Watlow Series D8 - Manual (Page 172)

Chapter 6: Menu and Parameter Reference Series D8 User’s Guide
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Table 6.16 Bit Positions for Alarm Enable and
Alarm Function
NOTE! All other bits, 1, 2, and 7 to 16 are always 0.
You must transmit a complete 2-byte word to
set any alarm parameter for a channel. You
may want to read the alarm settings before
constructing the word to set an alarm param-
eter.
NOTE! The least significant bit is considered the
first bit and the most significant is consid-
ered the sixteenth bit. See Bit-Wise Values on
page 59.
Alarm Function
Choose whether an alarm behaves as a standard alarm or as a
boost output. For descriptions of the standard and boost func-
tions, see Table 6.14 on page 144. Table 6.16 on page 154
shows the bit to read for each alarm.
This parameter is available only via communications.
Values:
Standard alarm (0) or boost output (1)
Default:
Standard alarm (0)
DeviceNet Object:
Alarm (67 hex)
Alarm Status
Indicates whether an alarm is active. Table 6.17 shows the bit
to read for each alarm. This parameter is available only via
communications.
Values:
Not active (0) or active (1)
DeviceNet Object:
Alarm (67 hex)
Alarm Bit
Low Deviation Alarm Third
High Deviation Alarm Fourth
Alarm Low Fifth
Alarm High Sixth