Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 244)

15–22 Creating Alarms
Publication 2711-6.0
The Alarm Triggers tab has optional tag fields that you can enable
for each trigger:
•
acknowledge (Ack) tag
•
handshake tag used with trigger tag
•
remote acknowledge (Ack) tag
•
remote (Ack) handshake tag
•
acknowledge all value
To define optional tags:
1. Enable the optional fields.
•
On the Setup tab, select the Use Optional Fields check box (X
in box).
•
Or on the Alarm Triggers tab, hold down the right mouse
button and choose Use Optional Fields from the popup menu.
Both the Remote tags on the Setup tab and the optional tag fields
on the Alarm Triggers tab are enabled.
If the Use Optional Fields check box is cleared, all of the optional
fields (and the Remote Tags on the Setup dialog) are disabled.
PanelBuilder ignores any data in these fields.
Optional Fields
2. In the tag fields, enter the tag names you want to use for each
optional function.
To edit the definition for each tag, select the tag name and click
the Edit Tag button. The Tag Form dialog opens. Edit the tag
definition and close the dialog.
3. In the Acknowledge All Value field, enter a value that will be
used when acknowledging multiple alarms for a trigger (or when
the controller acknowledges all active alarms).
4. Click another Setup tab or OK to exit Alarm Setup dialog.
Defining Optional
Tags for Triggers
"