Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Quick Start - Manual (Page 77)

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Chapter 7
Set up graphic displays
Create graphic displays in FactoryTalk View Studio. They are containers for graphic
objects, like the FactoryTalk Alarm and Event Summary object. Add FactoryTalk
Alarm and Event objects to displays so that an operator can monitor and interact with
both device-based and tag-based alarms at run time.
Other graphic objects (for example, objects representing equipment) can also be
animated (to change color for example) using FactoryTalk View Site Edition
expression functions that monitor the state of alarms. See “Use color animation to
indicate alarm state changes” on page 84. Also see Help in the FactoryTalk View Site
Edition.
This section descibes how to create graphic displays, create and configure the
FactoryTalk Alarm and Event graphic objects, and macros that determine how the
displays open in the FactoryTalk View Site Edition Client. This section is an example
of one way you might create your graphic displays.
Before you begin
„ Define the alarms you plan to use, as described in Chapter 3, “Define device-
based alarms in Logix5000 controllers”.
„ Add the required device server, as described in Chapter 4, “Add a device server
for Logix5000, PLC-5, or SLC 500 controllers” or Chapter 6, “Add a tag-based
alarm server for Logix5000, PLC-5, SLC 500, or third-party controllers”.
What you need
„ RSLinx Enterprise software
„ FactoryTalk View Studio software