Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Quick Start User Manual

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FactoryTalk Alarms and Events System Configuration Guide

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Step 6: Download the program to the controller

1. If it is not already running, start RSLinx Classic to establish communications

between RSLogix 5000 v. 16, or later, and the controller.

2. On the RSLogix 5000 menu, click Communications > Who Active.

3. Select the controller to which you want to download the project.

4. Click Download. At the prompt, click Download again.

5. To switch the controller to run mode, on the RSLogix 5000 menu, click

Communications > Run Mode.

Step 7: Finish creating alarms, and next steps

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Define additional digital alarms or analog alarms using either ladder logic,
function block, or structured text, and download the logic to the controller.

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When you finish defining alarms, create a device-based alarm server, and then
configure it to subscribe to events detected by the Logix5000 controller. See
Chapter 4, “Add a device server for Logix5000, PLC-5, or SLC 500
controllers”.

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