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Aside from these functions, the kind of notified alarm can be influenced. As already<br />

explained in section 3.2, XiltriX is able to classify an alarm as technical or master<br />

alarm. A technical alarm indicates a malfunction in communication. A master alarm<br />

normally goes off, when there is no reaction to a prior alarm.<br />

Figure 3-9 introduces the configuration of an installed flashlight. As soon as an alarm,<br />

caused by the monitored device, goes off, the flashlight turns on for ten seconds,<br />

turns off for one minute and turns on again. In case of a technical or a master alarm 1<br />

or 2, the flashlight will also signalize the current situation as soon as the defined<br />

delay times between 5 and 15 minutes are exceeded.<br />

Beside the just introduced alarm-programs for local notification hardware, XiltriX also<br />

offers functionality to notify persons in charge by the mean of SMS or E-Mail.<br />

Therefore, additionally available modules have to be attached to the system.<br />

The notification via e-mail and SMS is quite simple. It is possible to configure a list<br />

with up to three responsible employees each. As soon as an alarm goes off, the first<br />

person will be notified. After a definable delay time, the second one will be notified in<br />

case of a still activated alarm. As long as no reset of an alarm is done, XiltriX will<br />

continue to notify these three people one after another. To allow an easy setup,<br />

XiltriX offers the possibility to create 16 configurations each. These configurations<br />

can be scheduled like the time dependent limits from section 3.3.2, so that the<br />

system always notifies the currently responsible employees.<br />

3.4 Review of XiltriX According to the Requirements Analysis<br />

The previous sections introduced basic and additional features as well as some<br />

technical basis of XiltriX. Especially the additional features intended to solve the<br />

existing methodological problems.<br />

Time dependent limits, for example, are able to reduce the number of alarms at<br />

daytime by choosing limits with a higher span. At night, the span can be reduced to<br />

achieve a lower probability of an error of second kind. 24 Furthermore, the system is<br />

not only able to alarm locally, but also by the use of E-Mail and SMS. Features like<br />

that are meant to improve the lack of information problem. 25<br />

24 See section 2.4 for details<br />

25 See section 2.4.1 for details<br />

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