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Example: Use alarm triggers

This example shows how alarm triggers and message trigger values work together to trigger alarms.

Set up the alarm triggers:

Trigger (tag name)

Trigger type

Tag address

Trigger1

Bit

N7:0

Trigger2

LSB

N7:1

Trigger3

Value

N7:2

Set up the alarm messages:

Trigger

Value / bit

Message

<AllTriggers>

1

High temp in vat area

Trigger1

1

Vat 100 temp high

Trigger2

1

Vat 101 temp high

Trigger3

1

Vat 102 temp high

At run time, these messages appear when the tag values (or bit positions) change to 1.

Notice that the <AllTriggers> message is configured to appear when any trigger’s value (or bit position) changes to 1.

Trigger and value

Messages triggered

Trigger1 = 0001

High temp in vat area

Vat 100 temp high

Trigger2 = 0003

High temp in vat area

Vat 101 temp high

Trigger3 = 0001

High temp in vat area

Vat 102 temp high

See also

Create an alarm trigger

Create an alarm message