Configuration Alarms tab
- Last UpdatedJul 19, 2024
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Use the Alarms tab to enable alarming for the different states of the DiscreteDevice object.
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Editor Option |
Associated Attribute |
Description |
Runtime Access (Supervisory, User, Read-Only, None) |
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Detect uncommanded change alarm |
UncommandedChangeAlarm.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered when the PV changes from the currently commanded state to any other state. This alarm cannot be detected without feedbacks, so if the object does not have feedbacks, then you cannot enable this alarm. |
None |
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Priority |
UncommandedChangeAlarm.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
UncommandedChangeAlarm.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |
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Detect command timeout alarm |
CmdTimeoutAlarm.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered when a command causes the PV to change within the timeout period. |
None |
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Priority |
CmdTimeoutAlarm.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Limit |
CmdTimeoutAlarm.Limit |
The maximum amount of time allowed for the value of the PV to match the command value before an alarm is generated, if alarming is enabled. The value you specify will be converted to the following format: days hh:mm:ss.fffffff. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
CmdTimeoutAlarm.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |
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Report the first active state as an alarm |
PV.IsActive1.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered when the first active state occurs. |
None |
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Priority |
PV.IsActive1.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
PV.IsActive1.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |
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Report the second active state as an alarm |
PV.IsActive2.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered when the second active state occurs. |
None |
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Priority |
PV.IsActive2.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
PV.IsActive2.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |
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Report the fault state as an alarm |
PV.IsNull.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered when the fault state occurs. |
None |
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Priority |
PV.IsNull.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
PV.IsNull.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |
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Report the first active state duration alarm |
Stats.Active1DurationAlarm.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered if the object is in the first active state longer than the duration limit. |
None |
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Priority |
Stats.Active1DurationAlarm.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Limit |
Stats.Active1DurationAlarm.Limit |
The duration that the object can remain in the first active state (since the last statistics reset) before an alarm is generated, if alarming is enabled. This value can only be cleared by a statistics reset. The value you specify will be converted to the following format: days hh:mm:ss.fffffff. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
Stats.Active1DurationAlarm.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |
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Report the second active state duration alarm |
Stats.Active2DurationAlarm.Alarmed |
If enabled, an alarm will be triggered if the object is in the second active state longer than the duration limit. |
None |
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Priority |
Stats.Active2DurationAlarm.Priority |
See Alarm attributes. |
Supervisory, User |
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Limit |
Stats.Active2DurationAlarm.Limit |
The duration that the object can remain in the second active state (since the last statistics reset) before an alarm is generated, if alarming is enabled. This value can only be cleared by a statistics reset. The value you specify will be converted to the following format: days hh:mm:ss.fffffff. |
Supervisory, User |
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Alarm message attribute |
Stats.Active2DurationAlarm.DescAttrName |
See Alarm attributes. Click the ellipse button to access the Attribute Browser. |
None |