Create an alarm screen

Create an alarm screen to view alarms configured in
Logix Designer
 on the HMI device.
Alarm screens receive alarm data automatically. There is no configuration or tag binding required in
View Designer
.
By default, an
AlarmSummary
 screen and an
AlarmManager
screen exist in the
Predefined Screens
 folder of each
Project Explorer
for each project. When creating a custom alarm screen, for best results, make the alarm table the only graphic element on the screen. Do not add an alarm table to a popup or the
System Banner
. Add an alarm table to a screen only.
Prerequisites
  • Configure ALMA and ALMD alarm instructions in
    Logix Designer
     or add tag-based alarms in a
    Logix Designer
    . The 5380, 5480 and 5580 Logix families of controllers support tag-based alarms.
To create an alarm screen
  • In the
    Alarms
     category of the
    Toolbox
    , drag and drop the appropriately sized alarm table graphic element onto the screen.
    TIP:
    Tips:
    • Change the appearance of an alarm table through the
      Properties
      pane.
    • To ensure an alarm table contains readable content and has a row height tall enough to tap on the HMI device, change the font size and padding of the table cells. For an
      Alarm Summary
      , change the number and content of columns. Create filters to return alarms meeting filter criteria on
      the AlarmSummary
      and
      AlarmManager
      screens on the HMI device.
    • Open a specific screen on the HMI device for the alarm selected on the Alarm Summary or Alarm Manager by either adding an event that writes the value of the
      SelectedAlarmName
      property to the tag in a controller and then use the value when creating a project event, or create a Navigation event that uses a state table.
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