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Viewing Sensor Data

This section will guide you through all aspects of viewing Sensor/Transmitter data.

Viewing Sensor Data for a Site

Viewing Sensor Data for a Sensor Group

Viewing Sensor Data for a Site

1.Check the SITES radio button at the top of the Home page. See Figure 1034 below:

Figure 1034

SITES Radio Button

2.Either:

From the Graphical View, click on the View live data icon in the required Site's field. See Figure 1035 below:

Figure 1035

View Live Data Icon Graphical View

Or:

From the Table View, click on the Graph icon adjacent to the required Site in the View Data column. See Figure 1036 below:

Figure 1036

Table View Sensors2

In both cases, a Live View window for the selected Site is displayed, showing the Sensors associated with the first Zone listed. See Figure 1037 below:

Figure 1037

Live View Window2

       To select another Zone, click here.

Note: You can display another Site's Sensors in the Live View window by selecting the required Site from the drop-down list at the top left of the window. Figure 1038 below:

Figure 1038
 
 Sites Drop Down List View Live Data Window
 

3.In the Live View window, select View Data from the top menu bar. See Figure 1039 below:

Figure 1039

Live Graph Plan Pie Drop Down Menu

From the drop-down menu, you have a choice of three data viewing options for the selected Site:

Live View

Graph View

Plan View

Pie Chart View

See Figure 1039 above

Live View

To View Live Data from a Zone's Sensors:

1.Click on Live View in the View Data drop-down menu.

The Live View entry in the drop-down menu is expanded to display a list of all Zones associated with the selected Site. See Figure 1040 below:

Figure 1040

Live View Expanded

2.Click on the required Zone's name from the displayed list.

A Live View [Site name] window is displayed, showing live data  relating to the Sensors associated with the selected Zone. See Figure 1041 below:

Figure 1041

Live View Winodw Name Highlighted OLD

Note:For earlier versions of EMS, the Site Name may not be shown at the top of the window.

The following additional information is also displayed for each displayed Sensor:

Alarm Status

Door Alarm

Battery Level

3.In the displayed Live View [Site name] window -

Either:

Double click on a Sensor's name in the Sensor Name column.

Or:

Click on the Graph icon in the Data column for the required Sensor.

The Chart View window for the selected Sensor is displayed. See Figure 1042 below:

Figure 1042

Chart View Window

Note:For earlier versions of EMS, the Chart View window may have a slightly different appearance with different functionality available. See Figure 1043 below:

 
 
Figure 1043
Chart View Window OLD

Graph View

To Access a Graph View of Sensor Readings for the selected Zone:

1.Click on Graph View in the View Data drop-down menu.

The Graph View entry in the drop-down menu is expanded to display a list of all Zones associated with the selected Site. See Figure 1044 below:

Figure 1044

View Data Graph View

2.Click on the required Zone's name from the displayed list.

A Chart View [Zone name] window is displayed, showing a graph with traces/lines representing data from each Sensor associated with the selected Zone. See Figure 1045 below:

Figure 1045

View Sensor Data Graph View

By default, data from all Sensors associated with the selected Zone is displayed in the Graph View window. To remove a Sensor's data display from the Graph Window, untick its box in the key below the chart. See Figure 1045 above

Plan View

To Access a Plan View of a Zone's Sensors:

1.Click on Plan View from the drop-down menu.

The Plan View entry in the drop-down menu is expanded to display a list of all Zones associated with the selected Site. See Figure 1046 below:

Figure 1046

Plan View Expanded Live View Drop Down

2.Click on the required Zone's name from the displayed list.

A Plan View [Zone Name] window is displayed, showing a Plan view of the location of the selected Zone's Sensors and other  information relating to the Sensors associated with the selected Zone. See Figure 1047 below:

Figure 1047

Plan View - 1

Holding the mouse pointer over a Sensor displays a pop-up window listing its name and the Zone it is associated with.

Pie Chart

To Access a Pie Chart of Sensor Readings:

2.Click on Pie Chart View from the drop-down menu.

The Pie Chart View entry in the drop-down menu is expanded to display a list of all Zones associated with the selected Site. See Figure 1048 below:

Figure 1048

Pie Chart Expanded Live View Drop Down

3.Click on the required Zone's name from the displayed list.

A Pie Chart [Zone name] window is displayed, showing the percentage of Sensor readings, associated with the selected Zone, that are within or outside pre-defined ranges of values. See Figure 1049 below:

Figure 1049

Pie Chart Interface

Note: For earlier versions of EMS, the Pie Chart window may have a slightly different appearance, with different functionality available.See Figure 1050 below:

Figure 1050
Pie Chart Window OLD

To View Sensor Data for a Sensor Group

Note: A Sensor Group is only visible to the User who created it and cannot be shared with or made visible to other Users.

1.Check the SENSOR GROUPS radio button at the top of the Home page. See Figure 1051 below:

Figure 1051

SENSOR GROUPS Radio Button

2.Either:

From the Graphical View, click on the View live data icon in the required Sensor Group's field. See Figure 1052 below:

Figure 1052

View Live Data Icon Graphical View

Or:

From the Table View, click on the Graph icon adjacent to the required Sensor Group in the View Data column. See Figure 1053 below:

Figure 1053

Table View Sensor Groups

A Live View [Sensor group name] window is displayed, showing live data  relating to the Sensors associated with the selected Sensor Group. See Figure 1054 below:

Figure 1054

Dashboard Icon

Note: You can display another Sensor Group's associated Sensors in the Live View window by selecting the required Sensor Group from the drop-down list at the top left of the window. See Figure below:
 
Sensor Group dropdown
 

The following additional  information is also displayed for each displayed Sensor:

Alarm Status

Door Alarm

Battery Level

3.Either:

Double click on a Sensor's name in the Sensor Name column.

The Live Chart [Sensor name] window for the selected Sensor is displayed in a new window.

Or:

Click on the relevant Graph icon in the Data column of the Live View [Sensor group name] window.

The Live Chart [Sensor name] window for the selected Sensor is displayed within the existing window.

See Figure 1055 below:

Figure 1055

Live Chart-Sensor Name

Sensor Information

Letting the mouse pointer hover over a Sensor Name in the Live View Table displays information in a popup window relating to the selected Sensor regarding Location, Alarms, Date and Time, Battery, Sensor Status etc. See Figure 1056 below:

Figure 1056

Sensor Information Popup

Click on the x or move the mouse pointer away from the Sensor's Name to close the popup window.

Note: New Alarms will only be triggered for a Sensor Channel or Channels if any previous alarms of the same type on the Channel or Channels have been Reset, following Acknowledgement:
To Reset Individual Alarms
To Reset Multiple Alarms
However, data from the Sensor Channel or Channels still in an Alarm state can still be viewed in the normal way:
Viewing Sensor Data for a Site
Viewing Sensor Data for a Sensor Group