Visualization Element ‘Alarm banner’

Symbol: 3695f9ddde803739c0a8640e00867dbc_867400da6407e95fc0a8640e0146458a

Label: Alarm manager

This element is a simplified version of the alarm table. It visualizes a single alarm only. In the element properties, you specify which information is shown. You define the appearance of the element and the variables that control the element behavior.

Note

The alarm banner displays active alarms only. If the alarm is acknowledged, then it disappears from the alarm banner.

Element properties

Element name Example: GenElemInst_1
Element type Alarm banner
Application If you intend to use a remote alarm configuration, then you have to specify the name of the remote application here. If you do not specify anything, the alarm configuration will be located locally.

Element property ‘Alarm configuration’

Alarm groups Opens the Select alarm group dialog box where you define the alarm groups that you want to display.
Priority from Least priority for alarm display. (0 to 255).
Priority to Greatest priority for alarm display. (0 to 255).
Alarm classes Opens the Select class group dialog box where you define the alarm classes that you want to display.
Filter criterion

For the alarm banner element only.

  • Most important: The alarm with the highest priority (least value) is displayed.
  • Newest: The newest alarm is displayed.

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Element property ‘Columns: Column [<n>]’

By default, columns [0] and [1] are configured: Time stamp and Message text. You can create more columns by clicking the Create new, and remove columns by clicking Delete.

Animations (dynamic text, font variables), text, and tooltip are not supported.

Width Width of the column (in pixels).
Data type

Notice about time stamps: For use in a TargetVisu or WebVisu, you can control the date and time format with the help of the global string variables from the library Alarmmanager.library: AlarmGlobals.g_sDateFormat (example: AlarmGlobals.g_sDateFormat := 'MM.yyyy') and AlarmGlobals.g_sTimeFormat (example: AlarmGlobals.g_sTimeFormat := 'HH:mm').

Define the information to be displayed in the column.

  • Symbol
  • Time stamp: Date and time of the last status change of the alarm.
  • Time stamp active: Date and time of the last activation of the alarm.
  • Time stamp inactive: Date and time of the last deactivation of the alarm.
  • Time stamp acknowledge: Date and time of the last acknowledgment.
  • Value: Current value of the printout
  • Message text: Output of the message text
  • Priority: Alarm priority
  • Class: Alarm class
  • State: Alarm state
  • Latch Variable <n>: Value of the selected latch variables
Text alignment

Alignment of the contents in the column

  • Left
  • Centered
  • Right

Element property ‘Position’

The position defines the location and size of the element in the visualization window. These are based on the Cartesian coordinate system. The origin is located at the upper left corner of the window. The positive horizontal x-axis runs to the right. The positive vertical y-axis runs downwards.

X

X coordinate of the upper left corner of the element

Specified in pixels.

Example: 10.
Y

Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the element

Specified in pixels.

Example: 10.
Width

Specified in pixels.

Example: 150
Height

Specified in pixels.

Example: 30

Note

You can also change the values by dragging the box symbols ( 3695f9ddde803739c0a8640e00867dbc_7b449e02d0393877c0a8640e01fd8c9e ) to other positions in the editor.

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Element property ‘Text properties’

The properties contain fixed values for the text properties.

Font

Example: Default

3695f9ddde803739c0a8640e00867dbc_2be833ef7deb1e6ec0a8640e0056e76c : The Font dialog box opens.

3695f9ddde803739c0a8640e00867dbc_379d3b8945773148c0a8640e0139d9cb : Drop-down list with style fonts.
Font color

Example: Black

3695f9ddde803739c0a8640e00867dbc_2be833ef7deb1e6ec0a8640e0056e76c : The Color dialog box opens.

3695f9ddde803739c0a8640e00867dbc_379d3b8945773148c0a8640e0139d9cb : Drop-down list with style colors.
Transparency

Whole number (value range from 0 to 255). This determines the transparency of the respective color.

Example: 255: The color is opaque.

0: The color is completely transparent.

Please note: If the color is a style color and already has a transparency value, then this property is write-protected.
Acknowledge variable A rising edge of this variable acknowledges the alarm.

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