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How to

How to


Products: Automation Server, AS-B, Enterprise Server, AS-P, Project Configuration Tool
Functionalities: Alarms
Product version: 1.9
5/7/2021

Configuring a Sum Alarm

You configure the properties of a sum alarm to meet the unique needs of your site.

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​A sum alarm can be seen as a collection of alarms that have one or several common denominators. The conditions you use to filter out which alarms the sum alarm monitors are the same conditions you use to filter the Alarms pane or an Alarm View. You can use wildcards when setting up filter conditions. For more information, see Filter Condition Wildcards .

For example, when an alarm is triggered you want to light a red operating lamp. Instead of connecting all alarms in the system to the indication lamp, you create a sum alarm and connect it to the indication lamp. You reduce the amount of alarms by configuring the sum alarm to only trigger when alarms with a certain priority and category are triggered.

In a multi-server system, a sum alarm created on the Enterprise Server functions as a container for alarms triggered on the SmartStruxure server devices. The advantage of creating the sum alarm on the Enterprise Server is that you do not need to create separate sum alarms for each SmartStruxure server device.

To configure a sum alarm 

  1. In WorkStation, in the System Tree pane, select the sum alarm you want to configure.

  2. On the File menu, click Properties .

  3. Edit the basic settings:

    Table: Basic Settings Page or Tab

    Property

    Description

    Type

    Displays the alarm type of the alarm.

    Name

    Displays the name of the alarm.

    Description

    Type to change the description of the alarm.

  4. Edit the alarm trigger properties:

    Table: Alarm Trigger Page or Tab

    Property

    Description

     
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    Add condition

    Select the alarm filter conditions for the alarms you want to include.

     
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    Remove condition

    Remove the alarm filter conditions for the alarms you want exclude.

     
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    Add row

    Click to add an additional row with the same condition.

     
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    Remove row

    Click to remove a condition row.

     
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    Clear all

    Click to clear the selected conditions.

    Disable alarm

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

    Alarm state

    ​Displays the present state of the alarm. For more information, see Alarm States .

    Matching alarms count

    Displays the number of alarms that currently meet the criteria of the sum alarm.

    Alarm delay (s)

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

    Reset delay (s)

    ​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 .

  5. Edit the presentation properties:

    Table: Presentation Page or Tab

    Property

    Description

    Alarm message

    Type the message to display when the alarm is in Alarm state.

    For more information, see Alarm Messages .

    Reset message

    ​Type the message to display when the alarm is reset.

    Category

    ​Enter the category the alarm belongs to.

    Prefix for alarm source name

    Type a prefix that is added to the beginning of the source name property of an alarm record.

    Alarm priority

    Enter the priority level of the alarm.

    Reset priority

    ​Enter the priority level of the alarm when it is reset.

    Same priority

    Select to set all priorities to the same value.

    Auto hide

    Select to automatically hide the alarm in the Alarms pane or Alarm View.

    Flashing alert

    Select to make the alarm row flash in the Alarms pane and Alarm Views when the alarm is triggered.

    Audible alert

    Select to make the alert audible when the alarm is triggered.

    Disable state-change logging

    Select to prevent an alarm state change from creating an event.

  6. Edit the user action properties:

    Table: User Action Page or Tab

    Property

    Description

    Acknowledgement type

    ​Select the type of acknowledgement for the alarm.

    Cause note group

    ​Enter the cause note group that is used by the alarm.

    Action note group

    ​Enter the action note group that is used by the alarm.

    Checklist

    ​Enter the checklist that belongs to the alarm.

    Required User Actions

    ​Select what actions the user has to perform when any of the listed events occur.

  7. Edit the attachment properties:

    Table: Attachment Page or Tab

    Property

    Description

     
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    Add attachment 

    Click to add an attachment to the alarm. For more information, see Alarm Attachments .

     
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    Remove attachment  

    Click to remove an attachment.

     
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    Navigate to 

    Click to open the attachment that is selected in the attachment list.

    Display on alarm

    Select to display the attachment when the alarm is going from Normal to Alarm state. 

  8. Click OK .

See Also

  • Sum Alarms
  • Alarm Functions
  • Alarm States
  • Shunt Variables
  • Priority
  • User Actions
  • Alarm Attachments