Switches can be normally closed or normally open. When they are triggered, they change state (closed goes open, open goes closed). The monitoring unit notices the change and if it meets criteria that it believes is an alarm, it annunciates. | Switches can be normally closed or normally open. When they are triggered, they change state (closed goes open, open goes closed). The monitoring unit notices the change and if it meets criteria that it believes is an alarm, it annunciates. |