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Appendix A Runtime Templates
LO ALARM PRIORITY Field
This field specifies the priority level for the low alarm. Valid entries are: STD
(standard priority), MED (medium priority), HIGH (high priority).
BAD MEASURE ALARMS? Field
This field specifies whether the bad data quality alarm for the measured variable is
enabled. The alarm becomes active whenever the data quality of the measured
variable becomes BAD. Valid entries are: YES (enable the alarm), NO (disable the
alarm).
BAD ALARM PRIORITY Field
This field specifies the priority level for the bad data quality alarm. Valid entries are:
STD (standard priority), MED (medium priority), HIGH (high priority).
ENABLE RATE ALARMS? Field
This field specifies whether the rate alarm for the measured variable is enabled. The
rate alarm becomes active when the measured variable changes by an amount
greater than the specified rate limit from one loop processing scan to the next. Valid
entries are: YES (enable the alarm), NO (disable the alarm).
Usage of rate alarms could cause inconsistency of display for other alarms on any
given tag. It is recommended to not use rate alarms.
RATE LIMIT Field
This field defines the rate alarm limit for the measured variable. The alarm becomes
active when the variable changes at a rate greater than the limit. Valid entry is: a
number in engineering units, representing the greatest amount the variable can
change per second.
RATE ALARM PRIORITY Field
This field specifies the priority level for the rate alarm. Valid entries are: STD
(standard priority), MED (medium priority), HIGH (high priority).
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