The Alarm and Command Panel (ALC) is a specially designed

operator panel for the K-Chief 600 Marine Automation System in the

bridge environment.

The panel layout is grouped into separate functional areas:

•  Alarms

•  Panel

•  Command

The Alarms group contains three lamps and three buttons which are

used to indicate, acknowledge and handle alarms and events.

The Panel group contains statuslamps. The Power lamp is lit green

when power is ON. The Fault lamp is lit red when a panel has

lost communication with the host computer.

The Command group contains three buttons. To open the command

control dialogue box easy and fast, use the CMD CTRL button. The 1 and

0 buttons allows the operator to start and stop pumps/valves/compressors in

an efficient way.

Alarm and Command Panel functions comprise:

•  Alarm and unacknowledged alarm indication

•  Remote sound off

•  Internal self-check with alarm

•  Power indication

•  Fault indication

•  Status LEDs, internal and external dimmable

•  Easy installation from the top of the console

•  I/O for interfaces

The built-in buzzer is used to generate a sound when a new alarm occurs.

The buzzer will also indicate other events, for example when power

is lost or during command control actions.

The Alarm and Command Panel is used in the bridge environment, and it

is therefore supplied with back light to be visible on a dimmed bridge.

To fully replace the standard Control Room Panel (CRP), which usually is

used in the Engine Control Room, an Integrated Navigation Panel (INP) has

to be added.