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Sensor Status Light Manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Specifications and features ......................................................................................................................... 3

Connecting & Installing the Sensor ............................................................................................................ 6

Sensor configuration .................................................................................................................................... 7

Status Light Wizard .......................................................................................................................... 9

HTML UI features ........................................................................................................................................... 13

Action setup .................................................................................................................................................. 15

Notification setup .......................................................................................................................................... 20

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Introduction

The Sensor Status Light can show you a visual and audible notification of monitored sensor statuses.

For example you could install it on top of a server rack, monitor the temperature and be instantly

notified by blinking red light and beeping that the temperature is critical.

Tower LED sensor specifications

a. The Sensor Status Light is a smart sensor - it will only work on SP+ and newer family products

b. It is powered by the base unit, no external adapter needed

c. It can control 3 outputs (3 LED colors : Green, Yellow, Red) and a buzzer

d. This sensor appears and counts as 1 sensor on the base unit

e. As with all other AKCP sensors, it support SNMP control and query by OIDs

f. The sensor status reflect its communication status between SP+ and Sensor (Normal, Sensor

Error)

Features

3x LEDs:

o Manual Control: LED outputs can be individually and manually turned ON/OFF by action

Green: Always ON, very slow Blink, OFF

Orange: Always ON, slow blink ON, OFF

Red: Always ON, fast blink ON, OFF

o Notifications: The sensor has a new type of notification action: activate color and type

(ON, blink, OFF)

o Sensor List: LED outputs are controlled depending on status of a list of sensors (up to 8

or 16 to compare)

Worst case mode: only turn ON the LED corresponding to worst sensor status.

Sensor Error > Critical > Warning > Normal

All status mode: turn ON LEDs if at least a sensor in the list is in its

corresponding status. Ex. if one status Normal, another Critical, then the green

and red LEDs will light up.

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Buzzer:

o The buzzer can be enabled / disabled under the sensor settings

o The buzzer will only follow the LED statuses on this sensor, it cannot be controlled

separately by another action

o The buzzer, when enabled, will follow the Orange or Red LED behavior, which are:

if LED is always ON, Buzzer will be always ON

if LED is blinking, Buzzer will be beeping with the same speed

if Orange and Red LED are both activated, Buzzer will follow the Red LED

behavior

o Buzzer does not follow the Green LED at all (no beep when status is Normal)

Sensor behavior

o LED output behavior when active:

All LED colors: Always ON, any speed blink, OFF

o Buzzer output behavior when active:

Slow Beeping when Orange LED is activated

Fast Beeping when Red LED is activated (overrides slow beeping)

o In case of communication loss with SP+ (to be decided)

1. Do a pattern: Turn ON each LED one after the other.

2. Keep current state

HTML UI behavior

o When you add a Sensor Status Light to the APS or SP+ desktop, the gadget will display

as a mini status light

o Rack Map support: the Sensor Status Light can be added on the Rack Map

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Technical Specifications

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Connecting & Installing the Sensor

First you need to connect the RJ-45 extension cable from the Sensor Status Light’s electronic box

shown here which can be mounted by using the two screw tabs or using the integrated DIN rail

mounting option on the bottom of the box:

To the sensor port on your SP+ base unit here:

SP2+ & SPX+ Below

Important Note: The Sensor Status Light is only compatible with the SP+ base units and not

supported on the securityProbe or sensorProbe base units.

The Sensor Status Light Tower can be mounted to the top of your cabinet or other structure using the

3 mounting holes located on the base of the light tower. Both the electronics box and light tower are

designed for indoor use only and should not be exposed to high moisture or harsh environments.

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Sensor configuration

Log in as Admin user to the unit, and navigate to the Sensors page (or click the Sensor Status Light

sensor from the list).

You can run the Status Light Wizard (see below), change the Control Mode, enable or disable the

Buzzer on the sensor, rename it or put it offline.

As a smart sensor, it supports Smart Sensor Recovery (firmware fix) using the button.

To get a list of supported SNMP OIDs click on the Get SNMP OID button.

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With the Status Light Control Mode, you can select between Standard and Worst Status:

Standard mode: turn ON LEDs if at least a sensor in the list is in its corresponding status. Ex.

if one status Normal, another Critical, then the green and red LEDs will light up.

Worst Status mode: only turn ON the LED corresponding to worst sensor status, the other

LEDs will remain off. Sensor Error > Critical > Warning > Normal

You can also define a Sensor List: the LED outputs will be controlled depending on the status of the

sensors on this list (up to 8 or 16 to compare). This feature can be also set up with the Status Light

Wizard (see on the next pages).

Important: Notification actions will ONLY work correctly when the Sensors List is empty, because the

Sensors List will always override the actions. If you want to control the LEDs with actions, then the

Sensors List should be left empty.

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Please note the following:

A. When you place the sensor offline but it’s still connected, the LEDs will blink like this: orange -> red -> orange - >red

B. When you change a setting on the sensor (buzzer or mode changes) the SSL resets to its

default state (green LED is on), because its state is volatile and depends on the Sensor List or the

Notifications.

This should only happen if:

1. The Sensors List is empty (i.e. SSL is not controlled by sensor statuses) - if the list contains

sensors, then SSL will recalculate state on each loop of the list

2. There was a Notification action before, which enabled the Red or Orange LED.

3. The buzzer is enabled or disabled.

Status Light Wizard

This wizard will configure the Sensor Status Light for you in a quick and easy way.

To start it, click on the sensor’s context menu or you can start it from under the Sensor settings:

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With the Status Light Control Mode, you can select between Standard and Worst Status.

Standard mode: turn ON LEDs if at least a sensor in the list is in its corresponding status. Ex.

if one status Normal, another Critical, then the green and red LEDs will light up.

Worst Status mode: only turn ON the LED corresponding to worst sensor status, the other

LEDs will remain off. Sensor Error > Critical > Warning > Normal

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Now define your Sensor List: the LED outputs will be controlled depending on the status of the

sensors you select from this list (you may choose up to 8 or 16 to compare).

As an example, we choose 2 Humidity sensors from the connected sensors list.

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Choose to enable or disable the buzzer.

After the wizard has finished, you can review and edit the Sensor List at any time.

Whenever you make any changes, save your settings with the Save button.

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HTML UI features

The Status Light sensor can be placed on a desktop as a live gadget, with its own menu.

If the LEDs are configured, the gadget will also display the actual status as seen on the sensor.

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You can drag and drop the Tower LED sensor on a Rack Map. It will also display the LED status.

Note that you can only add the sensor to one Rack Map at a time; it will be removed from the first

Rack Map if you add it again to another one.

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Action setup

As noted on earlier pages, the sensor supports turning on/off or blink the LEDs by action:

Green: Always ON, very slow Blink, OFF

Orange: Always ON, slow blink ON, OFF

Red: Always ON, fast blink ON, OFF

We’ll show you how to set up these actions below.

Important: Notification actions will ONLY work correctly when the Sensors List is empty, because the

Sensors List will always override the actions. If you want to control the LEDs with actions, then the

Sensors List should be left empty.

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On these example pictures, you can see different actions for controlling the LEDs on the sensor.

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To set up a new action, click on the Add button and select the Sensor Status Light from the actions

list.

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Configure your action:

Give it a descriptive name (as seen on our example pictures) so that you’ll know which LED this

action will control.

Choose what this action will do with the LED:

Turn it on / off / blink it.

Note that the blink mode will depend on the LED color.

Choose the LED color that this action will control.

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As the final step for the action, select your Sensor Status Light from the connected sensors list on the

unit.

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Notification setup

Using notifications, you can use the Status Light actions to be triggered upon specific criteria, such as

when a Temperature sensor’s status becomes High Critical.

We’ll show you how to set up the notifications below with examples.

Important: Notification actions will ONLY work correctly when the Sensors List is empty, because the

Sensors List will always override the actions. If you want to control the LEDs with actions, then the

Sensors List should be left empty.

On this example picture you can see a simple setup:

When the temperature sensor becomes High Warning status, this will turn on the Red LED.

If the temperature sensor goes back to Normal status, turn off the Red and turn on the Green LED.

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On this picture you can see more uses of the Status Light actions.

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To set up a new notification, click on the Add button and select a connected sensor and its status

which you would like to monitor.

In this example we’ll use a Humidity sensor’s High Critical status.

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Next choose your Status Light action that will be triggered by this status.

If you don’t have such action, you can quickly create one by using the Create Action button.

In this example we’ll use the “turn on the Red LED” action for the high critical humidity.

As in common with other sensor notifications, you can configure the Continuous Time, Minimum

Time and Escalation settings.

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Please contact support@akcp.com if you have any further technical questions or problems.

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