Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide User Manual
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About FactoryTalk View SE alarm events..............................................................11– 22
Setting up HMI tag alarm logging ..........................................................................11– 24
Specifying where log files are stored or printed..............................................11– 25
Specifying when log files are created and deleted ..........................................11– 25
Setting up periodic logging to a central ODBC database ................................11– 26
Exporting alarm log files manually to
ODBC
format ...................................11– 26
ODBC database schemas for HMI alarm logging ...........................................11– 27
The parts of an HMI tag alarm summary ........................................................11– 34
Inserting headings............................................................................................11– 34
Choosing fonts .................................................................................................11– 35
Choosing colors and blink styles .....................................................................11– 35
Selecting buttons..............................................................................................11– 36
Choosing the data to show...............................................................................11– 37
Sorting and filtering at run time ......................................................................11– 38
Using tag placeholders to specify alarm information sources ................................11– 38
Running commands or custom programs for selected alarms ................................11– 39
Using the Execute button to run commands or programs ...............................11– 39
Using the Identify button to run commands or programs................................11– 42
Ways to start HMI tag alarm monitoring.........................................................11– 42
Ways to stop HMI tag alarm monitoring.........................................................11– 43
12• Setting up FactoryTalk alarms...................................................... 12–1
Advantages in using FactoryTalk Alarms and Events services.........................12– 2
About traditional HMI tag alarms .....................................................................12– 4
Finding more information about FactoryTalk Alarms and Events....................12– 5
Alarms and events .............................................................................................12– 6
Alarm servers.....................................................................................................12– 6
Level alarms ......................................................................................................12– 7
Deviation alarms................................................................................................12– 9
Digital alarms ..................................................................................................12– 10
FactoryTalk alarm and event displays .............................................................12– 10
Alarm priority and severity..............................................................................12– 11