Micromod MOD: 30ML Functions Data Base Reference - Manual (Page 65)

MOD 30ML Functions
PROCESS ALARM DISPLAY BLOCK
2.6.3 Process Alarm Display Block Configuration Screen
The displays used to configure the process alarm display block are described below. Use
these displays to identify the process alarm display block, define alarm and acknowledge
inputs, set alarm priority, define alarm activation parameters, identify the display tag, and
define display features.
Figure 2-21. Process Alarm Display Block (PAD), General Page
Name
Up to 8 alphanumeric characters identifying the block.
Description
Any descriptive text.
State (See attribute 2 description.)
All block state changes are reported as events. Run, Hold, Off, Debug
Bad Inputs (See attribute 3 description.)
If checked, block runs without a check on input quality. If not checked, block checks data
quality on its inputs and will only update the result if its input is good. If the input is BAD, the
result is held at the previous value and the result quality is set BAD.
Alarm data type (See attribute 12 description)
The trip value must match the selected alarm data type: Floating-point, Count, Discrete,
Short State, Long State, Millisecond Time, Date.
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