Process Alarms
A set of alarms that indicates a process value has exceeded a certain threshold. Process Alarm
detection is based on the OUT value. The alarm limits can be configured for the following standard
alarms:
•
High (HI_LIM)
•
High High (HI_HI_LIM)
•
Deviation High Limit (DEV_HI_LIM)
•
Deviation Low Limit (DEV_LO_LIM)
•
Low (LO_LIM)
•
Low Low (LO_LO_LIM)
When the value OUT oscillates, ALARM_HYS is used to avoid alarm triggering. The priority of
each alarm is set by the following parameters:
•
HI_PRI
•
HI_HI_PRI
•
DV_HI_PRI
•
DV_LO_PRI
•
LO_PRI
•
LO_LO_PRI
The following is the order of priority for alarms.
Priority
0
To disable the triggered alarm, the priority of an alarm condition is changed to 0.
1
Alarm condition with a priority 1 is reported to the system, but not reported as an
event and alarm
2
Alarm condition with priority of 2 is reported to the system and event, but not
reported as an alarm.
3-7
Alarm conditions of priority 3 to 7 are reported as advisory alarms.
8-15
Alarm conditions of priority 8 to 15 are reported as critical alarms.
ATTENTION
Process alarms are not supported by all blocks.
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Table 13: Priority for Alarms
Description
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