Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 277)

12 • S ETTING UP F ACTORY T ALK ALARMS
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To open the Communication Setup editor
 In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, expand the RSLinx Enterprise
server icon, and then double-click Communication Setup.
For details about options in the Communication Setup editor, click Help.
Working with Tag Alarm and Event Servers
An integrated FactoryTalk Alarms and Events system can include tags in older devices
(PLC-5 or SLC 500) that don’t have built-in alarm detection, tags in third-party devices
communicating through OPC data servers, or tags in an HMI server’s tag database.
To set this up, add one or more Tag Alarm and Event Servers to a FactoryTalk View SE
network distributed application, and then create digital, level, and deviation alarm
definitions, create alarm messages, and specify tag update rates.
For more information, see “Setting up FactoryTalk tag-based alarms” on page 12-23.
To add a Tag Alarm and Event Server to a network distributed
application
1. In the FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the application
name or an area, select Add New Server > Tag Alarm and Event Server.
2. Provide a name and an optional description, and then specify the name of the
computer hosting the alarm server.
This device shortcut...
...is set up to support
Alarms and Events.