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6.2
Alarms
6.2.1
Interpreting status information in the Management Explorer
The station is in one of the following statuses:
• No alarm:
No maintenance whatsoever is necessary. The station is represented by a computer icon
in the overview. All monitored device components are working normally.
• Alarm (red):
Maintenance work on the respective SIMATIC IPC is required. The color of the station icon
has changed to red. The function groups that have an alarm are also displayed in red. Click
on one of these groups to display detailed information in the right-hand pane of the
program window.
Example: The CPU temperature of the station is too high --> alarm. Click on the
"Temperatures" group. In the right-hand pane of the window, you will see an overview of
all the temperatures of this station.
• Outgoing alarm (yellow):
Maintenance work on the respective SIMATIC IPC is required. An alarm was reported
earlier for a function group, but it is now working normally. The icon color of the device
has changed from red to yellow. If there is no other device with an alarm, the color of the
station icon changes to yellow. To display detailed information, click on the relevant
group.
Example: The CPU temperature of the station is too high --> alarm. By eliminating the
cause of the problem or if the CPU temperature returns to normal on its own --> Outgoing
Alarm. Click on the "Temperatures" group. In the right-hand pane of the window, you will
see an overview of all the temperatures of this station.
• Acknowledged alarm (red icon with green check mark):
Maintenance work on the respective SIMATIC IPC is required. The alarm from a function
group was acknowledged, the problem, however, remains. A green check mark is added
to the red icon in the right-hand pain of the window. To display detailed information, click
on the relevant group.
SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor V5.1.6
Operating Manual, 05/2021, A5E50981422-AA
Displaying operating data and alarms
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