OPERATION GUIDE FOR CTI-WFN-AB ALARM

MONITORING ENCLOSURE

OVERVIEW
The CTI-WFN-AB Alarm Monitoring Enclosure is used to interface with any device that
will provide a 120VAC digital signal when a process variable gets out of range. The enclosure
houses a Siemens programmable logic controller (PLC) that is pre-programmed to accept up to
three digital alarm signals. These signals are Flow, Level, and Temperature. The enclosure and
pilot devices for the CTI-WFN-AB are all explosion proof and suitable for Class 1 / Div 1
locations. Any conduit connections should be sealed per NEC in order to maintain hazardous
location integrity.

ALARM MONITORING
The CTI-WFN-AB Alarm Monitoring Enclosure consists of a programmable logic
controller, expansion module, pilot devices, fuse protection, and termination points. The PLC
accepts inputs from remote devices and then energizes indicators depending on the state of the
inputs.
ALARM INPUTS
Any remote device that supplies an alarm signal to the Alarm Monitor must be able to
provide 120VAC through a relay contact. The level switch should provide 120VAC to
termination point I2, the temperature controller should provide 120VAC to termination point I3,
and the flow switch should provide 120VAC to termination point I4. Each of these three voltage
signals should only be applied to the appropriate termination points when that process is out of
range, whether it be high or low. Each of these voltage signals should also originate from the
alarm box termination point L1 (wire #1000).
INDICATORS
There are green and red pilot lights mounted in the alarm box cover that are
representative of each alarm signal. When the green pilot lights are energized, there is no alarm
signal present on the input termination points and the signals are considered in range. If one of
the input termination points receive a voltage signal for two or more seconds, that device is
considered to be in an alarm state and the respective green light will de-energize while the
respective red pilot light will energize. The red light will remain energized until the alarm state is
remedied. The two-second time delay for recognizing in input signal is programmable and can be
modified by the user. (See the Timer section below)
There are also termination points for a user provided beacon light and horn. The beacon
light is connected to the alarm monitoring enclosure at terminals L2 (neutral) and Q6. The
beacon light will energize and remain energized as long as any of the red pilot lights are
energized due to an alarm condition. The alarm horn is connected to the alarm monitoring

enclosure at terminals L2 (neutral) and Q8. The alarm horn will energize when any of the red
pilot lights are energized due to an alarm condition. The alarm horn can be de-energized while in
alarm condition by using the reset button discussed in the next section.
ALARM SILENCE-PUSH TO TEST
This button is used to de-energize the horn when the alarm monitor has detected an
alarm. The respective alarm red pilot light and the beacon light will remain energized until the
alarm is cleared. Once the alarm has been cleared and there are no more alarms, the horn control
logic will reset and the horn will sound again once another alarm is detected.
This button is also used to test the pilot light indicators. Pressing this button will
energize all six pilot lights to verify that they are working. If an indicator does not light when this
button is pressed, a licensed electrician should check for a bad connection or a bad lamp.
TIMER PRESETS
There is a timer associated with each of the three alarm input signals. These timers
provide a time delay before accepting the input signal as an alarm and energizing the alarm
indicators. If the signal goes away before the timer is finished timing, the pilot lights will not
change states and the beacon light and horn will not energize. These timers are preset for two
seconds. To adjust the delay time:
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Press ESC located on the top of the PLC

Scroll down to SET PARAM and press OK
Scroll to the appropriate preset (B4=FLOW, B10=LEVEL, B12=TEMPERATURE)
Press OK
Scroll to appropriate digit and use UP/DOWN arrows to modify
Press OK
Press ESC twice

Increasing a timer preset will increase the time that a signal must be present to be considered a
valid input and decreasing a timer preset will decrease the time it takes for an input to be
considered valid.