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SAM: Substation Alarm Manager
Annunciation and Data Viewer

Overview Gathering the data : Multiple options SAM Model Information SAM Specifications

Overview

Applied Systems Engineering, Inc.'s Substation Alarm Manager (SAM) was developed in order to provide Power Utilities with a simple way to show the current status and data within a substation. SAM Substation Annunciator utilizes our extensive protocol library and allows for a wide variety of substation equipment to be monitored. Data can be acquired either by eavesdropping on an active circuit or directly polling an RTU/IED. Collection data is transmitted to SAM through the OPC protocol. This allows SAM to perform its alarm monitoring function either locally at the substation or at a remote site.

The complete SAM package consists of a substation hardened PC (no moving parts), a touch-screen 19” rack-mount monitor, and the Annunciation and Data Viewer software. SAM is also offered in scaled down versions.

The software supports configuration of multiple annunciation pages containing either digital, analog, or pulse values. The software supports configuration of alarm conditions, color, font size, and layout on the annunciation page.

SAM has optional Control capabilities which may allow for the user to activate controls locally or remotely via the SAM software.

Gathering the Data: Multiple Options

The SAM software integrates seamlessly with ASE’s SCADA Protocol Translation (SPT) software. The SPT can gather data from downstream devices (RTUs/ IEDs) using any of the 40 protocols currently available. The SPT integration allows for SAM system to also act as a protocol Gateway, data concentrator, or protocol translator, if optional upstream protocols are included. Please see the options below:

The SAM software also can be run remotely over a network, or can be integrated on a 3rd party substation processor.

The SAM base system includes a license for up to 4 communication channels and 1 Network port with up to 6 network connections. Optional serial I/O hardware is available to communicate with legacy bit oriented protocols. SAM is fully expandable to include more serial or network ports as required.

SAM Model Information

Model	Description
SAM-900	Integrated package including Touch-screen monitor, hardened PC, SAM software for annunciation and data acquisition.
SAM-500	Includes Touch-screen monitor and SAM software for annunciation and data acquisition ( no hardened PC).
SAM-100	SAM software for annunciation and data acquisition only.

SAM Specifications

Software	Configuration	Windows based configuration systems allows for Alarm specification, analog limits, scaling and point descriptions.
	Protocol	Configurable per Channel
	Poll / Eavesdrop	Configurable per channel
	Point Counts	Maximum 30,000 points
	Alarm Displays	Configurable size and color options
Hardened PC	Processor	300MHz AMD Geode GX1 CPU with CS5530A companion chip.Upto 512MB ram capability
	Serial Ports	2 serial Ports 16C550 compatible, RS-232/422/485 selectable, ESD protected
	USB Ports	Six USB ports; four USB 2.0; two 1.1 compliant
	Network Port	10/100 Base-T, IEEE 802.3 Standard
Touch Screen	Size	19” Rack-mount – 17” Display panel , 3” deep
Touch Screen	Features	Touch screen with USB inputs from PC
Optional	PC-104	Two Channel multi-function I/O boards supporting bit and byte, asynchronous and synchronous, serial (RS232 and RS485) communications
	DC to AC inverter	Coverts 48VDc to 120 AC to power all SAM components (10W)
	Protocol Addition	Add Additional protocols to your SAM system to add Data Concentrator, Protocol Conversion, or Gateway capabilities

SAM: Substation Alarm Manager Annunciation and Data Viewer

Overview

Gathering the Data: Multiple Options

SAM Model Information

SAM Specifications

SAM: Substation Alarm Manager
Annunciation and Data Viewer