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(Main Menu > Configure > Setup > Edit Setup> Pens > Alarms)
This is for setting up alarms on this pen only. Select the first available alarm eg. Alarm 1 and
configure each alarm.
The Pen Alarms screen displays up
to alarm set points per pen.
Each alarm displays its individual
alarm setting.
Select an alarm number to edit the
setup of each alarm
When an alarm has been configured an Alarm Marker or Pen Pointer will appear for each
alarm depending on the type of process screen.
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Alarms Menu
• Enabled - Select Enable to see a list of ways to enable or disable the alarm. Disable,
Enabled Always or Dig Enabled.
• Enabled by Digital - Only available when Enabled is set to Dig Enabled. Select and
choose which digital signal(s) will enable this alarm (on this pen only).
• Type - Select this to display a list of different types of Alarms. High, Low, Deviation,
Rate Up or Rate Down. Set a High alarm to activate when the signal goes above the
Alarm Level, or set a Low alarm to activate when the signal goes below the Alarm
Level. Deviation is the how far this pen can deviate from the Ref Pen before triggering
an alarm. See Deviation Level and Ref Pen.
Rate Up and Rate Down Alarms are used to trigger an alarm when the signal changes
a defined amount over a specified time. See Deviation Level and Time Period.
• Level - Select and enter a figure at which the alarm is to be triggered.
• Deviation Level - Only available when Alarm Type is set to Deviation, Rate Up or Rate
Down. Select and use the numeric keypad to enter the amount of deviation (in engi-
neering units). For Deviation enter the amount of deviation allowed on a designated pen
(Ref Pen) before an alarm is triggered.
For Rate Up and Rate Down enter, as a percentage, how far the signal can deflect
before an alarm is triggered.
• Ref Pen - Only available when the Alarm Type is set to Deviation. Select and enter the
pen that this alarm is referenced to. This works like an actual pen that dynamically
tracks a designated pen.
Power up
Menu path to current menu
See "Alarm Markers" on page 162
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