Configure the alarm states of analog, rate, and flowTotalConfig points as safety-related

Perform this procedure to configure which alarm states associated with an analog, a rate, or a flowTotalConfig point are the result of a safety-related condition.

Before you begin

Complete the steps in Configure a point as safety-related.

Note: In the following procedure, an analog point is used as an example. The procedure is similar for configuring rate and flowTotalConfig points. The Alarming tab in the analog Row Edit dialog box is opened through the analog table listing in Advanced Database Editor (ADE). For general information on ADE, and further information on the analog table, refer to the Advanced Database Editor (ADE) Administrator documentation and RealTime tables, respectively.

To configure the alarm states of analog, rate, and FlowTotalConfig points as safety-related

1. Navigate to either the Alarming tab in the analog Row Edit dialog box or to the SafetyPoint tab in the rate or FlowTotalConfig Row Edit dialog box for a safety-related point.

   

2. Select Safety Related States.

   The Alarm State Setting dialog box opens.

   The message set associated with the record determines the alarm states appearing on the Alarm State Setting dialog box.

   

3. In the Condition column, select SAFETY for each alarm state associated with a safety-related condition.

4. Select Accept.

5. Save your changes.