Alarm configuration
Setting options
An alarm configuration can be configured in two places:
- in the details of a machine template
- in the details of a machine
The alarm configuration of the machine template is transferred to a machine when it is derived. The configuration can be subsequently overwritten in the machine!
The alarm configuration is divided into various sub-items:
- general settings
- message groups
- additional alerts
- subscribed users
1. General settings
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| Alarming | Describes whether alarming is activated for the machine template/machine. |
| Alarm when machine is offline | Describes whether an alarm should be generated when the machine is offline (no live values). |
| Disable alarming temporary until | (Only in Machine Details) Disables alarming for a machine until the selected time. |
Note
If an active alarm configuration of a machine is deactivated, all alarms for this machine are closed.
2. Message groups
It can be defined for each message group whether the messages associated with the message group generate alarms or not. The following can be configured for each message group
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| Active | Describes whether alarms are also generated from the messages. |
| Delay in minutes | Describes the delay with which an alarm is generated. |
| Notification interval in minutes | Describes the intervals at which the subscribed users are notified. |
| Time window | Here you can configure per day when alerting is active and when it is not (in CET/CET). |
Note
If an active message group is deactivated, all alarms in this group are closed
3. Additional alarms
Is structured like "2. Message groups", except that messages can be selected below. The purpose of this is to generate alarms from messages whose message group alarming is deactivated.
4. Subscribed users (only in machine details)
To receive alarms from a machine, the user must subscribe to the machine. The users are assigned a priority when subscribing. As soon as an alarm occurs, the priority users are notified (in ascending order). The various priorities are notified at a configured interval (Delay Notification Cascade) until a user acknowledges the alarm or the alarm goes to the PLC.