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Unit Functions
8 Alarm handling
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8.2 Alarm handling
This chapter is not applicable to DOP11A-10.
The [alarm handling] function alerts the operator to incidents in the process that require
immediate action.
Alarm grouping Alarms can be divided into several groups in the terminal depending on the teminal type
in use.
You can assign different color attributes to each group (DOP11A-30 to DOP11A-50).
Alarms can be sorted by groups in the alarm block. Alarm groups need not be defined.
Defining alarm
groups
Function Description
Alarm groups Alarms can be divided into groups, for example to catgorize them according to their
severity levels.
Alarm message This function defines which signal will trigger an alarm and which text will be
displayed when the signal is activated.
Alarm list Lists alarms that occurred during operation.
Text-based printouts are not supported when using Unicode.
Terminal Number of alarm groups
DOP11A-20 4
DOP11A-30 3 ... 5 (depending on the selected font size)
DOP11A-40 16
DOP11A-50 7 ... 11 (depending on the selected font size)
You define alarm groups [Functions] / [Alarm groups]. The properties of the alarm group
are defined in following dialog.
Parameter Description
Group name User defined name for the alarm group
Summary notify Active Digital signal that is output by the terminal when the print
process has been completed.
Unacknowledged Digital signal that is activated if alarms in the group have
not been acknowledged.
Remote acknowl- Digital signal that, if enabled, acknowledges all alarms in
edge
the group at the same time.
Colors Define the colors for active, acknowledged and inactive alarms as well as for
alarms in normal state. For DOP11A-30 to DOP11A-50 only.
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