Maple Systems Silver Series Installation And Operation Manual page 229

Cap turing Alarms and Events
To create an Alarm Display Object
1. From the Parts menu, click Alarm Display. Or click the Alarm Display icon in the Part2
toolbar. The Create Alarm Display Object dialog box appears.
2. Use the Description: box to enter a title for the Alarm Display part. A description is not
necessary but does help you identify the purpose of the part.
3. In the Read address frame, select the 16-bit PLC register or OIT internal memory address
that will be monitored by the Alarm Display part for the scrollable window. You can select
BIN (binary) or BCD format.
4. The No. of words: box is set at 1 and cannot be changed.
5. In the Attribute frame, select what type of options the Alarm Display uses:
Function Range
Display line: 1 to 14
Char length: 1 to 39
6. Click OK to close the Create Alarm Display Object dialog box. The main screen of
EasyBuilder appears with the cursor tied to a rectangular outline of the part you just created at
the upper left corner of the screen. Move the part to the desired location on the window.
7. Once the part is placed onto the window, you can adjust the attributes of the Alarm Display
by double-clicking on the part.
Description
Selects how many alarms to display in the scrollable window. The number of lines refers to
lines that are Size 16 font. If the alarm text string is Size 24 font, then two lines are required
for every alarm displayed.
Selects how long the scrollable window is. Select a length that is equal to the maximum length
of the largest alarm text string. If Size 24 font is used for the alarm text string, then two
characters are required for each character in the text string.
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