Discrete Alarm

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Discrete Alarm

Allows monitoring a variable by specifying multiple sub-conditions.

Discrete tab

Discrete tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options for the Discrete tab

Option

Description

Create new subcondition Create new subcondition

Adds a new Sub-condition to this Alarm

Delete selected subcondition Delete selected subcondition

Deletes the selected Sub-condition

Map all subconditions

Allows mapping and syncing Alarm Sub-conditions from Semantics available in the source object. This feature is currently supported only by Elipse Power and Elipse Water server objects, therefore this option remains disabled by default in Elipse E3

Name

Sub-condition's name

Enabled

Enables or disables this Sub-condition

Description

Sub-condition's description

Value

A value evaluated to determine whether this Alarm occurs or not

Message text

Message displayed when this Sub-condition is active

Type

Sub-condition's behavior. Available options are 0: Alarm, 1: Event, or 2: Return

Severity

Sub-condition's severity type. Available options are -2: Critical, 0: High, 1: Medium, or 2: Low

Need Ack?

Indicates whether this Sub-condition needs acknowledgment or not

Allow shelving?

Enables or disables shelving this Alarm's Sub-condition

Shelve maximum duration

Maximum time, in minutes, this Alarm's Sub-condition can remain shelved. Default value of this option is 60, that is, one hour

Maximum shelve count

Maximum number of times this Alarm's Sub-condition can be shelved. Default value of this option is 0 (zero), that is, no limit

Delay (ms)

Specifies a delay time, in milliseconds. When this value is equal to 0 (zero, default), no delay is applied

Return message

Allows specifying a text displayed to users when this Alarm is not in an active condition

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