Step 4.4.1. Enter a Detailed Alarm Definition

You can configure a basic I/O alarm message in the Alarm tab's basic view. In the advanced view you can enter a definition that CIMPLICITY uses to trigger exactly the alarm message you want based on calculated criteria.

A detailed alarm definition includes the following configuration.

1	Alarm message
2	Alarm class
3	String index

1	Alarm message

A message that will display with the alarm in Alarm Viewer.

This message may contain text plus variable information that is determined when the alarm is generated.

Note: You can type the variables in the Alarm message field or click each that you want on the Popup menu to the right of the field. Type them all as capital letters (CAPS).

Total display length		80 characters for all fixed text and variables.
	Popup menu displays selections that, when clicked, insert a corresponding variable in the in the Alarm message field.
	Popup Selection		Variable	During runtime, displays:
	Point ID		%ID	Point ID.
	Point Value		%VAL	Point value (converted to engineering units if applicable).
	EU Value		%EU	Engineering Units label.
	Alarm State		%STATE	Alarm string for the String Index.
	Alarm Limit		%LIMIT	Alarm limit that was exceeded.
	Deviation Point		%DEV_ID	Point ID of the deviation point.
	Deviation Value		%DEV_VAL	Value of the deviation point.
	Deviation Amount		%DEV_AMT	Difference between the current point value and the deviation point value.
	Percent		%%	Actual percent sign in the message.

Example

An alarm string is configured so that the string for

Warning High is WARNING and

Alarm High is EMERGENCY.

The Alarm High and Warning High limits are 400 and 350 degrees.

The alarm message is:

CONDITION: %STATE - TEMP IS AT %VAL DEGREES

If the temperature is 353 degrees, an alarm will be generated with the message:

CONDITION: WARNING - TEMP IS AT 353 DEGREES

If the temperature goes to 402 degrees, the alarm will be updated and the message will read:

CONDITION: EMERGENCY - TEMP IS AT 402 DEGREES

2	Alarm class

Groups alarms with similar characteristics.

An alarm's class determines the order in which it appears relative to other alarms in Alarm Viewer. You can prioritize classes in the Alarm Class Configuration dialog box.

Important: If you specify an Alarm Class, you must specify an Alarm Message.

	Opens the Select an Alarm Class browser to select an existing alarm class.

	Popup menu displays the following selections.
		Open: A new Alarm Class Configuration dialog box. The Alarm Class Configuration dialog box for a class that is entered in the Alarm Class field. The Select an Alarm Class browser. Select a recently selected class.

3	String index

Number to identify the alarm text, if you are using %STATE in your alarm message.

	Opens the Select an Alarm String browser to select an existing alarm string set.

	Popup menu displays the following selections.
		Open: A new Alarm String Configuration dialog box. The Alarm String Configuration dialog box for a class that is entered in the Alarm String field. The Select an Alarm String browser. Select a recently selected alarm string.

More information

Step 4.4. Configure the advanced alarm tab.