Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 37)

Micro-PWC CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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2.5.2.3 The OFF List
Like the On List, the Off List is a scrolled list of tagname.atoms and values. When all Process Alarms capa-
ble of triggering the Alarm Group have been acknowledged, values in the Off List are downloaded to their
associated tagnames in the controller. This allows the contacts which drive the alarm annunciator to be
returned to their original state.
Configuration and deletion of items in the Off List is accomplished in the same manner as for the On List.
2.5.2.4 Configure Filtering of Message Classes and Types
The Filter button, located at the bottom of the Alarm Group Configuration window, is used to define the
ability of various MessageTypes and Classes to affect the Alarm Group which is being configured. Essen-
tially, Message Types and Classes which should not trigger the alarm group can be filtered out.
To filter Message Types for the Alarm Group which is being configured, click Filter. The Alarm Group Filt-
tering window (
Figure 2-8 ) will be displayed.
The left side of this window contains a button for each Message Class which can be filtered out for the
Alarm Group under configuration. These include:
• Process Alarms
• Priority
• Area
Process Alarms is the default Message Class, which is shown in Figure 2-8 . Click the button correspond-
ing to the Message Class to be filtered. The name of the selected Message Class appears in the upper
right corner of the window. A list of Message Types for the selected Message Class appears in the Mes-
sage Type display section on the right side of the window. Each of the Message Types is preceded by a
toggle button. Click on these toggle buttons to select which Message Types for each Message Class are to
be routed to a device. By default, all Message Types are not filtered (that is, all will trigger the alarm group).
This is indicated by the toggle button being in the out position, and gray in color. (When a toggle button is
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Figure 2-8. Alarm Group Filtering Window