Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 12)

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Alarm class ......................................................................................................12– 12
Alarm states .....................................................................................................12– 13
Alarm tags........................................................................................................12– 13
Alarm status tags .............................................................................................12– 14
Alarm messages ...............................................................................................12– 14
Alarm audit, diagnostic, and history logs ........................................................12– 14
Summary of basic steps for setting up FactoryTalk alarms ....................................12– 15
Setting up system-wide alarm and event policies ...................................................12– 16
Securing access to FactoryTalk alarm information .........................................12– 18
Working with Rockwell Automation Device Servers.............................................12– 18
Setting up support for FactoryTalk Alarms and Events ..................................12– 19
Specifying a device-based alarm source..........................................................12– 20
Working with Tag Alarm and Event Servers ..........................................................12– 21
Setting up alarm priorities and history logging ...............................................12– 22
Setting up FactoryTalk tag-based alarms ................................................................12– 23
Creating tag-based digital alarms ....................................................................12– 23
Creating tag-based level alarms.......................................................................12– 24
Creating tag-based deviation alarms................................................................12– 26
Viewing all tag-based alarms ..........................................................................12– 27
Setting up status tags for tag-based alarms......................................................12– 27
Setting up tag-based alarm messages ..............................................................12– 28
Adding variables to alarm messages ...............................................................12– 29
Specifying tag update rates..............................................................................12– 30
Setting up alarm and event history logging.............................................................12– 31
Defining an alarm and event log database.......................................................12– 31
Enabling alarm and event history logging .......................................................12– 32
Setting up alarm and event displays........................................................................12– 32
About the Alarm and Event graphic library ....................................................12– 33
Setting up an alarm and event summary..........................................................12– 33
Setting up an alarm and event banner..............................................................12– 35
About the alarm and event banner at run time.................................................12– 37
Using an alarm summary to monitor and respond to alarms ..................................12– 38
The parts of an alarm and event summary.......................................................12– 39
Acknowledging alarms ....................................................................................12– 40
Resetting latched digital alarms.......................................................................12– 41
Suppressing and disabling alarms....................................................................12– 42
Unsuppressing and enabling alarms ................................................................12– 42
Shelve or unshelve an alarm ...........................................................................12– 43
In the Unshelve Alarm dialog box, enter a comment to explain why the alarm is be-
ing unshelved and then click Unshelve. ......................................................12– 44
Working with alarm sources in the Alarm Status Explorer.............................12– 44
The parts of an alarm status explorer...............................................................12– 45