AL_SETUP,TABLE_HELP,Help - General Setup Control
In this panel you specify the General
behaviour and Tags. Please fill out
only one line in this table

For more information see the manual
chapters 4 and 5.
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AL_SETUP,MAXACTV,Maximum Active Alarms
Required

Maximum number of active Alarms. This
number determines the amount of memory
needed per logger and viewer. If more
alarms are active then this number an
error message is displayed and the
oldest alarm is removed from the list.

Valid entry: Number 1 .. 750
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AL_SETUP,MASK,Global Mask Tag
Optional

Tag Name of a DIGITAL element to mask
alarms which have the Global Mask flag
set to 'YES'. If this element has the
value 'ON' these alarms are not
processed.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL.

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AL_SETUP,UNACK,Unacknowledged Alarm Count
Optional

Tag Name of a ANALOG element which will
be updated to have the number of alarms
in the UNACK state.

Valid entry: Tag type ANALOG.
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AL_SETUP,ACT,Number of Active alarms
Optional

Tag Name of a ANALOG element which will
be updated to have the number of all
alarms in the active list.

Valid entry: Tag type ANALOG.
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AL_SETUP,AUD,Audible Alarms Count
Optional

Tag Name of a ANALOG element which will
be updated to have the number of
Unacknowledged alarm which have the AUD
property set to YES. This tag can be
used to link to the Beep animation in a
display to get an audible signal when
an alarm occurs.

Valid entry: Tag type ANALOG.
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AL_SETUP,PRTACT,Print Active List
Optional

Tag Name of a DIGITAL element which,
when changed to the value 'ON' will
cause the alarm logger to printout a
complete list of all active alarms.

Note: The format which will be used to
produce the list can be changed in the
al_fmt.txt file. Please change the
PRTACT entry. For information about the
formats please check appendix B.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL.
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AL_SETUP,PRTDEV,Print Active Device
Optional

Number of the spool device which will
be used to print the active alarm list
to. If no valid entry is made, the
printing will not succeed.

Valid entry: Number of spooler device.
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AL_LOG,TABLE_HELP,Help - Alarm Logging Control
In this panel you specify the link to
the database historian.
After completing this panel please
fill out the corresponding Historian
$
AL_LOG,DBALIAS,Database Alias Name
Required

Database Alias name where the Alarm
Logger will insert the history records.

Valid entry: String of 16 chars.
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AL_LOG,ATABLE,Alarm Table Name
Required

Name of the table in which the Alarm
Logger will insert the Alarm History
records. If this field is not correct
filled out, no logging will take place.

Valid entry: String of 16 chars.
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AL_LOG,LTABLE,Logbook Table Name
Required

Name of the table in which the Alarm
Logger will insert the Logbook History
records. If this field is not correct
filled out, no logging will take place.

Valid entry: String of 16 chars.
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AL_LOG,HSTMBX,Historian Mailbox
Required

Name of a MAILBOX tag used to
communicate with a Standard Database
Historian. Please fill out this tag in
the Historian Mailbox Information table.

Valid entry: Tag type MAILBOX.
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AL_LOG,MAXRECS,Maximum Records
Required

Maximum number of records in the
database. When more records are
inserted the oldest records are
deleted.

Valid entry: Number 1..999,999
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AL_LOG,MSGSIZE,Maximum Message Size
Required

The size of the msg column when it is
saved into the tables alarm and
logbook.

Note: If you change this item, please
make sure the existing tables are
altered or dropped from the database.
If not an error condition will occur
which can not be restored by the Alarm
Logger.

Valid entry: Number 1..128
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AL_LAN,TABLE_HELP,Help - FLLAN Control
In this panel you specify the link
to the FLLAN task to distribute the
alarms over the network. After
completing this table please fill out
the FLLAN task.
$
AL_LAN,LANID,Alarm Node ID
Required

Unique ID of this node on the network

Valid entry: Number 1..255
$
AL_LAN,SNDMBX,FLLAN Send Mailbox
Required

Name of a MAILBOX tag used to
communicate with a other nodes on the
network using FLLAN. Please fill out
this tag in a FLLAN Send table to the
Alarm Group.

Valid entry: Tag type MAILBOX.
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AL_LAN,RCVMBX,FLLAN Receive Mailbox
Required

Name of a MAILBOX tag used to
communicate with a other nodes on the
network using FLLAN. Please fill out
this tag in a FLLAN Receive table to
the Alarm Group.

Valid entry: Tag type MAILBOX.
$
AL_RGRP,REMID,Remote Node ID
Required

Unique ID of the Remote Node

Valid entry: Number 1..255
$
AL_RGRP,RGRP,Remote Groups
Required

Name of Message Tag or String 
Constant indicating the Groups of
the remote node to add to the system
$ 
AL_RGRP,RSTS,Connection Status
Optional

Name of Analog or Message Tag to
represent the status of the
connection to the Remote Node.

Note: This does not represent the
physical connection. Please use the
FLLAN Monitor Tags for that purpose

Valid entry: Tag type ANALOG or MESSAGE
$
AL_GROUP,GRPNAM,Group Name
Required

Alarm Group Name which is also used as
a table identifiers. The Group name is
automatically transferred to upper
case.

Valid entry: String of 16 chars.
$
AL_GROUP,GRPMSG,Group Text
Optional

Alarm Message text which is the same
for all alarm belonging to this group.
This part of the text is normally
placed in front of the individual alarm
text.

Valid entry: String of 40 chars.
$
AL_GROUP,ACK,Acknowledgement
Required

Indicator if the alarm belonging to
this group need to be acknowledged by
the operator.

Valid entries :
NO:  No operator
     acknowledgments required.
     The alarm disappears from
     the active list when it
     returns to normal.
YES: The operator must
     acknowledge the alarm. The
     acknowledge time and
     operator are logged (if
     configured)
RST: The operator must
     acknowledge the alarm, but
     cannot do so until the
     alarm has return to
     normal.
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AL_GROUP,AUD,Audio Signal
Required

Indicator if the alarms belonging to
this group will produce an audible
signal. Please see also the information
with the 'Audible Alarms Count tag'
field

Valid entry: YES or NO
$
AL_GROUP,PDEV,Printer Device
Optional

Number of the printer device where the
alarm state changes should be written
to. If no entry or '0' is entered, no
printing will take place.

Valid entry: Number of spooler device.
$
AL_GROUP,LOGDB,Alarm Logging
Required

Indicator if the alarm belonging to
this group must be logged in the
'alarm' table after it is removed from
the active list.

Valid entry: YES or NO
$
AL_GROUP,IFCLR,Initial Foreground Color
Required

Foreground color to present the initial
state of an alarm in a view.

Valid entries : See Ctrl-K for list
$
AL_GROUP,IBCLR,Initial Background Color
Required

Background color to present the initial
state of an alarm in a view.

Valid entries : See Ctrl-K for list
$
AL_GROUP,IBLNK,Initial Blinking
Required

Blinking state to present the initial
state of an alarm in a view

Valid entries : YES, NO, SLOW, FAST

Note: YES equals SLOW
$
AL_GROUP,AFCLR,Acknowledged  Foreground Color
Required

Foreground color to present the acknowledged 
state of an alarm in a view.

Valid entries : See Ctrl-K for list
$
AL_GROUP,ABCLR,Acknowledged Background Color
Required

Background color to present the acknowledged
state of an alarm in a view.

Valid entries : See Ctrl-K for list
$
AL_GROUP,ABLNK,Acknowledged Blinking
Required

Blinking state to present the acknowledged
state of an alarm in a view

Valid entries : YES, NO, SLOW, FAST

Note: YES equals SLOW
$
AL_GROUP,NFCLR,Normal Foreground Color
Required

Foreground color to present the normal
state of an alarm in a view.

Valid entries : See Ctrl-K for list
$
AL_GROUP,NBCLR,Normal Background Color
Required

Background color to present the normal
state of an alarm in a view.

Valid entries : See Ctrl-K for list
$
AL_GROUP,NBLNK,Normal Blinking
Required

Blinking state to present the normal
state of an alarm in a view

Valid entries : YES, NO, SLOW, FAST

Note: YES equals SLOW
$
AL_GROUP,GRPMSK,Group Mask Tag
Optional

Tag Name of a DIGITAL element to mask
alarms in this group. If this element
has the value 'ON' the alarms in this
group are not processed.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL.
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AL_INFO,TABLE_HELP,Help - Alarm Definition Information
In this panel you specify the different
alarms in the application.
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AL_INFO,NUM,Alarm Number
Required

Number to identify the alarm. Each
alarm must have a unique number. When
used in a distributed system the number
must be unique over the network.

Valid entry: Number 1..999,999

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AL_INFO,ATAG,Alarm Tag
Optional

Name of a database element whose value
is evaluated for an alarm condition.

Note: If no tag name is entered the tag
can be updated only over the network.
The Alarm ID number is then used to
identify the alarm.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL, ANALOG, 
	     LONGANA, FLOAT or MESSAGE.
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AL_INFO,COND,Alarm Condition
Required

Condition to check alarm tag on.

Note: Please read also chapter 4.2 for
details on the conditions and the use
of limits and deadbands.

Valid entries:
OFF, ON, TGL : DIGITAL status.
 < or LT     : Less Then
 > or GT     : Greater Then
 <= or LE    : Less then or Equal to
 >= or GE    : Greater then or Equal to
 = or EQ     : EQual
 <> or NE    : Not Equal
$
AL_INFO,LIMIT,Limit
Required

Value or Tag name of a database element 
used to check condition on alarm tag.
It is required to have the alarm tag and 
the limit tag the same data type. ANALOG
versus ANALOG etc. Results are
otherwise unpredictable.

Valid entry: Number or 
	     Tag type ANALOG, LONGANA, 
	     FLOAT, MESSAGE.
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AL_INFO,DEADBND,Deadband
Required

Value or Tag name of a database element
used to check condition on alarm tag.
It is reuired to have the alarm tag and the
deadband tag the same data type. ANALOG
versus ANALOG etc.

Valid entry: Number or
	     Tag type ANALOG, LONGANA, 
	     FLOAT, MESSAGE.
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AL_INFO,MSG,Alarm Message
Optional

Individual Alarm Message text used to
present in a view. This message text
can be enhanced with the variables 1 to
4. The format strings are either the
'C' style formats as described in
Chapter 3 of the USDATA User Manual for
the Real-Time values, or the $VA?$
tokens as described in Appendix A 
for the values at the initial time
of the alarm.

Valid entry: String of 80 chars.
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AL_INFO,VAR1,Variable 1
Optional

Variable used to enhance the message
text and/or used to store in the
database table for further evaluation.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL, ANALOG, 
	     LONGANA, FLOAT, MESSAGE.
$
AL_INFO,VAR2,Variable 2
Optional

Variable used to enhance the message
text and/or used to store in the
database table for further evaluation.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL, ANALOG, 
	     LONGANA, FLOAT, MESSAGE.
$
AL_INFO,VAR3,Variable 3
Optional

Variable used to enhance the message
text and/or used to store in the
database table for further evaluation.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL, ANALOG, 
	     LONGANA, FLOAT, MESSAGE.
$
AL_INFO,VAR4,Variable 4
Optional

Variable used to enhance the message
text and/or used to store in the
database table for further evaluation.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL, ANALOG, 
	     LONGANA, FLOAT, MESSAGE.
$
AL_INFO,PRIO,Priority
Required

Priority of the alarm for filtering and
sorting purposes

Valid entry: Number 1..9999
$
AL_INFO,AREA,Area Indentification
Optional

Area in which the alarm occurs. Used
for Filtering and sorting purposes

Valid entry: String of 16 chars.
$
AL_INFO,TIME,Time Stamp Tag
Optional

Name of a MESSAGE tag used to determine
the exact time of when the alarm
occurred. This message is supplied with
together with the alarm tag change. If
no tag is supplied here the timestamp
is determined when the change is
detected by the Alarm Logger.

Valid entry: Tag type MESSAGE.
$
AL_INFO,TIMEFMT,Time Stamp Format
Optional

Name of a MAILBOX tag used to
communicate with a Standard Database
Historian. Please fill out this tag in
the Historian Mailbox Information
table.

Valid entries :
  USA      : USA time format
  EUROPE   : European time format
  USA_HS   : USA high speed format
  EUR_HS   : European high speed format
  USA_L    : Long USA time format
  EUROPE_L : Long European time
  USA_HSL  : Long USA High Speed
  EUR_HSL  : Long European High Speed
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AL_INFO,GMASK,Global Mask
Optional

Indication if the alarm should follow
the Global Mask Tag

Valid entry: YES or NO
$
AL_INFO,MASK,Local Mask
Optional

Tag Name of a DIGITAL element to
individual mask this alarm. If this
element has the value 'ON' the alarms
in this group are not processed. Reuse
of the same tag is accepted.

Valid entry: Tag type DIGITAL.
$
AL_INFO,STATUS,Alarm Status
Optional

Tag Name of a ANALOG or DIGITAL element
which represents the highest status
available in the active alarm list for
this Alarm ID.

ANALOG tag:  INI   3
	     ACK   2
	     NRM   1
	     IDLE  0

DIGITAL tag: INI   0
	     ACK   1
	     NRM   0
	     IDLE  0

Valid entry: Tag type ANALOG or DIGITAL.
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AL_REL,TABLE_HELP,Help - Alarm Relations Information
In this panel you specify the different
groups in the application.
Each alarm is member of one group.
$
AL_REL,PID,Parent Alarm ID
Required

Valid alarm ID of one of the parents
for this alarm.

Valid entry: Number 1..999,999
$
AL_REL,DELAY1,Parent Delay (sec)
Optional

Maximum delay time in seconds between
the parent and the child to accept the
parent. If no delay time or '0' is
filled in the parent will always be
accepted.

Valid entry: Number 1..30,000
$
AL_REL,DELAY2,Orphan Delay (sec)
Optional

Maximum delay time the child has to
return to normal after the parent has
returned to normal. If no delay time or
'0' are filled in the child immediately
goes into the initial alarm state.

Valid entry: Number 1..30,000
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