Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Operators Manual - Manual (Page 42)

Micro-PWC OPERATOR’S MANUAL
28 Micro-PWC Features
The Area Selection window consists primarily of a scrollable list box which contains 255 areas. To select
the destination area for the Operator Message, click on the desired Area, then click OK. The default is
Area 1. (To exit without changing the area assignment, click Cancel.)
3.3.2.4 Send the Operator Message
To send the Operator Message and exit Message Configuration, click Send. To exit without sending the
message, click Cancel.
3.3.3 Message Routing
Information on various topics is provided by the system in the form of messages. Messages are divided
into categories called Message Classes; this enables the system to distinguish between different kinds of
messages and allows efficient message sorting.
Messages within each class are further distinguished by separation into message types. Definitions of
types within a Message Class enables the Micro-PWC to quickly process and sort messages within a
class. Message Classes on the Micro-PWC include:
• Process Alarms
• System Events
• Operator Messages
Process Alarms, System Events, and Operator Messages provide information which must be immediately
available to the operator. Messages from these three classes are displayed in the Mini-Alarm Window on
the Micro-PWC screen. The remaining Message Classes reflect status changes in the system rather than
alarm conditions; messages belonging to these classes are not displayed in the Mini-Alarm Window. Log-
ging of messages is configurable. Questions on how Message Routing is configured on your system
should be directed to your system administrator.
In addition to Message Classes, Message Routing also allows the filtering of messages based on the fol-
lowing parameters:
• Priority
• Area
Message Routing enables messages of any Message Class to be separately routed to any device which
has been configured through the Printer Assignment menu selection. Message Routing also defines which
Message Types in each Message Class are to be routed to any device, filtering out messages which are
not important for the specific application.
3.3.3.1 Message Color Definition
By default, messages which are sent to a printer are printed in black, and messages which are sent to a file
appear as black characters on a white background.
Different colors can be configured for use when a message from a particular class is sent to a file (or to an
optional color printer).
Any questions regarding message color definition on your system should be directed to your system
administrator.
✎ NOTE
The message color defined here is used when the message is
logged to a device (file or printer); it is not the same as Alarm
Priority color (see
Section 8.3.1, Process Alarm Priorities ), and will
not affect messages in the Mini-Alarm Window or Alarm Review
display.