Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 251)

15–29 Creating Alarms
Publication 2711-6.0
Operator Acknowledges Alarm and Notifies Controller
The operator presses the Ack button to acknowledge an alarm. The
terminal notifies the controller by writing the alarm’s trigger value to
the Ack address defined for the trigger. Optional Fields are enabled
for the alarm triggers.
Msg B
Ack
➀ The PanelView reads the value 15 from the Trigger
(Pump) address in the controller. This value triggers
alarm Msg B.
Alarm Configuration
– Four alarms are assigned to the Pump trigger tag, each with a different trigger value
– All alarm messages are configured to display in the Alarm Banner and must be acknowledged
➂ Alarm Banner displays alarm text.
➁ Alarm Msg B is placed in the Alarm List
➃ Operator presses Ack button
–Alarm Msg B is flagged acknowledged in the Alarm List
–Alarm Banner is cleared from display
Msg B
Ack
The PanelView notifies the controller by writing the
alarm’s trigger value (15) to the Ack address (PumpAck)
defined for the trigger.
Alarm List
Pump Msg B
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