Configuring Environmental Sensors or Actuators

You may change the default name for easily identifying the managed sensor or actuator, and describe its location with X, Y and Z coordinates.

  1. Click Peripheral Devices in the PX Explorer pane, and the Peripheral Devices page opens in the right pane.
  2. Select the sensor or actuator that you want to configure.
  3. Click Setup. The "Setup of peripheral device <serial number> (<sensor type>)" dialog appears, where <serial number> is its serial number and <sensor type> is its type.

    Tip: You can also trigger the same setup dialog by selecting the desired environmental sensor or actuator icon in the navigation tree and then clicking Setup in the right pane.

  4. If the selected environmental sensor is the Raritan contact closure sensor connected with a third-party detector/switch, select the appropriate sensor type in the Binary Sensor Subtype field.
  5. Type a new name in the Name field.
  6. Describe the sensor or actuator's location by assigning alphanumeric values to the X, Y and Z coordinates. See Describing the Sensor or Actuator's Location.

    Note: When the term "Rack Units" appears inside the parentheses in the Z location field, indicating that the Z coordinate format is set to Rack Units, you must type an integer number.

  7. If the sensor is the DX‑PIR presence detector, a field labeled "Alarmed to Normal Delay" is available. This field determines the wait time before the PX announces that the presence detector returns to the normal state after it is back to normal.

    Type both the time and measurement units in this field. For example, type '30 s' for 30 seconds, or '2 min' for 2 minutes.

  8. If the selected environmental sensor is a numeric sensor, its threshold settings are displayed in the dialog. See Sensor Threshold Settings for detailed information.

    There are two types of thresholds: sensor-specific thresholds and default thresholds.

    To use the sensor-specific threshold settings, select the Use Sensor Specific Thresholds radio button.

    To use the default threshold settings, select the Use Default Thresholds radio button. To modify the default threshold settings, see Changing Default Thresholds.

    Note: The Upper Critical and Lower Critical values are points at which the PX considers the operating environment critical and outside the range of the acceptable threshold.

  9. Click OK.
  10. Repeat Steps 2 through 8 to configure additional ones.

Tip: You can configure thresholds of multiple sensors at a time as long as these sensors are of the same type. See Setting Thresholds for Multiple Sensors.

In This Section

Setting the Z Coordinate Format

Describing the Sensor or Actuator's Location

Changing Default Thresholds

Setting Thresholds for Multiple Sensors

See Also

Environmental Sensors and Actuators

Identifying Environmental Sensors and Actuators

Managing Environmental Sensors or Actuators

Viewing Sensor or Actuator Data

Unmanaging Environmental Sensors or Actuators

Disabling the Automatic Management Function

Controlling Actuators