Option 1.1. Create a new Event Alarm

CIMPLICITY provides several methods to open a new Alarm Definition dialog box.

  1. Select Project>Alarms in the Workbench left pane.

  2. Do one of the following.

A

Click File>New>Object  on the Workbench menu bar.

B

Click the New Object button on the Workbench toolbar.

C

In the Workbench left pane:

 

Either

Or

 

Double click Alarms.

  1. Right-click Alarms.

  2. Select New on the Popup menu.

D

  1. In the Workbench right pane.

  1. Right-click any alarm.

  2. Select New on the Popup menu.

E

Press Ctrl+N on the keyboard.

The New Alarm dialog box opens when you use any method.

  1. Enter the name of the new event alarm in the Alarm ID field.

  1. Click OK.

Result: The system verifies that the Alarm ID does not already exist, and that no invalid characters have been used.

If the Alarm ID you entered is valid, the Alarm Definition dialog box for the new alarm opens.

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Step 1. Open an Alarm Definition dialog box.