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20 Configuration - Limit Monitoring
20.2 Alarm Configuration
Overview
Status Status activates alarm monitoring.
Alarm type The alarm type determines whether the activating/inactivating of a binary
signal is to be evaluated as a genuine alarm or only as an event.
Alarm active on Determines whether the alarm is present with active or inactive limit
infringement.
Off Alarm monitoring is not active.
On Alarm monitoring is active. In the event of an alarm, the
binary signal “Alarm Limit 1 — 9” is set in addition to the
binary signal “Limit monitoring 1 — 9”.
Event The alarm text is entered in the event list only.
Alarm The alarm text is entered in the alarm list and the event
list. In addition, the alarm text appears in the “status &
title bar”, and the alarm bell is shown in red.
Alarm text Alarm bell
High (1) Alarm with active limit infringement.
Low (0) Alarm with inactive limit infringement.