How to
Creating a Multistate Alarm
You create a multistate alarm to trigger an alarm when a variable is within a set range.
In WorkStation, in the System Tree pane, select the folder or SmartStruxure server where you want to create the alarm.
On the File menu, point to New and then click Alarm .
In the object type list, select Multistate Alarm .
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In the Name box, type a name for the alarm.
In the Description box, type a description for the alarm.
Click Next .
Click the Add row
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Click between to change the interval to a specific value.
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Click the Set unit
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Note:To define a unit of the alarm, the monitored variable must have a defined unit.
In the Unit selection dialog box, select a unit.
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In the Prefix box, select a prefix for the unit.
Click Select .
Under Trigger alarm when variable is box, in the number boxes, enter the interval or the specific value of the monitored variable that triggers the alarm.
Click Add row to add another interval or specific value to the alarm criteria.
In the Monitored variable box, enter the variable that the alarm is to monitor.
In the Disable alarm box, select whether or not to create the alarm in disabled mode.
In the Alarm delay box, enter the time delay before the alarm is triggered.
In the Reset delay box, enter the time delay before the alarm is reset.
Select Invert to have the alarm enabled when the first shunt variable is active.
In the Shunt variable 1 box, enter the binary variable that enables or disables the alarm.
In the Operator list, select AND or OR to add logic between the first shunt variable and the second shunt variable.
Select Invert to have the alarm enabled when the second shunt variable is active.
In the Shunt variable 2 box, enter the binary variable that enables or disables the alarm.
Click Next .
In the Alarm message box, enter the message to display when the monitored variable goes with or is equal to the alarm limits.
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In the Reset message box, enter the message to display when the alarm is reset.
In the Category box, enter the category that the alarm belongs to.
In the Prefix for alarm source name box, type a prefix that is added to the beginning of the source name property of an alarm record.
In the Alarm priority box, enter the priority of the alarm when the monitored variable triggers the alarm.
Select Same priority to let all priorities inherit the value in the Alarm priority box.
In the Reset priority box, enter the priority of the alarm when it is reset.
Select Auto hide to automatically hide the alarm from the Alarms pane or Alarm View.
Select Flashing alert to make the alarm flash in the Alarms pane and Alarm Views when it is triggered.
Select Audible alert to make the alarm sound when it is triggered.
Select Disable state-change logging to prevent an alarm state change from creating an event.
Click Next .
Select how the user has to acknowledge the alarm.
Select No when the alarm does not need to be acknowledged.
Select Single when the alarm needs to be acknowledged once, either in the alarm state or reset state.
Select Extended when the alarm needs to be acknowledged in both the alarm state and the reset state.
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In the Cause note group box, select the cause note group that you want to connect to the alarm.
In the Action note group box, select the action note group that you want to connect to the alarm.
In the Checklist box, select the checklist that you want to connect to the alarm.
Select When acknowledging an alarm: Comment to force the user to add a comment to the alarm before the alarm can be acknowledged.
Select When acknowledging an alarm: Cause note to force the user to edit the connected cause note before the alarm can be acknowledged.
Select When acknowledging an alarm: Action note to force the user to edit the connected action note before the alarm can be acknowledged.
Select When acknowledging an alarm: Checklist to force the user to go through the connected checklist before the alarm can be acknowledged.
Under Required user actions , select the check boxes for Comment , Cause note , and Action note to specify how the user should respond to the listed actions.
Click Next .
Click the Add attachment
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Select the object you want to attach to the alarm and then click Select .
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In the Attachment page, in the Display on alarm column, select the check box to automatically open the attachment when the alarm is triggered.
Click Create .
Removing an Attachment from an Alarm
Create Multistate Alarm Wizard – Alarm Trigger Page
Create Alarm Wizard – Presentation Page
Create Alarm Wizard – User Action Page
Create Alarm Wizard – Attachment Page
Multistate Alarms
Alarm States