How to delay an Input alarm and send as an email

[AdamSteele]

Issue

Need to delay an Input from going into alarm before sending that alarm to an email recipient.

Product Line

EcoStruxure Security Expert

Environment

Security Expert

Cause

Have a requirement to email alarms for Door inputs that are not actually tied to Door records.

Resolution

One method of configuring this is to use an Area:

• Add the Input to the Area to trigger an alarm
• Configure that alarm event into an Email using an Action. 

See the following detailed steps: 

1. Under Programming: Inputs
   1. Configure the Alarm Input Speed option for the Input. This will be the delay time before the input triggers an alarm event. Set this to how long the door needs to be open before the alarm is generated.
2. Under Events
   1. Create an Event Filter and add Area <Area_Name> Alarm Activated
   2. Create an Alarm and add the Event Filter to it.
   3. Create an Action.
      1. Configure the Type as Send E-mail
      2. Configure the Event Filter to that created previously.
      3. Set the Email Settings as required.
3. Under Programming
   1. Create an Area
   2. On the Configuration tab set all timings to 0.
   3. Within the Input
      1. On the Areas and Input Types tab add this new Area to Area 1 field
      2. Set the Input Type 1 to Instant.
      3. In the Options enable Log to Event Buffer so the activations are reported. This setting can be reverted after testing.