Paradox Digiplex, Reference & Installation Manual

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A PGM is a programmable output that toggles to its
opposite state (i.e. a normally open PGM will close)
when a specific event has occurred in the system.
For example, a PGM can be used to reset smoke
detectors, activate strobe lights, open/close garage
doors and much more. When a PGM closes, the
control panel supplies a ground to the PGM
activating any device or relay connected to it. When a
PGM opens, the circuit opens from ground, therefore,
not providing any power to devices connected to it.
The control panel provides a maximum of 100mA
with PGM1 and 50mA with PGMs 2 to 4. PGM1 to
PGM4 are normally open outputs and PGM5 is a
normally open or normally closed 5A relay. For
information on how to connect a relay to a PGM
please refer to section 2.8.

11.1 

PGM A

CTIVATION 

E

VENT

Sections [400], [402], [404], [406], [408]
PGM Activation 

will activate the selected PGM when

a specific event(s) occurs in the system. For
example, the control panel can be programmed to
activate PGM2 whenever the system is 

Force Armed

.

The control panel can set separate activation events
for each PGM. To program a PGM activation event:

1.  Enter the section that represents the desired PGM.

PGM1 = [400]

PGM4 = [406]

PGM2 = [402]

PGM5 = [408]

PGM3 = [404]

2.  Enter the 

first digit

 (see 

“PGM Programming

Table”

) where each digit from 

0 to F

 represents a

specific group of events.

3.  Then enter the 

second digit 

(see 

“PGM

Programming Table”

), which can be any digit

from 

0 to F

 depending on the first digit.

4.  After entering the second digit use the 

feature

select

 method (enable/disable options 

[1] to [8]

)

to select up to eight specific events as detailed in
the 

“PGM Programming Table”

.

For details on the available activation events please
refer to the 

“PGM Programming Table”.

 Below you

will find brief details on just a few of the available
activation events:

Smoke Reset:

 Activates the PGM for a period of 4

seconds every time the [

CLEAR

] and [

ENTER

] keys

are pressed and held for 2 seconds. Please refer to
section  2.15.2 for instructions on connecting the
PGM in order to perform a smoke detector reset.

Ground Start:

 Just before the control panel

attempts to dial an outside line when using ground
start telephone equipment, the PGM will activate for
the period defined by the 

PGM Delay

 (see section

11.2.2). Please note that the 

PGM De-activation

Option

 must be set to 

Timed

 (see section 11.2.2).

Kissoff

: After receiving a handshake from the

central station, the control panel activates the PGM
for the period defined by the 

PGM Delay

 (see

section  11.2.2). This can be used to latch the
central station connection to another device such
as a microphone/speaker module. Please note that
the 

PGM De-activation Option

 must be set to 

Timed

(see section 11.2).

Strobe:

 Activates the PGM whenever the system is

in alarm. The PGM will remain activated even after
bell cut-off and will wait until the alarm is cancelled
before deactivating the PGM.

Safety Mismatch

: If a module is connected to the

DIGI

-

BUS

 after enabling the 

System Guard Lock 

(see

section  12.5), the control panel will activate the
PGM.

11.2 PGM D

E

-

ACTIVATION 

O

PTION

Section [502]: Options [1] to [5]

The control panel can de-activate an activated
PGM (see section 11.1) one of two ways: