Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 126)

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If you change the default language, you must re-specify the trigger labels for each of the
graphic objects listed above, using the trigger label names in the new default language.
For more information about the default language, see page 12-2.
Alarm notification methods
You can use any combination of these methods to notify the operator that an alarm
condition has occurred:
 Open an alarm graphic display containing an appropriate alarm message.
 Set off an audible signal (if the application is running on a personal computer).
 Send a message to a printer.
 Send a message to the data source.
To use these methods, select the Display, Audio, Print, and Message to Tag options when
you create your messages.
Show alarm information
FactoryTalk View comes with these alarm displays:
 [ALARM], in the Displays folder, contains an alarm banner graphic object that is set
up to show the newest active alarm in the alarm log file.
 [ALARM BANNER], a display in the Libraries folder, contains an alarm banner
graphic object that is set up to show the newest active alarm in the alarm log file.
 [ALARM MULTI-LINE], a display in the Libraries folder, contains an alarm list
graphic object that is set up to show all the alarms in the alarm log file: active,
inactive, acknowledged, and unacknowledged.
 [STATUS], a display in the Libraries folder, contains an alarm status list graphic
object that is set up to show active alarms. It contains a Goto display button for
opening the [HISTORY] display. This display is available in two sizes.
 [HISTORY], a display in the Libraries folder, contains an alarm list graphic object and
a Goto display button for opening the [STATUS] display. The alarm list is set up to
If you set up alarm messages in multiple languages, make sure that the data source
can either receive the message in Unicode format or convert it into ASCII characters
for all the languages you will be using.
Be sure to select the Print option if you need to keep a permanent record of alarms. You can also
print the contents of the alarm log file periodically, as described on page 9-10. (The alarm log file
is also referred to as the alarm history.)