Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 170)

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can configure thresholds 1, 2, 5, and 8 as long as you configure
them in that order.
3. Fill in the fields as follows:
Threshold
To define a constant threshold, type a number. To define a variable
threshold, specify a tag name.
Increasing/Decreasing
To monitor for a rising value that passes the threshold, click
Increasing. To monitor for a falling value that passes the threshold,
click Decreasing.
Alarm Label
Type a description of the alarm up to 21 characters long. This
description is displayed in the alarm summary and alarm banner.
Severity
Select a severity level. Severity 1 is most severe, Severity 8 is least
severe.
Severities are configured in the Alarm Setup editor. For details, see
“Configuring alarm severity” on page 6-33.
In Alarm Messages
Select the message you want when the tag goes into alarm.
If you click Custom Message, type the message in the File and/or
Printer fields. You can use both words and placeholders.
For detailed information about messages, see “Configuring alarm
messages” on page 6-36.
At runtime a variable threshold must not become higher than
the threshold above it or lower than the threshold below it, or an
alarm fault will be generated for the tag.
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