Understand 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 attributes, 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 with blinking appears around the graphic based on alarm severity.

  

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

  Alarm Border animation without blinking appears around the graphic.

  

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

  Alarm Border animation without blinking remains around the graphic in a pre-defined return-to-normal visual style.

  

• 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.