Contacts

Each Measure-UPS device has four sets of sensor zones, also known as contact closures, shown in the following figure.

The Contacts area of the "Measure-UPS Parameters" dialog box defines the normal condition for each closure, Open or Closed.

  1. To redefine the position to use as the normal state, select Open or Closed in the Normal State drop-down list box of the Measure-UPS Parameters... dialog.

  2. You can also enter a description value for each contact closure. The description is included in the text of any notification messages or data log entries.

For example, if you attach a contact to the door of a remote data center and name the contact as Contact 1 and its state as normally closed, PowerChute plus generates an Abnormal Contact Position event when anyone opens that door. When the door closes again, PowerChute plus generates a Contact Normal event.