Kongsberg K-Chief 600 Alarm and Command Panel

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 status

lamps. 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.