Relay Links tab

This tab manually assigns or unassign output relays to the alarm class. You add items to the currently displayed alarm class using the learn mode and the Assign and Unassign buttons.
Figure 301.   Relay Links tab
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You access this view from the main menu by clicking Controller (System) Setup > Alarm Setup > Alarm Classes, followed by clicking the Relay Links tab.

Buttons

In addition to the standard Filter and Export buttons, these buttons serve this tab:
  • Image Delete removes the selected record (row) from the database table. This button is available when you select an item.
  • Image opens an selected relay link.
  • Image Turn Off Relays turns Off Relays manually disables an output relay.
  • Image Assign Mode buttons open and close the Unassigned pane.

Columns

Column Description
Display Name Identifies the name of the alarm class.
Alarm Count type Identifies one of four alarm states that are counted and used to generate an action. Alarm Count Type is configured using the Add New Alarm Count to Relay view.

Unacked Alarm Count reports the number of alarms that have not been acknowledged.

Open Alarm count reports the number of alarms that have not been cleared from the console.

In Alarm Count reports the number of alarms that have not yet returned to normal.

Total Alarm Count reports the number of all alarms regardless of alarm state.

Alarm Count Displays the current alarm count for alarms of the type specified in the Alarm Type Count property.
Relay Value Displays a boolean output value (true or false) for linking into a relay control component.
Timer Displays a value that identifies how long the Relay Out values is being held in the active (true) state.