Emerson FIELDVUE DVC6200f Instruction Manual page 264

DVC6200f Digital Valve Controller
Set Alert Points
and Deadband in
the Transducer
Block
ALERT
"
START CONDITION
ENABLED?
No
B
NO ACTIVE INSTRUMENT
ALERT CONDITION
NOTE:
1 CERTAIN PLANTWEB ALERTS ARE MODE-BASED.
SEE TABLE C-1 FOR DETAILS.
Instrument Alert Conditions
C
Instrument Alert Conditions, when enabled, detect
many operational and performance issues that may be
of interest. To view these alerts, the user must open
the appropriate status screen on a host such as a
DeltaV system, ValveLink software or a Field
Communicator.
PlantWeb Alerts
Some instrument alert conditions can also be used to
trigger PlantWeb alerts that will be reported in Failed,
Maintenance or Advisory categories, as configured by
the user. PlantWeb alerts, when enabled, can
participate in the DeltaV alarm interface tools such as
the alarm banner, alarm list and alarm summary. For
specific information on setting up PlantWeb Alerts in a
DeltaV system, refer to the PlantWeb Alerts section in
Appendix F.
252
Enable Instrument
Alert Condition in
the Transducer
Block
Yes
INSTRUMENT
Yes
LIMITS EXCEEDED
"
" ALERT
TO CAUSE ALERT?
CONDITION
ACTIVE
No
A
Figure C-1. Alert Handling
Enable PlantWeb
Alert in the
Transducer
Block
Yes
Yes
PLANTWEB
TRANSDUCER
" "
ALERT
BLOCK MODE
ENABLED?
No
No
NO ACTIVE
PLANTWEB ALERT
No
B
No
B
Instrument Alert
Yes
A
Conditions active,
but not reported
CONDITION?
When a PlantWeb alert occurs, the DVC6200f sends
an event notification and waits a specified period of
time for an acknowledgment to be received. This
occurs even if the condition that caused the alert no
longer exists. If the acknowledgment is not received
within the pre-specified time-out period, the event
notification is retransmitted. This reduces the
possibility of alert messages getting lost.
Mode-Based PlantWeb Alerts
Some PlantWeb alerts are not active unless the
transducer block (actual) mode is Auto.
1. Alerts which can be triggered by the activities of the
service technician are reported only when the
transducer block mode is AUTO.
2. Alerts which are unrelated to service technician
activities are reported in all transducer block modes.
Exceptions are as follows:
D Alerts can be simulated regardless of transducer
block mode but must be enabled to be reported.
Use Resource and Transducer
Block Parameters to Configure
1
Yes
PLANTWEB
"
ALERT
ACTIVE
AUTO
B
Select "Reports
Supported" from
REPORT
FEATURE_SEL in
ALERTS?
the Resource
Block
Yes
B
Set Priority with
PlantWeb Alarm
PRIORITY
>1? Priority parameters
in Transducer Block
using DeltaV
Yes
B
Suppress Alert
SUPPRESS
Condition Reporting
REPORTING
with Alarm Suppress
ALERT
Parameters in
Transducer Block
B
No
PLANTWEB
ALERTS
REPORTED
November 2010