Understanding the Behavior of Alarm Border Animations

Alarm Border animation appears around a graphic element based on the current state of the object’s aggregated alarm equipment.items, or other configured alarm inputs supported by your HMI/SCADA software. The appearance of the alarm border itself reflects the current alarm state and the user’s interaction with the alarm.

• A graphic's process value transition into an alarm state.

  Alarm Border animation appears around the graphic based on alarm severity with blinking.

  

• The user acknowledges an alarm with the process value still in an alarm state.

  Alarm Border animation appears around the graphic without blinking.

  

• The alarm value returns to normal without the user acknowledging the alarm.

  Alarm Border animation remains around the graphic in a defined Return to Normal visual style without blinking.

  

• The alarm value returns to normal and the user acknowledges the alarm.

  Alarm Border animation no longer appears around a graphic.

  

• The user suppresses an alarm.

  Alarm Border animation remains around the graphic in a defined suppressed/disabled visual style without blinking. The indicator shows the suppressed/disabled alarm mode icon.

  

• The user silences an alarm

  Alarm Border animation remains around the graphic in a defined silenced visual style without blinking. The indicator shows the silenced alarm mode icon.

  A silenced alarm mode takes precedence over an alarm in shelved mode.

  

• The user shelves an alarm

  Alarm Border animation remains around the graphic in a defined shelved visual style without blinking. The indicator shows the shelved alarm mode icon.

  

If a new alarm condition occurs when Alarm Border animation appears around a graphic, the animation updates to show the new alarm state. In the case of aggregation alarms, Alarm Border animation shows the highest current alarm state.

Related Topics

Configuring an Alarm Border Animation