Alarm Manager Medium

Alarm Manager table for a seven-inch HMI device that is predefined to show alarms in all states and include all conditions for an alarm.
The Alarm Manager displays tag-based alarms marked for use and evaluation.
Use the Alarm Manager table to:
  • View a list of all alarms regardless of their state.
  • View alarm names to identify the controller and tag of the alarm.
  • Enable or disable alarms to take them in or out of service.
  • Shelve and unshelve alarms.
  • Reset counts for alarms.
  • Sort and filter alarms.
  • Pause alarms.
  • View alarm errors.
  • View individual conditions for an alarm.
  • View details for a selected alarm or alarm condition.
Built-in animation properties
Built-in animation properties appear under the
General
category of the
Properties
window. Specify values for these properties in order to animate the graphic element or change the information the graphic element shows on the HMI device.
Name
Category
Purpose
Accepted values
DateTimeFormat
General
Specifies the format of the date and time displayed for an alarm.
Any selected option
SelectedAlarmName
General
The name of the selected alarm in the alarm table on the HMI device.
This value can write to the tag in a controller during a project event or be part of a state table used in a Navigation event.
Any alarm name in a controller
Unique properties
Unique properties are properties that not all graphic elements in the
Toolbox
share.
Name
Category
Purpose
Accepted values
FontName
Appearance
Specifies the font of the text.
Any selected font
FontSize
Appearance
Specifies the size of the text.
Positive numbers
RowPadding
Appearance
Specifies the distance, in pixels, between the cell contents and the cell border.
Any positive number
FilterIndex
Appearance
Specifies the default filter for an alarm table.
The number of the filter represents the order in which the filter appears on the
Filters
tab. Entering 3 in the
FilterIndex
property initially filters the alarm table on the HMI device by third filter that appears on the
Filters
tab.
Any positive number
DisableEnabled
Appearance
Makes the
Disable
button available.
When enabled, the button is available and accepts touch or key input on the HMI device. When not enabled, the button is not available and does not accept touch or key input. The button has a crosshatch overlay on top of it to indicate it is not available.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
EnabledEnabled
Appearance
Makes the
Enable
button available.
When enabled, the button is available and accepts touch or key input on the HMI device. When not enabled, the button is not available and does not accept touch or key input. The button has a crosshatch overlay on top of it to indicate it not available.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
ResetCountEnabled
Appearance
Makes the
Reset Count
 button available.
When enabled, the button is available and accepts touch or key input on the HMI device. When not enabled, the button is not available and does not accept touch or key input. The button has a crosshatch overlay on top of it to indicate it not available.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
ShelveEnabled
Appearance
Makes the
Shelve
button available.
When enabled, the button is available and accepts touch or key input on the HMI device. When not enabled, the button is not available and does not accept touch or key input. The button has a crosshatch overlay on top of it to indicate it not available.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
SortOrder
Appearance
Specifies the columns to sort as well as the sort order.
A valid column number, colon, and a D for descending or A for ascending.
UnshelveEnabled
Appearance
Makes the
Unshelve
button available.
When enabled, the button is available and accepts touch or key input on the HMI device. When not enabled, the button is not available and does not accept touch or key input. The button has a crosshatch overlay on top of it to indicate it not available.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
DisableAccess
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the
Disable
button or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users
EnableAccess
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the Enable button or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users
ResetCountAccess
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the Reset Count button or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users
ShelveAccess
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the
Shelve
button or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users
UnshelveAccess
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the
Unshelve
button or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users
HelpEnabled
Appearance
Specifies if the help button is available on the HMI device.
  • Enabled (selected)
  • Not Enabled (cleared)
Common properties
Common properties exist for all graphic elements.
Property
Category
Purpose
Accepted Values
Access
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the control element, or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen.
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users.
Angle
Position and Size
Specifies the rotation angle.
Enter 180 to display the graphic element upside down. If you enter a value larger than 360, the portion of numeric value that is over 360 becomes the value. For example, enter 380 to see a value of 20. If you enter a value less than 0, the negative value is subtracted from 360. For example, enter -30 to see a value of 330.
  • Numbers 0 to 360
Enabled
Appearance
Specifies if the graphic element is available on the HMI device and if the graphic element accepts touch and key input.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
Height
Position and Size
Specifies the height in pixels.
Any positive numeric value
Opacity
Appearance
Specifies the transparency of the graphic element.
0 (fully transparent) - 100 (fully opaque)
Visible
Appearance
Specifies if the graphic element is visible on the HMI device.
  • Visible - selected
  • Not visible - cleared
Width
Position and Size
Specifies the width in pixels.
Any positive number
X
Position and Size
Specifies the horizontal coordinate, in pixels, from the upper left corner of screen to the upper left corner of a graphic element or group with no rotation. If the graphic element or group is rotated, the X property value does not change.
Any positive number
Y
Position and Size
Specifies the vertical coordinate, in pixels, from the upper left corner of screen to the upper left corner of a graphic element or group with no rotation. If the graphic element or group is rotated, the Y property value does not change.
Any positive number
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