DV11.3.1 - Operate - How to get the alarm name ?

Hi

I thought it was a simple task to show on a picture the text of module alarm, but I found no way, all day long.
i.e. : In MY_MODule, I have configured an alarm using "Change_of_state" type (COS), and I have choosen the text "STOP_PUMP" as alarm text.

In my picture, if I use "DVSYS.MY_MOD/STOP_PUMP.A_CV", the text returned is "COS" = The alarm type, but not the alarm text.
I'm looking to put a DataLink on my picture that shows "STOP_PUMP" and not "COS"

I have tried many and many other syntaxes with no success.

I had a look to the alarm banner, but all is refering to THISUSER datas, that have other kind of attributes.

Regards. Jack

  • You could use a string parameter in the module to hold the alarm text, which is linked to the alarm parameter field. %P1 for example.  Then display the string.

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    From: Jack_France
    Sent: ‎27/‎08/‎2014 17:46
    To: DeltaV@community.emerson.com
    Subject: [EE365 DeltaV Track] DV11.3.1 - Operate - How to get the alarm name ?

    Hi

    I thought it was a simple task to show on a picture the text of module alarm, but I found no way, all day long.
    i.e. : In MY_MODule, I have configured an alarm using "Change_of_state" type (COS), and I have choosen the text "STOP_PUMP" as alarm text.

    In my picture, if I use "DVSYS.MY_MOD/STOP_PUMP.A_CV", the text returned is "COS" = The alarm type, but not the alarm text.
    I'm looking to put a DataLink on my picture that shows "STOP_PUMP" and not "COS"

    I have tried many and many other syntaxes with no success.

    I had a look to the alarm banner, but all is refering to THISUSER datas, that have other kind of attributes.

    Regards. Jack

  • You can create a new Alarm Type which looks just like the "Change of State" Alarm Type, but has "STOP_PUMP" as the Alarm Word. Configure your STOP_PUMP alarm to be the new Alarm Type instead of "Change of State".




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    From:        "AdrianOffield" <bounce-AdrianOffield@community.emerson.com>
    To:        <DeltaV@community.emerson.com>,
    Date:        08/27/2014 11:57 AM
    Subject:        RE: [EE365 DeltaV Track] DV11.3.1 - Operate - How to get the alarm name ?




    You could use a string parameter in the module to hold the alarm text, which is linked to the alarm parameter field. %P1 for example.  Then display the string.

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    ‎27/‎08/‎2014 17:46
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    DeltaV@community.emerson.com
    Subject:
    [EE365 DeltaV Track] DV11.3.1 - Operate - How to get the alarm name ?

    Hi

    I thought it was a simple task to show on a picture the text of module alarm, but I found no way, all day long.
    i.e. : In MY_MODule, I have configured an alarm using "Change_of_state" type (COS), and I have choosen the text "
    STOP_PUMP" as alarm text.

    In my picture, if I use "DVSYS.MY_MOD/STOP_PUMP.A_CV", the text returned is "COS" = The alarm type, but not the alarm text.
    I'm looking to put a DataLink on my picture that shows "
    STOP_PUMP" and not "COS"

    I have tried many and many other syntaxes with no success.

    I had a look to the alarm banner, but all is refering to THISUSER datas, that have other kind of attributes.

    Regards. Jack

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  • In reply to SBPosey:

    Thank you for these ideas.

  • In reply to Jack_France:

    I said, yes, thank you.

    If I have to detail each case, I rather doing it in the pictures, using a little VBA script to easier choose the alarm to be use in the conditional color and friends.

    I was looking for a secret attribute I was ignoring ... but it seems not to be possible to do this.

    Thanks again.

  • In reply to Jack_France:

    Jack

    You can use the DeltaV alarm summary object on a graphic or faceplate. When you drop this object onto the graphic you can select which module or modules are shown in it and also which columns are to be displayed.

    The options are Description, Alarm, Message etc.

    Not sure which version of DeltaV you are using but this object is available in 11.3.

    Steve Linehan

  • That would only give annunciated alarms would it not?  He just wants the description of an alarm regardless of active or not.
     
    The alarms are not stored in the same way that module descriptions are, so not as easy as opening the modt file, or is it?
     
     
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    Jack

    You can use the DeltaV alarm summary object on a graphic or faceplate. When you drop this object onto the graphic you can select which module or modules are shown in it and also which columns are to be displayed.

    The options are Description, Alarm, Message etc.

    Not sure which version of DeltaV you are using but this object is available in 11.3.

    Steve Linehan

  • Adrian

    You are correct this will list only active alarms.

    Steve

  • In reply to Steve Linehan:

    Steve is right.

    "Alarm summary object" is what I need - with the "Param" I was looking for.

    Thank you for making me discover it!

    Not able to select a particlar alarm parameter, but it doesn't matter.

    I only regret that the columns can not be resizable (in configuration mode) to be large enough to show 16 chars alarm parameter name.

    Great.

    Thanks



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    From: Jack_France
    Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2014 11:17 PM
    To: DeltaV@community.emerson.com
    Reply To: DeltaV@community.emerson.com
    Subject: RE: [EE365 DeltaV Track] DV11.3.1 - Operate - How to get the alarm name ?

    I said, yes, thank you.

    If I have to detail each case, I rather doing it in the pictures, using a little VBA script to easier choose the alarm to be use in the conditional color and friends.

    I was looking for a secret attribute I was ignoring ... but it seems not to be possible to do this.

    Thanks again.

  • In reply to Jack_France:

    In addition, I have found this way to automaticaly enlarge ALL "Alarm summary" objects on my picture :

    Private Sub CFixPicture_Initialize()
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
       frszinitPicture Me
       ' Added to enlarge DV Alm Summary fields
       Dim oOo As Object
       For Each oOo In Me.ContainedObjects
           If oOo.Description = "DO NOT CHANGE THIS FIELD : DV Alarm Summary Control" Then
               oOo.AutoFitColumns
           End If
       Next
       Exit Sub
    ErrorHandler:
       frsHandleError
    End Sub

  • In reply to Jack_France:

    Hi,

    The columns are resizable in the alarm summery object in configuration mode. Go to object properties & the 'columns' tab. There you can remove the 'auto fit column width' checkbox for the required column. Then close the properties dialog box & double click on the object header to be able to resize the respective column to fixed required width.

    Best Regards,

    Amod.

  • In reply to amodbobade:

    Bye the way, if you have multiple cases with different alarm "Parameter names", then you can just put a static text on dispay same as the parameter name & give it visibility on the corresponding alarm state.

    You can also add it to the dynamo, as all pumps will generally have the same "STOP_PUMP" indication.

    This is the same we generally do for "HI" & "HIHI" alarms for analog tags. Eventhough here the alarm words are same as parameter names, it is easier to show neither & animate a static text on HMI with visibility condition.

    Regards,

    Amod.