
Appendix C: Data Port Protocol
If battery power is disconnected or depleted, trend data and user
settings will be lost. All data is stored with error detection
coding. If data stored in memory is found to be corrupted, it is
discarded.
NURSE CALL
The NPB-295 provides two different types of nurse call
interfaces; an RS-232 level and relay closure
. The RS-232 level
nurse call function only operates when the monitor is connected
to AC power
. It will not operate when running on battery. The
relay-based nurse call function is available when the monitor is
operating either on AC power or when powered by battery
.
The remote location will be signaled anytime there is an audible
alarm.
Pin 11 on the data port is the RS-232 level nurse call signal and
pin 10 is ground (see Table 5)
. The voltage between these pins is
determined by the nurse call polarity setting (normally high or
normally low) and whether the monitor is in alarm state
. The
nurse call polarity setting by using the procedures in the Start-up
and Use section
. To access the nurse call menu from the main
menu, press softkeys SETUP, NEXT, NEXT and NCALL.
When the nurse call polarity setting is normally high (NORM +)
and there is no alarm condition, the voltage between pins 11 and
5 will be +5 to +12 VDC
. Whenever the monitor is in an alarm
condition, the output between pins 11 and 5 will be -5 to -12
VDC. When the setting is normally low (NORM -), the readings
are opposite, as indicated in Table 7.
These voltages are present only the monitor is operating on AC
power.
If the audible alarm has been turned off, or silenced, the nurse call
alarm is also silenced.
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