PressureMAP Version 26 Enhancements

Alarm Distribution Improvements
In previous versions of PressureMAP, alarms were distributed to designated Alarm Centers one alarm at a time, one center at at time in a serial manner. An acknowledgment of the alarm was required at one of the Alarm Centers before the software could continue to distribute any additional alarms that had been detected during a defined calling period. As the number of offices that could be monitored by one PressureMAP system increased, this method of alarm distribution became less efficient.

In the latest release of PressureMAP, the sendalarm utility has been modified to distribute alarms to multiple centers simultaneously. Alarm acknowledgment has also been refined by converting the Auto Acknowledge and User Acknowledge modes to the more efficient Summary Report. These processing and delivery improvements dramatically reduce the time required to deliver and respond to important alarm conditions.

uM260 Micro Monitor Support
PressureMAP now supports a new office type for the uM260 Micro Monitor. This small office monitoring solution can be used as a true stand-alone monitor or as a data-gathering device for PressureMAP. When monitored by PressureMAP, the uM260 takes advantage of PressureMAP's analysis, alarming and dispatching capabilities. This is a significant improvement from the way alarms are determined and delivered when the monitor is used in the stand-alone mode.

PressureWEB Support
Beginning with PressureMAP Version 26, MAP System users have the ability to view important system information and reports over the Internet via a standard web browser. This new capability, made possible by the development of an application called PressureWEB™, significantly streamlines and simplifies the process of accessing key PressureMAP information.

Among the reports available in PressureWEB are the Device Status by Pipe Report with multiple view options (e.g. View by Device, by Location, by Circuit #, etc.), Specific Device Information, System Quality Index (by Office and by Route), Realtime Readings and Pair Diagnostics (for 289H LSS-monitored offices only), and Alarm Condition information displayed in a pop-up window for each starred and routine PressureMAP Alarm.

During the setup process, users can select the individual offices that they would like to access on a regular basis. Once the selection has been made, a browser cookie is set so that next time the user logs onto the program, using the same browser, he or she will be presented with a list of the selected offices in a display called My Offices.

To provide background information about the contents of the various reports, PressureWEB's report column headings are hyperlinked to short text definitions of the column's contents. As a supplemental feature, PressureWEB also offers a Toolssection with links to an on-line cable pressurization calculator and to the html version of System Studies' comprehensive 300-page Theory & Practice Manual.

Improved Priority Alarming
In this version of the software, alarms for PressureMAP's high priority $F, $P and $A devie types will now be distributed to Alarm Centers every two hours until they clear. In the past high priority alarms were sent just once to the designated Alarm Center(s). Now, Alarm Center personnel will be notified without fail of high priority alarms, enabling them to initiate the appropriate response.

Backup Software
A new third party software utility, which can be installed and configured from the PressureMAP System Administration Menu, now makes it possible to back up the PressureMAP system to a variety of devices including electronic tape cartridge, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, RAM disk, or to a remote backup source via file transport protocol (ftp). This utility adds greater flexibility for storing and retrieving your valuable PressureMAP system data.

New Pair Diagnostics Capability
289H LSS users will be pleased to see that there is a new 289 Diagnostics function, called Pair Diagnostics, that combines four of the diagnostic functions into one display. The four tests included in the menu option are: DC Voltage Test, AC Voltage Test, Leakage Test and Capacitance Test. The tests are performed in this order, and measurement output will display on the monitor screen without scrolling off.<br><br>

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
In addition to the principal features and program enhancements described above, Version 26 also brings these important modifications and capabilities:

• More Efficient Midnight Alarming. PressureMAP's midnight shift mechanism has been modified so that readings are not settled just because a day change has occurred. The new requirement for a current reading dated yesterday is that it be at least two hours old in order to be shifted. This will give PressureMAP's findalarm function a chance to generate an alarm on the reading before shifting it into the Today column. This enhancement eliminates the possibility that you could miss an alarm that originated at a time close to the midnight shift.
  
  
• New Mega Office. A new Mega Office designation has been established in PressureMAP that provides a single access to a number of subordinate offices. In most cases the subordinate offices would be smaller office monitors, such as a uM260 Micro Monitor, USAM (Universal Stand-alone Monitor) or Dial-a-Ducer, although no monitoring system is specifically excluded. The Mega Office is a type of transfer office, obtaining its readings from subordinate source offices. Rather than create one large transfer file for all transfer offices, as was done in previous versions of PressureMAP, it is now possible for a system to have one or more Mega Offices. Each would contain the source office device transfers specific to that office only.
  
  In order to enable Dial-a-Ducers to be included in the Mega Office, a new Dial-a-Ducer office type has been created in Version 26. In the past, multiple Dial-a-Ducers were listed as devices in offices monitored by other CPAMS equipment. Now, as a unique office type, each Dial-a-Ducer can be included as a source office in a Mega Office. The Mega Office performs PressureMAP's dispatching, alarming, indexing, and device history functions. It does not allow for realtime readings, diagnostics and CPAMS programming.
  
  
• Condensed Email Notification Via Pager for Multiple Alarms. PressureMAP users who carry alphanumeric pagers can now receive a single, condensed alarm via email when multiple alarms occur in an office. In order to receive the condensed alarm in a pager-friendly format, PressureMAP's One Report alarm threshold needs to be set. Once a threshold number has been established, a Condensed Report will be issued whenever the number of alarms for an office exceeds the threshold number entered. For example, if the alarm threshold value is three, individual Brief Reports will be sent until four or more alarms occur. Then a Condensed Report, which is a hybrid of the Brief Report and the One Report, is emailed the pager Alarm Center.
  
  
• New MB Device Type. A new device type has been added to PressureMAP Version 26 which gives you the ability, with a 289H or 289H-M LSS, to remotely monitor the percentage of air volume remaining in a standard 220 cubic foot nitrogen tank. The device is a version of System Studies 0-3000 PSI current loop device, which was first used as a NB Device Type to provide n indication of the amount of air remaining in a nitrogen bottle in standard cubic feet. Both the MB and NB Device Types generate an alarm when a 50.0 standard cubic foot volume drop occurs.