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Unread 02/07/2010, 09:51 PM   #1
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meaningful Apex emails?

Is there a way to have the apex send me a email that is meaningful rather than just getting a status? For example I have a switch that activates if there is high water in the sump and I want to receive an email that says "sump high water".


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Unread 02/07/2010, 10:32 PM   #2
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The first line of the email (associated with an alarm) tells you which alarm triggered the message. For example, if my tank temp gets too low, the first line of the email I get is:

Alarm Statement: If Temp < 76.0 Then ON

Do you have a trigger set for your "sump high water" condition? If so, you should be getting something like:

Alarm Statement: If Switch1 = CLOSED (or OPEN depending on you setup) Then ON

Is this what you are looking for?


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Unread 02/07/2010, 11:43 PM   #3
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Set up a Dummy timer to trigger on that float switch. You can check here for how to set that up I believe. http://www.kenargo.com/questionsAndAnswers/P2.html

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Unread 02/08/2010, 07:36 AM   #4
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The dummy timer may work but I was more interested in a user defined message from the apex for each event.

Mike


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Unread 02/08/2010, 09:31 AM   #5
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The dummy timer may work but I was more interested in a user defined message from the apex for each event.

Mike
This would be nice. Can't be done with the current software....


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Unread 02/12/2010, 07:45 AM   #6
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The dummy timer can essentually get you that with some creative naming. If you title the dummy timer "Sump_High" you will get an email that says Sump_High = ON.

Another trick I use it to define several alarm triggers. This way you can tell how far out of range something is. If you want an alarm to tell you the tank temp is high, you might use:

If Temp > RT +1.0 Then ON

But when you get the alarm email, all you know is temp is at least 1 degree too high. It could be 3 degrees high but you wouldn't know for sure unless you remember what the temp setting of your tank is (especially hard when using the seasonal adjustment feature).

Alternativly try using several alarm triggers:

If Temp > RT +3.0 Then ON
If Temp > RT +2.0 Then ON
If Temp > RT +1.0 Then ON
If Temp > RT +0.5 Then ON

This way the email will tell you how high the temerature got.

Also, sort your triggers in order of importance as they are processed in order. Whichever statement triggers the alarm is the one in the email. In other words if 2 events are triggering an alarm, only the first event in the list will be listed on the email.


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Unread 02/12/2010, 09:44 AM   #7
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Those are excellent suggestions. May have to tweak my own alarms...


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