Alarm Console
Alarm Console options allow you to customize both the appearance and behavior of the alarm console.
Alarm Console options include the following:
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notes Required on Ack | true or false (defaults to false) | Causes the Notes window to open whenever you initiate an alarm acknowledgement from the alarm console, if this option is set to true. |
| Sounds Enabled | true or false (defaults to true) | Causes a sound to accompany an alarm. You can also set this value under the Alarms menu in the Workbench main menu when the Alarm Console view is active. |
| Default Sound File | file path | Sets the path to the default sound file. |
| Continuous Alarm | true or false (defaults to false) | Causes an alarm to repeat continually, until it is acknowledged or cleared, if this option is set to true. This option works together with the Continuous Alarm Delay property. You can also set this value under the Alarms menu in the Workbench main menu when the Alarm Console view is active. |
| Continuous Alarm Delay | hours, minutes, and seconds | When Continuous Alarm is enabled, this property causes a pause time between in the continuous alarm sound. The continuous alarm is interrupted for a time equal to the value of this property. |
| Low Priority Color | color chooser (defaults to cyan) | Selects the color for low-priority alarms. This color combines with the other priority colors to produce a range of colors that are assigned to the possible range of alarm priorities (1 - 255). |
| Mid Priority Color | color chooser (defaults to yellow) | Selects the color for mid priority alarms. This color combines with the other priority colors to produce a range of colors that are assigned to the possible range of alarm priorities (1 - 255). |
| High Priority Color | color chooser (defaults to red) | Selects the color for high-priority alarms. This color combines
with the other priority colors to produce a range of colors that are
assigned to the possible range of alarm priorities (1 - 255). The framework assigns the highest priority (priority 1) the color of the High Priority Color setting. It assigns the Mid Priority Color and Low Priority Color likewise, to the mid and low priority alarms. The framework assigns colors to alarm priorities that fall between these priority levels on a color-scale along a path defined by the three assigned colors. |
| Time Zone Display | drop-down list (defaults to Console) | Controls the display of alarm record timestamp values in the time zone of the alarm console view (Console) or in the time zone of the alarm source (Source). |
| Alarm Class Mapping | path | Provides a way for you to create alarm classes and map specific alarms to classes. |
| Alarm Ack Responses | text | Creates one or more text entries that you can use to displays
the Notes window when acknowledging an alarm. When the Notes Required on Ack property is set to true, the Notes window displays an additional option list containing any entries you create with this property. Use the button to open the associated Edit window and add, edit, or remove response options, as desired. When the Notes Required On Ack is set to false, these Alarm Ack responses are not visible. |
| View Instructions | true or false (defaults) | Causes the alarm Instructions pane
to display across the bottom of the Alarm Console. true displays instructions in the pane for any single selected alarm that has associated instructions. false does not display the instructions in a pane across the bottom of the console. |