Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 226)

Information and Alarm Windows
Chapter 7
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the message number must be between 1 and 496. The numbers do not
have to be created in ascending order, but they must be unique, i.e., no
two messages can have the same number
IMPORTANT: Importing an alarm message whose number is greater
than 256 will make the application compatible with Version 3 and later
terminals only.
the alarm text must begin and end with quotation marks
PanelBuilder will ignore any spaces found outside the quotation marks
PanelBuilder will ignore any character whose ASCII code is outside the
range 32–127. See Table 10.U for details of the ASCII character set
use the comment character (!) as the first character in the line of a
comment. PanelBuilder will ignore lines that begin with the !
make sure your message text is 50 characters or less.
IMPORTANT: Importing an alarm message whose length is greater than
36 characters will make the application compatible with Version 3 and later
terminals only.
when you name your file, use the extension .AMG
From the File menu, choose Windows. Then enable the Alarm Window
item. The Alarm Window menu opens. Choose Messages.
Figure 7.17
The Messages Window
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FILE MENU Screens Windows Options Communications Exit Windows
Alarm Window Enable
Information Window Enable
Terminal Fault Window
Alarm History Screen
Alarm Status Screen
Numeric and Security Entry Window
Quit
Alarm Window
Messages
Window Type
Window Look
Window Control Address
Options
Quit
Messages
Select Message 1 [---] alarm number 1 is triggered
Create New Message 2
Delete Message
Copy Message to:
Import Message Text
Export Message Text
Quit