Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 257)

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Setting up FactoryTalk alarms
This chapter describes:
 What FactoryTalk Alarms and Events is.
 Key FactoryTalk alarm concepts.
 The basic steps involved in setting up FactoryTalk alarms.
 Setting up system-wide alarm and event policies.
 Working with Rockwell Automation Device Servers.
 Working with Tag Alarm and Event Servers.
 Setting up FactoryTalk tag-based alarms.
 Setting up alarm and event history logging.
 Setting up alarm and event displays.
 Using an alarm and event summary to monitor and respond to alarms.
 Working with alarm sources in the Alarm Status Explorer.
 Viewing alarm and event history logs.
 Using tags to interact with alarms or to obtain alarm status.
 Using FactoryTalk alarm functions in expressions.
 Importing and exporting alarms.
About FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
Alarms are an important part of most plant control applications because they alert
operators when something goes wrong.
An alarm can signal that a device or process has ceased operating within acceptable,
predefined limits, or it can indicate breakdown, wear, or a process malfunction. Often, it is
also important to have a record of alarms and whether they were acknowledged.
In FactoryTalk View Site Edition, you can set up a traditional alarm system, using HMI
tags.
You can also use FactoryTalk Alarms and Events services, to centralize the distribution of
device-based and tag-based alarm data to run-time clients, through FactoryTalk alarm
servers that you add to a FactoryTalk View SE application.