
EVERYDAY OPERATIONS
XI581/2 BUSWIDE OPERATOR INTERFACE
EN2B-0126 (74-3554-8)
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2.
Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight
Buswide Access
. Then press
Enter (
↵
) to complete the selection.
RESULT: The display window lists the buswide access options you can choose.
Buswide Access
CONTROLLER_03
Remote Login
Alarm Standby On
Alarm Standby Flag
Show All DevicesAlarm Standby Off
3.
Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight
Alarm Standby On
. Then press
Enter (
↵
) to complete the selection.
RESULT: Software enables buswide alarm mode to enable receiving of
buswide alarms into the buffer (the "Viewing Buswide Alarms" section
describes the procedure).
The 'Buswide Access' screen remains on display.
4.
Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight
Alarm Standby Flag
. Then press
Enter (
↵
) to complete the selection.
RESULT: The system is set to place the buswide alarm flag,
!
, in the top right-
hand corner of most other windows.
The 'Buswide Access' screen remains on display.
5.
Press Cancel (C) to exit this screen and return to the Main Menu.
Alarm Standby Flag Example
The following level-3 menu shows the exclamation mark, !, in the upper right-hand
corner of the screen.
CONTROLLER_01
18:16!
Running
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Time Programmes
Alarms
Data Points
Trend Buffer
Totalizers
System Clock
Parameters
System Data
When an alarm occurs, the flag starts blinking.
Disable Buswide Alarm Notification
To disable alarm reporting, follow Steps 1 and 2 in the previous procedure. In Step
3, highlight
Alarm Standby Off
and press Enter (
↵
) to complete the selection. The
system removes the flag from all display windows.
Acknowledging the Buswide Alarm Flag
Purpose
To notify the system that you saw the notification of a new buswide alarm (blinking
exclamation mark, !, in the top right-hand corner of any display window).
Procedure
Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight the alarm flag. Then press Enter (
↵
) to
complete the selection.
RESULT: The flag stops blinking but remains on display.
The flag remains as long as buswide alarm notification is enabled.
See section "Enabling/Disabling Buswide Alarm Mode and Alarm
Flag" (page 23) for details.