Alarm application example – Despatch Protocol 3 Controller User Manual
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5.6.1.4. Alarm Application Example
This alarm example configures the Protocol 3 controller for an application with an external alarm
horn wired into Relay 1. The horn should sound if the process value temperature drops two
degrees below or rises five degrees above the setpoint temperature of 200 degrees.
1. Access the
Configuration Menu
by following the directions in Section 5.6.1.1 Accessing
Configuration Menu.
2. From the
Configuration Menu
, navigate to and select
Alarm Configuration.
3. Navigate and select
Process High
for
Alarm 1 Type
and press
.
4.
Navigate to change
Alarm 1 Value
to
205
and press
.
5.
Navigate to change
Alarm 1 Hysteresis to 0
and press
.
6. Navigate to select
Uninhibited
for
Power-up Inhibit Alarm 1?
and press
.
7. Navigate and select
Process Low
for
Alarm 2 Type
and press
.
.
8. Navigate to change
Alarm 2 Value
to
198
and press
.
9. Navigate to change
Alarm 2 Hysteresis
to
0
and press
.
10. Navigate to select
Uninhibited
for
Power-up Inhibit Alarm 2?
and press
.
11. Press
and
together to return to the
Configuration Menu
.
12. Navigate to
Output Configuration
and press
.
13. Navigate to and select
Or Alarms
for
Output 1 Usage
and press
.
14. Navigate to and select
Alarm 1 | 2
for
Output 1 Alarms
to OR and press
.
15. Press
and
together to return to the
Configuration Menu
.