Category: AlarmServer / AlarmConfig

There are five types of alarm in E3: 1. Analog Allows monitoring an analog variable, specifying up to four alarm levels: LOLO (Very Low), LO (Low), HI (High), and HIHI…

Question: How can I make an alarm be fired only after the device has been on for a certain time? Solution: One way to do so is via an XObject,…

Question: Whenever there is an event, the Alarm Server’s ActorID field displays System, but if there is an alarm instead, nothing is displayed in this field. Why does that happen?…

Question: I don’t want a return-to-normal-status message to be displayed in the Database. Is it possible? Solution: Not, it is not possible to do this automatically: by default, all return-to-normal…

Question: Is it possible to insert more than one Alarm Server in a Domain? Solution: No, it is not. You can only insert a single Alarm Server in the Domain.

Question: When the alarm source’s delay is configured, which value is saved as the alarm: the one that started the count, or the one after the delay? Solution: The tag’s…

Question: What is the purpose of an analog alarm’s dead band? Solution: This feature allows monitoring an analog variable by specifying a maximum difference limit (Dead Band value), relative to…

Question: When storing alarms on the Database, does E3 create the tables automatically? Solution: Yes, it does. To do so, just click the Create Table button on the Alarm Server’s…