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Monitoring · alerting

Threshold alerts and SMTP

Thresholds on the monitoring board raise an SMTP message through the same interface that serves the web page. The message names the line and the value that crossed the set point, and the crossing is written into the log.

Message path
SMTP
Set points
settable per line
Temperature
-30°C ~ 100°C
Humidity
1% ~ 99%
Resolution
1°C · 1%
Alert lines

What each line can raise

One row per line that can carry a set point, and what the crossing sends. Set points are written per line on the same sheet as the metering scope, so the alert and the meter stay in step.

Alert lines and what a crossing sends
LineSet pointSent at the crossing
Feed currentsettable per feed, 0.1A scalemessage and a dated log entry
Total currentsettable on the feed summessage and a dated log entry
Voltagesettable in a 90V ~ 350V windowmessage and a dated log entry
Active powersettable per feed, ±1% readingmessage and a dated log entry
Temperaturesettable across -30°C ~ 100°C, 1°Cmessage and a dated log entry
Humiditysettable across 1% ~ 99%, 1%message and a dated log entry
Message pathSMTP from the monitoring boardto the address named on the request
Local repeatOLED and the embedded web pagethe same value, visible at the rack
Log entrydated by the RTCread over Ethernet or RS485
Retentionup to 20,000 entriesroom for the window around a fault
Delivery

Where the message goes

  • SenderThe monitoring board
  • PathSMTP
  • RecipientAddress named on the request
  • Local fallbackOLED and web page
  • Written toEvent log, dated by the RTC
From requirement to mechanism

A message that arrives with the line and the value

A threshold that only lights a lamp in the hall depends on somebody walking past. Here the crossing leaves as an SMTP message naming the line and the value, and the same crossing is written into the log with the time from the RTC, so the message and the record carry the same evidence.

Message carries
line · value
Written at the same moment
dated log entry
Sensor range
-30°C ~ 100°C · 1°C
Humidity range
1% ~ 99% · 1%
The ambient sensor is optional and is addressed to the inlet or the rack front, which is where a hot spot shows up first.
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Ambient sensor · -30°C to 100°C · 1°C resolution
Meter row

One row per line a set point can sit on

Each row is a line on the reporting board: the item, the scale its set point is written at, what the crossing triggers, and where the same value is repeated.

Feed current 0.1A Set point per feed, at ±1% plus one digit behind the reading SMTP · event log
Total current 0.1A Set on the sum for the feed rather than on one outlet SMTP · event log
Voltage 1V Set inside the 90V to 350V window, with line and phase readings on three-phase builds SMTP · event log
Active power ±1% Set per feed, at the accuracy of the reading behind it SMTP · event log
Temperature 1°C Optional sensor over -30°C to 100°C, at the inlet or the rack front SMTP · OLED
Humidity 1% Optional sensor covering 1% to 99%, reported beside temperature SMTP · OLED
Energy total 0.1kWh Billing-grade total at 1 grade, carried in the same log as the crossings SNMP · Modbus · event log
Setting a set point

From a named line to a message

Three stages, in order. The first is decided with the buyer; the other two run on the board without a platform behind them.

Name the line and the set point

The line, the value and the address for the message are written on the same sheet as the metering scope, so the alert matches the meter it watches.

Output: set point list · buyer supplies the lines and the address

Compare on each sample

The board compares the reading against the set point on every cycle, at the published scale for that line.

Output: comparison per sample · 0.1A, 1V, 1°C or 1% scale

Send and write

On a crossing the SMTP message leaves and the entry is written into the log with the time from the RTC, so the message can be matched to the record.

Output: message and dated entry · up to 20,000 entries retained
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Set points · SMTP · dated log entry at the crossing
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Send the lines to watch, get the set point list

Outlet combination, current per feed, metering depth and remote switching. The reply carries the lines that can raise a message and a per-line specification sheet, in English.

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