| Experion HS R530.1 User Assistance

# Alarm status

## 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, and their formats.

Device | Supported Address Format | Range
--- | --- | ---
DR4300 | ALMSTAT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 2
DR4500 | ALMSTAT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 6
UDC2300 | ALMSTAT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 2
UDC3300 | ALMSTAT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 2
UMC800 | ALMSTAT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 120
HC900 Hybrid controller. | ALMSTAT [n] [param] | [n] = 1 to 120

## Parameters

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

Param | Address Line | Param Format | Access | Devices
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Alarm Status | ALMSTAT [n] STATUS1 The default Parameter if only 'ALMSTAT [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 | DR4300, DR4500, UDC2300, UDC3300, UMC800, HC900