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Q.
What are the various status levels of the system?
A. The
system has four levels of status:
1. “Normal
status” – is displayed on the GUI (graphic
user interface) when the STU check in signals are being received
by our file servers and the STU reports that all onboard functions
are within normal specifications.
2. “Activated” – is displayed
on the GUI when an authorized access is being made at an STU
monitored magazine/facility.
3. “Alert status” – is displayed
on the GUI when something out of the ordinary has occurred but
it has not escalated to an immediate action requirement. Examples
of “Alerts” would include an STU “check in”
message not being received when it was due, or that the battery
is below 20% of its total power, or other onboard system is
not functioning as normal. An alert status can be automatically
escalated to an alarm status, for instance if an STU check in
message is not received for a second time in a row, the system
will change from an alert status to an alarm status and conversely,
if the system is in alert mode because a check in message was
not received at one of the specified times but the next check
in message is received the system will log these events and
will then move back to a normal status. An alert status is intended
as an advisory message to the user(s) that although immediate
action is not required, something is not normal with the system
and is being monitored and logged.
4. “Alarm status” – is displayed
on the GUI when something abnormal has occurred at the STU (magazine),
and that this status change requires an immediate action to
be carried out by the user(s). An alarm may be triggered by
the detection of a door being opened without the associated
SPOT signal being received within the required period of time
(and/or the SPOT signal received was not within the correct
GPS match to the magazine). An alarm can also be triggered by
vibration and/or motion of the STU, and also if the reported
GPS location of the STU does not match the last known location
of the STU (this is programmable for mags intended to move (e.g.
seismic magazines).
Logging – all status
levels and associated messages are permanently logged with a
date and time stamp. These logs are user accessible up to two
years back in time and can be copied and pasted out of the log
file, exported in electronic format, or printed as required.
