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Alarms
11.8
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.
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/Color
User-definable description (condition) and color that will appear for the discrete alarm
input on Set. Example: "Alarm".
On Clear/Color
User-definable description (condition) and color 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.
