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ALARM Picture (Alarm List)

This picture shows a list of active alarms. The alarm bit field (16 bits in the demo project) is read from the PLC. Every bit represents an alarm. If an alarm occurs (bit changes from 0 to 1), it will appear in the alarm list. This alarm list can be displayed with the alarm field Active Alarm.

To display a list of four active alarms (as shown in the picture above), insert four fields into the picture.

Execute the following steps to create this picture:

1.Call the picture editor from the main menu with key combination Ctrl + B (see page 6-23).

2.Insert all lines and text into the rectangle so that your picture looks like the one below:

3.Now insert the first alarm field Active Alarm in cursor position 0,2 with the following parameters:

Position:

0,2

Field Width:

40

F key for Acknowledge:

F1

Function Key for Up:

F2

Function Key for Down:

F3

4.The next three fields are inserted with the same parameters, each field a line lower in the picture. The picture should then look like this:

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PANELWARE MMI Application Manual for GE Fanuc Genius Protocol - June 1995

GFK-1115

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GE Monogram GFK-1115 manual Alarm Picture Alarm List