APC NBRK0550 Home Security System User Manual


 
71NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
To add a custom sensor:
1. Click Add custom....
2. Select the type of sensor you want to define and click OK.
Define the custom analog sensor
a. Select Analog (0-3.3V) or Analog (0-5.0V), click OK to open the Add Analog Sensor
window.
This window features the following fields and controls:
b. Enter the appropriate values for the analog sensor hardware.
c. Click OK to add this sensor definition to the list of available Sensor Types.
Field Description
Sensor type The name of the custom sensor definition. Once
defined, the Sensor type label appears only in the
Sensor Type Installed drop-down list when
specifying Sensor Pod external port settings.
Default sensor label The label used, by default, for any new sensors added
using this custom sensor definition.
To modify the labels, see “Settings” on page 69.
Volts 1
and
Volts 2
Specify 2 reference points (between 0 and 3.3 volts
for 0-3.3V analog sensors and between 0 and 5.0
volts for 0-5.0V analog sensors) that determine the
range of sensor values that correspond to the voltage
readings reported by the sensor.
Sensor Value (2)
Minimum sensor value The lowest value reported by the sensor.
Maximum sensor value The highest value reported by the sensor.
Sensor increment The numeric increments in which the sensor reading
rises or falls.
Units The unit of measurement for this sensor.