American Dynamics Excalibur AD5500 Installation & Setup Instructions Manual

Brand: American Dynamics

Model: Excalibur AD5500

Type: Installation & Setup Instructions Manual

Installation and Setup Instructions

This manual describes the installation and setup procedures for the American Dynamics AD5500 Excalibur Graphical System

Manager. Excalibur is a Windows-based software package that is used with American Dynamics CCTV Matrix Switching

Systems as a graphical interface for the control and monitoring of security areas under surveillance of the CCTV system. This

manual provides the Excalibur installation and setup procedures only. Refer to the Excalibur Operating Instructions Manual,

OP5500, for the operating procedures of the Excalibur system.

AD5500 Excalibur

Graphical System Manager

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Table of Contents

Page

System Description ............................................................................... 1

Features ................................................................................................. 1

INSTALLATION............................................................................... 1-1

System Installation ...................................................................... 1-2

Software Installation.................................................................... 1-4

Excalibur Windows ..................................................................... 1-5

Excalibur Setup............................................................................ 1-5

EXCALIBUR SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM ................................. 2-1

Excalibur System Setup Menus................................................... 2-3

Set Directory.......................................................................... 2-3

Set Ports................................................................................. 2-4

Operators ............................................................................... 2-6

Maps ...................................................................................... 2-8

Logs....................................................................................... 2-9

Sound Files.......................................................................... 2-10

Video.................................................................................... 2-11

Exiting Excalibur System Setup................................................ 2-12

EXCALIBUR OPERATORS PROGRAM........................................ 3-1

Operators ..................................................................................... 3-2

Exiting Excalibur Operators Program ......................................... 3-2

EXCALIBUR CAD PROGRAM ...................................................... 4-1

Excalibur CAD Menus .................................................................4-3

File......................................................................................... 4-3

Draw ..................................................................................... 4-4

Text ....................................................................................... 4-6

Style....................................................................................... 4-6

Fill.......................................................................................... 4-7

Color...................................................................................... 4-7

Edit......................................................................................... 4-7

Icons....................................................................................... 4-8

Options................................................................................... 4-9

Image................................................................................... 4-10

Description........................................................................... 4-11

Excalibur CAD Window Buttons .............................................. 4-11

Editing Objects.......................................................................... 4-12

Exiting Excalibur CAD Program............................................... 4-13

Table of Contents

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EXCALIBUR ICON SETUP PROGRAM........................................ 5-1

Deleting Icons.............................................................................. 5-2

Second Switcher Call Mode........................................................ 5-2

Alarm Setup................................................................................. 5-3

Alarm Camera Display.......................................................... 5-3

Alarm Sound Files................................................................. 5-3

Control Relays............................................................................. 5-3

Icons Setup ...................................................................................5-4

Camera Class......................................................................... 5-4

Gate Class.............................................................................. 5-5

Door Class ............................................................................. 5-6

Alarm Class ........................................................................... 5-8

Video ID Class....................................................................... 5-9

User Defined Icons.............................................................. 5-10

Light Class........................................................................... 5-11

Video Class.......................................................................... 5-11

Map Class............................................................................ 5-12

Exiting Excalibur Icon Setup..................................................... 5-12

APPENDIX

Upgrading from ADGUI version 1.01........................................ A-1

Changing from Excalibur SE to Excalibur................................. A-1

Feature Comparison Table.......................................................... A-2

Security Resource Icons ............................................................. A-3

Excalibur Data Files ................................................................... A-4

License Agreement.............................................. Inside Rear Cover

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The AD5500 Excalibur Graphical System Manager provides a

user-friendly operator interface for monitoring activity and

alarms at security areas under surveillance of American

Dynamics CCTV Matrix Switching Systems. The Excalibur

system allows the user to define surveillance areas to be

observed and to provide user-selected icons or symbols

representing the key security resources at the surveillance area.

Any security area defined by this system may be manually

called up to the workstation screen for operator viewing or

automatically called to the screen in response to an alarm.

The Excalibur system operates in conjunction with a Matrix

Switching System (such as the AD1650B, AD2050, AD2052,

AD2150, and AD2350 systems) to identify and monitor all

cameras and alarm contacts established in the switching

system. The Excalibur system does not replace the security

setup and programming capabilities of the Matrix Switching

System, but provides a user-friendly operator interface that

operates with the system Controller or CPU and enhances the

operation of a Matrix Switching System.

The Excalibur graphical user interface software combines a

variety of features with the advanced features incorporated into

American Dynamics Matrix Switchers. By having several

setup options within Excalibur and many options available

with the Matrix Switchers, it is possible to configure a system

with a wide variety of features and modes. By using

combinations of alarm modes in the Matrix Switcher setup and

options in Excalibur, alarms can be prioritized or simply

chronological, operator control and alarm acknowledge levels

can be defined, and a variety of actions and alarms can be

logged to disc or printed on a printer.

FEATURES

The Excalibur Graphical System Manager provides the

following features:

• Menu-driven operation with mouse, touch-screen, and

keyboard control

• User-defined surveillance area Maps

• User selection of security resources Icons

• High resolution color display of security areas

• Automatic alarm callup of alarmed areas

• Manual callup of any surveillance area or resource

• Full remote control of auxiliary and camera pan/tilt

• Menu selection of pre-programmed System Salvos and

Tours

• Full on-screen AD keyboard emulation

• Operator password protection and operation access levels

• High resolution (1024 x 768) tiled window mode

• Support for Windows-compatible sound boards

• Second switcher control for Satellite switching

A version of Excalibur, called Excalibur SE (System Edition),

is provided with AD Matrix Switching Systems. Several of the

above features are limited or not provided in the SE version.

AD5500 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION and FEATURES

EXCALIBUR

Figure 1 - Excalibur Graphical System Manager

Excalibur

Installation

This section of the manual describes the installation procedures for the

American Dynamics Excalibur Graphical System Manager. Excalibur

programs operate on an IBM-compatible Personal Computer (PC), under

the Windows operating system.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

PC Configuration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

PC RS-232 Communications Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

PC Printer Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

On-Screen Video Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Directories and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Installing Excalibur Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

EXCALIBUR WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

EXCALIBUR SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

INITIAL STARTUP NOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

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SYSTEM INSTALLATION

Note: If upgrading from ADGUI 1.01 to Excalibur 2.0, refer

to “Upgrading Excalibur” in the Appendix of this manual.

Because the features of Excalibur and the Matrix Switching

System are so versatile, it is important to plan the installation

carefully to gain full advantage of these features. It is

recommended that the user become thoroughly familiar with

the capabilities and operating modes of the Matrix Switcher,

determine the needs of the facility, and set up the Excalibur

system only after thorough planning.

The weakest links in any security/CCTV system using

Excalibur will be the computer hardware and the quality of the

CCTV system installation. It is strongly recommended that a

computer of the highest quality and reliability is used. An

uninterruptible power supply is required (UPS), as opposed to

a standby power supply (SPS) which is sometimes billed as a

true UPS. The software is designed to reload critical data at

regular intervals to help avoid memory corruption problems

from power surges, glitches, and momentary outages.

However, it is still essential to use computer hardware of the

highest quality, to use a UPS to control and condition the

power, and to provide a stable power circuit to insure reliable

control and monitoring.

PC Configuration Requirements

The minimum computer configuration required to operate the

Excalibur program system is a true IBM PC compatible

computer, with the following:

1. At least a 386DX 33 Mhz or 486SX 25 Mhz processor.

2. A minimum of 4 Mbytes of RAM extended memory. The

number of maps and icons available is directly related to the

amount of RAM; a minimum of 4 Mb is recommended. If

the system is to use over 100 maps or 2000 icons, it is

recommended that at least 8 Mb of RAM is available.

3. A minimum hard disc capacity of 100 Mbytes.

4. A two-button mouse or mouse emulating input. It is not

possible to use the Excalibur program without a mouse or

mouse emulating input device.

5. A MicroTouch touch screen monitor is an optional input

device. Other touch screen monitors or input devices,

including light pens, that can emulate the mouse under

Windows 3.1 can be used.

6. A multiple RS-232 serial port board (see next paragraph).

7. A line-feed printer, preferably dot-matrix type.

8. Windows 3.1 Operating Software; DOS 5.0 or greater.

9. A Windows MCI compatible video capture card for on-

screen video display (see page 1-3).

10. A Windows compatible sound card to annunciate alarms

and operator actions.

PC RS-232 Communications Ports

If both a mouse and a touch screen are used with just a single

Matrix Switching System Controller, the computer system

needs more than the standard two RS-232 ports provided by

most PC's. Also, if more than one Matrix Switcher, or if a

Matrix Switcher and an Alarm Interface Unit such as the

AD2096, are used, extra RS-232 ports are required.

For these reasons, it is recommended that the Excalibur

workstation PC have a multiple-port RS-232 board. The

DigiBoard PC-4e or PC-8e RS-232 boards are recommended

as they have been tested and used successfully with the

Excalibur software system. The PC-4e has four ports and the

PC-8e has eight ports. The total number of ports allowed using

the Windows communications interfaces is nine. Therefore,

with one internal serial port, and eight extra ports on the

DigiBoard PC-8e serial board, it is possible to control nine

Matrix Switchers (or eight switchers and one Alarm Interface

Unit) from one Excalibur workstation.

Note: If a DigiBoard serial module is used, a DigiBoard port

adapter module must be acquired with the DigiBoard

module. Several adapters are available, providing either

four or eight individual 25-pin D-type connectors, 9-pin D-

type connectors or 10-pin RJ45 type connectors.

For proper RS-232 communication with the Excalibur

workstation PC, the pin definition and the DTE (Data Terminal

Equipment) or DCE (Data Control Equipment) configuration

of each connected device must be observed. All American

Dynamics equipment, including Matrix Switching System

Controllers, are configured as DTE devices.

For DTE-to-DTE communications between a Matrix Switching

System Controller and the Excalibur workstation PC, connect a

three-wire, shielded, 18-AWG RS-232 cable from the

Excalibur workstation PC RS-232 port to a Matrix Switching

System Controller RS-232 port, as follows:

a. Connect GND from the Excalibur PC port to GND on the

controller's RS-232 port.

b. Connect RCD from the Excalibur PC port to XMIT on

the controller's RS-232 port.

c. Connect XMIT from the Excalibur PC port to RCD on

the controller's RS-232 port.

Each Excalibur workstation RS-232 port is connected to a

single Switching System Controller RS-232 port using a

separate cable. Refer to the RS-232 port connector pin

definitions and setup instructions in the appropriate Switching

System Controller Installation Manual.

INSTALLATION AD5500

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For AD2096 Alarm Interface Units, connect the COM OUT

port of the Alarm Interface Unit to a RS-232 port in the same

manner as for the Switching System Controller connection.

The maximum cable length between a Switching System

Controller and the Excalibur workstation RS-232 port is 1000

feet using this direct connection. Beyond that distance, RS-

232 communications require a link using either asynchronous

line drivers, short-haul modems, or dial-up modems.

Each RS-232 port connected to a Switching System Controller

or Alarm Interface Unit must be setup via the Excalibur

System Setup Ports function, page 2-4.

PC Printer Port

The 25-pin HASP plug supplied with the Excalibur software

must be connected to the PC printer port, LPT1. If a printer is

used, it is connected to this HASP plug (see Figure 1-1).

Note: If changing from Excalibur SE to Excalibur, use the

HASP plug supplied with Excalibur. The HASP plug

supplied with Excalibur SE is for use only with that version.

If an on-line printer is used for logging data, a dot-matrix type

line printer with a tractor paper feed is recommended, since the

log data is printed one line at a time.

On-Screen Video Display

Excalibur provides on-screen video display capability.

Excalibur uses a video capture board to digitize video for

display on screen or capture to disc. When the Excalibur

program is started, it searches for a video capture board. If a

video capture or overlay board is found, the “Video” menu

item is added to the Excalibur main menu. If no video capture

board is found, the “Video” menu item is not displayed.

A Windows MCI (Multimedia Control Interface) compatible

video capture card is required for this feature (see note below).

MCI drivers are available for specific video capture cards; the

appropriate driver should be supplied with the board. A

generic MCI compatible video library module

(EXVID999.DLL) is included in the Excalibur program files.

This module should provide adequate performance with most

MCI compatible video capture boards, though all features may

not be available and some video capture file formats may not

be supported.

Video capture boards require setup for each individual

computer system. Use the setup program included with the

video capture board. Excalibur does not include any setup

functions for video capture boards.

Note: Please call the American Dynamics Technical Support

Center, 1-800-442-2225, for a list of compatible cards or for

additional information on the use of specific video capture

boards.

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AD5500 INSTALLATION

Com1

Com2-9

EXCALIBUR PC

Rear Panel Connectors

LPT1

Printer

HASP Plug

Mouse

Matrix Switching

System Controller

Matrix Switching

System Controller

Matrix Switching

System Controller

Matrix Switching

System Controller

Monitor

DigiBoard

with adapter

Figure 1-1 - Excalibur PC Multiple-port Configuration

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The Excalibur software operates under Windows. For proper

operation under Windows, Excalibur requires several system

setup options. Refer to the Windows Operating Manual for

instructions on setting these modes and options.

1. Windows must be set to run in Enhanced mode.

2. The SMART.DRV device driver supplied with Windows

must be set up with a cache of at least 1 Mbyte.

3. The CONFIG.SYS startup file must be configured so that

the system uses extended memory only — NO EMS

(expanded memory).

Set the line printer using the Windows Control Panel/Printer

Setup program. It is preferable to set the printer for draft

quality printing, since this is much faster. Set the “Use Print

Manager” check box in the Windows Control Panel/Printer

Setup program to OFF. This will result in faster printing of

alarms and actions. If Windows Print Manager is used, every

time something is printed there will be a 1 to 5 second delay

while Print Manager starts up, which may interfere with the

operation of Excalibur on some computer systems.

Directories and Files

The Excalibur program system uses three DOS directories, one

for program files, one for setup data files, and one for logging

data. Each of these is created during the setup procedure.

The Excalibur program files must all reside in the same

directory. If they are not, the programs will not execute. This

directory is defined, and created if it does not exist, during

installation of the Excalibur system programs. The default

directory is named “EXCALIBR”. If another directory name

is desired, it may be entered when prompted during Excalibur

program installation (next section).

The Excalibur setup data files (e.g. the .MAP, .ICN, .SDB

files) must also reside in a single directory. The Excalibur

installation program creates a default data directory “DATA”

under the program file directory. At the users option, data files

may be located in any subdirectory by moving the DATA

directory or creating a new one using standard DOS/Windows

file management procedures. The data file directory need not

be on the same drive as the program files. It can be defined on

a network drive to be shared with other workstations.

A separate data logging directory, named “LOGDATA”, is

created by the Excalibur program, as a subdirectory under the

program file directory. Logged information is unique to the

Excalibur workstation that logs it. This allows a user to store

the setup data files on a network drive, sharable among several

Excalibur workstations, while maintaining logged data in a

separate directory, created by each separate user workstation.

Installing Excalibur programs

To install the Excalibur programs, insert the installation disc

into drive A or B of the computer. The installation program,

named SETUP, must be started from within Windows.

1. From the Windows Program Manager, select “File”, and

then the “Run” command.

2. At the Run dialog box, type in the disc drive, a colon “:”,

and the file name “SETUP”.

Example: “A:SETUP” or “B:SETUP”

3. Select “OK” in the RUN dialog box.

A dialog box first prompts for selection of the directory to

store the programs. The dialog box specifies C:\EXCALIBR

as the default program directory. If a different directory is

desired, type a directory name in this dialog box. SETUP then

reads the installation disc and copies all Excalibur files into the

program directory.

NOTE: During installation, Excalibur loads a file that may be

used by other Windows applications: BWCC.DLL.

If this file already exists in the Windows directory, a

message lists several options. Select the option to save both

the new file and the existing file in the Windows directory.

A new Program Group is created in Windows, named

Excalibur 2.0, with icons for each of the Excalibur programs:

System Setup, CAD, Operators, Icon Setup, Excalibur, and

Log Reports. The Excalibur Program Group, illustrated below,

is then available in the Program Manager window.

The following sections of this manual provide the setup

procedures using the Excalibur System Setup, Operators,

CAD, and Icon Setup programs. Refer to the Excalibur

Operating Instructions Manual, OP5500B for the operating

procedures of the Excalibur and Excalibur Log Reports

programs.

INSTALLATION AD5500

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EXCALIBUR WINDOWS

It is assumed that the user is familiar with Windows operating

procedures, and has experience in using Windows applications.

This manual does not explain “standard” Windows functions,

operating procedures, and dialog boxes, unless they differ from

Windows standards. Refer to the PC's Windows Operating

Manual/Procedures for instructions on any standard Windows

procedures, such as opening and closing programs from the

Excalibur Program Group.

Each Excalibur program is executed by opening its icon from

the Windows Excalibur Program Group, as for any Windows

application operation.

When an Excalibur program is opened, a new program window

is created. Each Excalibur program window contains the

standard window control box and maximize/minimize buttons

in the top line, and a menu bar with several functions and pull-

down menus. Some Excalibur program windows also have a

button bar, at the bottom, containing unique action buttons.

The mouse and keyboard are the primary input devices for all

Excalibur programs. The left mouse button is used in

conjunction with the mouse pointer for selecting menu items,

selecting dialog box options, drawing objects, moving objects,

etc. The right mouse button is used to cancel actions or escape

from a function. If a touch-screen is installed, it may be used

in place of the mouse to select menu or dialog box items.

The keyboard can be used in place of the mouse for certain

actions. The keyboard “Enter” key is equivalent to the left

mouse button. The “Escape” key is equivalent to the right

mouse button.

The keyboard is used in certain dialog boxes to type in

alphanumeric data such as operator names, passwords, etc.

The standard Windows keyboard control functions may also be

used for most Excalibur Window operations, such as the Alt

key combinations (Alt-TAB to switch between windows, Alt-

F4 to close/exit a window, etc.).

Dialog boxes

The Excalibur programs use dialog boxes for many functions,

with various check boxes and type-in fields within each dialog

box. Several of these are standard windows dialog boxes, such

as File Open, Save, and Print. Refer to the Windows manual

for explanation of these boxes.

Dialog boxes that are unique to Excalibur are explained fully

in this manual. Samples of these unique dialog boxes are

illustrated in each section of this manual.

EXCALIBUR SETUP

There are four setup programs for Excalibur:

Excalibur System Setup program (Section 2) defines system

information needed by all Excalibur programs. This

includes data and program file directories, alarm module

and switcher port setup, operators and passwords, map

sequences, video setup, and logging data. System Setup

program must be run first to identify the data directory.

Excalibur Operators program (Section 3) allows a supervisor

to add or delete operators as in the System Setup program,

but denies access to other Excalibur setup data such as

directories, map sequences, port configurations, video

setup, and logging data.

Excalibur CAD program (Section 4) is a drawing program

used to create the background maps and place the icons

used by Excalibur. The maps must be drawn and icons

placed by the Excalibur CAD program before the Excalibur

Icon Setup program is run.

Excalibur Icon Setup program (Section 5) is the setup for the

alarm interface module and the icons that reference alarms

and switcher actions. This program allows the attributes for

each icon to be defined, such as a specific camera icon

calling a specified surveillance camera.

INITIAL STARTUP NOTE:

For initial setup of an installation, certain setup functions

must be run before others, as follows:

1. Run System Setup first to set the data directory, and to

define at least one “Master” operator with System Setup

privileges.

2. Run the CAD program next to create the surveillance

area maps and to place all icons on the maps.

3. Run System Setup next to set the order of the maps, and

to set up the required switching system and alarm

interface Com ports.

4. Run Icon Setup last to define the icon/alarm responses.

Following these initial system setup steps, additional setup

procedures can be performed in any order.

NOTE: The Excalibur program will not operate until at least

one map has been drawn, at least one icon placed on that

map, the data for that icon defined, and the map entered into

the map sequence.

If changing from using the Excalibur SE version, existing

setup data can be used; see “Changing from Excalibur SE to

Excalibur” in the Appendix of this manual.

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AD5500 INSTALLATION

Excalibur

System Setup

This section of the manual describes the Excalibur System Setup program

operating procedures. Excalibur System Setup is the program that defines

system data used by Excalibur and its related modules. This includes

defining directories for data and program files, switcher port setup,

operators and passwords, video setup, data logging, and map sequences.

This program must be run first to identify the data directory for all other

Excalibur programs.

Excalibur System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

INITIAL SYSTEM SETUP NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

System Setup Menus:

Set Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Set Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Sound Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Exiting Excalibur System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

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EXCALIBUR SYSTEM SETUP PROGRAM

Excalibur System Setup is the program that defines system

data used by Excalibur and its related modules. This program

is password protected and should be accessed only by persons

authorized to make permanent configuration changes to the

system.

Excalibur System Setup is started by opening its icon in the

Excalibur Program Group (page 1-4). After the System Setup

window is opened, a dialog box is displayed, as illustrated

below, asking for a password.

Enter the password from the keyboard and press the enter key.

Passwords are case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as

entered during the setup for each operator. The default

password for initial setup is “UltraMax” (see Initial Setup

Notes, next section).

Following correct entry of the password, System Setup

determines if the data directory has been defined for the

system. If the directory is not defined, the user is prompted to

go directly to the Set Directory function (page 2-3).

If the data directory has been defined, the System Setup

window is cleared and any of the setup functions can be

selected from the menu bar. Excalibur System Setup program

provides the following setup functions in its menu bar:

Set Directory

Set Ports

Operators

Maps

Logs

Sound Files

Video

About

Exit

Each menu function is selected by clicking the mouse pointer

on the menu bar name or by pressing the Alt key plus the key

that is underlined in the menu name.

The “About” functions in any of the Excalibur programs

displays a Copyright box identifying the program version

being executed.

INITIAL SYSTEM SETUP NOTES:

1. When the Excalibur System Setup program is started for the

first time, a default password, “UltraMax”, must be entered.

Passwords are case-sensitive, thus ‘U’ and ‘M’ must be

typed as capitals in this password. This password is only

valid when the OPERATOR.SDB file (created by the

Operators function, page 2-6) does not exist or has a length

of zero bytes.

Note: Since this is the default password into the system,

this information, should be restricted.

2. When Excalibur System Setup is first started and a data

directory has not been defined, an information box is

displayed indicating that there is no data directory for

System Setup. Select “OK” from this information box to go

directly to the Set Directory function, page 2-3.

3. When the system is being set up for the first time, it is

necessary to define at least one operator using the Operators

function, page 2-6. This operator must have Operator

Setup, System Setup, Supervisor, and Log View/Backup

privileges.

4. When the Operators or Maps functions of System Setup

(pages 2-6 and 2-8) is selected and no data has been entered

for that function, an error message is displayed indicating

error reading the file. This error message, illustrated below,

can be ignored until the user enters the proper setup data.

If this message is displayed after any setup data has been

properly entered and saved, the error indicates a loss of that

data, and the appropriate information should be re-entered

to correct the problem. This error message may be

displayed if the data directory has been changed to a

directory that does not contain valid Excalibur data files.

Before re-creating maps and data files, ensure that the data

directory is set properly (page 2-3).

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SYSTEM SETUP MENUS

Set Directory Menu

The System Setup program defines the directories that contain

the program files and the data files for all other Excalibur

functions. The data file directory must be defined before other

data is entered by any setup functions, and before any map

images are created and saved by the Excalibur CAD program.

Note: The Excalibur installation program creates a default

data directory, named “DATA”, under the Excalibur

program directory defined during installation (page 1-4).

To set the data directory, select the “Set Directory” menu item

from the System Setup menu bar. A dialog box, illustrated

below, is then displayed.

The Excalibur program file directory “C:\EXCALIBR” created

by the installation program is indicated in the “Directory” line

of this dialog box. (If a different program directory was

defined during software installation, page 1-4, this directory

name will be shown in place of the EXCALIBR name.) A list

box is shown under the Directory line, listing the directories

under this program directory.

If no data directory has been defined, there is no directory

name following the program directory name in the “Directory”

line. If a data directory has previously been defined, its full

directory path and name is shown in the “Directory” line.

Note: If a data directory has been defined, and any setup

functions, such as Operators, have been specified, DO NOT

change the data directory. If this happens, the Excalibur

programs will not be able to find the data files previously

defined. In this case, select “Cancel” to exit the dialog box.

The data directory can be defined as the default data directory

(DATA) that was created during installation of the system

programs, page 1-4, or it may be a separate directory created

by the user for the data files only.

Note: If a separate data directory is wanted, it must be created

prior to operating this function.

To place the setup data files in the default “DATA” directory

(created by the installation program under the program file

directory), select this directory by double-clicking on the

“DATA” entry in the list box.

To select any other data directory, locate the desired directory

name in the list box and double-click its name. When a

directory is selected, the full directory name and path is

displayed in the “Directory” line above the list box.

Use the standard Windows file list box actions to view other

directories in this list, such as:

* Double-clicking the [..] entry to view the next higher

directory.

* Double-clicking any directory name to view the contents of

that directory.

Any subdirectories under the selected directory are now

displayed in the list box.

Select the OK or Cancel button to exit the Data File Directory

dialog box:

OK - Select “OK” to accept the directory selection displayed

in the Directory line above the list box. This will write the

selected data directory path to the EXCALIBR.INI file in

the Windows directory.

At this time, the program directory path is also written to

the EXCALIBR.INI file.

Cancel - Select “Cancel” to exit without saving the data

directory definition.

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AD5500 EXCALIBUR SYSTEM SETUP

Set Ports Menu

The RS-232 serial ports are used for communications to the

Matrix Switching Systems and from Alarm Interface Units.

The serial port parameters must be set by the Set Ports function

for each port connected to the Excalibur workstation before

running the Excalibur Icon Setup program (Section 5).

Set up the ports by selecting “Set Ports” from the Excalibur

System Setup menu bar. A Setup Ports/Modules dialog box is

then displayed, as illustrated below.

The Setup Ports/Modules dialog box allows setup of either one

Matrix Switcher port or the alarm interface port. The choice is

made by selecting either the “AD Switcher” or the “Select

Module” check box.

Only one port at a time can be set up via this function. When a

port setup is completed, the program returns to the main

System Setup window and menu bar. Select the Set Ports

menu item again to setup another port.

Select “Cancel” at the bottom of the dialog box to return to the

main System Setup window without selecting a port setup.

AD Switcher Port Setup

To set up a port for an AD Matrix Switcher, select the “AD

Switcher” check box. This enables the Switcher data entry box

below the check box. Enter the Switcher number of the Matrix

Switcher to set up, from 1 to 9. A maximum of nine switchers

may be controlled from Excalibur. Next, select “OK” at the

bottom of the dialog box. The Comm Port Setup dialog box,

illustrated on page 2-5, is then displayed.

First, select the PC Com Port connected to the Matrix

Switcher. The dialog box lists nine ports, Com 1 through Com

9. Any ports that have previously been set up are grayed out,

and can not be selected again. However, System Setup does

not gray the PC port used by the mouse, touch screen, or

similar device (usually COM 1 or COM 2).

Note: Ensure that a valid Com Port is selected. After a port is

set by this function, it cannot be cleared from the system,

only the port parameters can be changed. Also, note that

the PC may not have all nine ports installed, even though

nine ports are shown in the dialog box. Make sure the port

selected is available, or the Excalibur program will issue a

port open failure message and exit when it is opened.

Next, select the desired Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and

Parity values for this port. Only one value can be selected in

each parameter group. These parameters must be set to match

the Matrix Switcher's RS-232 port connected to Excalibur.

The “Default” button at the bottom of the dialog box resets all

port parameters to the default values: 1200 baud, 8 data bits, 1

stop bit, and no parity.

AD Matrix Switching Systems Notes:

* The maximum baud rate for AD Matrix Switchers is 9600.

* When defining the port configuration in the AD Matrix

Switcher setup, set the port for a TERMINAL device, NOT

a KEYBOARD device. (Refer to the appropriate Matrix

Switcher Programming Manual.)

A switcher Description (maximum of 16 characters) may be

typed in at the bottom of the dialog box. This description is

shown in Excalibur dialog boxes which allow the user to select

from multiple switchers (such as the AD keyboard box).

After selecting the port parameters, select “OK” to save the

displayed parameters and return to the main System Setup

window. Select “Cancel” to return to the System Setup

window without saving the setup parameters.

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Alarm Module Port Setup

To set up an alarm interface module port, select the “Select

Module” check box from the Setup Ports/Modules dialog box,

page 2-4. Any RS-232 interface modules currently in the

program file directory are displayed in the Module list box.

Note: A description of each module listed may be obtained by

double clicking the mouse pointer on the module name.

For an AD2096 Alarm Interface Unit, the applicable module is

named “EXMOD001.EXE”. Select this module from the file

list, then select “OK” at the bottom of the dialog box.

The Comm Port Setup dialog box, illustrated below, is then

displayed, as for AD Switcher setup. Any ports previously

setup (i.e., for switchers) are grayed out and cannot be selected

for the alarm module setup. The Description field is also

grayed and cannot be filled for an alarm module.

First, select the PC Com Port that the Alarm Interface Unit

(AIU) is connected to, then set the parameters for this port, in

the same manner as for an AD Switcher Port setup, page 2-4.

These parameters must be set to match the AIU connected to

this port. The “Default” button at the bottom of the dialog box

resets all port parameters to default values: 1200 baud, 8 data

bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.

Note: Only one AIU can be connected to Excalibur. If more

than 64 alarm inputs are needed, use the AIU cascading

feature (refer to the AD2096 Installation Manual).

Select “OK” to save the displayed parameters and return to the

main System Setup window. Select “Cancel” to return to the

main System Setup window without saving the parameters.

Port Setup Changes

The parameters saved for AD Switcher and Alarm Module

ports are stored in the EXCALIBR.INI file, in the Windows

directory. After initial setup of any port, the setup can be

changed using the above Set Ports function.

To change an existing port setup, select the appropriate AD

switcher and keyboard number, or the alarm module, from the

Set Ports/Modules dialog box, page 2-4, and follow the above

procedures as for a new port setup.

Note: When all port setup parameters have been saved, do not

change the settings unless a corresponding change is made

in the Matrix Switcher or AIU connected to the port.

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AD5500 EXCALIBUR SYSTEM SETUP

Operators Menu

System Setup allows the user to define system operators by

name and password, to define individual action levels, and to

assign system function access privileges to each operator. A

maximum of 32,767 operators may be defined.

To define the operators, select “Operators” from the Excalibur

System Setup menu bar. The Setup Operators dialog box is

then displayed, as illustrated below.

The top section of the dialog box shows the Operator record

number, Name, and Password. The record number is the

relative location of this operator in the list of operators, in the

order in which they were defined. The middle section shows

the operator action levels and access privileges.

The operators that are currently defined are displayed in the

order in which the data was entered, starting with the first

operator defined, Operator 1. Select “Next” or “Prev” to step

through the operator definitions until the desired operator

record appears.

To Add a new Operator

To add an operator to the end of the list, select “Next” to

advance to a blank record (a record with no Name or

Password).

To define an operator, first enter the operator’s name, a

maximum of 25 characters, in the “Name” entry box. Next,

enter a password with a maximum of eight letters, numbers, or

punctuation marks, in the “Password” entry box. Each time

this operator logs in to the system, the password must be

entered exactly as entered in this box, including capitalization.

Note: As a security measure, System Setup stores the

passwords in an encrypted form.

After entering the operator name and password, set the

Acknowledge (Ack) Level, Control Level, and Shunt Level for

this operator. These may be any number from 0 to 15, with 15

the highest operator level. These levels determine what actions

the operator can take.

Ack Level specifies the level that this operator has for

acknowledging an alarm (each alarm is assigned an Ack

Level, in the Icon Setup program).

Control Level specifies the level that this operator has for

controlling an auxiliary (light, door, etc.) from Excalibur

(each auxiliary may be assigned a Control Level, in the

Icon Setup program).

Shunt Level specifies the level that this operator has for

shunting (temporarily bypassing) an alarm (each alarm

may be assigned a Shunt Level, in the Icon Setup

program).

The operator levels allow access to specific surveillance areas

or functions to specified operators only, and require that an

operator with a higher level, such as a supervisor, acknowledge

critical alarms.

For example: A door to the presidents office may be assigned

a Control level of 15, a Shunt level of 12, and an Ack level

of 10. To open that door, the operator must have a Control

level of 15. To shunt the alarm on that door, he must have a

Shunt level of 12 or greater, and to acknowledge an alarm,

he must have an Ack level of 10 or greater.

To set each level, click the left mouse button on the up or

down arrow to the right of each numeric window. Each mouse

button click increases or decreases the value by one.

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After entering the operator action levels, select the privilege

codes for this operator: Operator Setup, System Setup, Logs

View/Backup, or Supervisor. These privilege codes allow or

restrict access to certain Excalibur functions. Any

combination of privileges can be allowed for an operator.

Operator Setup privilege allows the operator to access the

Excalibur Operators setup program. If an operator can

access Excalibur Operators, he can give himself, or

anyone else any setup privileges and any action levels.

This privilege should be restricted.

System Setup privilege allows the operator to enter the

icon setup programs and edit Excalibur setup data such

as icon information.

This privilege should also be restricted.

Logs View/Backup privilege allows the operator to view

and backup system/alarm logs via the Excalibur Log

Reports program.

Supervisor privileges allows the operator to exit/close

Excalibur, minimize Excalibur to run other programs

while Excalibur is still running, or control certain other

features depending on which alarm interface module is

available.

To set the privileges, click the left mouse button on each

appropriate privilege check box. Each mouse button click sets

or clears the associated privilege.

After the desired data has been entered for each operator,

select “Save” at the bottom of the dialog box to store that data

before moving to another operator record. The operator data is

saved in a file named “OPERATOR.SDB” in the Data

directory.

After saving the data, other operator definitions may be added,

changed, or deleted.

Select “Exit” to exit from this dialog box without saving the

operator setup information.

Note: The “Save” button must be used to save the entered data

before moving to another operator record or before using

the “Exit” to exit.

To Change an Existing Operator

To change the definition of an existing operator, select “Next”

or “Prev” to step through the operator definitions until the

desired operator record appears.

Edit or modify the displayed operator data using the same

procedures as for adding a new operator, above.

After the desired operator items have been modified, select

“Save” to save the data. Select “Exit” to exit from this dialog

box without saving the changed operator setup information.

After saving the data, other operator definitions may be added,

changed, or deleted.

To Delete an Existing Operator

To delete an operator from the sequence, select “Next” or

“Prev” until the record for that operator is shown, then select

“Delete” at the bottom of the dialog box. A Delete Record

confirmation box, illustrated below, is displayed.

Select “Yes” to delete the operator from the sequence. After

deleting the record, other operator definitions may be added,

changed, or deleted.

When all data has been entered or updated as desired, select

“Exit” to exit the Setup Operators dialog box and return to the

System Setup window.

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AD5500 EXCALIBUR SYSTEM SETUP

Maps Menu

The surveillance areas that are displayed and monitored by

Excalibur are viewed as a series of separate maps that have

been created by the Excalibur CAD program. The Maps

function of the System Setup program allows the user to

establish the sequence of maps, regardless of the order in

which they were created or stored by the Excalibur CAD

program. A maximum of 7,200 maps may be defined in the

Excalibur map sequence.

Note: The Maps function cannot be run until the desired map

files have been created using the Excalibur CAD program

(see Initial Startup Note, page 1-5).

To define the map sequence setup, select the “Maps” function

from the Excalibur System Setup menu bar. The Setup Maps

dialog box is displayed, as illustrated below.

The map order in the current Excalibur display sequence is

indicated by the Map Number box at the top of this dialog box,

starting with the first map in the sequence, Map Number 1.

Press the “Next” and “Prev” buttons to step through the current

Map Number sequence. The data directory Path is shown

below the Map Number. The current map file associated with

each map sequence position is shown in the “Map File” box

below the data directory Path.

A list box showing all the current map files in the data

directory is shown in the middle of this dialog box. The order

shown in the list box is not the order of the maps for

Excalibur, only the listing of the files in the data directory

To add a new map to the end of the sequence, use the “Next”

button to step to a blank Map Number. Then, using the

mouse, select a map file from the list box below. That file

name is displayed in the “Map File” entry box. Alternately,

type the name of the desired map file directly into the “Map

File” entry box. Select “Save” to record the new entry.

To insert a map into the sequence, step to the Map Number

where the map is to be inserted, then select “Insert” at the

bottom of the dialog box. A blank record is inserted before

the selected map record. Next, select a map file from the

list box, or type the name of a map file into the “Map File”

entry box. Select “Save” to record the new entry.

To change an existing map, step to the Map Number to be

changed and select a new map file from the list box, or type

the name of a map file directly into the “Map File” entry

box. Select “Save” to record the new entry.

After each map file entry has been entered or changed, select

“Save” to save the data. The map file data is saved in a file

named “MAPSETUP.SDB” in the Data directory.

To delete a map from the sequence, move to the record for that

map, then select “Delete” at the bottom of the dialog box. A

Delete Record confirmation box is displayed.

Select “Yes” to delete the map from the sequence.

A map file may be placed more than once into the map

sequence, however, only the first copy in the sequence is called

up from a map reference icon (see the Icon Setup program,

Map icon) or when an alarm occurs for an icon on that map.

When all data has been entered, select “Exit” to exit the dialog

box and return to the main System Setup window.

Note: Before exiting the Setup Maps dialog box, ensure that

the sequence of maps, when viewed with the “Next/Prev”

buttons, is in the desired order.

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