
Configure device options and preferences
6.5
Configure alarm handling
Display
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ProLink II
ProLink→Configuration→Alarm
Field Communicator
Configure→Alert Setup→Alert Severity
Alarm handling parameters control the transmitter’s response to a variety of process and device
conditions.
Alarm handling parameters include:
•
Fault Timeout
•
Status Alarm Severity
6.5.1
Configure
Fault Timeout
Display
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ProLink II
ProLink→Configuration→Alarm→Alarm
Field Communicator
Configure→Alert Setup→Alert Severity→Fault Timeout
For certain alarms only,
Fault Timeout
controls how long the transmitter will delay before performing fault
actions. The fault timeout period begins as soon as the transmitter detects the alarm condition. During
the fault timeout period, the transmitter continues to report its last valid measurements. If the fault
timeout period expires and the alarm is still active, fault actions are performed. If the alarm condition
clears before the fault timeout expires, no fault actions are performed. For all other alarms, the fault
action is performed as soon as the alarm is detected.
Restriction
Fault Timeout
is applied only to the following alarms (listed by Status Alarm Code): A003, A004, A005,
A008, A016, A017, A033.
Procedure
Set
Fault Timeout
as desired.
The default value is 0 seconds. The range is 0 seconds to 60 seconds.
If you set
Fault Timeout
to 0, the transmitter will perform fault actions as soon as the alarm is detected.
6.5.2
Configure
Status Alarm Severity
Display
Not available
ProLink II
ProLink→Configuration→Alarm→Severity
Field Communicator
Configure→Alert Setup→Alert Severity→Set Alert Severity
Status Alarm Severity
controls which set of fault actions the transmitter will perform when it detects an alarm.
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Micro Motion 9739 MVD Transmitters