Alarm Classes tab

This tab manually assigns and unassigns alarm classes to the current alarm-count-to-relay action.
Figure 307.   Add New Alarm Count To Relay view Alarm Classes tab
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To access this view, click Controller (System) Setup > Alarm Setup > Alarm Count Relays, click on the Add button (Image) or double-click an existing count relay and click the Alarm Classes tab.

Buttons

In addition to the standard buttons (Filter, and Export), these buttons support Alarm Relay Alarm Classes:

  • Image Hyperlink opens an existing class.
  • Image Assign Mode buttons open and close the Unassigned pane.

Columns

Column Description
Display Name
Reports the name that describes the event or function.
Priority
Reports the priority level assigned to the alarm class for each component state transition (from normal to Offnormal, from normal to Fault, from offnormal, fault or alert to Normal, and from normal to Alert).The lower the number, the more significant the alarm. The highest priority alarm (most significant) is number 1.The lower the number, the more significant the alarm. The highest priority alarm (most significant) is number 1.
Total Alarm Count
Displays the total number of alarms assigned to the alarm class from all sources.
Open Alarm Count
Displays the total number of current alarms. An alarm is considered to be open when it is not acknowledged and normal or not acknowledged and in alarm.
In Alarm Count
Displays the total number of alarm sources.
Unacked Alarm Count
Displays the total number of unacknowledged alarms.
Time of Last Alarm
Reports the time that the system generated the last alarm assigned to this alarm class.