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Appendix: Concepts of Alarm Response Delay
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The Alarm Condition Delay is graphically represented as t
2
– t
1
in the figure above to show the
delay due to processing and averaging.
The Alarm Signal Generation Delay is graphically represented as t
3
– t
2
in the figure above to
show the delay due to alarm system strategy and communication time.
The overall alarm system delay time is graphically represented as t
3
– t
1
.
For more information about alarm response delay, refer to ISO 80601-2-61.