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Alarms 11.7
Discrete alarms are configured from the Provisioning > Alarms menu. Descriptions for the alarm
points, polarity (normal or reversed) and notification type(s) are defined from this menu. You also have
the option to use
Basic or Advanced configuration methods, explained in this section.
Fig. 11.16 The Provisioning > Alarms menu
Basic Alarm Configuration
ID Alarm ID number.
Description User-definable description for the discrete alarm point.
Rev (Reverse)
Reverse: Check this box to reverse the polarity of the alarm point. Leaving
this option un-checked means a normally open contact closure is an alarm.
When polarity is reversed, a normally closed alarm point is clear when
closed.
Notification Devices
Check which notification device(s), 1 through 8, you want to send alarm
notifications for that alarm point.
Advanced Alarm Configuration (Advanced>>)
On Set
User-definable description (condition) that will appear for the discrete alarm
input on Set. Example: "Alarm".
On Clear
User-definable description (condition) that will appear for the discrete alarm
input on Clear: "Example: "Alarm Cleared".
Qual. Time
(Qualification Time)
The length of time that must pass, without interruption, in order for the
condition to be considered an Alarm or a Clear.
Qual. Type
(Qualification Type)
Allows you to choose whether you want to apply the Qualification Time to the
alarm Set, Clear, or Both.