Create Out of Range Alarm Wizard

Component	Description
Upper limit	Enter the highest value the monitored variable can increase to before the alarm is triggered.
Lower limit	Enter the lowest value the monitored variable can decrease to before the alarm is triggered.
Deadband	Enter the range the monitored variable has to pass within the normal range before the alarm is reset.
Monitored variable	Enter the path to the variable that is monitored by the alarm.
Disable alarm	Select to disable the alarm, for example, before deployment.
Alarm delay	Enter the time, in seconds, the alarm has to be within the alarm criteria before the alarm is triggered.
Reset delay	Enter the time, in seconds, the alarm has to be within the reset criteria before the alarm state is changed from alarm to reset.
Shunt variable 1	Enter the shunt variable that is used to enable or disable the alarm. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Invert	Select to invert the shunt value, that is, enable the alarm when the shunt value is active and disable the alarm when the shunt value is inactive. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Operator	Select AND or OR to add logic between the first and the second shunt variable. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Shunt variable 2	Enter the second shunt variable that is used to enable or disable the alarm. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Invert	Select to invert the shunt value, that is, enable the alarm when the shunt value is active and disable the alarm when the shunt value is inactive. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
action_zoom_plus_stroke	Set u nit Enter the unit of the alarm.

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Description

Upper limit

Enter the highest value the monitored variable can increase to before the alarm is triggered.

Lower limit

Enter the lowest value the monitored variable can decrease to before the alarm is triggered.

Deadband

Enter the range the monitored variable has to pass within the normal range before the alarm is reset.

Monitored variable

Enter the path to the variable that is monitored by the alarm.

Disable alarm

Select to disable the alarm, for example, before deployment.

Alarm delay

Enter the time, in seconds, the alarm has to be within the alarm criteria before the alarm is triggered.

Reset delay

Enter the time, in seconds, the alarm has to be within the reset criteria before the alarm state is changed from alarm to reset.

Shunt variable 1

Enter the shunt variable that is used to enable or disable the alarm. For more information, see Shunt Variables .

Invert

Select to invert the shunt value, that is, enable the alarm when the shunt value is active and disable the alarm when the shunt value is inactive. For more information, see Shunt Variables .

Operator

Select AND or OR to add logic between the first and the second shunt variable. For more information, see Shunt Variables .

Shunt variable 2

Enter the second shunt variable that is used to enable or disable the alarm. For more information, see Shunt Variables .

Invert

Select to invert the shunt value, that is, enable the alarm when the shunt value is active and disable the alarm when the shunt value is inactive. For more information, see Shunt Variables .

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Set u nit

Enter the unit of the alarm.

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Create Out of Range Alarm Wizard – Alarm Trigger Page