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

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