ALARM BASIC

FUNCTION
NOTE; if we define the alarm on breaking by OMT

BTS END

ALARM
GENERATI
NG RELAY

ALARAM NOT ACTIVE

BTS END

ALARM
GENERATI
NG RELAY

ALARAM ACTIVE

(SENSOR/RELAY)
ALAM DESTINATION
END

(SENSOR/RELAY)
ALAM DESTINATION
END

Alarms define on Ericson BTS by

OMT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

GEN ON
AC MAIN FAILURE
RECTIFIER DOOR
DC LOAD FUSE
BATTERY HIGH TEMP
LOW VOLTAGE
RECTIFIER MAJOR
RECTIFIER MINOR
SYSTEM ON BATTERIES

Note : when we r going to define the alarm the wording will be same like above .
All the later should be capital .

Because the filter applied on BSC end if we change the wording the alarm will report on
BTS end but not on BSC end.

ALARM DEFINATION

ALARM DESTINATION

1) GEN ON

ATS

2) AC MAIN FAILURE

ATS

3)RECTIFIER DOOR

POWER CABNET

4) LOAD BREAKER TRIP

PSC3

5) BATTRY HIGH TEMP

POWER CABNET

6) DC LOW VOLT

PSC3

7) MAJOR

PSC3

8) MINOR

PSC3

9) SYSTEM ON BATTRIES

PSC3

Alarm Ericson BTS

2

Alarm relays on psc3

Relay
6
Genset
trigger

Relay
5
Dc low
volt

Relay
4
Load
breake
r trip

Relay
3
Sys on
batt

Relay
2
Minor

Relay 1
Major

POWER CABNET ALARMS

Door
sensor
Temperature sensor
BATTERY HIGH TEMP

RECTIFIER DOOR

NOTE: we have to trace the wire coming from lower cabinet temperature sensor and
Door sensor.
Connect that with the pairs coming from BTS END

Click on connect button

Click on read IDB

Right click on Alarm inlets

Define the alarm name here

Select external alarm here

Define the alarm state on breaking

Start alarm monitoring from here

Alarms Trouble shooting

12 volt travels
BTS END

ALARM
GENERATI
NG RELAY

ALAM DESTINATION
END

ALARAM NOT ACTIVE

Usually 12 volts travels on alarm wires .when the far end of the wires switch together
It sance the alarm is clear (if we define the alarm state on breaking ) .
If we are facing trouble in alarm reporting .so we have to check step by step start from
BTS end by looping .

Faisal khan
Power engineer
Relacom Pakistan