phone then same message is sent to next backup number.

DO point#

Starting from version 5.80 alarms can activate relay output without IEC program

To activate feature:

  • Create alarm device of type DO point

  • Selection Unacknowledged sets DO point to state one if any of alarm points in group are unacknowledged

  • Selection Active sets DO point to state one if any of alarm points in group are active

  • Selection Both sets DO point to state one if either of conditions above is true

  • Select this device to an alarm group

  • Select some alarm points into group

Note

Works only when DO point is in state Auto and it has no time schedule

ISS#

Starting from version 10.25 it is possible to send alarms through ISS system.

ISS alarm transfer device is connected to COM1 of Fx station. ISS personnel configures device for Fidelix compatibility.

Device simulates SMS modem.

Setup:

  • Create alarm device (eg. name ISS)

    • Type SMS message

    • Choose any phone number eg. 12345

    • Use AlarmTemplate-10.txt as template file

    • Select events 0..6 and acknowledgement to be sent

  • Create alarm group (eg name ISS) using ISS device

  • Define the group into alarm points

  • Each alarm point must have unique “Alerta alarm number”

Create text file AlarmTemplate-10.txt and copy it to folder /HDisk/Fidelix/Data in Fx.

File looks like this:

Example SMS message looks like this

Alerta#

Starting from version 9.32 it is possible to send alarms also through Alerta system by Telia/Sonera

Setup: - Create alarm device of type Alerta

Define IP adress and port (usually 5053) of Alerta Terminal

  • Create alarm group using Alerta device

  • Define the group into alarm points

  • You can also define unique alerta alarm number for each alarm point