Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start - Manual (Page 169)

Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014 169
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix Software Alarm Setup Chapter 8
View and Edit Alarm Setups
You can view and edit alarm configurations by selecting Alarm Setup on the System tab. The Alarm Setup view provides a
summary list of all the alarms configured in the system. The list may be sorted by severity, name, meter tag name, or meter
name by clicking the underlined links. The View link directs you to the alarm setup page where you can view, edit or delete
the alarm.
You must have privileges to view and edit alarm setups.
Configure Communication Alarms
A communication alarm is triggered when a device fails to respond to four consecutive polls. An error is logged to the alarm
log for each communication alarm that occurs.
Follow these steps to enable communication alarms.
1. Select the Devices folder on the System tab.
2. Navigate to and select the appropriate group
or domain.
For this example, Electricity is selected.
3. Click Edit.
4. Check Enable comm. loss alarm.
5. Click Save.