
Alarms
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SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4.1.2 Operator
5.1
Alarm Notification and Acknowledgment
When a process upset occurs while the system is in the Operate state, the
operator receives both a visual and audible indication of the alarm at the
OSx station. A dual triangle symbol, an alarm icon, appears in the lower
right part of the screen, as shown in
. At the same time, an
audible alarm sounds.
The color coding of the alarm icon and the tonal quality of the audible alarm
indicate alarm priority.
shows the default alarm priorities and the
abbreviations for each. Within the PCS 7 OSx system, critical is the highest
priority alarm, and maintenance is the lowest priority alarm.
Table 5-1
Alarm Priority Indicators
Alarm Priority
Color Code
Alarm Tone
Critical (C)
Black on Red
Rapid; high-pitched
Warning (W)
Black on Yellow
Slow; low-pitched
Information (I)
White on Blue
None
Maintenance (M)
Printed Only
None
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Figure 5-1
Location of Alarm Icon
Operator Checks
Alarm Group
Importance List
Operator
Silences
Alarm
Operator
Notified
of Alarm
Next Task:
Operator Checks
Alarm Summary
Next Task:
Operator
Acknowledges
Alarm
Next Task:
Current Task:
Next Task:
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