Alarm-Link is an automated alarm monitoring software package that records, processes, and provides notification of alarm conditions from a Mercury Instruments electronic volume corrector or recorder. Software configuration, utility functions, reporting functions, and help information are accessed through easy to use "pull-down" menus. Windows functionality makes most tasks a simple "point and click" operation. Alarm-Link is an effective tool that can be used by gas meter shops, utility dispatchers, or by a contracted service to monitor and dispatch instrument alarms.

The flexibility of Alarm-Link allows the user to configure the software to their specific needs, then categorizes specific alarms as critical or non-critical, which determines what action is to be taken upon receipt of each type of alarm. For example, while processing a Low Pressure alarm (typically defined as a "critical" alarm) the defined action might be to dial the pager to notify the technician on call. However, for a Low Battery alarm (typically defined as a "non-critical" alarm) the defined action may be to send the notification to a printer so that corrective action can be taken at a later time. Action choices are: Send to Printer, Dial Pager, Set Alarm Switch Box, Reset Instrument Alarms, and sound an audible alarm.

Pager notification can be configured for different pager numbers to be called depending on the time of the day and day of the week. In addition, Alarm-Link can call multiple pagers to provide a redundancy of notification. The software configuration may be revised at any time to meet your changing requirements.

Alarm-Link activity can be monitored via the Main Menu screen which displays the Site ID, date, time, and Alarm Status of the most recent alarm. Also displayed are the Site ID, date, time, and Alarm Status of the nine previously received alarms. Additional information is contained in the Activity Log and Alarm Log reports that can be viewed or printed.

Alarm-Link System Features

Configure:

• Site List - Add new sites, Copy a site, Modify existing sites, or Delete sites from list
• Critical - Classify alarms as critical or non-critical
• Action - Select action for alarm type
• Modem ID - Assign Modem ID and Pager Group to sites in the Site List
• Pager Number - Add/delete pager numbers
• Pager Group - Assign pager number(s) to a site ID and schedule pager coverage
• Serial Port - Specify Baud Rate, Dial Type, Dial Prefix, and Port selection

• Activity Log - Report on all program activity
• Alarm Log - List of alarm activity data

• Copy/Delete Activity Log File

Processor: 100% IBM compatible 486
RAM: 4MB
Hard Drive: 500 MB or greater
Monitor: VGA compatible video card and monitor
Serial Ports: One (3 for paging and alarm switch box operation)
Windows: 3.1 or greater
Mouse: Any Windows supported pointing device
Modem: Any Hayes compatible modem
Printer: None required (a dot matrix printer must be used for alarm logging)