Alarms Status Viewer Widget

The Alarm Status Viewer widget, located in the HMI Toolbox under Management, allows convenient Alarms management.

All of the Alarms defined in the system are listed here, along with their current status.

 

The manager can view Alarm status and enter Comments.

The manager may also suspend Alarm action via Disable and Shelve, detailed in the following table. Alarms can also be sorted according to Severity, Name, Alarm/Group and more.

 

Disable

Shelve

Description

Completely disables an individual Alarm

Temporarily disables an individual Alarm

Will Alarm be listed in HMI Status Viewer?

Yes.
The Status column reflects whether the Alarm is Enabled, Disabled, Shelved, or Suppressed.

Will Alarm be listed in Alarm Summary?

No

No

Will Alarm be logged to Alarm Log?

No

Yes

Is the condition limited by time?

No

Yes
one minute by default; maximum time is 43,200 minutes.

Who defines the property?

Operator in HMI Status Viewer

Operator in HMI Status Viewer

 

Note

When the UniLogic project is edited and downloaded:

  • If the Alarms have not been edited, Disabled and Shelved settings made online by the operator are not affected.

  • If any Alarms have been edited, Disabled and Shelved settings are cancelled.