Basler Electric DECS-250N - Manual (Page 99)

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DECS-250N Metering
Each alarm provides a logic output that can be connected to a physical output or other logic input using
BESTlogicPlus Programmable Logic. Refer to the BESTlogicPlus chapter for more information on setting
up alarm logic.
Figure 76. User Programmable Alarms Screen
A Label Text: Enter a string of alphanumeric characters.
B Activation Delay: Adjustable from 0 to 300 in 1 second increments.
Retrieving Alarm Information
Alarms are displayed in the sequence of events reports. Alarms are automatically shown on the front
panel display when active. To view active alarms using BESTCOMSPlus, use the Metering Explorer to
open the Status, Alarms screen. See the Metering chapter for more information.
Resetting Alarms
A BESTlogicPlus expression can be used to reset the alarms. Use the Settings Explorer within
BESTCOMSPlus to open the BESTlogicPlus Programmable Logic screen. Select the ALARM_RESET
logic block from the list of Elements. Use the drag and drop method to connect a variable or series of
variables to the Reset input. When this input is set TRUE, this element resets all active alarms. Refer to
the BESTlogicPlus chapter for more information.
Real-Time Clock
BESTCOMSPlus Navigation Path: Metering Explorer, Status, Real Time Clock
HMI Navigation Path: Metering Explorer, Status, Real Time Clock
The DECS-250N time and date is displayed and adjusted on the BESTCOMSPlus Real-Time Clock
screen (Figure 77). Manual adjustment of the DECS-250N clock is made by clicking the Edit button. This
displays a window where the DECS-250N time and date can be adjusted manually or according to the
connected PC clock’s date and time.
Advanced clock settings such as time and date format, daylight saving time, network time protocol, and
IRIG are described in the Timekeeping chapter of this manual.