The alarms toolbar provides access to current alarm information and navigation buttons for single-click access to alarm pages. It also includes standard CitectSCADA prompt and current date and time.
The alarms toolbar contains the following features:
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Last Alarms |
The center panel of the toolbar displays the last three alarms triggered within the system, providing the operator with an immediate visual cue to alarm occurrences. You can modify the format of this list and control which alarms appear. For example, you can set the list to only display alarms of a particular type, category or priority. For details, see the parameters LastAlarmFmt, LastAlarmCategories, LastAlarmPriorities, and LastAlarmType. |
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Active Alarms |
Changes the display to the active alarms page, CSV_Alarm. This button is animated and will blink when there is an unacknowledged alarm in the system. This action performed by this button is determined by the parameter [Navigation]AlarmPage. |
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Alarms Summary |
Changes the display to the alarm summary page, CSV_AlarmSummary, which provides a historical log of alarm occurrences.This action performed by this button is determined by the parameter [Navigation]SummaryPage. |
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Hardware Alarms |
Changes the display to the hardware alarms page, CSV_AlarmHardware. This is an animated button which will blink when an unacknowledged hardware alarm occurs. This action performed by this button is determined by the parameter [Navigation]HardwarePage. |
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Disabled Alarms |
Changes the display to the disabled alarms page, CSV_AlarmDisabled. This action performed by this button is determined by the parameter [Navigation]DisabledPage. |
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Alarm Silence |
Silences the audible alarm buzzer that sounds when an alarm occurs. See Implementing Audible Alarms. |
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