Despatch Protocol 3 Controller - Manual (Page 50)

W ORKING WITH O PERATING M ODES Protocol 3 Controller Owner’s Manual
50 Version 1.2
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Alarm Selection Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3
Process Low Alarm Value
(Degrees) Alarm Hysteresis (Degrees) Alarm Inhibit
PV-SP Deviation Alarm Value
(Degrees) Alarm Hysteresis (Degrees) Alarm Inhibit
Band Alarm Value
(Degrees) Alarm Hysteresis (Degrees) Alarm Inhibit
Signal Change Per
Min Alarm Value
(Degrees) Minimum Duration
(Seconds) Alarm Inhibit
Input Signal Break N/A N/A N/A
Control Loop Loop Alarm
Type Manual Loop Alarm Time
(mm:ss) (active only if loop
alarm type is manual) N/A
% Memory Used Alarm Value (%) Alarm Inhibit N/A
5.6.1.3. Using Alarms to Switch Relay Outputs
The Protocol 3 controller allows alarm states to trigger any of the five relay outputs on the
controller. Each output can be set to a specific alarm or multiple alarms using the
Or Alarms and
Alarm and Events functions. To configure an alarm state to trigger a relay output:
1. From Configuration Menu , use and to scroll to and highlight Output
Configuration then press to access the Output Configuration Menu .
2. Press to move forward through the different parameters in the menu, and
to enter the setting for a parameter, to move back through the different parameters.
3. Press and together (simultaneously) to return to the Configuration Menu .