Alarm Generation; Alert Objects - GE FVP110 Maintenance Manual

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Alarm Generation

When the FVP110 detects an abnormality in the device using the self-diagnostic function,
a device alarm is issued from the resource or transducer block. An abnormality in a
function block or in a process value is issued from the corresponding block as a block
error or process alarm.
A FVP110 can report the following alarms and events.
Analog alerts
Discrete alerts
Update alerts
Table 28 shows the elements composing an alert object.
Subindex
Analog Discrete
Alert Alert
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
A type of alarm generated when a process value or a deviation
value exceeds a specified limit in the following blocks: PID block :
HI, HI_HI, LO, LO_LO, DV_HI, DV_LO
A type of alarm generated when an abnormal status is detected:
Resource block - a discrete alert is generated as a block
❑
alarm or write-error alarm.
❑ DI block - a discrete alert is generated as a block alarm or
DISC alarm.
Transducer, AO and PID block, a discrete alert is only
❑
generated as a block alarm.
Generated when a change is made to the settings of certain
parameters.
Table 28 Alert Objects
Parameter
Name
Update
Alert
1 Block Index
2 Alert Key
3 Standard Type
4 Mfr Type
5 Message Type
6 Priority
7 Time Stamp
Subcode
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Leading Index to the block where the alert
occurs
Copy of ALERT_KEY
Type of the alert that occurred
The name of the alert defined in the device
description (DD) file written by the device
manufacturer.
Cause of the alert
Priority level of the alert
Time when the alert occurred first
Subcode that indicates the cause of the alert
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