Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 7)

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Chapter 5
Creating derived tags
How to use derived tags ............................................................................... 5-1
How to use multiple derived tag files ................................................. 5-2
Summary of steps .............................................................................................. 5-2
The Derived Tags editor ............................................................................... 5-3
Using the Accept and Discard buttons .................................................................... 5-3
Setting up the evaluation interval ......................................................... 5-4
Creating derived tags ..................................................................................... 5-5
Editing derived tags ......................................................................................... 5-6
Starting and stopping derived tag processing ............................. 5-7
Ways to start derived tag processing......................................................................... 5-7
Ways to stop derived tag processing......................................................................... 5-8
Chapter 6
Configuring alarms
Summary of features ....................................................................................... 6-1
Key concepts ........................................................................................................ 6-2
Alarms for analog tags ................................................................................................ 6-2
Alarms for digital tags ................................................................................................. 6-7
Alarm severity............................................................................................................... 6-7
Alarm messages............................................................................................................ 6-8
Alarm log file ................................................................................................................ 6-8
Alarm displays .............................................................................................................. 6-9
Alarm system tags ...................................................................................................... 6-11
Alarm acknowledgment ............................................................................................ 6-12
Alarm suppression ..................................................................................................... 6-13
Running commands, macros, or VBA programs in response to alarms........... 6-13
Alarm expressions...................................................................................................... 6-15
Acknowledge bit (globally acknowledging alarms)............................................... 6-17
Handshake bit............................................................................................................. 6-18
Alarm events............................................................................................................... 6-19
Summary of steps ............................................................................................ 6-22