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Discrete Point Module (DPM)

The DPM provides 2 control points and 16 discrete alarms.

The Discrete Point Module (DPM), teamed with your local pager service, will let you know when you have an important event occurring at some remote location. The DPM can detect any event that can be translated into an electrical contact closure, such as a micro switch or relay. Door openings and equipment failures are typical events that it can report on your pager. In addition, you can contact the DPM from any dial tone telephone and, by password identification, activate remote devices like door locks or security lights. The DPM has broad applications in many areas, including:

Telecommunications: The DPM is just right for remote cell sites and small offices, where 16 alarms and 2 controls are sufficient. In addition to pager reporting, the DPM may forward selected alarm points to a central network management system. The DPM dials the master and reports with TRIP protocol or ASCII messages.

Agriculture: A DPM in a barn or other out-building can notify you of an unauthorized entry, temperature extreme, fire, low water pressure, pump operation, etc. With the DPM's remote control capability you can operate door locks, security lights and pumps.

Refrigeration: The DPM can monitor freezer doors, temperature sensors, compressor operation and power lines to warn off-site personnel of impending problems, before they cause significant losses.

Fire and Safety:The DPM can monitor smoke and sprinkler pressure alarms, door and window openings.

• Quickly retrieve alarms from small remote sites
• View 16 discrete alarm points on a pager
• Remotely operate 2 devices from a dial-tone phone
• Receive environmental alarm status at your management terminal
• Receive reports via Dial-up or dedicated circuit models available
• See alarms on your TL1 terminal / ASCII devices
• Remotely monitor of configure switches and other ASCII devices

Easy Unit Configuration

The DPM has many programmable features, such as back-up pager numbers and written alarm point descriptions. Configuring these features is easy using T/DPMW software for Windows®. Programming is done locally through the serial port of a computer or by dialing the DPM from any modem-equipped PC. T/DPMW will also monitor the alarm states and operate control relays.

Derived Controls

In addition to being activated remotely, control relays may be activated internally by a combination of existing alarms, using a programmable equation (derived control). Each control point may have up to two equations defined.

ASCII Craft Port Access

Some models of the DPM allow you to connect a remote computer through DPM port to an ASCII craft port on another piece of equipment, such as a PABX or channel bank.

Discrete Control Module (DCM)

The Discrete Control Module (DCM) is a full complement to the DPM, providing 2 alarm points and 16 controls.

DPM Ordering Options

• DPM (Dial-up)
• DPM (Dial-up ASCII)
• DPM 216 (Dedicated)
• DPM 216-TL1
• DPM 208 w/RS232 Interface or 202 Modem
• DPM 416-S1: dial-up, w/1 virtual chan / RS232, -24V
• DPM 416-S2: 2400 baud dial-up, w/2 RS232 virtual chan (optional -48V)
• DPM 416 Connector Block

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