| Experion HS R530.1 User Assistance

# Alarm status event

## Devices supported

The following table lists the devices that support the Alarm An indication (visual and/or audible) that alerts an operator at a Station of an abnormal or critical condition. Each alarm has a type and a priority. Alarms can be assigned either to individual points or for system-wide conditions, such as a controller communications failure. Alarms can be viewed on a Station display and included in reports. Experion classifies alarms into the following types: - PV Limit - Unreasonable High and Unreasonable Low - Control Failure - External Change. Status Event, and their formats.

Device | Supported Address Format | Range
--- | --- | ---
DPR180 | ALMSTAT_EVENT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 6
DPR250 | ALMSTAT_EVENT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 6

## Parameters

The following table lists the details of the Alarm Status Event parameters.

Param | Address Line | Param Format | Access | Devices
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Alarm Status | ALMSTAT_EVENT [n] STATUS1 The default Parameter if only 'ALMSTAT_EVENT [n]' is entered. | Discrete (bits). [Status Point A type of standard point that is used to represent discrete or digital field values. See also: dual-bit status point, standard point. Only] | RO | DPR180, DPR250