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Events Panel Columns
The following table describes the typical columns in the
Events
panel.
Overview Panel (Optional)
If configured in your AviMet system, the Diagnostics application includes
the
Overview
panel. It provides an overview of the system at a glance by
displaying symbols of all devices in the system. The status of each device
is indicated with the color of the device symbol and with alarm and
warning symbols.
Details of the devices, such as device status and events related to them, can
be viewed in the Device detail panel by selecting the device in the
Overview
panel.
The graphical presentation/image map in the System Overview panel can
be zoomed in/out and panned. For details, see
Table 33
Events Panel Columns and Buttons
Element Name
Description
Time
Shows the time when the event was generated by the
system, or the acknowledgement time of the event.
Status
The status of the event message, refer to
Priority
(Optional) Displays the priority of the alarm if the system
has priority classification capability.
Type
The type of the event message, refer to
.
Device
The sensor, or other piece of equipment, that the event is
related to.
Site
The measurement site or other logical entity that the
message is related to.
Server
The server that the message is related to.
Message
The actual message text, for example, a description of
the problem and the name of the problem sensor.
This button marks the selected event as acknowledged.
The system stores the event in a history file, together with
the time of acknowledgement. The
Status
column stays
red until an "OVER" event for the same reason happens.
If the system includes the optional sound alarm, clicking
this button will turn off the alarm sound for the current
alarms. A new alarm event will activate the sound alarm
again. Note! This button does not acknowledge the
alarm.