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

Add Subcondition Add Subcondition

Adds a new Sub-condition to this alarm

Remove Subcondition Remove Subcondition

Removes 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 server objects, therefore this option remains disabled by default in 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 (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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