The following discussion presents an overview of the Model 2600's UI menus. In practice, only when logged in as “system” would all of the menus and functionality be available. When logged in as “guest,” only the Report Menu (and its submenus) are presented to the user. When logged in as “tech,” some of the options shown on the System Functions Menu are not presented (as noted).
7.5.1 Main Menu
The system's Main Menu appears after the system login process.
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Main Menu
--- A) Report Menu
B) Setup Menu
C) Session Configuration Menu D) System Functions Menu X) Exit Menu
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Main Menu
7.5.2 Report Menu
The Report Menu provides access to the data stored on the Model 2600 as well as information regarding the system's current status and recent operations. When a user is logged in as “guest,”
only the Report Menu and its submenus are presented.
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Report Menu
--- A) Train Summary
B) Train Detail
C) Train Detail (Last Train) D) Train Detail (Range Of Trains) E) T94
F) T94 (Last Train) G) T94 (Range Of Trains) H) System Status
I) Event Log
J) Maintenance Log
K) Diagnostic Report Menu X) Exit Menu
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Report Menu
As shown here, the Main Menu provides access to the Report Menu, the Setup Menu, the Session Configuration Menu and the System Functions Menu.
From the Report Menu, data is viewed in the following formats:
Summary data provides an overview of the data currently stored. Summary information for each consist is presented, one line per consist.
Consist detail data that presents the standing order of a specified train with AEI ID information, as well as vehicle- related data such as axle count
T94-formatted reports.
Diagnostic reports (at both summary and detail levels) geared primarily for isolating the causes of operational problems.
The System Status Report provides a listing of the current value of all of the system's settable parameters. This report includes parameters pertinent to the system's track-side equipment, AEI reader module(s), and the dial-out reporting sessions’ status.
The Event Log Menu provides methods for examining the contents of a system log used to track the software operations of the Model 2600 Controller. This log would primarily be used to trace the series of events that led to problems detected in the system's operations.
The Maintenance Log Menu provides access to entries posted to the maintenance message log.
The contents of this log form the basis of the Model 2600's maintenance-reporting function.
The Diagnostic Report Menu provides access to reports that are intended for use in diagnosing problems detected in the operations of the system:
1. The Diagnostic Summary Report is effectively an extension of the Train Summary Report, in that it provides more information regarding wheel detector activity and AEI tag
reads/reader activity.
2. The Diagnostic Detail Report contains extensive data pertaining to each train, regarding the timing of wheel-detector activity, the timing of AEI tag reads and flags, etc. that indicate how the consist axle records were broken down into vehicle records, etc.
7.5.3 Setup Menu
The Setup Menu, below, provides access, for review and modification, to the system' settable parameters related to the train scanning process.
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Setup Menu
--- A) Set Date and Time
B) Set Time Zone
C) Site Name : Cromwell Rd D) Train Scanning : Enabled E) Multi-Track Site : No F) Antenna Between Tracks : N/A
G) Track Orientation : North/South H) Wheel Detector Configuration : Dual
I) Ant. Offset From Wheel Detector : (applies only to single W/D config.) J) Maximum Number Of Stored Trains : 100
K) Maximum Train Number : 100 L) Load Default Settings
M) Track Hardware Setup Menu
N) Load or Dump Reader Setup Parameters X) Exit Menu
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Setup Menu
7.5.4 Session Configuration Menu
The Session Configuration Menu provides access to the parameters that control the automated reporting functions of the system. Reporting “sessions” are used to manage the process of
transferring data from the Model 2600 Controller to remote computers. Five sessions are available for managing consist data reporting. Two sessions are available for managing the reporting of system maintenance-related information. The parameters that can be configured for each session include (among others) phone number, site ID, and the protocol to be used to communicate with the remote computer/server.
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Reporting Session Configuration Menu
--- A) Consist Sessions Menu
B) Maintenance Sessions Menu X) Exit Menu
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Session Configuration Menu
The Setup Menu itself provides access to some general system level parameters, as shown here.
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Session 1 Configuration Menu
--- I) Report Reverse-out Trains : Disabled J) Reporting Protocol : ftp
7.5.5 System Functions Menu
The System Function Menu presents system level configuration and housekeeping options.
Options H, I, and J shown on this menu are present only when a user is logged in with the “system”
ID.
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System Functions Menu
--- A) Configure Network Interfaces Menu
B) Configure time synch with NTP Server C) Delete All Train Data
D) System Reset Menu E) Telnet Pass-Thru F) Serial Pass-Thru
G) Reader Module Direct Comm. Link (Manual RF Functions) H) Passwords Menu
I) Software Update
J) Override FEP CRC Check K) Change Telnet Port Number T) Track Hardware Signal Status X) Exit Menu
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The details of the Session Configuration Menus are discussed in section 7.7.2 of this document.
The details of the System
Function Menus are discussed in section 7.8 of this document.