Defining an Event Alarm in the Alarm Group

Overview

Select the Observation Type = Event to configure an Event alarm in an Alarm Group. In contrast to the other observation types which trigger the alarm depending on a condition, the Event alarm is triggered via a function block call from the application code.

Steps for Defining the Event Alarm in the Alarm Group

Step

Action

1

Create an Alarm Group named AlarmGroup1 as described in Configuring an Alarm Group.

2

Define an alarm with Observation Type = Event in the alarm group.

3

In the column Class, select an alarm class with the acknowledgment method ACK or create a new alarm class. For details refer to Configuring an Alarm Class.