Selected foreground (font) and background colors
display in the Alarm Viewer for each of the following states and
levels. 
Example 1
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Other states |
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State |
Normal |
Reports that the point is functioning normally. |
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Unavailable |
Can alert an operator that something has caused the point to become unavailable to the Point Manager. |
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Foreground |
Font color |
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Background |
Background color |
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Blink rate in tenths of a second |
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Alarms in either or both Other states can blink when the state is active. Blink rates for each Other state include: |
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0 |
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Blinking does not occur. |
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1/10th |
10 times per second. |
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2/10th |
5 times per second. |
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20 |
20/10th |
1/2 time per second (1 per 2 seconds). |
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N |
1/10th* |
N per second. |
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Blink foreground color |
Font blink color. The second color is the Foreground color for the selected state. |
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Blink background color |
Background blink color. The second color is the Background color for the selected state. |
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Alarm state |
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Description |
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Alarm level |
Levels map to the point alarm limits defined in the Point Properties dialog box, which use the alarm string indices. |
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Foreground |
Font color. A different color can be selected for each level. |
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Background |
Background color A different color can be selected for each level. |
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Use the same settings for all alarm levels |
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When clicked, uses the Foreground and Background for the selected Alarm level.
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Blink rate in tenths of a second |
Alarms in any Alarm state can blink when the state is active. Blink rates for each Alarm state are the same as for Other states. |
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Blink foreground color |
Font blink color. The second color is the Foreground color for the selected level. |
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Blink background color |
Background blink color. The second color is the Background color for the selected level. |
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Acknowledged state |
Specifications for alarm levels when the alarms are acknowledged.
Configuration options are the same as for Alarm State .
Note: Default colors are
White for the text and
Black for the
background.
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Example 1 |
This example shows how configurations for the Alarm state HiHi level displays in the Alarm Viewer.
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Alarm state levels HiHi in the NORTH Alarm Class Configuration dialog box are: |
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Foreground |
White |
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Background |
Red |
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Class and State are selected as a field in an Alarm Viewer configuration. |
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The Alarm Viewer displays the class as follows. |
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Class |
NORTH |
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State |
ALARM |
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Foreground |
White |
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Background |
Red |
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Example 2 |
This example demonstrates how alarm levels in the Alarm Class Configuration dialog box correspond to string values and alarm limits in the Point Properties dialog box.
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State levels in the Alarm Class Configuration dialog box include: |
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Other states |
Normal |
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Alarm states |
HiHi |
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Hi |
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Lo |
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LoLo |
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An alarm string in the Alarm String Index dialog box customizes the level names. |
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A |
String index number. |
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Values entered that are equivalent to the alarm state levels are: |
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State levels |
Alarm string fields |
Alarm string values |
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HiHi |
Alarm high |
Too Full |
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Hi |
Warning high |
Almost Full |
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Lo |
Warning low |
Almost Empty |
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LoLo |
Alarm low |
Empty |
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Normal |
Normal |
NORMAL |
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Alarm limit field names in the Point Properties dialog box are the values for the selected string index. |
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A |
String index number. |
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Values entered that are equivalent to the alarm state levels are: |
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State levels |
Alarm string values |
Alarm limit fields |
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HiHi |
Too Full |
Too Full |
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Hi |
Almost Full |
Almost Full |
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Lo |
Almost Empty |
Almost Empty |
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LoLo |
Empty |
Empty |
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Normal |
NORMAL |
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Step 2. Enter alarm class specifications. |
