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1.3.13Alarm Tone New Features since version 2.04

The following changes/updates have been incorporated into version 2.05 of the CXC software:

Diagnostic Capture – in the event of certain types of CXC crashes or “Improper Shutdowns”, the software will now capture a diagnostic log of the system as it is shutting down. This log can be downloaded from the CXC webpages (Under Logs and Files -> Retrieve Diagnostic File) and sent to the Alpha technical support team. See section 6.10.5 for more information on the diagnostic file.

SNMP Trap – a new feature has been added to allow users to set the value of a Custom Signal over SNMP. This custom signal can then be used in alarms and equations, and therefore trigger relays to toggle. It should be noted that the CXC will not maintain the value of a signal that has been set by SNMP during a reset. In order to accommodate customers who are already using the previously defined 10 Custom Signals, 10 additional Custom Signals were added, raising the total number of Custom Signals to 20. See section 6.6.2.5 for more information on Custom Signals.

Updates to SNMP communities names and destination fields – community and destination names can now be 31 characters long. In addition, 10 destination and community strings are allowed instead of 8. See section 10 for more information on SNMP.

Email address maximum length fixed – previously there was an bug which caused email addresses longer than 31 characters not to work for event notification. The CXC now allows email addresses up to 64 characters (63 + 1 for string termination character) as was intended. See section 10.3.3 for more information about sending notification emails from the CXC.

Improper Shutdown caused by RS485 buffer – a bug fix. In previous versions of the CXC, a problem with the RS485 interface caused occasional “Improper Shutdowns” of the unit. This problem has been solved in this release.

Update from Argus logo to Alpha logo.

A new bootloader, version 2.01, was released with CXC 2.05. Upgrade to this bootloader is recommended as it contains various bug fixes. The bootloader can be upgraded via the CXC webpages by navigating to the “Controller -> Upgrade Bootloader” menu and following the instructions there.

1.3.14New Features since version 2.05

The following changes/updates have been incorporated into version 2.06 of the CXC software:

SNMP Trap mapping errors (section 10.1.4) – a bug fix. VarBind (Variable Binding) values have been modified to match the MIB structure.

Silence Buzzer Function under Global Alarm Configuration menu (section 6.5.7) – The operation of this function has been modified to meet the following requirements:

If Revert Relays is disabled and Silence Buzzer is enabled, then pressing ALCO will cause the buzzer to silence and not reset the relays. In addition if Enable ALCO Duration is set, the relays are not reset after the ALCO Duration times out.

Rectifier Power Save Feature (section 6.3.3) – The rectifier power save feature now has the option to reduce shutdown and restart log entries to one every 24 hours.

Alarm Tone Volume (section 6.5.6) – Enabling the Loud Buzzer, under the Global Alarm Configuration menu, increases the pitch and volume of the buzzer which sounds for major and minor alarms.