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FUNCTION REFERENCE
GETALARMTAG(INDEX)
GETALARMTAG(INDEX)
ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION
index int Tag index number
DESCRIPTION
This function returns a bit mask integer representing the tag alarms state for the tag identified
with index. Bit 0 (ie. the bit with a value of 0x01) represents the Alarm 1 state and bit 1 (ie.
the bit with a value of 0x02) the Alarm 2.
Note: The tag index can be found from the tag name using the FindTagIndex() function
FUNCTION TYPE
This function is passive.
RETURN TYPE
int
EXAMPLE
AlarmsInTag = GetAlarmTag(12)
In this example, the function returns the states of Alarm 1 and 2 for the tag with index 12.
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